We´re sorry

Seo Madrid · 10-07-2007, 12:48 PM

I just tried to see the backlinks of one of my sites (link:www.) and I got this message:

"We're sorry...

... but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can't process your request right now.

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

So I tried with other sites and gave me the same error message on every try... is just happening to me? Otherwise, does anyone have any idea about how is going on?

nasty.web · 10-07-2007, 12:58 PM

Have you used WebPosition or similar software berfore?
See: http://www.google.com/support/webmas...y?answer=66357
Probably your IP is banned. Wait for a while and see if you can run this query in a few days.

Seo Madrid · 10-07-2007, 01:05 PM

Nope, my IP is fine. I just got that message when I query link:... Otherwise Google provides the normal SERPs. I haven´t used any software that makes automated queries.

nasty.web · 10-07-2007, 01:16 PM

Maybe you have a shared IP and your neighbors are bad.

EdC · 10-07-2007, 01:37 PM

I get this all the time, especially if I want to change from 10 listing to 100

So I just close that window, open up another one make my adjustments ahead of time from 10 to 100 then do the query works every time

also you may want to do the query without the www in it this will help

Lately there has been so many scripts written that query google for information, one in particular does for writing articles, if google see many of the same types of queries day in and day out its making decisions that automated scripts are doing this.

Nothing to worry, way I look at it ask the question a different way google will give you what you want.

In addition clean out your computer of cookies etc you may have something residing on your computer

Ed

qbert_seo · 10-07-2007, 02:25 PM

It is possible someone else using your hosting company used an automated program and it temporarily disabled use from an IP class. My suggestion is to try the same on another computer or use a different hosting company. Of course if you are running automated queries of any sort you will continue to receive this message even after the changes above.