[SOLVED] Google says I have spyware

[Thelasko]

I'm on an XP-64 machine and not a super user. What causes this message. I don't think I have spyware.

I had Eclipse Trader (http://eclipsetrader.sourceforge.net/downloads.php) setup to read RSS feeds on Google Finance. Could that be the cause?

[Brain-free]

God, no!

You say the Google tells you you have spyware. Does it look like an ad maybe?

[Thelasko]

God, no!

You say the Google tells you you have spyware. Does it look like an ad maybe?

Definitely not an ad. I have ABP enabled on Firefox. It came up with the low graphics full page (not full screen) warning and made me do a CAPCHA to continue searching.

[stinger30au]

can you post a link to the web site that told you this at all????



i have seen this before. infact i made a post about it and there was an advert that came up and told me my security settings were wrong and all the rest of the garbage and had windows logos all over it....


kinda amusing when i dont even use Windows any more

[Thelasko]

can you post a link to the web site that told you this at all????

http://sorry.google.com/sorry/?continue=http://www.google.com/search%3Fhl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla%253Aen-US%253Aofficial%26q%3Dgoogle%2Bspyware%2Bwarning%2 6btnG%3DSearch

hope it works

[Thelasko]

apparently I'm not the only one. (http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/04/google-says-sor.html)

[hellion0]

I got that yesterday while searching Google with lynx...

[steve.c]

I'm on an XP-64 machine and not a super user. What causes this message. I don't think I have spyware.

I had Eclipse Trader (http://eclipsetrader.sourceforge.net/downloads.php) setup to read RSS feeds on Google Finance. Could that be the cause?

If you on the net my friend you likely have some but, if try spyware blaster adaware and spybot search and destroy, covers most of everything you can get

[daniel_I]

i dont know what that is but some web pages(most likel not google) that tell u that u have a virus infection acctualy instal the virus, i found out while using ubuntu because there is a request to install a file through wine

[Thelasko]

I got that yesterday while searching Google with lynx...

That makes me feel better. I checked around, apparently nobody knows what triggers that message. It is a legitimate message, not a scam.

[benny bronx]

I've seen that message before. It's a google security function, and it comes and goes without any explanation, but could be caused by using certain addons like ABP, Noscript, or customizegoogle. It is certainly not spyware, and should go away fairly quickly.

[Brain-free]

Well, I guess statistically it can happen. I mean, even this (http://ryanspoon.com/blog/2008/10/03/i-love-google-chrome-but/) has happened.

[Kernel Sanders]

This happens to everyone at some point. Clear your cache and the problem goes away.

It's probably a bad cookie or something else minor. Just clear your cache and forget about it :KS