Boards have Malware?


all_hell

 

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I just received this lovely message while attempting to browse the boards on Google Chrome 10 on Windows 7 64 bit.

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boards.cityofheroes.com contains content from www.profilebrand.com, a site known to distribute malware. Your computer might catch a virus if you visit this site.
Google has found malicious software may be installed onto your computer if you proceed. If you've visited this site in the past or you trust this site, it's possible that it has just recently been compromised by a hacker.
Any ideas?


@Celestial Lord and @Celestial Lord Too

 

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Someone's avatar or signature hosting maybe? I'm not getting any hits for profilebrand.com on any of the pages I'm browsing and there's nothing being flagging in Adblock, Noscript or Ghostery for it.


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Originally Posted by Celestial_Lord View Post
I just received this lovely message while attempting to browse the boards on Google Chrome 10 on Windows 7 64 bit.
Any ideas?
I use the same set up and haven't had any reports for whatever that's worth.


 

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prob'ly an akamai repeater thingymabob

I think that from time to time they carry malware sites as well as legitimate ones


 

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Originally Posted by all_hell View Post
prob'ly an akamai repeater thingymabob

I think that from time to time they carry malware sites as well as legitimate ones
Akamai is a content distribution network, totally unrelated to that website.


profilebrand.com seems to include a bunch of avatar pictures (it advertises itself as hosting myspace layouts and such... myspace... hahaha ), so likely what you're seeing is someone with an avatar (or sig) from that site.


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Originally Posted by ShadowNate
;_; ?!?! What the heck is wrong with you, my god, I have never been so confused in my life!