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google 'corrupted'?

free4440273
free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
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...anyone else having problems accessing google 'news': all you get is web syntax code. search engine is also corrupted. and no i don't have a virus. thanks.
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  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
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    the uk site works fine for me using firefox 2.0.0.4
  • PaulK_3
    PaulK_3 Posts: 1,146 Forumite
    Fine in IE7. Have you cleared your temp internet files?
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    ...anybody else experiencing problems? am i the only one!!! this has been going on since yesterday evening. google home page is fine. click on news and you just get web syntax code. i do not have a virus. all my other bookmarks are working fine etc. it's most bizarre - any ideas/help would be really appreciated. thanks :)
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • louidog
    louidog Posts: 517 Forumite
    I can get the Google home page today but am unable to sign into gmail and keep getting "this page cannot be displayed". This is the same for the comments on all Bloggers too. Hotmail is also the same when trying to sign in. The home page is there but unable to sign in.

    Guessing they are upgrading or similar
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  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    thanks - i just thought it weird nobody else had mentioned it on the board. really wierd...especially given some members (above) are having no problems. yeah, all other internet sites i browse are working fine.
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    Still working for me. So what happened when you deleted your temp internet files as PaulK suggested?
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    ...used ccleaner, as i always do. made no difference. this has *never* happened to me (or google!) before. no viruses but ran virus check in any case. really really bizarre. is this what they meant by google big brother - denying only myself access to Google news??!! thanks for your help - still open to any suggestions :)
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    Which browser and OS are you using? Have you tried a different browser?
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    update: have just rolled back my pc using system restore to a date from last week and google news is up and running. really really bizarre. perhaps it WAS a virus. i am flummoxed on this one. a virus denying me Google News??? having said that, i should point that when i used google search for anything i kept getting a hit for 'monsternet.com', even if the search did not even begin with M!! so yes, possible it was a virus. thanks for your help :)
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    free4440273 wrote: »
    update: have just rolled back my pc using system restore to a date from last week and google news is up and running. really really bizarre. perhaps it WAS a virus. i am flummoxed on this one. a virus denying me Google News??? having said that, i should point that when i used google search for anything i kept getting a hit for 'monsternet.com', even if the search did not even begin with M!! so yes, possible it was a virus. thanks for your help :)

    If you are getting strange search results such as that then your browser was hijacked. Maybe you are best going through the malware removal guide anyway and posting a hijack this log.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
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