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Matthias Fischmann
fis at wiwi.hu-berlin.de
Sun Feb 20 20:57:06 UTC 2005
hum, interesting pointer, thanks.
(mine wasn't php-"infected", though. i came from wikipedia (i hit the
don'tknowaskgoogle-link), and waiting for the circuit to rewire and a
simple reload did the trick, so i am quite certain that it was my
IP-address.)
On Sun, Feb 20, 2005 at 09:25:00PM +0100, SK wrote:
>
> Are you sure it is because of Tor or because of the query? It is a
> known fact that Google is blocking certain queries to prevent
> automated spread of viruses:
>
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6518
>
>
> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:14:34 +0100, Matthias Fischmann
> <fis at wiwi.hu-berlin.de> wrote:
> >
> > hi all,
> >
> > see google error below. this is really becoming a serious problem.
> > wikipedia is blocked, google doesn't respond, and i got at least three
> > minor error messages of the same kind that i don't remember right now.
> >
> > i'd also like to propose an addition to the FAQ:
> >
> > Q: I get lots of messages in my browser that i have a virus. Is tor
> > contageous?
> >
> > A: No, it's not. It is never impossible that your computer is
> > compromised, but more likely the message is caused by your
> > identity being mixed with that of a misbehaving host. Tor causes
> > unrelated hosts (or users) to share the same IP-address when
> > facing a Web server. As many servers treat IP-addresses as
> > identifiers for unique hosts, they tend to complain to random tor
> > users about random other tor users in that fashion. If this
> > happens to you, all you can do is contact the responsible
> > webmasters and explain tor to them.
> >
> > cheers,
> > matthias
> >
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Google
> > Error
> >
> > 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.
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> >
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