Malware from the site?

Cyl · 07-09-2012, 05:21 PM

This shows up everytime I try to click Miss Kitty's thread "It was so hot today"

Sheelah · 07-09-2012, 05:37 PM

Well I'm not going there then. O.0 Thanks for the warning.

BoxHead · 07-09-2012, 05:44 PM

Only THAT thread?

Cyl · 07-09-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheelah

Well I'm not going there then. O.0 Thanks for the warning.

I think someone may have posted a pic from that site on that thread. I clicked go anyways and I can view the thread.

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Originally Posted by boxhead327

Only THAT thread?

Yes, only when I clicked THAT thread the warning popped up.

Jonesy · 07-09-2012, 05:51 PM

Someone probably posted a link or picture in that thread that contains malware.

Cyl · 07-09-2012, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonesy

Someone probably posted a link or picture in that thread that contains malware.

That's what I was thinking.

J-Sun Tasogare · 07-09-2012, 06:41 PM

I think it is in someone's avatar or signature I also got it in the Sign Up thread.

Nick Tasogare · 07-09-2012, 06:48 PM

I've gotten it in a couple WS Threads.

Ryuuko · 07-09-2012, 06:49 PM

I got the notice in the WS signup thread too, when I tried to look at it earlier.

Red · 07-09-2012, 09:44 PM

The thing is somebody posted a picture that traces back to Damn LOL, a website that's linked to Facebook that has a lot of stupid and annoying but sometimes funny pictures. Some of the links contain malware though, and you can only get them by visiting the site, not by viewing the thread. So you should be safe as long as you don't click around, but even so, the picture itself likely doesn't contain malware, so you shouldn't have too much to worry about.

Cyl · 07-09-2012, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Red

The thing is somebody posted a picture that traces back to Damn LOL, a website that's linked to Facebook that has a lot of stupid and annoying but sometimes funny pictures. Some of the links contain malware though, and you can only get them by visiting the site, not by viewing the thread. So you should be safe as long as you don't click around, but even so, the picture itself likely doesn't contain malware, so you shouldn't have too much to worry about.

Can this hurt the site? You know Norton and all of those sites label safe and unsafe sites...will this/these picture(s) label this an unsafe site for those anti spyware programs?

Neaohi · 07-09-2012, 10:58 PM

Maybe this has something to do with the DNS Malware going on. Until then STAY AWAY from that site.

Sajuuk · 07-10-2012, 01:07 AM

These forums are perfectly safe. It's just that someone is using an image from a site Norton or your AV believes contains malware. You can disable signatures from appearing by going to UserCP -> Edit Options -> Thread Display Options -> Visible Post Elements -> Disable Signatures

Shikamaru Nara · 07-10-2012, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyl

Can this hurt the site? You know Norton and all of those sites label safe and unsafe sites...will this/these picture(s) label this an unsafe site for those anti spyware programs?

Nope. We can't post anything on the Homepage or Forum Homepage, so the chances that that will happen are slim. I doubt it would mark the whole site as a threat.

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Originally Posted by Sajuuk

These forums are perfectly safe. It's just that someone is using an image from a site Norton or your AV believes contains malware. You can disable signatures from appearing by going to UserCP -> Edit Options -> Thread Display Options -> Visible Post Elements -> Disable Signatures

It's the links in the thread, not signatures.

Sajuuk · 07-10-2012, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Shikamaru Nara

It's the links in the thread, not signatures.

Links in a post are not going to trigger anti-virus warnings. It's more like images in signatures or posts which do appear on the page, hence I am suggesting disabling viewing of signatures in case it's just a bad signature (the most common source of malware warnings)

Nick Tasogare · 07-10-2012, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sajuuk

Links in a post are not going to trigger anti-virus warnings. It's more like images in signatures or posts which do appear on the page, hence I am suggesting disabling viewing of signatures in case it's just a bad signature (the most common source of malware warnings)

Except for the whole bit where I got the Malware Warning in one of my SG Discussions just now, and signatures don't appear there. Its images in posts, only thing it really can be.

07-09-2012, 05:21 PM	#1
Cyl Special Jonin Candidate Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In the shadows Posts: 13,495 Rep Power: 13	Malware from the site? This shows up everytime I try to click Miss Kitty's thread "It was so hot today" __________________ YouTube: soft dalek, warm dalek. little ball of hate. happy dalek, sleepy dalek. EX-TER-MI-NATE!!!

07-09-2012, 05:37 PM	#2
Sheelah S-Class Ninja Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 23,683 Rep Power: 13	Re: Malware from the site? Well I'm not going there then. O.0 Thanks for the warning. __________________ Rest in Peace...My Beloved Cat..I will always miss you. 7/9/2012 Second Place in the 2011 Greatest Naruto Character Ever Contest To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Spoiler: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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07-09-2012, 05:51 PM	#5
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J-Sun Tasogare is secretly a carebear Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 21,287 Rep Power: 16	Re: Malware from the site? I think it is in someone's avatar or signature I also got it in the Sign Up thread.

07-09-2012, 06:48 PM	#8
Nick Tasogare Special Jonin Candidate Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Getting at you where you live. Posts: 27,570 Rep Power: 20 Member's Picture Albums	Re: Malware from the site? I've gotten it in a couple WS Threads. __________________ Was on to check PMs and read about the drama and got hit with the forums rules. Can Herr SRhyse and Frau Muffintop please remove my staff "powers"? ~~The Mod Rules are a joke and everybody knows it lol~~ I don't follow that last rule well enough, and I don't want to endanger the Communist Rule of the People's Republic of NDF. Thanks. /Heil Oh wait, now there's drama so I just have to watch this all blow up.

07-09-2012, 10:58 PM	#12
Neaohi Genin Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: "Reload your browser" Posts: 216 Rep Power: 2	Re: Malware from the site? Maybe this has something to do with the DNS Malware going on. Until then STAY AWAY from that site.

07-10-2012, 01:07 AM	#13
Sajuuk Special Jonin Candidate Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,226 Rep Power: 10	Re: Malware from the site? These forums are perfectly safe. It's just that someone is using an image from a site Norton or your AV believes contains malware. You can disable signatures from appearing by going to UserCP -> Edit Options -> Thread Display Options -> Visible Post Elements -> Disable Signatures __________________ Regards, ~ Sajuuk -------- YouTube Channel: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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