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Discussion in 'Counter-Battery Fire' started by Gromit801, Nov 30, 2009.

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  1. luketdrifter

    luketdrifter Ace

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    Good fix. Just hard to remember to recheck that box every time.
     
    luketdrifter, Dec 19, 2009
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  2. Kai-Petri

    Kai-Petri Kenraali

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    Wonder if other ww2 related sites are facing this kinda problem as well?? Anybody know?
     
    Kai-Petri, Dec 20, 2009
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  3. sunny971

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    Arn't these viruses a horrible thing... Who does these kind of things? and why would anybody want to infect other computers? there is no reason for it. It's horrible.. I just had to buy anouther computer yesterday because of a virus I caught in a video straming site. and no, it wasn't porn! lol

    The anti virus i had deleted the virus but the virus did the damage and now I had to fork up 800 bucks just in time for the holidays! but oh well, it was worth it to upgrade.

    Windows 7.. humm should be interesting.

    suzie
     
    sunny971, Dec 20, 2009
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  4. texson66

    texson66 Ace

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    Yesterday and today (12-21-09) I am still getting these alerts on Firefox:

    "Safe Browsing
    Diagnostic page for ww2f.com

    What is the current listing status for ww2f.com?

    Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer.

    Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 4 time(s) over the past 90 days.

    What happened when Google visited this site?

    Of the 983 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 99 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2009-12-20, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2009-12-15.

    Malicious software includes 108 exploit(s). Successful infection resulted in an average of 1 new process(es) on the target machine.

    Malicious software is hosted on 3 domain(s), including x000x.cn/, 210.51.166.0/, tempa2.cn/.

    This site was hosted on 1 network(s) including AS3595 (GNAXNET).

    Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware?

    Over the past 90 days, ww2f.com did not appear to function as an intermediary for the infection of any sites.

    Has this site hosted malware?

    No, this site has not hosted malicious software over the past 90 days.

    How did this happen?

    In some cases, third parties can add malicious code to legitimate sites, which would cause us to show the warning message.

    Next steps:

    * Return to the previous page.
    * If you are the owner of this web site, you can request a review of your site using Google Webmaster Tools. More information about the review process is available in Google's Webmaster Help Center."

    I am having to use Chrome to get to WW2f. Anyone else having this issue?
     
    texson66, Dec 21, 2009
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  5. Skipper

    Skipper Kommodore

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    These are false alerts because Firefox stil thinks it is not fixed. You can disable those alerts for the forum in firefox, in your preferences box, this should solve the problem
     
    Skipper, Dec 21, 2009
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  6. LRusso216

    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    You can also use IE8 without a problem. It take some time for Google and Firefox to "catch up" with the fix.
     
    LRusso216, Dec 21, 2009
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  7. texson66

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    Thanks Skipper
     
    texson66, Dec 21, 2009
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  8. Otto

    Otto Spambot Nemesis Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I've merged a few malware related threads into this one, a single good source of info is better than multiple decent ones.
     
    Otto, Dec 21, 2009
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  9. Anderan

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    oh well, even if there is still a virus lurking somewhere on the board I'm not worried, I USE AVAST! :p
     
    Anderan, Dec 21, 2009
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  10. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Long story short:

    We use VBulletin to run this forum. The attack we suffered last Nov-Dec was a new exploit that VBulletin had not seen before-essentially we were the first site to get hit using that particular vulnerability. Why us? I don't know. Regardless, Otto alerted VB, provided pertinent information about the problem to them and a patch was issued and immediately installed by Otto.

    Because we endured an attack that made our site (temporarily) a potentially dangerous site for visitors, we were put on that list by Google. They wait 90 days after the last infestation to clear the unsafe status. The warning will be there until sometime in March, I can't remember the day.

    It took more than just visiting the forum to put a computer at risk, you had to click on a now dead link embedded in the forum. That is why members reported no problems to use with their machines even while the attack was in progress.

    Other VBulletin-run sites ought to be thanking us for taking the hit and saving them the headaches. It certainly was a pain in the rear, especially for Otto. Personally, I'd like a few minutes with them and a baseball bat, but that is just me.

    Thank your for your patience and loyalty.
     
    Slipdigit, Jan 19, 2010
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  11. LRusso216

    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    Thanks for the update, Jeff. The only forum I ever have trouble with is the Weapons forum. Firefox usually won't let me in unless I disable the protection. Other browsers give me no trouble. Strange.
     
    LRusso216, Jan 19, 2010
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