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Points: 20023 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2007 at 17:03
Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

The ads on PA are getting rediculous. I'll pay money to the site if this sh*t will just stop. Otherwise, I might leave. It's not worth it lately.


For Christ's sake, people! Get yourself Firefox with Adblock and NoScript and stop complaining! I did and I've never encountered any of the problems you mentioned.

I SEE NO ADS AT ALL!

Hug

This is what I use at home, so I have no problems there. Unfortunately, I also log in to PA at work (in my lunch hour, obviously) and there I have a locked down version of IE and I can't have ad blockers or anything similar. At the moment I can't risk using PA at work just in case something dodgy gets through the virus checker and I get the sack.
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Points: 2760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2007 at 11:30
I've gotten this pop-up three times from this site, and two other times on the main page it was about to switch to a different site but I closed the window before it happened.  I hope this is fixed soon.

Also (for what it's worth) I'd like to say again that this is not the only site I've seen this malware/spyware/whatever pop-up occur, a few weeks ago, I got it twice on mlb.com, but I haven't seen it since there.
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Points: 4028 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2007 at 13:35
Hi guys,

thanks for reporting this since I dont experience it from my PC (Firefox or IE7).

It seems that we have 2 Virus Ads ?

- IPOD Winning
- Malware Detection


I'll check , but I think it's a Server Virus. Let's hope not.Unhappy

Thanks for your help.

Max
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Can someone send a Screenshot with the URL (if possible) of the Virus Ads ?

Thanks

Email: max @ progarchives . com
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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2007 at 15:02
I always happens to me!!!
 
Who do I send the bill if my computer gets infected? LOLWinkTongue
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I just got redirected to the malware site again and it started downloading something to my computer.  If I get a computer virus I'm going to be Angry.
I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Points: 20023 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2007 at 16:29
I have been getting the malware one at work but it didn't appear today.
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The message reads "Do you want to install and run http://scanner2.malware-scan.com/setup/webinst.cab" signed by an unknown date/time and distributed by Sheby Group Ltd.
 
Publisher authenticity verified by UTN-USERFirst-Object. "
 
It offers a Yes/No/More info selection option.
 
 
It is all but impossible to stop it running, and pop up blockers do not seem to stop it.
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Points: 5109 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2007 at 17:35
I've managed to block it on Safari.
a.k.a. H.T.

http://riekels.wordpress.com
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2007 at 19:54
Originally posted by M@X M@X wrote:

Can someone send a Screenshot with the URL (if possible) of the Virus Ads ?

Thanks

Email: max @ progarchives . com
 
One I've just had does a leap-frog from:
 
 
to
 
 
.. the later doesn't display on IE7, so no screen-shot
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Points: 2760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2007 at 19:57
^ I also saw that first one you listed twice, but I exited my window before anything happened.  
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I've been getting these EVERYTIME I log in.......... for about 2 weeks, I use pop-up blockers but the darn thing just gets around them.
I closes all other windows or apps running and has scared the heebiejeeebies outta me, which is why I have been laying low, I try to log in every couple of days of so to see if it is gone yet..........
 
Yesterday I logged into the forums ok, but when I tried to pop back to the archives up it came.
 
Ad's do not other me at all lie I have said before, but this is worrying!
Not all PA users are as technically minded and aware as others (me being one of the dunces!)  and this kind of thing is pretty scary, it's ok say you need to run blah blah blah, but I have NO IDEA what you are talking about, and if I need to fiddle with my computer that much just to use  PA I wont bother.......... I should imagine there are a lot of folk out there that will feel the same!
 
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2007 at 03:29
According to the IT chaps where I work (which is where I usually log on from) this is completely harmless - irritating, yes, but harmless. Logged in from home last night & Norton picked it up & disposed of it tout-suite

M@X on to it now, so hopefully should go soon - in fact, thinking about it, I don't remember it happeining this morning...

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Points: 1494 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2007 at 05:44
Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

The ads on PA are getting rediculous. I'll pay money to the site if this sh*t will just stop. Otherwise, I might leave. It's not worth it lately.


For Christ's sake, people! Get yourself Firefox with Adblock and NoScript and stop complaining! I did and I've never encountered any of the problems you mentioned.

I SEE NO ADS AT ALL!

Hug
But it's not an ad, it's a forced redirect to a malicious website. It may not actually be a trojan, but it is intrusive and forces me to re-open IE because hitting the back button doesn't work.
 
Man-Erg, the worm could easily have been from an email or from someone directly attack your computer.
 
This is really terrible. I just got it so it's not gone yet.
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Points: 20023 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2007 at 07:26
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

I have been getting the malware one at work but it didn't appear today.
It's back again today! It may be harmless but it's bloody annoying. I haven't noticed a thing at home with Firefox, Ad Blocker and pop-up blocker.
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Points: 53 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2007 at 22:55
    Today after browsing these forums and getting the malware redirect I noticed a bit of odd behaviour. After some investigation I realized my DNS server had changed, where previous sessions it hadn't. This could potentially have real bad results, meaning instead of my provider's DNS server pointing me to the proper servers, I am sending requests to a rogue server pointing me to all sorts of badness.

    I am not sure if that specific malware site was responsible for the redirect since I was browsing other places, but I will have to keep checking in. I am curious if anyone else here had a change in dns.

    I won't bore you with a bunch of techy info but in general you should:
Check your router or ISP for the official DNS addresses
Compare that with the DNS address on your machine
Change it if needed and take any precautionary measures.
If anyone needs elaboration I will certainly do my best to help.
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Points: 572 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2007 at 23:16
Here's the screenshot you requested, Max





I get this pretty often as well. I don't know how much this helps, I didn't give it a chance to go to a link.


Edited by Fight Club - December 05 2007 at 23:17
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Points: 2696 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2007 at 02:26

Well since yesterday morning's post here just 23 short hours ago, this is the first time I have been able to even get as far as the forums. It is more than annoying, it stops me getting here, I just cannot get passed the damn thing.

whether it's actually seriously bad news, or just an annoying obstacle is imaterial surely, if it stops people coming, if it makes people nervous about the using the site is it really doing us any favours?

Rx
 
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Points: 89372 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2007 at 02:38
I have had no problems my end... but I do feel sorry for you guys and girls.  It sounds like it's very annoying.

Let's hope it's sorted out as soon as possible.
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2007 at 05:58
Just had the scanner2 Malware one, the full URL is:
 
 
I've tried tracking it back to find out how it attaches itself to the PA page, but with no luck so far.
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