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Website asking me to download an ~ 50 KB gzip for last 2 days.
« on: November 11, 2015, 05:43:14 AM »
A website I like to visit, wellaware1.com, has been acting strangely for me the last two days: I would try to get to the site and I get this weird prompt:

     You have chosen to open: <blank>

        which is: application/x-gzip (file size varies between 50 and 60 KB)
        from: http://wellaware1.com

I cancel on the prompt every time.  I tweeted the host of the site and he thinks it's my computer and recommends I change my antivirus software.  I ran a quick scan which showed nothing.  I'm asking because I don't want to spend $40-$80 on software right now.  I am hoping that it is just a glitch.  Can you guys check that?

Thank you.

Edit: I am not having this popup from any other site I visit.
« Last Edit: November 11, 2015, 06:06:58 AM by emk_phoenix1 »

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Re: Website asking me to download an ~ 50 KB gzip for last 2 days.
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2015, 06:30:55 AM »
Cant access site, but i get the same download.

See here   http://urlquery.net/report.php?id=1447220258623   click picture in top right corner

scan of file
https://www.virustotal.com/nb/file/2290f3a99c7f66ed36eadbdaca58a0fff5a266e03f71c67be39ab344f05a7a1b/analysis/1447219584/

So seems something is wrong with the site / maybe infected

« Last Edit: November 11, 2015, 06:38:47 AM by Pondus »

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Re: Website asking me to download an ~ 50 KB gzip for last 2 days.
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2015, 11:56:12 AM »
There is work in progress on that website.

From the "default" file inside the packed file:
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I am almost complete with a site upgrade that will change the design and make the content and navigation more user-friendly and fluid. It should roll out in the next day or to

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Re: Website asking me to download an ~ 50 KB gzip for last 2 days.
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2015, 06:31:14 AM »
@Eddy:

About the site update, it was mainly about content and member-related updates that I'm not privy to since I'm not a member, so I knew that wasn't it.

@Pondus:

Yeah! That was what I was dealing with, too!  I just checked the site a few minutes ago and I was able to visit normally.  I think the guy who runs the site found the problem, phew!

To all: Thanks!  The site is working normally again!  The guy who runs the site was able to circumvent that problem!

Edit: I just tweeted the site owner and he said it was his cache!   >:(
« Last Edit: November 12, 2015, 07:46:40 AM by emk_phoenix1 »