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On any search query, all Google results are displaying "This site may harm your computer."
I'm located in the UK.
This includes the BBC home page, Microsoft etc. etc.
Has something gone a bit wrong with Google at the moment?
I've testing this on 2 computer (using different connections) and I get this error on every SERP listing.
Try a test search, as it seems to appear on everything for me.
Every result has "This site may harm your computer."
Wiki and even Google itself.
Traffic is down to 0 as the Serps now lead to a middle warning page.
What a cock up Google.
Every.... single..... one.
Has GOOG been hacked?
Joe
But when searching to find out what might have caused it I found virtually every site had it - including webmasterworld.
I'm taking screenshots in case nobody believes me. I'm in China, using google.com, Firefox. Maybe my computer is particularly vulnerable.
I thought that maybe it was some sort of virus on my computer, but I tried it on multiple computers, all with the same results.
On every result on every google search is labeled "This site may harm your computer."
Even searching for [google]:
[google.com...]
Pasted results:
Google
This site may harm your computer.
Enables users to search the Web, Usenet, and images. Features include PageRank, caching and translation of results, and an option to find similar pages.
Show stock quote for GOOG
www.google.com/ - Similar pages
Google Maps
This site may harm your computer.
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
maps.google.com/ - Similar pages
Gmail: Email from Google
This site may harm your computer.
A Google approach to email. Gmail is a new kind of webmail, ... Keep unwanted messages out of your inbox with Google's innovative technology. Mobile access ...
gmail.google.com/ - Similar pages
If this is happening everywhere, this is a very SERIOUS bug!
I'm using Safari on a Mac, so I don't know if this is browser-specific or not, or whether anyone else is currently seeing this problem. It's like the whole internet can harm your computer!
My hunch is that G is tooling around with pieces of their algo, because my stats and results through Adsense have been very odd since the 12th of this month?
Anyone?
At first i though this may be a virus on my computer so i checked on several remote machines and its the same...
Is anyone else seeing this too? Have Google had a schoolboy error or is it somthing more serious?
I have screenshots to prove it - every site on the first page for some very diverse search phrases. Weird!
(Should push some extra traffic to those adwords campaigns though!)
At first i though this may be a virus on my computer so i checked on several remote machines and its the same...
Is anyone else seeing this too? Have Google had a schoolboy error or is it somthing more serious?
Even when searching for Google it states their sites are harmful!
At first i though this may be a virus on my computer so i checked on several remote machines and its the same...
Is anyone else seeing this too? Have Google had a schoolboy error or is it somthing more serious?
Even when searching for Google it states their sites are harmful!
At first i though this may be a virus on my computer so i checked on several remote machines and its the same...
Is anyone else seeing this too? Have Google had a schoolboy error or is it somthing more serious?
Even when searching for Google it states their sites are harmful!
I have screenshots to prove it - every site on the first page for some very diverse search phrases. Weird!
(Should push some extra traffic to those adwords campaigns though!)
I have screenshots to prove it - every site on the first page for some very diverse search phrases. Weird!
(Should push some extra traffic to those adwords campaigns though!)
Even a search for "webmasterworld" gives me this:
WebmasterWorld News and Discussion for the Web Professional
This site may harm your computer.
Brett Tabke hosts professional webmaster and search engine promotion discussions.
www.webmasterworld.com/
I first saw it 15 minutes ago, and it's still happening, even in different browsers where I'm not logged in.
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Is it just me, or do you guys see the same?
I'm also seeing reports of others having this problem on non-webmaster forums.
This is what it looks like when your Google referral traffic goes to 0 :). Not pretty to see my site being tagged in the SERPS that it may harm your computer.
Even a search for "webmasterworld" gives me this:
[u]WebmasterWorld News and Discussion for the Web Professional[/u]
[u]This site may harm your computer.[/u]
Brett Tabke hosts professional webmaster and search engine promotion discussions.
www.webmasterworld.com/
A search for "microsoft":
[u]Microsoft Corporation[/u]
[u]This site may harm your computer.[/u]
Get product information, support, and news from Microsoft.
www.microsoft.com/
I first saw it 15 minutes ago, and it's still happening, even in different browsers where I'm not logged in.
(WebmasterWorld is acting strange too - can't seem to get this posted, or access the site easily; lots of timeouts)