Workaround The "Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site

This blog was getting the error "Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site . . . Operation aborted" when using the IE 7.

Google brought me to this site. http://aralbalkan.com/912 which had the same problem. Here is the snap shot showing the error.

I played around all morning and I found an alternative fix that works. A fix without installing Internet Explorer 8.

I moved the Followers Of The Bog widget right to the bottom and viola the 'error' stop showing!

LOL!

Don't ask me why. :p2

So if your blog is also getting the pest, want to give this a try? :D

See also posting made this morning: Why do I receive an "Operation aborted" error message when I visit a Web page in Internet Explorer?

Why do I receive an "Operation aborted" error message when I visit a Web page in Internet Explorer?

Out of the blue, I kept getting the following error.

• Why do I receive an "Operation aborted" error message when I visit a Web page in Internet Explorer?

This issue is well documented by Microsoft.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927917/en-us

Suggestion is either you install IE 8 or do one of the following workaround methods.

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For Internet Explorer 7, use one of the following methods.

Method 1
Add the individual site to Restricted Sites where scripting is disabled by default.

Note This method affects not only scripting but also many other areas of the page, including ActiveX controls, that are disabled or set to prompt for this zone.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2. On the Security tab, select the Restricted Sites zone.
3. Click Sites, click Add, and then click OK.

Method 2
Set the Active Scripting to Prompt or to Disabled when you view an affected site for the zone in which the site loads.

Note This setting affects all the sites in the zone and should be set back to Enabled when you browse other sites. Determine what zone the site is loaded under by viewing the lower-right corner of the Status Bar.

1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2. On the Security tab, select the zone the site loads under.
3. Scroll down to the Scripting section, and set the Active Scripting to Disabled - prevents scripts or to Prompt - prompts user to run or not to run scripts.
4. Click OK.

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Arggghhhhh!

Exactly. Looks like I am forced to use IE8! Or use Firefox!

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See also: http://aralbalkan.com/912 :D

GoogleBot, Firefox and Malware?

Received the following comments:

• qlobetrotter said...
  
  HI, have been visiting your site for a while and really appreciate the posting. However, SINCE TWO NIGHTS AGO, YOUR SITE HAS BEEN BRANDED AS a reported attack site. so am letting you know about this.
  
  regards Q

Many thanks for your comments. Blogspot belongs to Google and currently Google runs its Google Webmaster Tool Googlebot on it.

And if you are a firefox user my site is currently being flagged! (I was not aware of this issue until I ran firefox on another pc on Friday)

Arghhhh!!!!

And for some strange reason googlebot is saying that my site MAY be distributing malware!

Here's the screenshot of my google dashboard.


The screenshot above is clickable.

Now I have some ads running on my blog. Simple issue for consideration is that if the ads are causing malware, why is googlebot only flagging that single webpage from my site?

Why is this page, http://whereiszemoola.blogspot.com/2008/12/fedex-sees-weaker-global-economic.html, getting flagged?

There is even no external links on that page!

So what gives?

As you can see, I have already requested a review from Google. (I asked for the request since last Friday and as you can see all I got was "Status of the last badware appeal for this site: A review for this site is still being processed. Please check back later."

Arghhhh!

Hence I google the phrase 'googlebot; malware"... and here's a posting worth seeing: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1011035&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

As it is, I am pretty sure that my site runs no badware or malware! And I get no such error on my windows explorer. So what I did on the firefox was I clicked on options and under the security tab, I unchecked the second box "Tell me if the site I'm visiting is a suspected attack site".

Anyway, I hope I get my just reply from Google Webmaster Tools soon.