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Advert(?) URL reports infected by Avast in Chrome

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NickN5

Just a heads up that every giveaway page on this site I load up, jut started today, is being reported by Avast Antivirus in Chrome:

Infected URL
URL: http://pool.admedo.com/sync?ssp=bidswitch&bidswitch_ssp_id=switchconcepts
Infection: URL:Mal
Process: C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

Am assuming it must be the current 'KYN' adverts as it doesn't happen on Discussion pages.

It doesn't happen in Firefox either, perhaps the Avast web shield doesn't protect that one, not sure.

9 years ago

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StopACTA

that link gives me an empty page , eset 9 and browser keep silence

9 years ago
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Fnord

I'm using Chrome and avast, and I've not got any warnings, but I have in the past had that happen on other sites, and it seem to have been related to specific advertisement. Hard to tell if it's false alarm, or if it's a genuine threat.

9 years ago
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z0rg

Expect real problems coming from ad servers. A very well liked way to infect others computers with malware is done through ads. Malicious partys run seemingly innocent ads which the ad companies pass and then exchange the content to malicious content mid-campaign (lots of flash exploits, a few java / adobe reader ones strayn in). A very good reason to worry about and do countermeasures. Look for addons for browsers including: noscript, ghostery possibly plain adblockers like uBlock

But do watch out for social media spam and or classical email crap.

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Slowacki

Avast is kinda crap (if you're using the free one). Anyway, my Nod is quiet, but I use adblock so maybe that's why.

9 years ago
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