USViking
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Malware is blocking my access to the Debate Politics thread titled "FBI Wants You to Identify American ISIS Fighters."
When I click on the thread I get a full-screen monster with a bright red background and white lettering that says:
Deceptive site ahead
Attackers on <site internet address for "political bullpen"- edit by USV > may trick you into doing something dangerous like installing software or revealing your personal information (for example, passwords, phone numbers, or credit cards).
Details
Back to safety
I made the edit because spelling out the entire site address generated a link which I do not want to do.
I would try to provide a screen shot but I am afraid that copying the goddam thing to my clipboard will lead to problems.
I have never heard of "political bullpen" and I have never encountered this malware before, which leads me to believe it may be a Debate Politics issue and not an issue with my PC.
I hope this information is helpful to DP. Please let me know if there is anything I can do on my end.
Better get rid of that one before it spreads to the rest of the forum. I'm on another forum as well that was attacked by viruses some years ago, and still hasn't regained the members it had before the attack. People left in droves for fear of infecting their computers.
Do you have a link to the thread?
The same malware appeared clicking to page 2 from page 1 of this History forum thread:
"Who Are The Most Misunderstood Persons In History?" (OP 9/17/13)
The same malware appeared clicking to page 2 from page 1 of this History forum thread:
"Who Are The Most Misunderstood Persons In History?" (OP 9/17/13)
I cannot click on any link or otherwise attempt access to the thread mentioned in OP without generating the malware.Do you have a link to the thread?
Thanks, I've sent this to the Recycle Bin which will prevent anyone from accessing it in the event there is actually an issue.
I've moved this as well in the event there is an issue but it clearly looks like a false positive.
REPLY #9
REPLY #10
I promise you I am not seeing things, and neither case was a false positive.
Getting malware simply by visiting a site? I thought that was something of an anachronism. And surely you can't get malware simply by taking a screen cap.
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