FAO NEAL: Reported Attack Site? Anyone else getting this too?

[Molon Labe]

Well, the google info site says this:

The last time Google visited this site was on 2010-10-18, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2010-10-18.Malicious software includes 9 exploit(s), 7 trojan(s). Successful infection resulted in an average of 1 new process(es) on the target machine.

So that's not a report to google, google found something here themselves. I'm thinking someone uploaded something that was infected to the Downloads section. In any case, Neal or another webmaster should probably get in touch with Google and get all the details straight from them. If there are infected files here they probably created a record of that.

[Castout]

Originally Posted by Molon Labe

Well, the google info site says this:


So that's not a report to google, google found something here themselves. I'm thinking someone uploaded something that was infected to the Downloads section. In any case, Neal or another webmaster should probably get in touch with Google and get all the details straight from them. If there are infected files here they probably created a record of that.

Could be anything heck even some hacker who exploited the web weakness. My own blog for example, once and just once, tried to download virus when I was logged in to it. .
A more popular political blog on the other hand suffered from more hacker attack which tried to steal email password and login detail when one tried to comment on it. It wasn't the blog owner's fault nor was it the blog site's fault. Some hackers must be the one(s) to put the malware(clickjacking attempt) in it.

I have two AV which don't report anything suspicious when I logged to subsim ever.

I hope this will not discourage the teenager or kids out there who are regular visitors to the forum.

Same issue here ,had to use IE to post

[Castout]

Originally Posted by darius359au

Same issue here ,had to use IE to post

Just need to uncheck blocking attack sites from firefox security setting then you're good to go

[TLAM Strike]

Got the same problem with firefox.

Disabled the blocker in the tools... not happy about leaving that open...

[tater]

It's doing the same on my PC, and my mac (firefox, and safari).

[nikimcbee]

AVG says subsim is ok. Don't forget last year, when norton thought windows xp was a virus

It must be dowly's sig

[indy]

I first got a warning with Fire Fox, that this site Subsim, was a attack site, I ran a scan of my computer with avast, it found Trojans called On line gaming.com I quarantined them, then deleted them off my system, so far I think my system is free of any critters.

I can not say for sure that I got these Trojans from Subsim site.


Some of you mentioned that you turned off the site attack warnings, in Fire Fox or you put subsim as trusted. I don't think turning off attack site warnings, or putting any site as trusted is a very bright thing to do, I personally want all the protection out here that I can get.
Any one or any site can be hacked or infected, "My thoughts" Indy.

[JScones]

Originally Posted by indy

Some of you mentioned that you turned off the site attack warnings, in Fire Fox or you put subsim as trusted. I don't think turning off attack site warnings, or putting any site as trusted is a very bright thing to do, I personally want all the protection out here that I can get.
Any one or any site can be hacked or infected, "My thoughts" Indy.

What's even more concerning is there are a few people, maybe not in this thread but definitely in one of the five or seven threads raised so far about this, who have criticised Microsoft for having the audacity to annoy them with warnings! <shakes head in amazement>

[MaddogK]

FF 3.6.11- warnings gone and site unblocked from my work pc.

Still havent received any malware warnings from AVG (home PC) as I dont run with admin privileges, or norton corp ed AV (work)- am thinking noscript is working and java scripts are disabled have something to do with it.

I'm not an average Internet user.
Opened and ran my own ISP way back in '94.
(The first dial-up provider in 2 counties where I live.)
Sold that then did Networks for all the Lawyers and Court systems here.
I've also Beta tested every version of Windows since 98

I am seeing NO problems at all with IE8.
Then again maybe my Router is catching them.
It's not your average Wal-Mart router.

[Onkel Neal]

Seeing how Google is the #1 problem we have with spammer email here, they should clean themselves up first.

I've asked the IT security team to do another sweep.

[Reece]

Seems to be only FF on my system, IE works fine, maybe that's just a setting though!

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by Reece

Seems to be only FF on my system, IE works fine, maybe that's just a setting though!

It is a setting on the Security tab: 'Block reported attack sites'

I unchecked that and haven't had any problems at all with this site. Pretty sure the AV and/or firewall would have thrown a red flag at me but nothing happened there, so I'm trusting that it's just that Subsim is on Google's "Badware" list.

[WarlordATF]

This was really messing with me today until i finally said the hell with it and clicked ignore and checked this message. Like Krashkart said i'm sure my AV would have detected if something was really wrong.

Anyway, Glad to be back and i hope this gets straightened out so other users are not kept away because of it. Stupid Google!