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kelli

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i keep getting this message from my avast anti virus.

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it only shows up when i am on VU, and several other people have seen it too. maybe the admin. could check into this? it's annoying.
and i know....so am i. but still................
 

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I noticed that myself yesterday.

Ran the scans and it looked like a false positive.

But so far today, nothing.
 

Whiskey

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Kelli, have you comepletely signed off and back on here again to clear your cashe yet??
 

Zamazam

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Clear your cookies Kelli...
 

egomama

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avast isn't that great a malware protector, imo. Make sure VU is added to your safe list, even if you have to go through internet settings. That's usually the first step that I would do.
 

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************* is the domain its coming from not VU. You can see where it says it there.
 

Zamazam

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Joe, the domain was autofiltered by the site and replaced with *
 

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Yes I have blocked it just in case someone is posting the URL as a link on this site.
You can still see it in her screenshot.
 

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kelli

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i feel terrible if i have infected VU. but i didn't mean to i swear. i will leave until i thoroughly check my puter and get rid of it if i indeed do have it. :(
 

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@kelli you cant infect the forum like that. I think someone posted a link on the site in a post somewhere that may be marked as a malware site.
Your software picked it up.
 

Warhawk-AVG

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Yup...was a redirect

When I do a whois I get
unknown domain: ************* <-hmmm. made it all *'s

hmmmm

This is why the admins limit off site redirects...it's not the site that is infected...but the links inside threads and stuff that lead to other infected sites

I run adblock plus as well...but I run AVG Free however, Avast is a pretty good antivirus.
 

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Yup...was a redirect

When I do a whois I get
unknown domain: ************* <-hmmm. made it all *'s

hmmmm

This is why the admins limit off site redirects...it's not the site that is infected...but the links inside threads and stuff that lead to other infected sites

I run adblock plus as well...but I run AVG Free however, Avast is a pretty good antivirus.

Yes.. I went in and made sure that URL cant be used on the forum anymore. Its on the ban list.
 

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kelli

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i ran scans with every program i have, and nothing showed up on my hard drive. and i have hopped around the forum for a bit and not gotten the message again (knock on wood). so maybe it's gone away. or somebody fixed it. whatever, i am glad. :)

oh, could i get my peanut butter thread back?
 

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