Google Search Forbidden

Any ideas on why I would get the forbidden page for Google (I'm not searching through someones site, just doing a regular Google search). I rarely use my home computer so to me its even stranger to have this come up.

Anyone else having any issues?

• You're using a dialup line (with dynamic IP), and there are some search-spammers using the same provider.

• Someones's using your PC as a zombie for search-spamming.

• You're using a proxy (maybe even transparent) that is been used heavily by a spammer.

hth

Out of those choices it would have to be this one. I use the national provider so if so it would affect a lot of people. I fired off an email as instructed, so we'll see.

It doesnt affect me so much as I have a different ISP on my work computer but will be interesting to see what it was in the end.

Cheers

Jason

I have had the same from my IE browser, but not from my Firefox browser (on the same machine). Sent a message to Google, so will be interesting to find out what it is

It will be interesting to know what you were searching for when this occured.

Nothing shocking, I bet it's not search word related...

It happens regardless of the search...I get it with "Test" or anything else. That particular setup only has IE on it so I will put Firefox on it when I get a chance and see what happens.

Same here. Doesnt matter what I search for. Even typed in my name, and get the same thing.

Did you have any "different type" of communication with G

eg. email problems to gGuy or perhaps

take part in the petition http://forums.seochat.com/t22052/s....hlight=petition

or anything else?


Uninstall your Google and Alexa toolbars and see what happens

Just a thought maybe you have been using your toolbar to much????

Lol ... I rarely use that IP and when I do its for my own searches. I do all my SEO work and Google bashing from my office.

I think its got to have something to do with the IP block..someone else getting banned I'm sure. When I get a response (not the canned one I already got), I will post it here. Internex - post your response if you get one before me

Lol...You crack me up Wit

I doubt Google would ban a national provider.

A few months ago a worm came out that used Google to fish for emails and vulnerabilities. Google banned the worm and maybe associating IPs.

Try downloading Bazooka (http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html) and hijackthis (http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html) to find brpowser exploits and redirection.

Sounds like something is being transmitted along with the request. Maybe a modified header request of somekind.

Hope that helps.

Thanks PK,

I went to do as suggested on that computer (it had been off since last post) and did a test search and it was back. I had seen the problem on two occasions 7 hours apart (the only two times I checked it as I don't use that computer much) with the computer off in between.

I spoke to the only other E*rcom user I know and they said they had problems last night.

I suspect just a range was banned for a short time (automatically?) and the issue was resolved. I didn't receive a response from Google of course but glad to see it was an issue that had nothing to do with me.

Interesting none the less.

Cheers

I have changed my work machine for a newer model. but still using same settings etc, but no more problem

Weird

Slightly OP...

In my expereince, I have only seen this happening when using a custom user agent string. Google doesn't like automated scripts or programs using it's service (that's what the API is for).
So you need to make sure any scripts / software uses a proper browser User Agent string.