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Grinler

Mar 23 2005, 05:50 PM

So i was search for a particul string of text in a url using google as I am researching a program I may want to add to the site. So I enter inurl:stringoftext and out comes:

QUOTE

We're sorry...

... but we can't process your request right now. A computer virus or spyware application is sending us automated requests, and it appears that your computer or network has been infected.

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

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

This is due to those worms that were hacking phpBB sites using google..funny nonetheless

phawgg

Mar 23 2005, 06:59 PM

You are a virus, Grinler.

Google would know that!!

Grinler

Mar 23 2005, 11:30 PM

I am coming to get you!

blah

Scarlett

Mar 23 2005, 11:41 PM

Dang all I got was a Page Can Not Be Displayed.

Yes Phawgg, you may be able to run. But can you hide?

phawgg

Mar 24 2005, 12:50 AM

My hands are up, ya' got me!!

yano

Mar 24 2005, 04:56 PM

Wow this is different. Well do you have a virus or any type of spyware... you might wanna check that out...

btw:

Grinler

Mar 25 2005, 12:28 AM

Yanowhiz, there was a virus going around that using google to find sites that had a specific vulnerability. Google helped to stop it by not allowing those specific queries. I must have stumlbed on to one.

yano

Mar 25 2005, 08:46 AM

Oh, ok. I get it. I just toook the googlemessage a little to literrealy.

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