Google warning on a website for malware?

[TraceyS/FL]

http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?tpl=safari&site=www.homeschoolgatheringplace.com&hl=en

I got this warning when i went to this page. I'm not overly concerned because i run a Mac - but where it was posted most people DON"T run a mac. They aren't getting a warning (ok, only one person said they tried it! LOL!!)

Is this legit? I've never had something like this pop up when typing a web addy in before. Is it a "feature" in Safari?

Color me confused

 

[mathcolo]

Yeah, you are right that you don't need to be overly concerned. However, I still wouldn't browse to the page anyway. You are better off being safe than sorry.

And yes, Safe Browsing/Fraudulent Site Detection are both features in Safari and Firefox.

 

[UngratefulNinja]

This happened to me the other day when I was browsing to Bob's Red Mill flour, oddly enough I doubt anyone would hack that site. Anyway, I waited a day and the next day the pop up was gone.

But to answer your question, that's a google feature. I'm not sure what triggers it though.

 

[TraceyS/FL]

This happened to me the other day when I was browsing to Bob's Red Mill flour, oddly enough I doubt anyone would hack that site. Anyway, I waited a day and the next day the pop up was gone.

But to answer your question, that's a google feature. I'm not sure what triggers it though.

I figured it was probably a banner ad that was triggering it, but i wasn't going there! LOL!!

Glad to hear it's a built in feature

 

[steve2112]

Google has a list that it gets from a third party that flags suspected bad sites. A couple of months ago, there was an error when updating this list that temporarily caused every search result on Google to come back as a suspected malware site Even a Google search for Google returned the result. (I'm actually surprised doing that doesn't create some kind of rift in the space-time continuium). It was like that for about 30-40 minutes or so.

 

[TraceyS/FL]

Google has a list that it gets from a third party that flags suspected bad sites. A couple of months ago, there was an error when updating this list that temporarily caused every search result on Google to come back as a suspected malware site Even a Google search for Google returned the result. (I'm actually surprised doing that doesn't create some kind of rift in the space-time continuium). It was like that for about 30-40 minutes or so.

This wasn't a search though - i clicked on a link in a post (that contained the direct link, i did check that) and this is what popped up.

I did search and see about the searches popping up with errors.

I just honestly hate to see friends click on a link and get "crap" you know? Even though i guess it could be a teaching moment... "Get a Mac"

 

[Jazzandmetal?]

Mine has a yellow triangle under it saying that The Google Safe Browsing service is unavailable.