NERD Site Flagged

So .. I sent NERD .. some money for a snake, and the next day I see that their site has been flagged by Google. Anyone else getting this? Any info? Did I just send money to bad people?

I would send NERD my money on any animal sight unseen. Youd did good NERD is some some the best..

Just wondering what do you mean Google flaged their site..And for what did they flag it?

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Originally Posted by cuda

So .. I sent NERD .. some money for a snake, and the next day I see that their site has been flagged by Google. Anyone else getting this? Any info? Did I just send money to bad people?

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Rbi , Nerd! your in good hands!

Yes it was flagged for me too and after going there my Ad-Watch SE found some spyware on my computer for the 1st time in over 2 years. :mad:

I am concerned. I know that they are a well known a respected company, but it was just disheartening seeing it flagged right after I send them money. I wonder if they know about this .. or if they are working on a fix?

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Did I just send money to bad people?

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No you sent money to more than great people!

Did someone alert them of this issue? After so many problems with junk/admail/adware, etc..I don't use sites that are flagged.

This could cost them potential customers.

I wouldn't be worried in dealing with NERD but I would maybe send them a heads up on what you noticed. Perhaps they are unaware of the problem or are in the process of correcting it.

Kevin will take care of you. He's the man. I would just give them a call if you are worried, but, having done business with him before, I wouldn't be worried at all. You will be happy.

Yes, we're aware of the issue & it is being addressed!

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Originally Posted by KLG

Yes, we're aware of the issue & it is being addressed!

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lol @ "Dances With Big Snake"

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how is your hand btw?

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

I would send NERD my money on any animal sight unseen. Youd did good NERD is some some the best..

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Ditto...I'd love to own a NERD snakelette at some point...:D

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Originally Posted by KLG

Yes, we're aware of the issue & it is being addressed!

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GOOD! YAY! Thanks for the response, and I await my new snake.

Just a little OT - how is a site flagged by Google? I don't believe I'm familiar with that.

And - I'm happily sending NERD money myself and can't wait to get my two girls home with me!!!

This is a very good example of finding your information from a variety of sources. This flagging thing with Google is not an indicator of a good, reputable snake breeder with NERD certainly is. Before you make decisions driven by computerized things remember to use the nice little natural computer between your own two ears. :)

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

This is a very good example of finding your information from a variety of sources.

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I understand the sentiment, but the Google flagging is done specifically for the purpose of preventing the propagation of malware.

Nothing against NERD of course, since the most likely scenario for this happening is their hosting company failing to keep up with patches on their server, but I would heed Google's advice and avoid submitting any identifying information (name, address, cc#) through any flagged site.

Google's flagging system has nothing to do with a companies veracity as a business. I see it day after day with a lot of clients I work with. Alarming, but usually nothing to be concerned about. Like I tell people if you are worried pick up the phone and call. Use it to do business until the online security issue is worked out.

Yes I get the whole flagged thing, however, my point is blindly following some pop up computer notice so that it results in this sort of post....

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Originally Posted by cuda

So .. I sent NERD .. some money for a snake, and the next day I see that their site has been flagged by Google. Anyone else getting this? Any info? Did I just send money to bad people?

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....makes no sense to me.

If you researched a breeder enough to send them money in the first place, why would some technical babble make you think they are now "bad people"?

It might make me stop and think something is wrong with their site. I might send them a message saying "hey what's up?" or heaven forbid pick up a phone and speak to a real live person. I might, if I didn't really know them, use my little grey cells to actually find out from independent sources about this company I've either sent money to or intend to do business with.

A very quick search online gave me example after example of companies complaining about this "flagging". Apparently you don't get notified if you get flagged by Google, you don't know you are losing business until you figure that out and hey - they aren't responsible to you for what you've lost if you or your server were flagged incorrectly.

Sorry but I guess I'm just too old to buy into any automatic belief in any computerized notification system so much that I stop thinking for myself. Don't get me wrong, I obviously love Google but I can't think of that last time I googled something and just believed it without question and without verifying what results I got.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

I might, if I didn't really know them, use my little grey cells to actually find out from independent sources about this company I've either sent money to or intend to do business with.

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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
little grey cells....
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good stuff!!

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Yes I get the whole flagged thing, however, my point is blindly following some pop up computer notice so that it results in this sort of post........makes no sense to me.

If you researched a breeder enough to send them money in the first place, why would some technical babble make you think they are now "bad people"?

It might make me stop and think something is wrong with their site. I might send them a message saying "hey what's up?" or heaven forbid pick up a phone and speak to a real live person. I might, if I didn't really know them, use my little grey cells to actually find out from independent sources about this company I've either sent money to or intend to do business with.

A very quick search online gave me example after example of companies complaining about this "flagging". Apparently you don't get notified if you get flagged by Google, you don't know you are losing business until you figure that out and hey - they aren't responsible to you for what you've lost if you or your server were flagged incorrectly.

Sorry but I guess I'm just too old to buy into any automatic belief in any computerized notification system so much that I stop thinking for myself. Don't get me wrong, I obviously love Google but I can't think of that last time I googled something and just believed it without question and without verifying what results I got.

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I know and have researched NERD .. that isn't the issue, the issue was the exact same site that took my credit card info the day before is now flagged for having malware. Was it the right site? Was there some phishing with my information? Those were the questions I could not answer myself.

Thanks for calling my common sense into question, I was just taken aback by the coincidence of the whole thing and was/am concerned about my personal information being in the wrong hands.

Google checkout prohibits selling reptiles. This is possibly your problem. I made a purchase of a snake with Google checkout and the seller was newly hooked up with Google checkout and was unaware of this. I believe that seller had her account closed as she only sells reptiles.

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

Google checkout prohibits selling reptiles. This is possibly your problem. I made a purchase of a snake with Google checkout and the seller was newly hooked up with Google checkout and was unaware of this. I believe that seller had her account closed as she only sells reptiles.

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NERD uses Paypal

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Originally Posted by cuda

I know and have researched NERD .. that isn't the issue, the issue was the exact same site that took my credit card info the day before is now flagged for having malware. Was it the right site? Was there some phishing with my information? Those were the questions I could not answer myself.

Thanks for calling my common sense into question, I was just taken aback by the coincidence of the whole thing and was/am concerned about my personal information being in the wrong hands.

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I wasn't calling your common sense into question personally. What I am concerned with is any company with an excellent reputation having this sort of thing pop up and instead of going to the company and alerting them, a thread like this asking if they are "bad people" is posted. In a world like ours, with it's strong dependency on reputation - this isn't a good thing at all in my opinion.

For me this isn't about you or about NERD, this is about any of us being a bit more interested in doing our own homework before we jump so quickly into doing threads on a public forum like this.