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Offline rocksteady

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URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« on: October 14, 2020, 10:04:09 AM »
I have just had a URL Blacklist popup appear whlst viewing Avast Forum. Some unrelated URL being listed see attachment refers to a gif. What is going on?
Is one of bob3160's images on a bad website?
« Last Edit: October 14, 2020, 02:52:10 PM by rocksteady »

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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2020, 11:17:27 AM »
Hi, I just checked, but didn't get any Avast warning in Bob's thread.
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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2020, 02:37:19 PM »
I have just had a URL Blacklist popup appear whlst viewing Avast Forum. Some unrelated URL being listed see attachment refers to a gif. What is going on?
Is one of bob3160's images on a bad website?
Which thread were you looking at when you got this warning?

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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2020, 02:57:01 PM »
When I just went in again to select the link for the thread, it came up again!
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=78426.0

Edit:
Just to be clear. Earlier this morning I was reading though the Forum and had opened many threads without incident. Then went to Other>General>    
Avast Sponsored Security Seminars and got the hit.

This latest time I went into the same thrrad to get the link to it to post (as above) and got hit with the same thing again.
I can still open and read other threads without incident.


« Last Edit: October 14, 2020, 03:10:23 PM by rocksteady »

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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2020, 03:10:57 PM »
Confirmed, the first page of the thread gets blocked here as well.
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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2020, 03:12:45 PM »
When I just went in again to select the link for the thread, it came up again!
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=78426.0

Edit:
Just to be clear. Earlier this morning I was reading though the Forum and had opened many threads without incident. Then went to Other>General>   
Avast Sponsored Security Seminars and got the hit.

This latest time I went into the same thrrad to get the link to it to post (as above) and got hit with the same thing again.
I can still open and read other threads without incident.
Sorry but I get no such popup so have no idea what you are using that's causing it.
Also, I don't see any .gif files on that page.
You guys are also using Firefox, I use Chrome.
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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2020, 03:14:27 PM »
From my Webshield log: (edited to break link)
14/10/2020 08:57:39   hxxp://static.hugedomains.com/images/logo_huge_domains.gif [L] URL:Blacklist (0)
14/10/2020 13:52:37   hxxp://static.hugedomains.com/images/logo_huge_domains.gif [L] URL:Blacklist (0)

Note you can see from my screenshots I was looking at last page of thread first occasion, first page second occasion I got hit.

Yes. Im using FF.
« Last Edit: October 14, 2020, 03:17:23 PM by rocksteady »

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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2020, 03:20:11 PM »
From my Webshield log: (edited to break link)
14/10/2020 08:57:39   hxxp://static.hugedomains.com/images/logo_huge_domains.gif [L] URL:Blacklist (0)
14/10/2020 13:52:37   hxxp://static.hugedomains.com/images/logo_huge_domains.gif [L] URL:Blacklist (0)

Note you can see from my screenshots I was looking at last page of thread first occasion, first page second occasion I got hit.

Yes. Im using FF.
I just don't know where you find that .gif? I do get a hit from Avast on that domain but not on the forum just in your post before you broke the link.
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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2020, 03:24:55 PM »
Here's a screenshot from my system, but I only get it on the first page.
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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2020, 05:01:08 PM »
Just checked accessing same Forum thread with:
1. ASB. No threat flagged.
2. Opera. Threat is flagged, same as FF.

I have no idea where that gif is on the page.

Is is a FP anyhow?


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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2020, 09:49:16 AM »
It seems Bob's screenshot in the first post expired and gets redirected to an ad now.
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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2020, 09:55:22 AM »
Ah. That picture on first page appears blank on ASB, but guess not on other browers. Asyn=Sherlock Holmes. ;)
Don't know if bob can still edit that post and remove the picture.
I am avoiding that thread for now.

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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2020, 10:04:05 AM »
1. Ah. That picture on first page appears blank on ASB, but guess not on other browers. Asyn=Sherlock Holmes. ;)
2. Don't know if bob can still edit that post and remove the picture.
1. That's why I never embed my screenshots but attach them. You never know what shows up after a few months/years. ;)
2. Yes, Bob himself and/or Avast mods can edit it.
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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2020, 02:58:51 PM »
1. Ah. That picture on first page appears blank on ASB, but guess not on other browers. Asyn=Sherlock Holmes. ;)
2. Don't know if bob can still edit that post and remove the picture.
1. That's why I never embed my screenshots but attach them. You never know what shows up after a few months/years. ;)
2. Yes, Bob himself and/or Avast mods can edit it.
Thanks for the detective work. I've replace the image.
Please check to make sure you aren't getting any further warnings. There should be none. Thanks
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Re: URL Blacklist whilst reading Avast Forum!
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2020, 03:15:39 PM »
1. Ah. That picture on first page appears blank on ASB, but guess not on other browers. Asyn=Sherlock Holmes. ;)
2. Don't know if bob can still edit that post and remove the picture.
1. That's why I never embed my screenshots but attach them. You never know what shows up after a few months/years. ;)
2. Yes, Bob himself and/or Avast mods can edit it.
Thanks for the detective work. I've replace the image.
Please check to make sure you aren't getting any further warnings. There should be none. Thanks
You're welcome Bob, I just checked and no warnings/ads. Good job..!! :)
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