All sites have "This site may harm your computer"?

Question

For some reason today, google has placed a "This site may harm your computer" on every single link on the world wide web. I can do any single search and it will show that warning for any page. even google.com...Anyone else have this problem or is it just me. And does anyone know how to fix it if it is just me.

Answer 1

Google , re-indexes from the 21st to the 30th of the month.. then reapplies to the main search boxes...



IT looks like while the reimport , or REPLACE INTO query , it would have flagged all as default ( malware=yes)..



Bad thing as people have advertisements running and all clicks will end up in googles pockets... maybe a new generation of hacks ;)

or the stopbadware.org backendd screwed up...



its not responding for me . so maybe thats it..

Answer 2

Thought i was going mad!, the only way i can enter the websites is by copying and pasting the url found at the bottom of the google search results. Google only puts "This site maybe harmful to your computer" when there is a threat in the websites coding??, but surely not every website in the world.

Answer 3

It looks like the Google Server has been hacked. It is some kind of warm. And it includes this code in every search result. Lame. Wouldn't expect that from Google.

Answer 4

I was standing outside my house talking with a lady who was delivering a typewriter to me when this happened.



Yay technology... j/k



I actually was trying to google the model number of my new typewriter when I first noticed this, but google doesn't have any links or pictures for my new old machine.



So, we just witnessed a database error that affected the world for a few brief minutes. Imagine a database error in the future. It could seem as innocuous as this. Or, not.

Answer 5

I'm from Brazil and I'm getting the same warning message on every single link on Google's search results.

Answer 6

It's not just you. I searched on here about that to see if it was happening to anyone else and there are a lot of questions about it. I don't know what it's all about but it's pretty ridiculous that it's on *every* link. It was even on yahoo when I googled it.



I hope someone knows what it's all about. It's probably a mistake or something.

Answer 7

Hello,



I'va got the same messages for every link here in France. I've tried google.com and google.fr and there's the same problem. I think this could be a major hack on the google system ! I assume we just have to wait for google to fix this...

Answer 8

In Firefox, I clicked on Tools, then 'Clear Private data'.

Check all boxes, then click 'clear private data now'.



My next google search after that was clear, and I'm able to have a look around for a fix...I can actually get through to the sites in my search results.



K

Answer 9

Well guys it doesn't seem to be everybody but a lot of people are effected. I have spoken to 3 friends in the s. london area and they assure me there's is fine and working. unfortunately mine is the same as you guys. Thank god its not just me tho thought it was format time he-he.

No answer here at why we have the problem but maybe its being fixed area by area (Fingers crossed)

Answer 10

Ditto - Jan 31st 10:10 EST same result.

There is a glitch in the google matrix!

Answer 11

Same here. Just started happening this morning, perhaps within the last 20 minutes (its 9:00est on Jan 31st). I'm hoping that since EVERYONE seems to be experiencing this it is not a virus or malware.

Answer 12

There is more here than Google. My brother and I have similar laptops on the same network. Mine is protected by NOD32 his isn't. He is having the same issue that all of you are, but google is functioning just fine on my laptop. I am NOT getting this warning.

Answer 13

yep happening for me as well on a mac, my wife has a pc, we tried that, same thing. looks like its being kind of fixed, some searches will now show, some won't. if you try searching same thing its fine, then a few seconds later, its not fine lol.



Oh well

Answer 14

I tried to find out why all the sites said that and then they said that the one i wanted to visit was going to harm my computer so then i didn't go to it. I think I might go outside because like the internet is so broken right now and things like that.

Answer 15

every site except google.com seems to have it if you use google.com for searching.. today would be a GOOD day for us to all use some other search utility and send a message..



Ex-Google employees' site:



http://www.cuil.com/

Answer 16

SAME HERE!



glitchhhh



Funny thing is, I searched google on google and the link still said "This site may harm your computer"

Answer 17

Its not you.... its everyone! Google's 'stopbadware.org' servers must be down - or they haven't paid the bills! I reckon: 1) stopbadware.org are down or 2) stopbadware.org and google have fallen out or 3) someones hacked stopbadware.org - brilliant! Wish I'd thought of that... Solution? I know it will be hard, but we'll have to use Microsoft live search / Yahoo until its sorted!

Answer 18

Me too! Must be a problem with Google

Answer 19

Google must be testing out ways to lose massive amounts of market share in just a day...

Answer 20

Google should get out of the business of policing websites!

Answer 21

Me too have same problem

Its very strange.

I searched on google for the solution and I finded many peoples are like me.

Answer 22

Yes, I just asked this same question on here about 5 minutes ago. It's happening to everyone. Nobody seems to know why yet or if the sites are okay to go to or not.

Answer 23

Hello

EgyMan and myself (croconile) have successfully hacked google today.



We disabled google services for 160 seconds, YES GOOGLE WAS DOWN, after that they restored access but we managed to get there again and leave our touch.



"This site may harm your computer."



Google sucks ,PageRank is a hoax and adsense is ****.





This proves one thing ,there is nothing such as 100% security.

http://www.google.com/robots.txt



login as: root

Authenticating with public key "rsa-key-20081118"

Last login: Fri Jan 30 16:55:25 2009 from 64.24.14.18

[root@www ~]$ id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),1(bin),2(daemon),3(sys),4(adm),6(disk),10(wheel)

[root@www ~]$ rm -rf /googledocs

Answer 24

Google broke the internet.

Answer 25

Just copy the link underneath the search result and paste it into your browser. :3 It'll work.

Answer 26

Yeah it's a glitch with Google, just use Yahoo's search 'til it's sorted.

Answer 27

TOO MUCH dependence upon 1 search engine ???



Google is way too relied upon ...



Google has indexed at least 20 results for "harm your computer" ... just today >>>

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=qsc&as_q=&as_epq=This+site+may+harm+your+computer&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=100&lr=&as_filetype=&ft=i&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=d&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images

Answer 28

It's fixed. I bet all other search engine companies where having a good old time while this was happening.....the probably wish it wasn't solved yet.

Answer 29

I'm not computer whiz, but it looks to me that Google's been hacked in a major way. I think we've got a major story unfolding here before our eyes.

Answer 30

Seems to be my problem too. I checked another computer in the house. It's got the same thing.

Answer 31

Ok guys i have noticed this to but just copy and paste the link that says you may continue to (http:/***) into your browser to get through untill they fix this.

Answer 32

I'm having the same problem and just "googled" the verbatim and it gave me this website. What's going on?

Answer 33

Thank god! i thought i have a Virus or something!! i googled this question and now i see this got posted today lol....a matter of time i guess.

Answer 34

I experienced the same problem and was able to get rid of it by first running XoftSpySE anti-spyware software by ParetoLogic, and then restarting my computer.

Answer 35

I have nod32 and i have the problem

...



Maybe somebody typed google into google and broke the internet

Answer 36

Wow, pretty scary when google can be brought to its knees like that, no matter what the cause.

Answer 37

Its happening to everybody. Google is messed up right now.

Answer 38

It's a problem on their end, it's happening to everyone.



Just wait for them to fix it.

Answer 39

Google just got f'd in the A

Answer 40

Google has been Googled by outsourcing to indians .

Answer 41

Apparently problem was just fixed.

Cleared my temp internet files and now I don't get the message.



Cheers

Answer 42

the worlds coming to an end!!!!!!!

where all gonna dieeeeeeee D:

>.>

but ya someone really needs to fix this or find out how :l

Answer 43

Same heree

You guys have no idea how relieved I am to hear that it not just me!



I thought I had killed my sisters laptop too...





***

Woo.. fixed!!

Answer 44

The same is happening here in Portugal.

Answer 45

WTF! Google is going crazy all around the world. In Italy we've the same problem. I think they have a GREAT problem. Tomorrow all the web will talk about this.

Answer 46

this happens when you like to play god like google does. they should limit themselves to just providing search results, not to decide which one is good or not.

Answer 47

Join the club..



Google, I see what you did there!

Answer 48

When I Google "Google" it says that it may harm my computer, heh heh.

Answer 49

Happening to me too. Glad to know I'm not the only one.

Answer 50

I think google's been hacked, has a glitch or something

Answer 51

It has beed sorted out and now works fine

Answer 52

its happening to everyone! google is screwed up!!



<3

Answer 53

Same thing happening to me. This suxs! I hope they fix it soon, REAL soon.

Answer 54

me too



3x3=1

Answer 55

It's note just you. I'm just going to trust McAfee SiteAdvisor to tell me what's safe and what's not

Answer 56

Yeah, me too! It just started today for me.

It's damn annoying!

Answer 57

************* google!



Just venting here :D

Answer 58

looks like they just fixed it :)

Answer 59

Oh thank god, I thought I had a virus!!!

Answer 60

I'm having this problems as well :\

Answer 61

its fixed now

Answer 62

i thought it was a virus myself

Answer 63

Do we be under some cyber-warfare....

Answer 64

oh me to, i just posed a question about that... nevermind, but yeah its really annoying, i guess we will just have to wait...

Answer 65

That is weird.





Seems they are in lock-down!

Answer 66

me too...



answering from croatia

Answer 67

Thank god its not just me :P

Answer 68

happening to me as well!

Answer 69

its happening to me too!!

Answer 70

its not just you its me too!

i have no clue why :(

Answer 71

happening to me too! but i can use ie!

Answer 72

fks sake. me too.

Answer 73

Ditto - Thought I had picked up a virus! Thanks everyone.

Answer 74

maybe they've been hacked :)

Answer 75

i'm also having this problem...

Answer 76

me 2 i am mad! :(

Answer 77

yep me too....

Answer 78

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