Google Search Flagging Everything As Potentially Harmful 407
dowlingw writes "It looks like for the moment at least, all Google results are failing the malware checks and being listed with a warning 'This site may harm your computer,' including all pages from Google themselves. Users trying to visit pages at search results will only be able to proceed via manual manipulation of the search result link to remove the Google click-through (which is also broken). Until Google fixes this bug, it looks Google web search is useless." Update: 01/31 at 15:16 GMT by SS: The problem now appears to be fixed.
Update: 01/31 at 22:01 GMT by KD : Google has now posted an explanation, apologizing and taking responsibility for the "human error" that led to the problem.
Update: 01/31 at 22:01 GMT by KD : Google has now posted an explanation, apologizing and taking responsibility for the "human error" that led to the problem.
Broke the internets! (Score:5, Funny)
Who googled google..
Clearly... (Score:5, Funny)
Skynet - er, Google - has become self-aware and has deemed that the entire Internet is harmful to us power sour - I mean, humans, and is protecting us for some reason it has not divulged yet...
What am I supposed to do now? (Score:5, Funny)
Time to see if Alta Vista still exists.
I knew the Internet was evil! (Score:4, Funny)
Now Google confirms it!
Layoffs? (Score:5, Funny)
So I heard Google was having some layoffs recently...
Re:Broke the internets! (Score:5, Funny)
I initially figured that this was an attack on FOSS since I was looking up where to install gdm themes and all the linux sites said they were potentially harmful.
Little did I know it was really skynet.
Well... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Broke the internets! (Score:5, Funny)
i searched for "site:google.com -google" and got "Britney spears big tits" as the 5th match.
Re:Clearly... (Score:1, Funny)
Yeah yeah, I know this isn't a place to ask but is there any female slashdotter here?
Re:Broke the internets! (Score:5, Funny)
Who googled google..
http://flickr.com/photos/tonyaustin/3241509252/ [flickr.com]
Yahoo has changed (Score:5, Funny)
Wow! Yahoo looks a lot different than it used to.
No cache, either (Score:5, Funny)
If I'm nervous about the site, I look at Google's cache instead. Well, that's no longer available either. Sheesh!
Finally (Score:5, Funny)
Finally, a company just comes out and says what we all know: the entire Internet is dangerous and must be stopped.
Re:What am I supposed to do now? (Score:2, Funny)
use cuil! duh
out of beta (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Broke the internets! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What am I supposed to do now? (Score:5, Funny)
For the time being, I'd avoid this weblink issue altogether and just use archie.
Re:Even Google (Score:5, Funny)
It's a good thing I took lots of pictures for the "pics or it didn't happen" crowd :)
Re:The first time in years (Score:2, Funny)
I tried googling for another search engine to use, but it said it would harm my computer so I didn't use it.
Re:Clearly... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Layoffs? (Score:1, Funny)
Llayoffs? Don't talk about -- Llayoffs? You kidding me? Layoffs?
Re:Not Useless (Score:5, Funny)
There are other search engines.
yes, but they link to another internet
Re:Not Useless (Score:5, Funny)
There are other search engines.
Why do you hate America ?
Re:Even Google (Score:5, Funny)
yes, but now how do you appease the "everything is photoshop" crowd?
EGBS (Score:2, Funny)
Google Announcement (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They broke one thing to fix something else (Score:5, Funny)
It seems like they disabled the engine entirely.
someone threw a chair at it
Re:Not Useless (Score:5, Funny)
Be careful. According to google, Yahoo.com could be harmful to your computer!
Re:Broke the internets! (Score:5, Funny)
Little did I know it was really skynet.
iptables -I INPUT 1 -p udp --dport skynet -j DROP
iptables -I INPUT 1 -p tcp --dport skynet -j DROP
There, I saved the human race. Do I get chicks now?
Re:Broke the internets! (Score:5, Funny)
No you get John Connor. Sorry.
Re:Not Useless (Score:5, Funny)
Only if Microsoft had bought them ;)
Re:Well... (Score:2, Funny)
"Bob, you'll never believe this vulnerability I found on the live server."
"Balderdash, there's no way we'd put a vulnerable version on the open internets."
"Oh? You'll pay, don't think you won't pay." (muttered under breath as finger presses Button Of Doom).
Re:Broke the internets! (Score:2, Funny)
Sure does. Thanks for your email address.
Signed, 6,534,547,392 spammers.
BitTorrent, Azureus, uTorrent (Score:4, Funny)
At that time I was doing searches about bittorrent clients. For a second I thought the RIAA/MPAA had bought Google or something.
Re:Broke the internets! (Score:5, Funny)
i searched for "site:google.com -google" and got "Britney spears big tits" as the 5th match.
Nice try, getting all of slashdot to DDoS Google just when they are showing signs of weakness.
Re:Exit to parking lot, run in serpentine fashion! (Score:1, Funny)
I also work for Google, and the anti-malware people are a couple rooms over from me.
I suspect noone will get fired, but they're going to get the ribbing of their life when I see them on Monday.
"YOU BROKE THE INTERWEBS!" =)
Re:Broke the internets! (Score:4, Funny)
Wow, that's pretty impressive. Their scanner somehow didn't find a bunch of my drives though...I wonder if the downloaded version is any better.
Re:Broke the internets! (Score:2, Funny)
It's like some sort of auto-immune disease. Could it be... lupus?
Re:Broke the internets! (Score:1, Funny)
Wow! It really is a great scam!
I can see non-brain-dead people falling for that. They could improve it removing the tired "You have a virus" message box. The WinXP emulation is better than most legitimate web pages.
FWIW, it is way faster than slashdot's web 2.0 crap.
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