Weird Subsim warning message
 

Me and another guy over at Ubi were surprised earlier today to find that we could not view the Subsim page. IE8 kept giving me a security warning that the site was unsafe, and in spite of reporting it as safe and clicking on continue anyway, Nanny Gates would not let me in. So I dumped IE in favour of Firefox; overdue move anyways. Everything is loading fine now. Weird.

Yeah I picked up a Trojan somewhere that mimics MS security essentials. It flagged subsim as infected with both IE and Firefox. It wanted me to run a online scan. It was a bugger to get rid of.

Lots of other reports and info here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=175495

Thanks, FK.

Welcome to the world of Firefox. I've used it for years and occasionally dip into another new browser but always back to Firefox.

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:f...-08-08.jpg&t=1

Thank you for the Link, I become with IE8 the same warning messages....

Best regards,
Magic

I have used FF a few times over the years, but as an IT student I told myself to stick with IE, both for its familiarity and in order to know it for tech support purposes. I really liked IE8 on my W7 system, but it's nannyism [is that word or did I just invent a new one?] on this issue has pushed me over the edge. I really dislike software that offers you the "freedom" to proceed past a warning message, giving you the illusion that you can continue, then yanks it away again after you proceed. Sorry, Nanny Gates, but I don't want to be your Charlie Brown anymore.

I tend to agree with you :yep:

As someone who has been in IT since the 80's - I ONLY use/support MSIE when on the job - and as I am about to "celebrate" my 3rd anniversary of unemployment it's been a while. Firefox all the way - with an occasional side trip to Opera.

I use only IE no matter the version.
I have very little problems anywhere.
Most of those type 'Hi-jacks' to IE come from known places.
AVG Free stops most of them for me and I fix the others myself.
I've had no problems with SubSim that I can recall.
:hmmm:

Same here - I've tried Firefox in the past, and maybe one of the other ones that a lot of people seem to like - but as I was already accustomed to how IE looks and works, and have never had any problems with it, getting used to a different browser always felt like more hassle than it was worth.

Now after a little googling on the topic of ad-blocking, I'm using IE8's InPrivate Filtering to auto-block all the same stuff that I would block if I were using those plug-ins with another browser. That just makes the idea of fiddling with an alternative even less appealing... blocking ads from certain sites was the only reason I looked at Firefox to begin with, and now I don't need it for that.

I'd not have switched if IE had allowed me to proceed into Subsim, but after offering me the option to proceed, then blocking me anyway after I clicked the ignore the warning box it still blocked me. I don't get why they offer you the choice of proceeding if they are not going to let you proceed. Typical Microsux logic.

Hmmm. Several times this evening while browsing this site, Norton has popped up and said it has blocked "Bloodhound.Exploit357." I'm NOT saying there is a problem with this site, just pointing out that these two occurrences have coincided a few times. It is apparently a plug-in related item as my Norton 360 Premiere reports it. I am now using Firefox. When I visit Subsim I get a message at the top of the page saying a plug-in is missing and FF cannot locate the proper plug-in that this site supposedly wants.

The warning from Norton came up again after I exited Firefox. See? Just because something is a coincidence doesn't mean it is related. I've run a registry cleaner and another utility and will keep an eye on it to see if it pops up again. Norton tells me the malicious item has been blocked, but can't tell me where exactly it originated. Just because it popped up while browsing here does not necessarily mean it originated here.

I use IE9 on Win7 64-bit. I used to use FF, but they're starting to drag their feet, or more's the point, IE has caught up and IMHO has now overtaken them. Now if only Flash would move to the 64-bit world (or, alternatively, everyone replace Flash with Silverlight)...

Anyway, my two "Fort Knox" computers haven't reported Subsim as being dodgy for a few hours, so hopefully things are now, at least temporarily, OK. There have been times over the last week or so when this site, and this site only, has lit my computers up like a Christmas Tree (and I use different security systems on each for this exact reason).

Thank you, Jaesen. It helps me to rest at ease that someone more tech savvy than myself also gives this site a thumbs up. I really wish that the folks who have the skills to mess with other peoples computers would instead devote their skills to bettering the lot of humanity.

I remember back in the 1990's leading a team of programmers who developed a lot of VBA code (to integrate externally developed software into MS Office for the largest network in the southern hemisphere). This was in the day of macro viruses. My guys were amazed when I pointed out to them that a mere two or so extra lines of code could turn their legitimate programming into feral viruses. I showed them the extra lines needed and assured them that if I ever caught them writing malicious code I would kick their backsides out on the street so fast. Call it boundary setting, but to this day they are still good friends and mighty good programmers.

The moral of the story is that it's a very fine line between legitimate software and malicious software. I mean, JSGME, for example, could very easily trawl your computer for passwords (because you have to elevate permissions to run it) and you would never know. Of course, it doesn't, and NEVER will, but it highlights the importance of user trust and brand reputation.

I'm starting to get freaked out. As I just now launched Subsim, I got two warnings about trojans that popped up after I closed the "You need to install missing plugins" banner at the top of the page. Is anybody else seeing this? What plugins are needed to view additional media on this page anyway? I never got that message when I viewed Subsim with IE8.

??? I have IE8 64bit running now and it has version of flash player loaded
You will find it under beta test version works great in Windows 7 :up:

I had it this morning its good old java again :nope:

Edit ... When I was using Firefox