Is Google Down?

[Nermal]

Thats only in NZ...

You don't get a "Happy Mothers' Day" in the US?

My post was intended as a joke anyway

 

[Westside guy]

Some reasonably lucid comments on the Slashdot story on Google's downtime state that the redirect issues were simply due to "browser guessing", or something like that. By default browsers will attempt to figure out what you meant to type when you make a typo and the domain doesn't exist (or something like that). These opportunistic companies like Sogo search just take advantage of this by registering a domain name that your browser will guess if you can't get to Google for some reason.

I may have mucked that explanation up - DNS isn't my strong point. In any case, you can turn off these "browser guesses" in Firefox/Mozilla (explained in some of the Slashdot comments).

 

[Phat_Pat]

Is this what you guys are talking about.... or something else

Rumors that the site was hacked began when visitors were reportedly rerouted to SoGoSearch.com.

 

[emw]

Is this what you guys are talking about.... or something else

Well, at least we weren't crazy.

 

[eva01]

christ it was down for 5 minutes and it is all over the web, and it was on the 10 o'clock news on Fox (of course) in boston

 

[maxterpiece]

sogo faq

From SoGoSearch.com's FAQ:

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Your website put something in my computer. How do I take it out?

A. The SoGoSearch website does not load anything into your computer. Period.

If you believe your computer has picked up a virus or something similar, we recommend you use a virus scanner type application to identify and remove it.
The following refer to the SoGoSearch search engine:
Does not use or set cookies
Does not use Javascript, Active X controls, or any other scripting language or program that runs on your computer
Does not modify your computer or operating system in any way
Q. I loaded the "com.net toolbar", "SoGoSearch toolbar", how do I remove it?

A. There is no "com.net toolbar". If a program is being distributed with that name, it is unauthorized and we do not recommend that you install or use it. Gigantics offers a cash reward for information leading to the successful prosecution of entities distributing software in its name.

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Seems kind of suspect doesnt it?