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boards.ie - rated "Red" by McAfee Site Advisor

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  • 01-03-2007 5:29pm
    #1
    SeanW
    Registered Users Posts: 8,827 ✭✭✭


    Just thought you should know, if you don't already, that boards.ie just got a "Red" a.k.a. unsafe rating from McAfee Site adivsor.

    That means that people who visit boards.ie and have McAfee Site Advisor on, will be warned that "When we visited this site, we found to star-adserver.com, which our analysis found to be deceptive or fradulent."

    Strangely this analysis hasn't changed recently, but it seems to be only in the last day or two that it affected boards.ie's rating.

    Here's the full report
    http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/boards.ie
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    #2
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    Here is the star-adserver.com report from McAffee site advisor.


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    #3
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    star-adserver.com - spawn of Stan./

    Mike.


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    #4
    regi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭regi


    I'll pass this onto the appropriate authorities :)


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    #5
    Vexorg
    Registered Users Posts: 4,901 ✭✭✭Vexorg


    The only reference to "adserver" I have seen has been to salesonline adserver which if memory serves is adserver.de.

    Google does link salesonline and www.star-adserver.com, I will contact them tomorrow about it.

    Thanks for the heads up.


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    #6
    Vexorg
    Registered Users Posts: 4,901 ✭✭✭Vexorg


    Beaten to it. Gah


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    #7
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 16,587 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    mike65 wrote:
    star-adserver.com - spawn of Stan./

    Mike.

    that stan guy is some crazy mf.


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    #8
    regi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭regi


    Vexorg wrote:
    Beaten to it. Gah

    I was going to post a picture of a cat with maybe a caption like 'pwned' but it gets old quick :)


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    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    I of course meant Spawn of Stam

    Mike.


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    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,696 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    regi wrote:
    I was going to post a picture of a cat with maybe a caption like 'pwned' but it gets old quick :)


    Pfft, cats were last week. This week, its gangsters!

    Alcaponed.jpg







    I am so very, very sorry.


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    #11
    Steven
    Registered Users Posts: 1,241 ✭✭✭Steven


    You have no idea how hard it is to stop myself from posting countless amusingly captioned images in this thread. I'm holding off only because I know Regi's aching for an excuse to ban me for a week or so. :D


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    #12
    Lafortezza
    Registered Users Posts: 8,806 ✭✭✭Lafortezza


    upsidedown5vu20xrkk0.gif


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    #13
    mr_angry
    Registered Users Posts: 3,312 ✭✭✭mr_angry


    foshorly.jpg

    Red is dead, y'know!


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    #14
    cast_iron
    Registered Users Posts: 2,454 ✭✭✭cast_iron


    Well I'm glad to see nothing has changed since this
    It seems that even the simplest of notifications to Feedback won't be spared the usual "in joke" nonsense that is only funny too the few that respond to them.


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    #15
    RuggieBear
    Registered Users Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    cast_iron wrote:
    Well I'm glad to see nothing has changed since this
    It seems that even the simplest of notifications to Feedback won't be spared the usual "in joke" nonsense that is only funny too the few that respond to them.

    thread has served its purpose. it has fufilled its destiny... Admins have been informed. SeanW has provided a really useful heads up.

    It seems that even the simplest of notifications to Feedback won't be spared the usual "moany fucks" nonsense...


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    #16
    koneko
    Registered Users Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭koneko


    lafortezza wrote:
    upsidedown5vu20xrkk0.gif

    This whole situation has turned his life upside down face.


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    #17
    Talliesin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    SeanW wrote:
    Just thought you should know, if you don't already, that boards.ie just got a "Red" a.k.a. unsafe rating from McAfee Site adivsor.
    Oh teh noes!

    And McAfee Site Advisor is so respected :rolleyes:


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    #18
    Talliesin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    It has been pointed out to me that the above could be taken as me rolling my eyes at the OP.

    I would like to make it clear that I am rolling my eyes at McAfee Site Advisor, and not at the OP.


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    #19
    Cloud
    Registered Users Posts: 5,049 ✭✭✭Cloud


    Coincidentally I was on a panel with the co-founder of SiteAdvisor today.

    http://mit.edu/jiggity/www/chutzpah/tef/itpanelists.html


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    #20
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 16,587 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    Cloud wrote:
    Coincidentally I was on a panel with the co-founder of SiteAdvisor today.

    http://mit.edu/jiggity/www/chutzpah/tef/itpanelists.html

    i hope you gave him a panel beating..


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    #21
    Vinnie69
    Registered Users Posts: 262 ✭✭Vinnie69


    And Ithought that Boards.ie was in the red because it had bought Boards.co.uk !:)


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    #22
    The_Minister
    Registered Users Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    Cloud wrote:
    Coincidentally I was on a panel with the co-founder of SiteAdvisor today.
    Believe it or not, for a second I thought you meant The Panel on RTE:o


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    #23
    gandalf
    Registered Users Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    Strange only happened recently, it was a green site on Siteadvisory up to 2 weeks ago (I think). I use the IP address in work and it doesn't register on Site advisor as its URL based.


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    #24
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I've never liked mcafee as it's resource heavy

    Do a google on problems uninstalling it-anything that is that difficult to uninstall I'd class as worth avoiding to be honest.

    I never managed to get it fully off this pc :mad:


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    #25
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Exactly my thoughts.... I've been online since 1988 and the worst, most persistent, invasive and frustrating "virus" I've ever mistakenly installed was McAfee. Its like the clap.

    DeV.


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    #26
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 16,587 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    DeVore wrote:
    Exactly my thoughts.... I've been online since 1988 and the worst, most persistent, invasive and frustrating "virus" I've ever mistakenly installed was McAfee. Its like the clap.

    DeV.

    will take your word for it :p


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    #27
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Symantec and McAfee the market "heavy weights" that drag your PC down. The wonders of persistant marketing.

    I use Solo Scan for what its worth. Light and cheap.

    Mike.


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    #28
    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,804 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    I use Ubuntu. What's a McAfee?


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    #29
    Sparky
    Registered Users Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    some kind of coffee?


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    #30
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    A bun.

    Mike.


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    #31
    Talliesin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    It's a contender with Norton for people who find that Windows runs too well for them and they want to mess it up more.


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