Google, the world’s most popular search engine tool, has experienced technical glitch on early Saturday morning after users complained that they were receiving warnings on every website they tried to access.
The error appeared approximately 6:27 am and disappeared after 40 minutes after Google corrected the file. As of 7:10 am, the warning signs disappeared from the websites.
In statement posted on the Internet giant’s site, Google vice president for search products and user Marissa Mayer said that the search engine only experienced a simple human error which caused technical glitch to the whole system.
Mayer explained that Google constantly receives a list of malicious websites or those which are infected with malware or virus, but when the system inadvertently included the URL of “/” in potentially harmful sites, all the web pages displayed a warning sign that there is a malware on its contents.
Meanwhile, if users still tried to access the site, they will be redirected to StopBadware.org which is an anti-malware firm that overlooks if there are online threats on the Internet.
With the incident, some users initial thought is their computers have been infected by malware or online threats.
After the online confusion, Google released an apology to their users who have experienced inconvenience and also to the sites which were incorrectly labeled as malicious or virus-bearing online content.
The search engine tool also said it is going to investigate Saturday’s temporary glitch to allow the company to further improve its tools and programs to avoid the incident from happening again.
According to the latest survey, Google remains the most popular search engine tool, managing nearly 70 percent of Internet searches.
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