Malware alert in my thread - GoFuckYourself.com

sebrosen · 08-08-2010, 05:54 PM

Hey guys,

People have been posting in my thread (http://www.gfy.com/sell-and-buy-forum/977621-tubepress-3-wordpress-tube-theme-sale.html) today that they're getting malware alerts. This makes no sense to me. The only thing there is in the thread is an image.

Anyone know what could cause this problem?

Thanks

area51 - BANNED FOR LIFE · 08-08-2010, 05:56 PM

your religious avatar.

Agent 488 · 08-08-2010, 05:57 PM

p0rnus · 08-08-2010, 05:58 PM

So you want others to visit your thread?

baddog · 08-08-2010, 05:58 PM

It could have been in someone else. You should contact your host to check the server.

If it is from your site, scan your pc and change your passwords.

sebrosen · 08-08-2010, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by area51

your religious avatar.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent 488

Very helpful

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2012 · 08-08-2010, 06:09 PM

try a reboot

signupdamnit · 08-08-2010, 06:34 PM

The screenshot someone provided indicates that it is using heuristics and is detecting something on the html page. This is extremely general and heuristics are more prone to false alarms by the way they work. The people getting this should look around in their anti-malware utilities to see if there is a way for it to give you more information.

I presume the people getting this popup actually have antivir installed and that it is a real alert. Does anyone else see it with other anti-malware utilities?

I wouldn't freak out over this too much until more information is known. There is a high chance of nothing more than a false positive. Anyone who gets the message should reboot in safe mode and run fullscans with multiple updated anti-malware utilities (such as malwarebytes anti-malware). Please note anything that it says you have and report it here or somewhere because it will help in figuring this out.

08-08-2010, 05:54 PM	#1
sebrosen Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 209	Malware alert in my thread Hey guys, People have been posting in my thread (http://www.gfy.com/sell-and-buy-forum/977621-tubepress-3-wordpress-tube-theme-sale.html) today that they're getting malware alerts. This makes no sense to me. The only thing there is in the thread is an image. Anyone know what could cause this problem? Thanks __________________ Adult WordPress Themes ReviewPress2 - Review Theme TubePress4 - Tube Theme

08-08-2010, 05:58 PM	#4
p0rnus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Under the bed. Posts: 794	So you want others to visit your thread? __________________ ICQ: 330-164-445

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baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	It could have been in someone else. You should contact your host to check the server. If it is from your site, scan your pc and change your passwords. Last edited by baddog; 08-08-2010 at 05:59 PM..

08-08-2010, 06:34 PM	#8
signupdamnit Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,697	The screenshot someone provided indicates that it is using heuristics and is detecting something on the html page. This is extremely general and heuristics are more prone to false alarms by the way they work. The people getting this should look around in their anti-malware utilities to see if there is a way for it to give you more information. I presume the people getting this popup actually have antivir installed and that it is a real alert. Does anyone else see it with other anti-malware utilities? I wouldn't freak out over this too much until more information is known. There is a high chance of nothing more than a false positive. Anyone who gets the message should reboot in safe mode and run fullscans with multiple updated anti-malware utilities (such as malwarebytes anti-malware). Please note anything that it says you have and report it here or somewhere because it will help in figuring this out. Last edited by signupdamnit; 08-08-2010 at 06:41 PM..

08-08-2010, 05:56 PM	#2
area51 - BANNED FOR LIFE So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,164	your religious avatar.

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08-08-2010, 06:09 PM	#7
2012 So Fucking What Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 17,189	try a reboot