Threats are being blocked on my computer from somewhere in the random pictures gallery, last two pages. Be advised...=DREW=
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Threats in random pictures gallery
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Threats are being blocked on my computer from somewhere in the random pictures gallery, last two pages. Be advised...=DREW=
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I'd say it's almost certainly a false positive, but if you can give me some more info I will double check.
What software blocking them as a threat?
Does whatever is blocking them tell you the URL of what it is blocking? Obviously, by nature of a "random" gallery, I can't really reproduce it because the random photos I see aren't going to be the same ones you saw.
What software blocking them as a threat?
Does whatever is blocking them tell you the URL of what it is blocking? Obviously, by nature of a "random" gallery, I can't really reproduce it because the random photos I see aren't going to be the same ones you saw.
the threats are on pages 97-98 in the "Random NSX pictures that don't each deserve their own thread" thread In NSX picture and video gallery.
It just reads: either caribeat or canibeat I can't make it out.
caribeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wekfest_east_joec_59.jpg.
malicious site
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It just reads: either caribeat or canibeat I can't make it out.
caribeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wekfest_east_joec_59.jpg.
malicious site
=DREW=
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Oh, I thought you meant the random NSX photo display in this gallery http://www.nsxprime.com/photopost/
In the thread you mentioned it looks like someone linked an image from a site that AVG considers malicious. This may or may not be a false-positive. Either way, there is no actual threat from simply linking an image file even if the site itself is malicious or has been compromised; your software is simply firing off a warning based on the domain name matching it's list of suspect sites.
Regardless, I went ahead and deleted the messaging linking the pics from that domain since I'm sure it's annoying to get pop-ups like that.
Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
In the thread you mentioned it looks like someone linked an image from a site that AVG considers malicious. This may or may not be a false-positive. Either way, there is no actual threat from simply linking an image file even if the site itself is malicious or has been compromised; your software is simply firing off a warning based on the domain name matching it's list of suspect sites.
Regardless, I went ahead and deleted the messaging linking the pics from that domain since I'm sure it's annoying to get pop-ups like that.
Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
