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Post by Amy » Mar Wed 24, 2010 12:48 pm

I got a message two or three times this morning that there is possible malware detected on subsonic. Should there be any cause for concern? If I get the message again I will copy it so I can share what it is specifically saying. The only reason I am asking is that I have never gotten this before today...
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Post by Amy » Mar Wed 24, 2010 12:52 pm

ok, it just came up now...this is the screen capture...
Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer!
The website at www.subsonicradio.com contains elements from the site www.magicalkingdoms.com, which appears to host malware – software that can hurt your computer or otherwise operate without your consent. Just visiting a site that contains malware can infect your computer.
For detailed information about the problems with these elements, visit the Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page for www.magicalkingdoms.com.
Learn more about how to protect yourself from harmful software online.


I tried the google diagnostics as suggested and it said there were 3 suspicious attempts noted. Any thoughts?

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Post by Jacca5660 » Mar Wed 24, 2010 1:03 pm

I've been on Subsonic for a very long time and have never gotten even a hint of malware! I think you protection is over reacting!
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Post by Amy » Mar Wed 24, 2010 1:14 pm

Well, my computer has been acting weird for awhile, and I don't think there is anything wonky happening at Subsonic but I thought maybe the mods would know something or should be aware that there could be something up...

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Post by Jacca5660 » Mar Wed 24, 2010 2:32 pm

I run AVG (FREE Anti-virus software) every night. I also run Comomdo (FREE Firewall software) all the time. I run Super antispyware all the time also. These are all free and update daily. I have had this computer for 4 years and I've caught and killed everything that has tried to harm my computer. That's with teenagers going on-line!
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Post by rdeacon » Mar Wed 24, 2010 6:32 pm

Those warnings are generally from malware on your computer. They show those warnings to get you to buy sofware you don't need. Here are a few links that have anti-virus and anti-malware software:

Anti-Virus
Microsoft - http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
OR
AVG - http://free.avg.com/us-en/download

Malware removal tools
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

I would install the Microsoft Security essentials and malwarebyes

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Post by rdeacon » Mar Wed 24, 2010 6:38 pm

UPDATE:

I have confirmed that this is the case

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I was just thinking and realized that that warning might have come when you were browsing the forums. As we don't use any 3rd party sites that are not clean, but members do tend to use the count down tickers on their posts. This might have thrown that warning. It won't hurt to use the software I mentioned. You can also use firefox with and add on called No Script. It stops all flash and javascripts from running unless you approve them. Its a layer of protection.

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Post by Amy » Mar Wed 24, 2010 7:37 pm

Thanks for all the advice, I will try to get those programs up and running in the next few days :)

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Post by carles1988 » Aug Wed 22, 2012 1:45 pm

Amy wrote:ok, it just came up now...this is the screen capture...
Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer!
The website at c contains elements from the site http://www.magicalkingdoms.com, which appears to host malware – software that can hurt your computer or otherwise operate without your consent. Just visiting a site that contains malware can infect your computer.
For detailed information about the problems with these elements, visit the Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page for http://www.magicalkingdoms.com.
Learn more about how to protect yourself from harmful software online.


I tried the google diagnostics as suggested and it said there were 3 suspicious attempts noted. Any thoughts?

Whoa! thanks for letting us know. Its just this morning that i visited http://www.subsonicradio.com, and now I have pop-out window who always view certificate..and I dont know where it came from,,maybe its because of that particular reason.. :(


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Re: Malware

Post by rdeacon » Aug Thu 23, 2012 8:15 am

Do you know what page you visited that had that warning?

Those messages usually come from the tickers or countdown clocks.


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