georgefromLakeOswego

Q: Google Safe Browsing Service is not available Warning Message

I just downloaded the latest update for Safari 6.0.4 on my MacBook Pro running Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 and under Security Preferences there is a warning message beside Fraudulent Sites (yellow triange with an ! in it) that says: "Google Safe Browsing Service is not available. No updates have occurred in 27 days".

 

What do I need to do to correct this?

MacBook Pro (17-inch 2.4 GHz), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Apr 17, 2013 12:27 AM

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  • by cfromsd,

    cfromsd cfromsd Apr 15, 2014 7:39 PM in response to georgefromLakeOswego
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    Apr 15, 2014 7:39 PM in response to georgefromLakeOswego

    Change your home page to Google. 

  • by cfromsd,

    cfromsd cfromsd Apr 16, 2014 9:58 PM in response to georgefromLakeOswego
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    Apr 16, 2014 9:58 PM in response to georgefromLakeOswego

    If the above suggestions fails, or you are already using Google as your default browser, follow the steps below:

     

    How to Fix "Google Safe Browsing Service is Unavailable" Error in Safari.

     

    1.  On the Finder Menubar, click "Go".

    2.  Then click, "Go to Folder"

    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

    7.  Send the safebrowsing.db file to the trash and delete it.  This will force Safari to rebuild the file.

    8.  This should fix the problem.  But check back again to test it.  Note, the file dosen't seem to update daily.

     

    Hope this helps.