No safe browsing?

Howdy - In Safari/preferences/security, under my Fraudulent Sites option, I have this message - "The Google safe browsing service is unavailable - no updates have occurred in 20 days". Does anyone know why this is? Thanks.

The blacklists from Google’s Safe Browsing Initiative (where Safari checks for 'fraudulent websites') are contained in a database cache file called SafeBrowsing.db - the file was created when you first launched Safari 3.2 (or a later version), and if you have the browser open, the file is modified approximately every 30 minutes.
It could be that the database file is corrupt and you could try to delete it, (but first close Safari):
Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari (this is a folder)/SafeBrowsing.db
It will be recreated next time you open Safari, and will then start again collecting details of dodgy websites.
If you are interested:
How the Anti-Phishing feature of Safari 3.2 works:
http://www.macworld.com/article/137094/2008/11/safarisafebrowsing.html
Some users have mentioned that the latest security updates 2009-001 and 002 cured the problem.

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In Safari under the security preferences I get this message under the "Warn when visiting a fraudulent website" ( it is selected to be on )
The Google Safe Browsing Service is Unavailable.
I repaired permissions from start up disc and all that. I logged into my other accounts, and this message isn't in safari on one of them. On mine is says that google safe search hasn't updated in 3 days. My girls says 10 days. My other account is fine.
Everything is updated to the newest updates.
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The blacklists from Google’s Safe Browsing Initiative (where Safari checks for 'fraudulent websites') are contained in a database cache file called SafeBrowsing.db - the file was created when you first launched Safari 3.2, and if you have the browser open, the file is modified approximately every 30 minutes.
In other words it is part of Safari's (version 3.2 onwards) new anti-phishing security feature.
As an alternative to turning off 'Warn when visiting a fraudulent website', which will lose you that important security feature, you should delete that database file, (but first close Safari):
Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari (this is a folder)/SafeBrowsing.db
It will be recreated next time you open Safari, and will then start again collecting details of dodgy websites.
If you are interested:
How the Anti-Phishing feature of Safari 3.2 works:
http://www.macworld.com/article/137094/2008/11/safarisafebrowsing.html
Some users have mentioned that the latest security updates 2009-001 and 002 cured the problem.You must also update to OS 10.5.7.

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google safe browsing service is unavailable, no updates have occurred in 5 days??
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- trying to visit http://ask.metafilter.com/112449/Whats-with-the-anarcho-butt-flap from a hyperlink in Google Reader (RSS)
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possibility 2: ask.metafilter.com has been hijacked and redirects to kodim.net. also not likely. I tried to visit the parent domain (metafilter.com) but apparently they are down for maintenance at the
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Hi Chris
Any of the situations you cited are possible. This new phising feature IMO is still a work in process. Best way to avoid these types of situations is to add DNS server codes from OpenDNS to your Network settings, and refrain from opening web links from outside the browser. Also, deselect Safari's "fraudulent site" check in the Preferences>Security panel.
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3. Type in: /private/var/folders <Hit enter>
4 There will be a few folders; open them up and look for a folder named com.apple.files.
5. Find, and open the folder named, com.apple.safari.
6. In this folder, there should be a file named, safebrowsing.db
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I checked my security prefrences in Safari and it had a yellow sign that said my Google Safe Browsing Service is unailable and it had not been updated in 11 days.
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