Malware warning from Google

As of about 10 minutes ago whenever I do a google search in Safari v3.2.1 I get a notification that the site that I clicked on may cause harm to my computer. It looks like an official Google logo but I am sure it is some sort of malware trying to direct me to another site. tried deleting cookies, restart, still the same problem on all google searches. Going to try firefox now. Any ideas?
Thanks

Thanks Tricia: I should have done a search before posting. Your post was not even on the same page as mine when I posted. Had to click on your name then view your posts to find it. Bottom line is the
problem is gone here as well. Kind of similar to the 2009 virus malware that infected Google a few months back, but that would only show up on certain sites in your search where this one was on every site. One of the last Safari updates addressed this problem directly. Hope Google or  finds these idiots.

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