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Offline David_CA

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Virus on the Forums
« on: October 01, 2011, 07:22:00 pm »
I'm on a computer with a fresh install of Windows 7 Enterprise (installed yesterday) with Symantec Endpoint as my antivirus.  On my first visit to the forums on this notebook, I get the message that traffic was blocked from 95.163.66.208 web attack: malicious toolkit website 9 detected.   Traffic has been blocked from this application...  This occurs on two pc's here.  Is something up with the forums?
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Offline WillyWump

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2011, 07:36:06 pm »
Yeah, check out the Tech Problems thread, something is going on.

It took down my desktop yesterday (apparently I hd a hole in my antivir). Right now my laptop is going crazy with Malware Blocked alerts.

W
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Offline Miss Philicia

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2011, 08:01:02 pm »
Quote from: WillyWump on October 01, 2011, 07:36:06 pm
Right now my laptop is going crazy with Malware Blocked alerts.


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Offline David_CA

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2011, 08:10:32 pm »
Quote from: WillyWump on October 01, 2011, 07:36:06 pm
Yeah, check out the Tech Problems thread, something is going on.

It took down my desktop yesterday (apparently I hd a hole in my antivir). Right now my laptop is going crazy with Malware Blocked alerts.

W

I'll check it out. Do you have Spybot installed?  If not, download, install, update, and immunize.  After that, run a system scan.  That'll help if you've already got malware on your system. 
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Offline Growler

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2011, 11:22:31 pm »
upcoming post to "Am I Infected"...........I was reading the AidsMeds forums and my computer caught a virus, am I going to get AIDS?
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Offline LM

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2011, 12:42:41 am »
HIV going digital.

But that's ok, it won't break your computer, it will just make way for other malware to do so.
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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2011, 02:09:22 am »
My laptop went all crazy yesterday as well with hundreds of pop-ups exploding all over the screen. I thought it was a problem with Internet Explorer. Evidently not.
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Offline WillyWump

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2011, 04:51:37 pm »

This Malware attack has been ongoing since friday night. I just today got my desktop up and running (thanks to my techie bud) after it was brought down friday. My laptop is still going crazy with Malware Blocked alerts.

I wonder how many people seeking info or reassurance, or those newly infected came to this site and "Got infected" and had their computer lock up. Sux to be them I guess.

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Offline LM

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2011, 05:18:39 pm »
I wonder if it's a coincidence that my hard drive just burned on Friday. It would be a bad-ass computer virus to do that.
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Offline thunter34

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2011, 05:29:34 pm »
I am getting to the point where I no longer come here that much because the site is almost constantly slow, frequently ill and sometimes, it seems, potentially dangerous to visit.

I feel bad for the folks who invest so much time and effort here, and I appreciate the efforts they've made.

I'm just sayin'.

As Willy suggested above, I wonder.  I visited friends this weekend (positive ones) and suggested they look into this site.  They did and got the white box and all that jazz.  Now I return home to read up and find that it's a potentially serious problem several days in the running, and I'm left to wonder if I may have set them up for an infection or something.  I certainly hope not.

I'd be tempted to say that maybe it's time for S+S to have a come to Jesus moment and decide where they stand once and for all regarding this site.  The health of the site itself seems more perilous than that of many of its frequent posters.

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Offline Miss Philicia

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2011, 05:32:52 pm »
Quote from: thunter34 on October 02, 2011, 05:29:34 pm
and I'm left to wonder if I may have set them up for an infection or something.

Now wouldn't that be a first, Mary.
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Offline thunter34

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2011, 05:38:34 pm »
Quote from: Miss Philicia on October 02, 2011, 05:32:52 pm
Now wouldn't that be a first, Mary.


Touche.    ;)


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Offline WillyWump

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2011, 09:28:03 pm »
Dont look now but It appears to be fixed... or at least I'm not getting the Malware warnings any longer. ???

But without any kind of feedback from Brass Im not real sure what has happened.

-W
« Last Edit: October 02, 2011, 09:32:22 pm by WillyWump »
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Offline skeebo1969

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2011, 11:23:46 pm »


  I got some kind of warning when I logged on tonight. 
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Offline David_CA

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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2011, 03:53:12 pm »
What's a bit odd to me is that I've been reading and posting on forums for over 10 years.  All allow pictures to be hosted (uploaded) to the site; one doesn't have to link to them as we now do here.  None of those forums have ever had the issues that these do with viruses (despite the fact we can't upload).  Some use very similar forum software, too.  What makes these so 'special'?
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10-21-06 CD4 285 @21.9% VL >  "
  Atripla started 12-01-2006
01-08-07 CD4 429 @26.8% VL 1872!
05-08-07 CD4 478 @28.1% VL 740
08-03-07 CD4 509 @31.8% VL 370
11-06-07 CD4 570 @30.0% VL 140
02-21-08 CD4 648 @32.4% VL 600
05-19-08 CD4 695 @33.1% VL < 48 undetectable!
08-21-08 CD4 725 @34.5%
11-11-08 CD4 672 @39.5%
02-11-09 CD4 773 @36.8%
05-11-09 CD4 615 @36.2%
08-19-09 CD4 770 @38.5%
11-19-09 CD4 944 @33.7%
02-17-10 CD4 678 @39.9%  
06-03-10 CD4 768 @34.9%
09-21-10 CD4 685 @40.3%
01-10-11 CD4 908 @36.3%
05-23-11 CD4 846 @36.8% VL 80
02-13-12 CD4 911 @41.4% VL<20
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Re: Virus on the Forums
« Reply #15 on: October 03, 2011, 08:59:33 pm »
Quote from: David_NC on October 03, 2011, 03:53:12 pm
What makes these so 'special'?
I've wondered the same things as I haven't seen problems like this elsewhere.

I've wondered if it's simply a case of "a cheap host with poor server security? (though that's just a stab in the dark as I know nothing about and am making no judgement against the current host).

Or is it because of the nature of the site? Is this site targeted because it serves <insert bigoted comment about HIV positive people here>? Or because there are a bunch of "teh gays" here? Stigma and hatred have led to a lot of harrassment over the years.

Or is it a case of more targeted maliciousness? Does someone have it out for  (ie an vendetta against) the aidsmeds editors, owners, etc? This option has a high level of probability as it seems no matter how many times the software/database is migrated to other serves, the problems aren't fair behind. Not to mention that quite often the "attacks" happen just as a weekend begins. Then each time these problems arise, they result in an unknown of amount of client "damage" (which happens to members without adequate protection) which contributes to a generalized internet damage, loss of user/member/visitor confidence, extra costs to aidsmeds for tech service, etc.

 ???
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