Am 30.05.2014 09:41, schrieb Thomas de Groot:
> On 29-5-2014 15:38, Francois Labreque wrote:

>>> For the second time within a couple of months I get a strange problem
>>> with google. Last month it just stopped by itself after a few days, now
>>> I don't know.
>>>
>>> - It starts with my firewall refusing access to:
>>> http://tools.google.com/service/update2?
>>> which is followed by a long string of (changing) characters.
>>>
>>> - It tells me that the it is blocked by internal black list.
>>>
>>
>> Please post exact error message, even if it's in Dutch, Swahili or
>> Klingon.
>
> It says this:
> 30-5-2014 9:10:23
>
http://tools.google.com/service/update2?w=6:OB0uOgy6aOiP05eNOkxg0Gm7_R7kgeODhPDFhAaRltfunxs0_0rKhfA4L-M3jT0Y2jYobBuNPd20b7RbKqNZ9RFZXsviIt0YlWSQ4ElJ785idYyaM2hkVE9B1_Vb4dsT8kTsO6eB-Qi-LLD6DbnQKXRPycbUFtF1atiNJlu7-lzHJy_gUPOt1W9xGWV9KieBmTptKbLCq0oY9Dm1vOIl_nj4cJRSNtSOgb46iy1Y-G0gvHu3hZ7JNqcgFeiZznXH-wM-vMzGDZPcxqMPixjTe_VG3yqDUWpSzo_h1lVdrDgY2_JxPRT8a4Kn3aXVwOU9GX8pQ9sDBEBkPP7VOPzUWw
> Geblokkeerd door interne zwarte lijst    C:\Program Files
> (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe    NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM

What exactly is "it"?

>>> - It concerns the x86 program file Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe
>>
>> Find the file in question and check its digital signature (right-click
>> properties, etc, etc...)
>>
>> Mine has a valid verisign certificate issued in 2008.  If yours does
>> not, it was probably hijacked by some malware.  Delete it from your
>> system.
>
> It has a verisign certificate valid from 2007 to 2010.

Then technically it does not have a valid certificate, as it has expired.


> IT seems to me that either google is blocked at the firewall but I have
> yet been able to find where the mentioned 'black list' is hidden, or
> firefox is blocking google.

I'd guess it's the former. Remedy of course strongly depends on what 
firewall you are using.

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