Security News > 2021 > January > Google search bug freezes tabs when using a custom date range
A bug in Google Search is causing a browser tab to freeze when searching between a specified range of dates.
Google has a search feature under the Tools > Any Time drop-down menu that allows you to search for content published within a specific date range.
According to users' reports, this bug started a few days ago and is affecting all sections of Google Search, including News, Books, Images, Videos, etc.
Google is aware of the issue and is hoping to resolve it soon.
We're aware that using the Custom Range option to restrict search results by date may cause a browser's tab to freeze.
In the meantime, Google recommends using the 'before:' and 'after:' search directives instead. For example, the after:2021-01-15 search would search Google for BleepingComputer stories about the Solarwinds attack published after 01/15/2021.