Google Mistakes Entire Web for Malware: This Internet May Harm Your Computer

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Updated A human error at Google caused its main search engine to briefly identify every site on the web as a potentially malicious destination that represented a threat to end users, the company said. Starting early Saturday morning California time, the world's largest search engine flagged each search result with the warning: "This site may harm your computer".

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Metz, C. (2009, January 31). Google Mistakes Entire Web for Malware: This Internet May Harm Your Computer. The Register. Retrieved from http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/31/google_malware_snafu/

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