Google Search Request Bug

Search query gives 403 error page!

[Mr_PHP]

When searching Google for site:somesite.com inurl:index.php things go wrong inside the engine.

Try google.com/search?q=site:google.com+inurl:index.php [google.com] and click the next page link, or go directly to: google.com/search?q=site:google.com+inurl:index.php&start=10 [google.com]

It shows a '403 Forbidden' error page saying your computer is infected by a virus or spyware sending automated requests...

Has this been reported before?

Regards, Mr_PHP / Arno

[Brett_Tabke]

Nice find Mr.PHP.

[netscan]

Not a bug, it's been put in place to halt the santy virus since it uses google to find it's victims.

[kevinpate]

some page that pops up suggesting my computer (and apparently erveryone's?) is infected is an odd duckfor the peeps at G to have 'put in place'. Why not simply explain it for what it is. Some folks who don't read atplaces like this might get disturbed to stumbleupon such a message. Oh well, maybe I'm just tired.

[crobb305]

First discussed on Jan 3 (to my knowledge). This error occurs for any inurl: search on .php scripts (inurl:go.php, inurl:index.php, inurl:tracker2.php, etc....).

[webmasterworld.com...] msg #80.

At first, I was hopeful that it was a sign that Google was working on the redirect/hijacking issue. But, as Netscan says, it is probably related to the Santy virus.

C

[Brett_Tabke]

this is different - look at the site:google.com qualifier and the results returned from catalogcity.

> the redirect/hijacking issue

that is what I thought 2 crobb.

[Mr_PHP]

Thanks for the replies.
Strange Google does not just show a clear error message.
Also strange Google just blocks any inurl:*.php searches from the 2nd page.

I noticed this when I wanted to find out which pages of my old non-SEO'd site were still in the index.