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EPIC FAIL : This site may harm your computer.

January 31, 2009

Every Result, literally EVERY result in Google is displaying “This site may harm your computer.” in the results. Rendering Google virtually worthless currently as of Saturday, January 31st, 2009. Below is a gallery of screenshots showing Wikipedia, Yahoo and other sites all “virus infected” as per Google. Nevermind the fact that the chances the whole internet is one big virus is hogwash, or the fact that this user is “googling” using Linux… so these so called viruses can’t even infect my machine.

Someone needs to turn off that filter, it’s just not working… not by a long shot.

Never thought I would see the day that Yahoo is the largest referral of search engine traffic!

Written by TheFounder · Filed Under Advertising Agency News 


Comments

  • http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk/ Kenny

    I’m glad I found this (and other) articles at last. Just been running anti-virus scans, rebooting routers and generally pulling my hair out. I even fired up Safari to see if the effect was browser dependent.

    Phew.. we’d be lost without Google!

  • http://www.weeklygripe.co.uk Kenny

    I’m glad I found this (and other) articles at last. Just been running anti-virus scans, rebooting routers and generally pulling my hair out. I even fired up Safari to see if the effect was browser dependent.

    Phew.. we’d be lost without Google!

  • http://napleswebmasters.com/ Drew M

    I just noticed this. At first I thought is was just my computer. I guess they were doing an update and screwed something up.

  • http://napleswebmasters.com Drew M

    I just noticed this. At first I thought is was just my computer. I guess they were doing an update and screwed something up.

  • http://www.making-the-web.com/2009/01/31/google-bug-stops-searches/ Brendon

    The problem has been fixed. Seems to have only affected logged in users. Hopefully, Google will be a bit quicker next time (started at 14:39 to about 15:10-15:20).

    Brendon.

  • http://www.making-the-web.com/2009/01/31/google-bug-stops-searches/ Brendon

    The problem has been fixed. Seems to have only affected logged in users. Hopefully, Google will be a bit quicker next time (started at 14:39 to about 15:10-15:20).

    Brendon.

  • michael

    Are you people fucking serious?

    “The problem has been fixed. Seems to have only affected logged in users. Hopefully, Google will be a bit quicker next time (started at 14:39 to about 15:10-15:20).”

    They took 10 minutes. It was a bug. Who gives a shit? Give them a break you loser.

  • michael

    Are you people fucking serious?

    “The problem has been fixed. Seems to have only affected logged in users. Hopefully, Google will be a bit quicker next time (started at 14:39 to about 15:10-15:20).”

    They took 10 minutes. It was a bug. Who gives a shit? Give them a break you loser.

  • http://www.atelier-us.com/internet-usage/article/this-site-may-harm-your-computer Sarah

    That was a strange hour! It was oddly amusing, but it sure points a finger at how much we rely on Google on a daily basis. There’s a great screenshot at this article where Google flags its own site as harmful:
    http://www.atelier-us.com/internet-usage/article/this-site-may-harm-your-computer

  • http://www.atelier-us.com/internet-usage/article/this-site-may-harm-your-computer Sarah

    That was a strange hour! It was oddly amusing, but it sure points a finger at how much we rely on Google on a daily basis. There’s a great screenshot at this article where Google flags its own site as harmful:
    http://www.atelier-us.com/internet-usage/article/this-site-may-harm-your-computer

  • http://www.thewebinforeporter.com/ Evan James

    This is crazy, just the other day I was visiting a well know Affiliate Network and it too was “curtained” with the “This site may harm your computer” alert. I can only wonder how much negative financial impact this has has on those site which are undeserving of this clumsiness. You would think Google would invest some bandwidth on this issue and solve it once and for all.

  • http://www.thewebinforeporter.com Evan James

    This is crazy, just the other day I was visiting a well know Affiliate Network and it too was “curtained” with the “This site may harm your computer” alert. I can only wonder how much negative financial impact this has has on those site which are undeserving of this clumsiness. You would think Google would invest some bandwidth on this issue and solve it once and for all.

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