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I was just reading groups.google.com and got this as a 403 error:


We're sorry...

... but we can't process your request right now. A computer virus
or spyware application is sending us automated requests, and it
appears that your computer or network has been infected.

We'll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again
soon. In the meantime, you might want to run a virus checker or
spyware remover to make sure that your computer is free of viruses and
other spurious software.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we'll see you again
on Google.



This is new to me. I am protected with anti-spyware, anti-virus,
firewall, and a very aware and cautious approach to things. I am doing
a scan out of paranoia but I wondered if there was legitimate concern.

--
Matt Silberstein

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On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:41:14 GMT, Matt Silberstein wrote:
> I was just reading groups.google.com and got this as a 403 error:
>
>
> We're sorry...
>
> ... but we can't process your request right now. A computer virus
> or spyware application is sending us automated requests, and it
> appears that your computer or network has been infected.

Not happening to me.

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:04:16 -0500, in alt.computer.security , Bit
Twister <> in
<> wrote:

>On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:41:14 GMT, Matt Silberstein wrote:
>> I was just reading groups.google.com and got this as a 403 error:
>>
>>
>> We're sorry...
>>
>> ... but we can't process your request right now. A computer virus
>> or spyware application is sending us automated requests, and it
>> appears that your computer or network has been infected.
>
>Not happening to me.

And it is not happening now to me. Nor have my scans turned up
anything (not that I expected them to). Maybe it was internal or
someplace else on the Earthlink network.


--
Matt Silberstein

Do something today about the Darfur Genocide

Genocide is news | Be A Witness
http://www.beawitness.org

"Darfur: A Genocide We can Stop"
www.darfurgenocide.org

Save Darfur.org :: Violence and Suffering in Sudan's Darfur Region
http://www.savedarfur.org/

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:41:14 GMT, Matt Silberstein
<> wrote:

>I was just reading groups.google.com and got this as a 403 error:
>
>
> We're sorry...
>
> ... but we can't process your request right now. A computer virus
>or spyware application is sending us automated requests, and it
>appears that your computer or network has been infected.
>
> We'll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again
>soon. In the meantime, you might want to run a virus checker or
>spyware remover to make sure that your computer is free of viruses and
>other spurious software.
>
> We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we'll see you again
>on Google.

looks stinky to me, thats not 'google speak' did it ask you to
confirm your identity by entering your password? time to change
it methinks if it did
--
Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com

"Matt Silberstein" <> wrote in
message news:...
>I was just reading groups.google.com and got this as a 403 error:
>
>
> We're sorry...
>
> ... but we can't process your request right now. A computer virus
> or spyware application is sending us automated requests, and it
> appears that your computer or network has been infected.
>
> We'll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again
> soon. In the meantime, you might want to run a virus checker or
> spyware remover to make sure that your computer is free of viruses and
> other spurious software.
>
> We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we'll see you again
> on Google.
>
>
>
> This is new to me. I am protected with anti-spyware, anti-virus,
> firewall, and a very aware and cautious approach to things. I am doing
> a scan out of paranoia but I wondered if there was legitimate concern.
>

You are not the only one experiencing this.

<http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=We%27re+sorry+but+we+can%27t+proces s+your+request+right+now.+A+computer+virus+or+spyw are+application+is+sending+us+automated+requests%2 C+and+it+appears+that+your+computer+or+network+has +been+infected&meta=>

Maybe this might help:
http://www.governmentsecurity.org/archive/t15667.html
They suggest google has taken some steps to protect their network against
usage by worms and virusses. Maybe your neighbourhood (subnet) was quite
active...

- Joris

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In alt.computer.security, Matt Silberstein dared to utter,
> I was just reading groups.google.com and got this as a 403 error:

I've gotten it before too from a variety of computers using everything
from Windows to Linux to OS X. It's nothing to be concerned about.
IIRC, it had something to do with the search string I was sending at
the time, so refine your search and things should clear up.

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It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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