SEL: Google Hit by MyDoom Virus

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July 26, 2004

Google Hit by MyDoom Virus

The BBC suggests that the newly released MyDoom virus is to blame for Google's servers being down.

CNet has this quote from Google:

"At no point was the Google Web site significantly impaired, and service for all users and networks is expected to be restored shortly," the company said in a statement.

They need to look up the definition of "significantly"! Whole chunks of their site have been down for about 5 hours!

Update: The Washington Post has more...

"The Google search engine experienced slowness for a short period of time early today because of the MyDoom virus, which flooded major search engines with automated searches. A small percentage of our users and networks that have the MyDoom virus have been affected for a longer period of time," company officials said in an e-mailed statement. "At no point was the Google Web site significantly impaired, and service for all users and networks is expected to be restored shortly."

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