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Mark H
31-Jan-2009, 01:46 PM
Saturday - Google seems to be adding the following warning to every website link in its SERPs and shopping links (including its own sites.....):

"visiting this web site may harm your computer"

And is effectively stopping visitors going straight to every website by refusing to provide a direct link even if the SERP link is clicked.

Could be a quiet weekend:rolleyes:
guccij
31-Jan-2009, 01:54 PM
Yep - just seen this myelf when trying to find the nearest pizza express to where we need to be in Sth Ken this pm. Ridiculous.

I reckon a few people might take G to the cleaners over this one. Look at the attached for what it's done to my listings.
Mike Hughes
31-Jan-2009, 01:59 PM
I can't seem to get on the main forums to see what the cause is.

I guess that's 10 million+ website owners trying to find out what's going on. :rolleyes:

I wonder how long it will take them to fix it?

Mike
parklifeclothes
31-Jan-2009, 02:12 PM
Could it be a way to get us all using adwords?? As it is they have completely screwed it up:mad:
Mike Hughes
31-Jan-2009, 02:17 PM
Seems to have gone now.

Didn't take too long.

Mike
Golf Tee Warehouse
31-Jan-2009, 02:19 PM
I am finding the same problem.
There will be a lot of sites with reduced visitor numbers while this problem exists as many inexperienced users have never used any other search engines than google.

Edit: Perhaps not then as it is now wokring
Cheapprices4u
31-Jan-2009, 02:29 PM
i just noticed this aswell

seems to be coming and going today

ive just submitted the review request and see what happens?
Golf Tee Warehouse
31-Jan-2009, 02:32 PM
The earliest record of the problem appears to be around 2:34pm with the first reports of it being fixed around 3:15pm
parklifeclothes
31-Jan-2009, 02:45 PM
It seems to have been around here and there for a week or so if you search for: google may harm your computer
guccij
31-Jan-2009, 03:33 PM
Didn't think it would be long before it hit the wires:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7862840.stm

And the register:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/31/google_malware_snafu/
Mark H
31-Jan-2009, 03:42 PM
Well the story's got as far as the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7862840.stm

:)

Edit *makes note not to post reply before refreshing website next time*
guccij
31-Jan-2009, 06:05 PM
So it was "human error". Nice to know that the big G employs real people ...

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5627321.ece
Mark H
31-Jan-2009, 06:10 PM
Anyone searching for a site using Google was blocked with the warning: “This site may harm your computer.” The problem started at 3.30pm.

Excuse me, you heard it here first:D
Duncan Rounding
31-Jan-2009, 06:35 PM
So it was "human error". Nice to know that the big G employs real people ...

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5627321.ece


They manually type in bad website URLs? Sounds like a cover up to me.
Golf Tee Warehouse
31-Jan-2009, 06:41 PM
The problem started at 3.30pm

They don't state what time zone they are referring too, I assume they have reported a time that was originally referring to CET and not GMT.
george
02-Feb-2009, 09:03 AM
Entire world rocks at Google error shocker.



*sneezes*