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issueid=179 02-04-2013 01:44 AM
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Reported to Google as malware
Has been reported as harmfull site

Translated warning from Firefox:

Quote:
SafeBrowsing
Diagnostic page for www.linuxquestions.org

What is the current listing status for www.linuxquestions.org?

Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer.

What happened when Google visited this site?

Of the 635 pages we have in the past 90 days, on the site have been tested, resulted (n) 0 page (s) in downloading and installing malicious software without user consent. Google this site last visited on 02.02.2013 and in the past 90 days is never suspicious content was found on this site.

This site was hosted on 2 network (s) including AS36351 (SOFT LAYER), AS15169 (Google Internet Backbone).

Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware?

In the past 90 days www.linuxquestions.org seemed not to function as an intermediary for the infection of any sites.

Has this site hosted malware?

No, this site has in the past 90 days not hosted malicious software.

How did this happen?

In some cases, third parties can add malicious code to legitimate sites, allowing us to show the warning message.

Next Steps:

Go back to the previous page.
If you are the owner of this website, you can find a review of your site using Google Webmaster Tools. More information about the review process is available in Google's Webmaster Help Center.
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Issue Details
Project LinuxQuestions.org
Category Other
Status Not a Bug
Priority 4
Affected Version Unknown
Fixed Version (none)
Users able to reproduce bug 5
Users unable to reproduce bug 0
Assigned Users (none)
Tags (none)

02-04-2013 06:16 AM
LQ Guru
 
I'm getting this too. It's firefox using a google list of dangerous sites, and you're on it. Direct links into the middle of the site seem to be ok. I can middle-finger it, but it leaves an ugly red stripe across page top
02-04-2013 07:53 AM
Senior Member
 
02-04-2013 08:35 AM
Member
 
Confirmed! Me gets this to!
Is it to late to revote in "Browser of the year" poll, and kick off that FF to the bottom of list?
02-04-2013 09:21 AM
root
 
There is currently a thread going about this in the LQS&F forum.

--jeremy
02-04-2013 10:31 AM
Member
 
Its not just Firefox, its all browsers using the Google Blacklist. So Chrome aswell.
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