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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: dawmail333 on January 25, 2008, 12:47:52 AM

Title: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: dawmail333 on January 25, 2008, 12:47:52 AM
These following URLS show up as having a virus:
http://www.bundysoft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=156&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30
http://www.bundysoft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=286
http://www.bundysoft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=331
http://forums.gentoo.cz/viewtopic.php?=&p=555

Are these false positives?  Can anyone confirm?
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: kubecj on January 25, 2008, 12:54:24 AM
Yup, FPs. A colleague is right now getting the fixed version out.
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: vwdave on January 25, 2008, 12:56:42 AM
Mine is doing the same, as is another national phpBB.  My son can find no problem with his work laptop running McAffee.  I'm assuming it's Avast that has got over-sensitive.  

It did update just before, and I've tried updating again in case there was a hitch while uploading.  Maybe they will have sorted it by tomorrow's update - or I'll change to another provider rrather than not be able to get onto my own BB.

VWDave.

Ah - a solution is being worked on - excellent!
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: dawmail333 on January 25, 2008, 01:00:52 AM
Something that happened on my computer that I never have understood:

I had these folders full of stuff I had transferred from one computer to another, and for some reason, these applications magically made themselves in those folders, called [nameofthefolder].exe.  These were viruses.  Any idea how that happened?

Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: dawmail333 on January 25, 2008, 01:05:33 AM
It did update just before, and I've tried updating again in case there was a hitch while uploading.  Maybe they will have sorted it by tomorrow's update - or I'll change to another provider rrather than not be able to get onto my own BB.

Fortunately, my phpBB3 forum isn't affected.  ;D
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: darakhshan on January 25, 2008, 01:06:17 AM
I have the same problem and it wasted 1 hour of my time trying to find out what was the problem
and looked every where in internet but found nothing  :o
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: rdmaloyjr on January 25, 2008, 01:09:29 AM
I got a virus alert trying to access SUPERAntiSpyware forums.  No doubt a false positive. ::)
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: kubecj on January 25, 2008, 01:31:54 AM
FP should be fixed now.
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: rdmaloyjr on January 25, 2008, 01:41:57 AM
No more virus alert in SAS forums.  :)
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: darakhshan on January 25, 2008, 01:47:04 AM
I am still getting alert
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: kubecj on January 25, 2008, 01:55:21 AM
What vps do you have?
What site is affected?
What virus is found?

etc.
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: qspy on January 25, 2008, 02:15:10 AM
http://i28.tinypic.com/egwe2u.jpg (http://i28.tinypic.com/egwe2u.jpg)

check this out dude, this is joke, standard phpbb forum and now u make our users disturbed
only on viewtopic.php from what i heard from users
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: dawmail333 on January 25, 2008, 02:17:57 AM
No probs now!  ;D
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: qspy on January 25, 2008, 02:21:23 AM
in phpbb there is still problem... so fix it as u fix on smf
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: Mikealdo on January 25, 2008, 02:24:05 AM
After an update approximately one hour ago, I can't visit ANY web page whatsoever without encountering multiple instances of the following warning. Yes, I had to disable my Avast antivirus to visit the Avast antivirus forum. The irony.  ::) I really don't want to uninstall because it has served me extremely well up to this point.

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3108/avastrz4.jpg
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: Mikealdo on January 25, 2008, 02:38:02 AM
Any chance of a response here?

I've got half an hour before I have to either find a fix for this or install an alternative.
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: jimb01930 on January 25, 2008, 02:42:33 AM
I did an update on my Avast and still have the same problem.

Malware name: VBS:Malware-gen
Malware type: Virus/Worm
VPS Version :080124-0, 01/24/2008

Message appears when trying to view topic in any forum at
For The Birds Board (http://www.forthebirdsboard.com)
and
Dragonfly Forum (http://www.dragonflyforum.com)

Thanks for your efforts.
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: Kilia on January 25, 2008, 02:50:36 AM
Had a problem on OCMB, but all gone now with the update. Thanks a bunch. :)
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: jsejtko on January 25, 2008, 02:51:32 AM
Current VPS is: 080125-0


Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: qspy on January 25, 2008, 03:02:25 AM
fix phpbb guys, this is urgent
Title: Re: Virus alert visiting certain phpBB2 forums.
Post by: jimb01930 on January 25, 2008, 03:05:34 AM
Got the update VPS 080125-0
All is well. Thanks