Chrome search bar giving blank search results

[gusmahler]

I searched but didn't see anything close.

One of the reasons I like Chrome is the combined search/address bar at the top. If you type in a search term instead of an address, it will go to the Google.com search results for that search term.

About 20 minutes ago, it stopped working for me. Now it's periodically working and periodically not.

When it's not working, if I type in, e.g., "George Washginton", the result is

http://www.google.com/blank.html#hl=en&safe=off&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=george%20washington&oq=&gs_l=&pbx=1&fp=a406dff8afd1e0bc&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1734&bih=863

Obviously, the "blank.html" results in a blank page being shown.

Is this some kind of virus? Something else?

If I change the default search engine to bing.com, it works fine--search results come up.

I'm running a Mac Pro with version 10.6.8 of OS X.

What worries me is that I've seen search results for a "redirect virus" and I'm wondering if that's what's happening here. As far as I can tell, the redirect virus is PC only, but maybe it's been modified?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Mal]

It's not a virus. DNS Redirects wouldn't produce what you're seeing. Most likely, you simpl need to update Chrome. Go to the Chrome menu, choose About Google Chrome, and see if it says there's an update available. Or, try Chrome Canary, the early development version. Or, of course, another browser.

jW

 

[ipodguru22]

I'm having the same problem! Chrome is up to date also.

 

[hkim1983]

I've also been experiencing this problem the last few days, and I find it absolutely bizarre. I've also noticed a bug where if I open a new tab to look at my most visited sites list, it sometimes produces a blank page.

 

[ppeewang]

same issue for me just started happening today.

 

[AlexH]

I've found a workaround. Go into Chrome's settings and under the "Search" options, check the box enabling Instant. It can be a little annoying, but until Chrome releases an update fixing this bug, the workaround does solve the overall issue of not being able to use the bar to search.

 

[ppeewang]

Found this on slashgear

Problem: When submitting a search with in the address bar (Omnibox) in Chrome, you are automatically redirected to a blank page and no results are displayed.

Solution: Click the wrench icon and navigate to “Settings.” Under the Search section, click “Manage Search Engines” and do the following:

1. Create an alternative Google search option from Other Search Engines (call it Google2 or something), but in the URL section type “https://www.google.com/search?q=%s”
2. Make the new Google option the default option, ensuring that the old identifier still exists.
3. Use this option until Google fixes the issue (we will update you when it does), it will restore all the functionality of the Omnibox and other features that the temporary solution doesn’t provide.