Re: trackandfieldnews.com | malware issue [fixed]

[Flumpy]

Mump can't get on through computer at home or office. I'm fine on both computers.

Knowing nothing about this kind of thing and with him not able to come and get help himself could someone give me a really simple explanation of the best way to solve problem that I can pass on to him.

He's using Safari on laptop and Firefox at office.

[26mi235]

I got back from 10+ days without internet and tried to get on and got the message on a firefox browser. Today at work I got in no problem, but we have lots of controls.

Sorry that I did not get to take part in the top-20, was gone except the first day and then was dealing with almost 20 inches of snow with plunging temps afterward as we were preparing to depart for a week and a half.

By the way, happy New Years to all.

[Flumpy]

If you mean the Top 20 Olympic Moments it's still open for submissions.

Mump can't get on T&FN so it's open until he can again.

[guru]

The google block seems to be permanently removed now

[aaronk]

Relatively new (since '09) to computers, so will give you the basic elements of this malware problem from my POV:

1. Was on this site most of the day (off and on) on Friday, Dec 28. No problems.
2. Sometime in late afternoon (pacific time), was unable to access due to Google malware warning. Kept trying every few minutes throughout that night.
3. On Saturday (Dec 29), after many attempts to get on, went to T&FN Facebook site, and left a message there. Wondered why no one else was saying anything there!!
4. Same thing all day Sunday. Left 1 or 2 other messages on T&FN Facebook.
5. Monday, I believe, T&FN FB finally left a message, saying they were working on it with "due diligence". Someone else had asked what was happening.
6. Finally, just a few minutes ago, I gained access again......first time since last week!!

I missed you all!!!

[tandfman]

The google block seems to be permanently removed now

I just tried Googling "track and field news" and still got this:

Track & Field News - The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948
www.trackandfieldnews.com/
This site may harm your computer.

[aaronk]

The google block seems to be permanently removed now

I just tried Googling "track and field news" and still got this:

Track & Field News - The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948
http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/
This site may harm your computer.

I got on just before NOT through Google, but through the link on T&FN Facebook page!!
I clicked on the blue T&FN link at the bottom of the FB logo!!
Sent me here.....no more malware warnings!!
(I'd clicked on that same FB link numerous times the past 3 days.....always getting the Google malware block!!)

[guru]

The google block seems to be permanently removed now

I just tried Googling "track and field news" and still got this:

Track & Field News - The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948
http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/
This site may harm your computer.

That may be, but the warning when entering the site is gone. I suspect because they stripped out all the advertising.

[aaronk]

Weird!!

Just tried Googling T&FN....and got the same warning...and block!!
So apparently....at least for me......the only entry to this site is through the T&FN Facebook page!!!

(Edit)
Just tried again....to Google......same malware block!!
So the ONLY way here seems to be the T&FN FB page!!

[Pego]

I get no more warnings (desktop and laptop). Guru must be right, there are no ads visible.

[tandfman]

There's a note on the front page (in Day's Best Reading) that says they've solved the problem by removing the offending ad.

But as others have observed, there doesn't now appear to be any advertising at all here. That may be good for malware prevention, and some people may prefer not to have ads anywhere on this or any other website. But that's like preferring not to have commercials on tv shows. Somebody's got to pay the bill for this stuff. I would hate to see the financial viability of the site jeopardized by the absence of advertising revenue.

Whatever is going on, let's just hope it's temporary.

[Pego]

In the case of spam/malwarers, I am willing to reconsider my opposition to capital punishment.

[aaronk]

In the case of spam/malwarers, I am willing to reconsider my opposition to capital punishment.

Heh.
At the very least, I'd like to be able to sue them.....to make them pay my psychiatric and depression medication bill......

during my T&FN Message Board DETOX stage these past 5 days!!

[Dave]

The problem isn't quite gone. On my work laptop(xp/firefox) the problem persists. On my home laptop (Ubuntu/Firefox) it works fine.

[Marlow]

during my T&FN Message Board DETOX stage these past 5 days!!

You couldn't click through by 'accepting' the warning (last option on the alert page)?

[Blues]

during my T&FN Message Board DETOX stage these past 5 days!!

You couldn't click through by 'accepting' the warning (last option on the alert page)?

I don't know about aaronk, but until last night, I had to override 2 warnings for every prompt, but at least I could read posts even though it was time consuming.. If I tried to post anything though, clicking through the 2 warnings in order to submit my comment automatically erased the post before it was posted, and brought me back to a blank posting field every time...

[gh]

The problem isn't quite gone. On my work laptop(xp/firefox) the problem persists. On my home laptop (Ubuntu/Firefox) it works fine.

I appears there is still some residual problem out there, with scattered reports of its still popping up.

[gh]

The IT boffins believe that it's just some residual caching of pages at the Google end that should disappear over the course of the next day or so.

[mcgato]

I was getting a warning yesterday on my home computer, so I deleted all of my history and cookies and whatever else there is to delete. The warnings stopped coming up after the mass deletion.

[bruce3404]

Well, it was fixed for a couple of days. Now I'm getting the malware warning again, but this time only on Firefox. Last time it was on both Firefox and Chrome. Damn! Let's go back to the old days when we communicated via letters to the editor....uh, never mind.

[Flumpy]

It's doing it to me again now.

Am I fine just overiding it?

[Pego]

It's doing it to me again now.

Am I fine just overiding it?

I think so.

[Tuariki]

Quavioura, SormChoomma, Alloreviera, noipirSors and Nollatirl.

These rogue posters are a threat to this site. I hope ADMIN can do something to stop them.

[guru]

Quavioura, SormChoomma, Alloreviera, noipirSors and Nollatirl.

These rogue posters are a threat to this site. I hope ADMIN can do something to stop them.

Besides being annoying, they're no threat to the site

[fourjz]

I got hit on my cyberworld last year from the T&F NEWS Malware.Emails were being sent out to all my people regarding all types of things.I was deeply concerned about someone sending out porn,and even more disgustingly child porn or something.I had to change passwords,etc.And try to warn,and tell my people that I did'nt sell the general spam sales pitches etc that were sent without my permission.Looks like it is finally fixed.Thank God.

[lonewolf]

Several years ago, I returned from a trip to discover my email account had been frozen because someone had sent 10,000 pornographic spams using my screen name. It took a while but I was finally able to convince my carrier it warn't me..

[polevaultpower]

Quavioura, SormChoomma, Alloreviera, noipirSors and Nollatirl.

These rogue posters are a threat to this site. I hope ADMIN can do something to stop them.

Just don't click on their posts, and if you accidentally do, don't click on any links in it and you'll be fine. They can't do anything to you unless you click a link, the message board software doesn't give them the capability to inflict any real harm unless you go to their links.

[gh]

unfortunately, the spambots are getting smarter...

[gh]

go here to see the latest Google report

http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diag ... tput=embed


if you're still getting malware notifications, it's because there's cached comment either on your computer or somewhere on Google's many servers.

[bushop]

go here to see the latest Google report
http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diag ... tput=embed
if you're still getting malware notifications, it's because there's cached comment either on your computer or somewhere on Google's many servers.

Thanks to everyone at T&F News for clearing this all up so quickly.

[Friar]

Still getting it with Firefox though not IE (I tried clearing the cache).

[gh]

we have one office machine that keeps getting it in Firefox, but not other machines or other browsers. Haven't discovered the cache-removal secret yet.

[26mi235]

My machine rebooted (via Microsoft) last night and when I clicked on my short-cut for the Home Page and the Forum I got the warning page. I clicked the 'ignore' and went right to the page, then clicked the Home Page link and did not get the warning page. I have not gotten the warning since the firs fix and run Firefox.

[guru]

Last two times I've visited letsrun Norton blocked this beauty...

http://www.symantec.com/security_respon ... asid=25701

[gh]

why google might be jumpy:

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01 ... -the-wild/