WTF @ Google

[Armitage]

I was messing around configuring some stuff with my google home page & calender when I get this page

We're sorry...

... but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now.

We'll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again soon. In the meantime, if you suspect that your computer or network has been infected, you might want to run a virus checker or spyware remover to make sure that your systems are free of viruses and other spurious software.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we'll see you again on Google.

Followed by a captcha
I fill in the capcha, but still can't get to anything on google. Everytime I try to load even http:www.google.com I get the above message. I've filled out about 6 captchas so far. Any ideas before I go into google withdrawal

 

[Armitage]

Argh - deleted all the google cookies and now it lets me on to the basic search page. But can't login, etc.

 

[bucwylde23]

pwned by google.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: chrisg22
pwned by google.

And I can't even google it

 

[igowerf]

It happened to me too but when I entered the security code, it let me through.

 

[Slick5150]

I just got that message for the first time ever too. Weird. Seems like Google is playing around with new security features at the moment or something.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
I just got that message for the first time ever too. Weird. Seems like Google is playing around with new security features at the moment or something.

Did it let you through when you filled in the captcha?

 

[Armitage]

Appears to be a Firefox bug. Brought it up on Konqueror, filled in the captcha, and it let me through.

The "NASA Image of the Day" feed on my homepage still displays that error message though.

 

[Slick5150]

I got through when i filled in the blank in Firefox. It's still doing it, but once I plug in the word I'm ok.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
I got through when i filled in the blank in Firefox. It's still doing it, but once I plug in the word I'm ok.

Just upgraded firefox to v1.5 on linux - still doesn't work
What OS are you running?

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: Slick5150
I got through when i filled in the blank in Firefox. It's still doing it, but once I plug in the word I'm ok.

Just upgraded firefox to v1.5 on linux - still doesn't work
What OS are you running?

It's working for me in Firefox 1.5.03 in WinXP. It actually doesn't work for me in IE 6.0 though. After I enter the code, I get a blank page that doesn't redirect.

 

[Slick5150]

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: Slick5150
I got through when i filled in the blank in Firefox. It's still doing it, but once I plug in the word I'm ok.

Just upgraded firefox to v1.5 on linux - still doesn't work
What OS are you running?

Win2000. Just tried it again, same screen, but still got through by plugging in the word.

I don't get the screen in IE.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: igowerf

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: Slick5150
I got through when i filled in the blank in Firefox. It's still doing it, but once I plug in the word I'm ok.

Just upgraded firefox to v1.5 on linux - still doesn't work
What OS are you running?

It's working for me in Firefox 1.5.03 in WinXP. It actually doesn't work for me in IE 6.0 though. After I enter the code, I get a blank page that doesn't redirect.

I don't get a blank page - the portion with the captcha goes away, but the error message is still there. Doesn't redirect to the correct page though.

 

[Slick5150]

Eh, I assume it'll be fixed sometime soon.

 

[minus1972]

that's been happening to me all day with my google homepage in IE.

 

[Lonyo]

1.5.0.3 on XP Pro SP2
I got it, filled in, and it worked fine.

 

[MangoTBG]

It means you have a virus, you should reinstall windows.

 

[Armitage]

Woohoo - google decided to let me back in again this morning :roll: