Avast WEBforum
Other => General Topics => Topic started by: Eddy on January 14, 2004, 02:05:42 AM
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Clcik on the link at the bottom og the index page and it takes you to some malicious site. What the heck is this?
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??? Which link?
Pavel
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It is at the bottum of the index page.
ALWIL Software Forums | Powered by YaBB SE < this link
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And? This is the link to the YABB SE Home page - I can't see anything malitious on it ???
Pavel
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It's the webpage of the makers of this forum (I mean, the "software" it's running on - the scripts).
Why do you think it's malicious?
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Didnt you people read what it says when you click on the Yabb link? And then choose more info?
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Didnt you people read what it says when you click on the Yabb link? And then choose more info?
It does not say anything on my computers... What is says on yours?
Pavel
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Artras, could you be more specific? ???
This link, as igor said, is the 'script software handler for the forums'. What is suspicious?
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It is saying that I am directed to that site because some lamer has put a link to it. In the info I get on their next page. It says the same. I know it is supposed to be a link tot the creaters of this forum. Calling them lamers is not something I think is nice to do. Btw, if I now click on the yabb link I get and error for that page saying server disconnected
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I see no message at all, no lamer, no trouble ::)
I was directly send to the YaBB page... 8)
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Will keep trying it. If it happens again I'll make a screenshot.
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When I clicked it I got some script debugging message and IE crashed. When I try it now, I get the http 500 error, page not found...
Peter
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Me, too...page not found...but I have so many "protecters" on my computer, it was probably because of them...
cojo
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No problem here. No lamer message at all. Clicking on link takes me to the YaBB page.
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wOw...disabled my LAN firewall and it came right up...I mean jack-rabbit fast ;)
hey, experts!! do you realize that I have learned enough that I knew to check some things??? 8)
that's two times ;D think I'm on a winning streak??
cojo
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I think they had some problem with their server(s). It is working fine now.
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naw...it was my magic touch ;D
cojo
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naw...it was my magic touch
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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hmmm oh no, the magic is gone. It is not linking right again :-\
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hmmm oh no, the magic is gone. It is not linking right again :-\
Strange indeed - it is working fine from here all the time ???
Pavel
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Oh forgot to tell, this is the only link I have discovered sofar that is doing this on my system. And ofcourse I checked for infections with Avast :D , housecall, checked for spy/addware with add-aware and Spybot S&D and I run TheCleaner. Just to be sure it is not an error here.
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Here is some additional information. I had this link tested by about 7 other people using Opera. Looks like it has to do with the way Opera handles java or javascript. Disabling it in the preferences brings people to http://www.avast.com/forum/ when it is enabled they have the same thing as I have. We checked with several other browsers, Netscape, IE, Mozilla, MozillaFirebird and sofar the problem did not appear. We gonna try some other things/settings and will post it here if we come along some more information that might be usefull.
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Ok, here is a part of my irc log file about a reaction I got when I asked them to try opera and the link:
[11:17] <Corydon> Artras Yabb site, but I have javascript, java, user agent, referrer all disabled
[11:18] <Artras> Corydon > strange thing it sometimes works, and sometimes it is showing a sponsored advertising/search page
[11:18] <Corydon> Artras if I enable js, referrer, and agent, it brings me to http://www.avast.com/forum/
[11:18] <Corydon> Artras actually it doesn't bring me to http://www.avast.com/forum/, it just closes the page that was supposed to open
[11:19] <Corydon> Artras if I enable js and referrer, while blocking agent--it brings me to the correct yabbse page
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yep, stupid magic touch turned to doo... :o
cojo
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Clciking on the bottum link on the page I (see picture in previous msg) takes me to this site: http://www.zoneedit.com/lameinfo.html?zone=yabb.info I sure hope not too many people have the same thing going on. It's not nice for Avast and Yabb, which I think are very respectable companies.
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It's not nice for Avast and Yabb, which I think are very respectable companies.
Avast has nothing to do with this - we only use YABB SE forum software, we are not responsible for any DNS problems of third party companies. I check the template of this forum but the link is hardcoded and can not be changed. There is not much we can do about this!
BTW: It still works without problems from my side!
Pavel
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Posted by: Artras Posted on: January 16, 2004, 08:52:01 AM
Oh forgot to tell, this is the only link I have discovered sofar that is doing this on my system. And ofcourse I checked for infections with Avast , housecall, checked for spy/addware with add-aware and Spybot S&D and I run TheCleaner. Just to be sure it is not an error here.
Artras
did ya check your comp with CWShredder?
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
my IE did go to some search page when i tried to go somewhere else,nasty browser hijack thing
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yes mr.morden I checked. Funny you mentioned cwschredder. I'm a official mirror of that prog and all the other progs from Merijn ;D
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well thats because i can see where you surf..heheh..naw just kidding
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morning all...hope this day is a good one for all
what exactly is cwshredder? is it like an eraser for your visited web sites, personal info, deleted temp files?
thanks!
cojo
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it removes brrowser hijack trojans
example,you type www.google.com and it goes somewhere else
check that site where is that proggie,there is plenty of info about that CWShredder thing
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Ok, I informed Opera about this prog. With everything that (sofar) is said in this thread. Hope they can come up with something to solve it, cause it is only Opera who is doing this. If they respond I certainly will post it here. And ofcourse Pavel, it is not an error at Avast. I know that. Was just saying that I feel sorry for Avast this is happening. It is not nice when people get to see screens/sites like that when the click on one of the links here. Avast and Yabb don't deserve this. Have nothing but the highest respect for the entire Avast team, who do a great job. (btw thanks for the quick update with the new virus last night)
My knowledge of the english language ain't that good, so I hope you all will understand what I'm trying to say. Having problems to express myself clearly in english, sorry for that.
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Artras, your command of the english is just fine!
Much better than I would be able to do with your first language--which is?
Latin, I do a fair job from my years of Catholic education from grade school on through my BSN (nursing degree)
cojo