Contaminated with phishing

[washoutt]

Moderator, my virus protection (AVG) informs me, that this website is contaminated with a phishing virus. Apart from the message, which says, that the offending site has been closed, there are no further problems and I can continue to read the threads. Other sites, that I visit from my pc do not show these messages, only PPR uNe does. My pc functions normally. I hope, that I am not at fault here.

[Asturias56]

this should be in Prune Problems and Queries

I've never seen any such messages but then I don't click on any of the ads - some of which look very odd

[DHfan]

AVG isn't complaining on my PC.

[76fan]

Moderator, my virus protection (AVG) informs me, that this website is contaminated with a phishing virus. Apart from the message, which says, that the offending site has been closed, there are no further problems and I can continue to read the threads. Other sites, that I visit from my pc do not show these messages, only PPR uNe does. My pc functions normally. I hope, that I am not at fault here.
I use Avast One and also get the message warning of URL/phishing with the reference cimg9.ibsrv.net

[happyjack]

I am getting it too. Something is not right. PPrune ilfiltrated by "non aviators?"

[DHfan]

Or paranoia.

Using a Google search, cimg9.ibsrv.net seems to be a regular presence on fora, apparently associated with posted images.

[stevef]

Same here from Avast Webshield:
Threat secured. We've safely aborted connection with cimg9.lbsrv.net because it was infected with URL:Phishing.

Should I report this as to Avast as a Webshield false negative or is there really a threat?
The website is functioning normally despite the warning.

[stevef]

If the website is working, what do you gain? Worst case it's a false positive and you won't see an advert. Best case it's protected you from being scammed out of some money.

Thanks, Abrahn. If I report it as false to Avast I won't have to see it flashing up every time I swap Pprune forum pages. :)
I don't see adverts because they're blocked by another programme.

[gravedigger666]

Meh, Firefox and privacy badger. No problem, no adds.

[ChrisVJ]

My scanning program is telling me it is saving me from a virus every time I open a "Jetblast" page.

[Asturias56]

you need to switch off the "detect idiots" function................

[radar101]

Yep my AVG is saying the same every time I go to the "Friday Memes and Cartoons thread.

And now seems to be any Jet Blast thread

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/600x410/image1_cecbc048a8259a86a65d8cf6db5584a1165572f7.jpg

[Expatrick]

This issue also popped up yesterday on another IB site.

[washoutt]

Aha, I am not the only one, so I need not to question my IQ. Hope the moderators can solve this irritating thing.

[Cornish Jack]

Cautionary note !!
My last three attempts to view entries on this thread (https://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/634174-friday-memes-cartoons-part-1-a-30.html)have triggered warnings from my AV checker (Avast) advising of 'phishing' content.

[UniFoxOs]

Same here - and the last few posts don't seem to have any content. looks like images are missing.

[Traffic_Is_Er_Was]

Cautionary note !!
My last three attempts to view entries on this thread have triggered warnings from my AV checker (Avast) advising of 'phishing' content.
I'll check that. Please email your bank account details and I will see if they match our records.

[artee]

Cautionary note !!
My last three attempts to view entries on this thread have triggered warnings from my AV checker (Avast) advising of 'phishing' content.

A few years ago Avast was found to be selling user's browsing histories. I believe they've stopped since then:

Avast is collecting its users' browsing histories and selling the data to third parties, according to a joint investigation by PCMag (https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks) and Motherboard (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation). This is just the latest example of free antivirus software harvesting data. After all, that free antivirus has to make money somehow.

Update: On January 30, 2020, Avast announced (https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/30/avast-shuts-down-marketing-analytics-subsidiary-jumpshot-amid-controversy-over-selling-user-data/) it will shut down to its Jumpshot subsidiary, which sold its users' browser histories to marketers.

[Senior Pilot]

Reported to Internet Brands, IBJoel will hopefully check in here Monday California Time 👍

[Saab Dastard]

Aha, I am not the only one, so I need not to question my IQ. Hope the moderators can solve this irritating thing.
FYI, this is a problem for IB tech to resolve, nothing to do with moderators.

[IBJoel]

Yep my AVG is saying the same every time I go to the "Friday Memes and Cartoons thread.

And now seems to be any Jet Blast thread

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/600x410/image1_cecbc048a8259a86a65d8cf6db5584a1165572f7.jpg

Thank you for the screenshot! I will report this to our ads department. Bascially it's a malicious ad, as Abrahn noted

[Cornish Jack]

A few years ago Avast was found to be selling user's browsing histories. I believe they've stopped since then:

Avast is collecting its users' browsing histories and selling the data to third parties, according to a joint investigation by PCMag (https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks) and Motherboard (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation). This is just the latest example of free antivirus software harvesting data. After all, that free antivirus has to make money somehow.

Update: On January 30, 2020, Avast announced (https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/30/avast-shuts-down-marketing-analytics-subsidiary-jumpshot-amid-controversy-over-selling-user-data/) it will shut down to its Jumpshot subsidiary, which sold its users' browser histories to marketers.


My Avast is most certainly NOT free !! Bloody expensive, actually, but does seem to pick up on the occasonal 'nasty'.:ok:

[radar101]

Thank you for the screenshot! I will report this to our ads department. Bascially it's a malicious ad, as Abrahn noted

​​​​​​​Thanks IBJoel, It seems to be fixed.

[longer ron]

Are you sure Radar ?
I am still getting the phishing warning as per the AVG screenshot above.

regards LR

[radar101]

Are you sure Radar ?
I am still getting the phishing warning as per the AVG screenshot above.

regards LR

Yes - just tried all the usual threads and no warnings. Have you dismissed/cancelled the warnings - could these be old ones still there?

regards

​​​​​​​Lew

[longer ron]

Hi Lew
Yep had closed off the AVG warnings - but noted that the next time when I logged in and scrolled down a couple of threads - no warnings thus far so hopefully IB tech have sorted.

cheers/regards LR

[washoutt]

The irritating "phishing" has disapeared! Thanks Moderator, I can once again read PPRuNe at my leasure..

[IBJoel]

AVG/Avast messed up and erroneously marked IB sites as dangerous, it turns out