Re: trackandfieldnews.com | malware issue [fixed]

[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/

[tandfman]

Might that have anything to do with the fact that bots seem to be posting on the Message Boards with greater frequency recently? Or is that another problem?

[gh]

I believe they are totally different things. The arstechnica article is about hackers stealthily placing malware on servers, which isn't the same thing as spambots trolling for addresses.

[shivfan]

Glad this has been sorted out....

I was getting this message too, and it frightened me away. I was getting withdrawal symptoms!

[guru]

This Java issue is serious, with the Dept of Homeland Security recommending everyone disable their java software. I deleted it completely from my computer. One day later I haven't missed it.

[tandfman]

Thank you, guru, for adding to the list of things I need to be worried about. Having read the Homeland Security material, and a couple of websites referring to it, I see that I should probably be doing something, but I haven't the slightest idea of what I should do or how I should do it. I don't even know whether I have Java on my computers and, if so, what versions.

[Conor Dary]

What browser do you use?

If Firefox, go to tools at the top of the browser, then options, then content. And then unclick java.

[guru]

tandfman - On Windows -

Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program

Once your program list populates look for anything under "Java" or "Oracle". Delete it - chances are these days you really dont need it anyway.

[tandfman]

Aha! Thank you, guru. I'm on my laptop now and I see that I have Java 6 installed. But from what I've read, the problem seems to be with Java 7 and later versions, so I'm going to do nothing. I'll check my desktop later, but that computer is even older than my laptop and probably does not have Java 7.

[guru]

Aha! Thank you, guru. I'm on my laptop now and I see that I have Java 6 installed. But from what I've read, the problem seems to be with Java 7 and later versions, so I'm going to do nothing. I'll check my desktop later, but that computer is even older than my laptop and probably does not have Java 7.

No, no, no! Java 7 fixed a Java 6 security threat, before it had it's own issues. If you have Java 6 you're doubly exposed.

http://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2012/11/ ... 7-blocked/

Update 6 and below had been blocklisted already due to other vulnerabilities.

[Pego]

Aha! Thank you, guru. I'm on my laptop now and I see that I have Java 6 installed. But from what I've read, the problem seems to be with Java 7 and later versions, so I'm going to do nothing. I'll check my desktop later, but that computer is even older than my laptop and probably does not have Java 7.

No, no, no! Java 7 fixed a Java 6 security threat, before it had it's own issues. If you have Java 6 you're doubly exposed.

http://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2012/11/ ... 7-blocked/

Update 6 and below had been blocklisted already due to other vulnerabilities.

I listened and got rid of it.

[KDFINE]

The Malware nonsense is back at it again.

[bushop]

It's back.

Last time this happened I continued on to T&F News discussion threads dozens of times with no ill effects.

[gh]

what's back? a google warning?

[jamboy]

Yes(google chrome). I chose to ignore it but it told me to enter at my own risk.

[gh]

hmm... I'm not getting on my Mac w/ either Safari, Firefox or Chrome.

[Pego]

I got it twice in a row, closed it and after returning 1/2 hr. later, no more.

[bushop]

what's back? a google warning?

Yes... Macbook Pro in Chrome.
No longer seeing it.

[jeremyp]

Meaning??