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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: coltpixy on January 04, 2009, 03:44:08 PM

Title: Avast blocking online file host
Post by: coltpixy on January 04, 2009, 03:44:08 PM

I have used avast home edition for many years. I have been using Ripway.com for a file host for several years and never had a problem until yesterday. Now I cannot see my own files on Ripway nor can I see any of the images on my websites that are hosted at Ripway. I get a toaster pop-up from avast saying something to the effect that "avast network is blocking malicious site h1.ripway.com".

Avast 4.8 Home Edition
version database 090103-1.01/03

Title: Re: Avast blocking online file host
Post by: kubecj on January 04, 2009, 04:11:01 PM

Ripway was hosting some malware and I mistakenly blocked the whole domain - should be already fixed.

Title: Re: Avast blocking online file host
Post by: coltpixy on January 04, 2009, 04:56:28 PM

Just checked and when I clicked on one of my image files I got pop-up toaster, "Network blocked malicious site hi1ripway"

Title: Re: Avast blocking online file host
Post by: coltpixy on January 04, 2009, 05:19:43 PM

Now when I go to my blog I get multiple toaster pop-ups, "Network Blocking malicious site h1Ripway.com". I do not want people using avast going to my blog thinking I have anything malicious there! http://coltpixy.com
I do not know of any other hosting site that hosts .ico files or pdf files.

Title: Re: Avast blocking online file host
Post by: Lindor on January 04, 2009, 05:26:25 PM

I myself have been having issues with Ripway. I use it to store some .mp3's so I can host them on a few web sites. I don't have any other problems except for that. It always pops up as http://h1.ripway.com/***/***  (* = user name is usualy first and then the file name is second).

Title: Re: Avast blocking online file host
Post by: coltpixy on January 04, 2009, 05:32:16 PM

For me, the images/files hosted there are blank on the pages they are supposed to be on and I get the toaster pop-up from avast ""Network Blocking malicious site h1Ripway.com" while on the web page. Mulitple messages if more than one image is there.
If I go to Ripway I get the same toaster pop-up and if I click on an image in my account there I get an "address not found" page. I can see the thumbnails on the account and Ripway says they see no problems with my account.

Title: Re: Avast blocking online file host
Post by: Lindor on January 04, 2009, 05:53:12 PM

It is 1150 am EST and I just had a update within the last hour and checked out my sites and my songs are now playing. Also there is no message popups about blocking them.

Title: Re: Avast blocking online file host
Post by: coltpixy on January 04, 2009, 06:37:46 PM

It is working fine for me after the update too.

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