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possible malware found by chrome in site ads?

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  • 03-11-2010 10:18am
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    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭


    I was just heading into a thread and chrome gave me this popup.

    malwareboardsie.jpg

    it came up in page 251 (standard layout) of the You Laugh You Lose, Pictures Only**Mod Note in first post updated 26/08/2010** thread, altho i suspect adverts are dished out dynamically so i'm not sure if that's any help or not.

    i'm not sure if it's legit or not, but i figured you guys would want to know in case someone you are using for advertising is hosting malware so you can put a stop to it.
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    Lab_Mouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,219 ✭✭✭Lab_Mouse


    afaik boards cant pick and choose which adverts are shown.Does chrome have an add-on similar to Adblock in firefox?Will stop the ads been shown and stop that warning or you can just ignore it and carry on surfing


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    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭Ross


    I don't think we've ever found anything in the advertising system that would cause this - usually it's people's signatures.

    Will have a look.


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    The Recliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,630 ✭✭✭The Recliner


    Ross wrote: »
    I don't think we've ever found anything in the advertising system that would cause this - usually it's people's signatures.

    Will have a look.

    If it was in the you laugh you lose thread it could be a site that someone is hot linking an image from?


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    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭Ross


    The Recliner wrote: »
    If it was in the you laugh you lose thread it could be a site that someone is hot linking an image from?
    That's probably just as likely alright.


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    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭Ross


    Was an image, have rehosted it on a site I know doesn't have any malware (wthax.org, *cough*) - shouldn't be getting the Chrome warning anymore.


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    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    thanks, guess it was legit after all (sort of). :)


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