Forum Moderators: martinibuster
When they make their initial search, everything is fine. A window pops up, they get good results, lots of ads.
But if they (or I) then type in another query in the search box and either hit enter or click on submit the following 403 Forbidden error happens every time:
[colorful heading]Google Error[/colorful heading]We're sorry...
... but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now.We'll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again soon. In the meantime, if you suspect that your computer or network has been infected, you might want to run a virus checker or spyware remover to make sure that your systems are free of viruses and other spurious software.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we'll see you again on Google.
Anyone else seeing this behavior?
Some settings as background:
Personal logo,
Opens in new window,
DOMAIN is all in CAPS
default is to search my site only.
A window pops up
Have you tried it without the popping up of a window?
Maybe they check the target namespace. You must have also altered the html in some way.
My google search form html states:
<form method="get" action="http://www.google.de/custom" target="_top">
target="_top"> hence G wants it in the window the user is in and not in a popup window.
I'm using the search box on a forum instead of the brain-dead forum search. I don't want to force my members to leave and then return to my site, as the forum software also tends to lose it's place in regards to tracking unread posts if you exit and then return.
To which Google team should I report this behavior? AdSense? Search? Maybe ASA is around to advise on this?
