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Posted by Joris Dobbelsteen on October 20, 2005, 8:47 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options >I was just reading groups.google.com and got this as a 403 error:
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> We're sorry...
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> ... 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.
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> 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.
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> We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we'll see you again
> on Google.
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> 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.
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You are not the only one experiencing this.
<http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&q=We%27re+sorry+but+we+can%27t+process+your+request+right+now.+A+computer+virus+or+spyware+application+is+sending+us+automated+requests%2C+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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