Archive.org book is being falgged regardless of exception

[john.r.priesmeyer]

getting really angry at this antivirus with all the false positives & suspicious blacklists

archive.org is a safe site i use it all the time.  how can i get it to stop or im gonna uninstall this garbage.

[DavidR]

Some more details might help I have just visited the site and no Avast alert

If you had an Avast Alert please attach a screenshot of it with the Details option selected.

- Attaching Images to your post - When you Click the Reply button it opens a text window for you to post your comment (reply or post).
Click the Preview button, that shows what you have input and expands it to include 'Attachments and other options'. Click that it further expands, here you can attach images, etc. at the bottom of your post.
See my attached image, click to expand.

[john.r.priesmeyer]

Here's the screenshot

[DavidR]

First I don't work for Avast, but an Avast User trying to help other Avast Users.
You said that it was archive.org not a sub section of it and that is what I checked out.

The details sections (as I suggested) might have provided more information.

See this check - https://sitecheck.sucuri.net/results/archive.org -  Warning: Malware Detected

You can of course report it as a -  Possible False Positive - New location to report both a False Positive and or a False Negative (for File or URL) - https://www.avast.com/submit-a-sample#pc - you would however have to be very detailed about the full url of the detection and not just the domain name. 

[polonus]

Avast Online Security does not block it, but be aware of
"This week, an appellate court ruled in favour of major corporations, removing access to over 500,000 books.
But we will continue to defend the rights of all libraries.".

Big companies like FREEMIUM solutions, but only when data will be profitable. i.m.h.o.


The maintenance of this website should consider what Retie.JS finds here:

jquery   1.10.2.min   Found in -https://archive.org/includes/jquery-1.10.2.min.js _____Vulnerability info:
medium   2432 3rd party CORS request may execute CVE-2015-9251 GHSA-rmxg-73gg-4p98   
medium   CVE-2015-9251 11974 parseHTML() executes scripts in event handlers GHSA-rmxg-73gg-4p98   
medium   CVE-2019-11358 4333 jQuery before 3.4.0, as used in Drupal, Backdrop CMS, and other products, mishandles jQuery.extend(true, {}, ...) because of Object.prototype pollution GHSA-6c3j-c64m-qhgq   
medium   CVE-2020-11022 4642 Regex in its jQuery.htmlPrefilter sometimes may introduce XSS GHSA-gxr4-xjj5-5px2   
medium   CVE-2020-11023 CVE-2020-23064 4647 passing HTML containing <option> elements from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. GHSA-jpcq-cgw6-v4j6   1
low   73 jQuery 1.x and 2.x are End-of-Life and no longer receiving security updates   

polonus (volubnteer 3rd party cold reconnaissance website security-analyst and website error-hunter)

P.M. Both the legal landscape affecting libraries and the technical challenges surrounding web security are complex but crucial areas of concern. By advocating for equitable access to information and implementing best practices in web development and security, you can contribute positively to both fields.  (source = comment by deepai)

[john.r.priesmeyer]

I know there's a court case involving the wayback machine.  bunch of nonsense if you ask me.  But ok ill report the false negatives.  thank you, i just found it weird that it would be blacklisted at the same time as said court case.