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Re: blockers




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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