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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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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