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Google giving Malware Warning on all search results (now fixed)

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Re: Google giving Malware Warning on all search results (now fixed)

#21
Well, the important part is that AdWords doesn't seem to be broken ;-). I can click through those links with no warning at all! Even when they're the same link as one of the malware links. New way to make money?

On a realistic note, do you think Google will refund their advertisers' money during this problem (since I'm guessing there will be higher click rates for things like "apple" where Apple Computer is both the first "organic" result and has purchased ads, but now the organic results are "malware")?

Re: Google giving Malware Warning on all search results (now fixed)

#22

heh we posted these at the same time, deleted mine since it would be best if there wasnt a hundred OMG google is broken on the front page I bet whoever just deployed the upgrade is kicking themselves right now though

... while standing in the unemploymment line, yeah.

Re: Google giving Malware Warning on all search results (now fixed)

#23
I bet Omar Shahine at Microsoft is smiling right now: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10153165-2.html

"Cutts responded, in effect, that Google knows plenty about running big Web sites, thank you very much. 'Google runs Web services with many users and servers too and we launch changes weekly or faster,' he said."

Re: Google giving Malware Warning on all search results (now fixed)

#27
post #5

Seems to be affecting everyone: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%22may+harm+your+computer...

The best part is, I thought it was Chrome at first since there is a malware option in the configuration settings.

That sucks. It's going to take twice as long to fix since the engineers fixing it have to edit the URL on all the googled results for "How to fix Google".

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