# Google blacklisted SDMB

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-blacklisted-sdmb/688362
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [May 13, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-blacklisted-sdmb/688362 "2014-05-13T16:15:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author: ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-blacklisted-sdmb/688362/1 "2014-05-13T16:15:29Z")

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Just an FYI, getting messages in Firefox stating:

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> Wait! Please don’t visit that site right now!
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> Google detected badware on the site you were visiting. Firefox uses Google’s blacklist to warn you about “Reported attack sites.” We understand that you may know and trust this site, but it’s possible for good sites to be infected with badware without the site owners’ knowledge or permission.

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### Author: ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-blacklisted-sdmb/688362/2 "2014-05-13T16:17:27Z")

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> [@XT](#):
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> Just an FYI, getting messages in Firefox stating:

Already a thread on this subject.

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### Author: ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-blacklisted-sdmb/688362/3 "2014-05-13T16:17:51Z")

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Are you sure?

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### Author: ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-blacklisted-sdmb/688362/4 "2014-05-13T16:20:05Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Already a thread on this subject.

Oh, sorry…I didn’t see one but I guess the one on Chrome is the one you mean?

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### Author: ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-blacklisted-sdmb/688362/5 "2014-05-13T16:21:29Z")

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> [@XT](#):
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> Oh, sorry…I didn’t see one but I guess the one on Chrome is the one you mean?

Yeah, their talking about problems on quite a few browsers in that thread.

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### Author: ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-blacklisted-sdmb/688362/6 "2014-05-13T16:22:48Z")

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> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#):
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> Are you sure?

Sorry, Drunky-no shit to stir here. Go back to sleep.

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### Author: ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-blacklisted-sdmb/688362/7 "2014-05-13T16:25:32Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Yeah, their talking about problems on quite a few browsers in that thread.

Ok, I see that now. Mods can close this one or just let it fade away. My apologies.

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### Author: ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-blacklisted-sdmb/688362/8 "2014-05-13T16:31:48Z")

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**Moderator Action**

The other thread is here:

> **[Chrome just flagged this site as malware for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=723313)**
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> Chrome is suddenly telling me this: Safe Browsing Diagnostic page for boards.straightdope.com/sdmb What is the current listing status for boards.straightdope.com/sdmb? This site is not currently listed as suspicious. What happened when Google...

Thread closed.
