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Old 02-03-2013, 10:28 PM   #1
k3lt01
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Google just said LQ was an "attack site".


I just clicked on my bookmark to get into LQ and a big google warning come up telling me LQ was an attack site. I've seen this a couple of times with various small forums and each of them went offline for about a week. Just thought I'd let you know.
 
Old 02-03-2013, 10:32 PM   #2
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i got red warning too, as i used direct link i think it comes from firefox.
 
Old 02-03-2013, 10:34 PM   #3
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Yep just had the same claiming there is malware..
 
Old 02-03-2013, 10:38 PM   #4
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Looking at our Google Webmaster Tools account, this is definitely a mistake and LQ is not currently serving malware. I'm looking into it further now. Thanks for the heads up.

--jeremy
 
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Old 02-03-2013, 10:39 PM   #5
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I had this warning on another site, I think someone broke the internet.
 
Old 02-03-2013, 10:49 PM   #6
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I got this too.
Strange though, reading the diagnostic page it says:
"Of the 616 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 0 page(s) resulted in malicious software..
Over the past 90 days, www.linuxquestions.org/questions did not appear to function as an intermediary for the infection of any sites.
this site has not hosted malicious software over the past 90 days."
 
Old 02-03-2013, 11:43 PM   #7
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I'm seeing this as well..
 
Old 02-03-2013, 11:45 PM   #8
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Quote:
Safe Browsing
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 tested on the site over the past 90 days, 0 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2013-02-02, and suspicious content was never found on this site within the past 90 days.

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

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

Over the past 90 days, www.linuxquestions.org did not appear to function as an intermediary for the infection of any sites.

Has this site hosted malware?

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

How did this happen?

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

Next steps:

Return to the previous page.
If you are the owner of this web site, you can request a review of your site using Google Webmaster Tools. More information about the review process is available in Google's Webmaster Help Center.
and people wonder why internet users will ignore warnings...bogus 'warnings' like this are a lot of the reason why.
 
Old 02-04-2013, 05:18 AM   #9
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This is just one of the dangers of having a global super corporation with it's tracking "features" built into three of the four major web browsers and enabled by default.
 
Old 02-04-2013, 05:45 AM   #10
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I think it's a Google problem as many sites I vist regualrly gave me this warning this morning.
 
Old 02-04-2013, 06:10 AM   #11
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Google and Firefox both issue this warning, but no issues with Bing.
 
Old 02-04-2013, 06:25 AM   #12
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Don't know whether this will help. Got this from trying to access the homepage just now from a non-logged in firefox session.
I also saw a "Additional plugins required" notification pop up, which is unusual because I didn't think LQ generally allows flash ads (though I may be mistaken)


Quote:
Safe Browsing
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.

Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 2 time(s) over the past 90 days.

What happened when Google visited this site?

Of the 925 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 42 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2013-02-04, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2013-02-03.

Malicious software is hosted on 2 domain(s), including openx.org/, d1.rumbaypelo.com/.

1 domain(s) appear to be functioning as intermediaries for distributing malware to visitors of this site, including openx.org/.

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

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

Over the past 90 days, www.linuxquestions.org appeared to function as an intermediary for the infection of 1 site(s) including aboelaraby.com/.

Has this site hosted malware?

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

How did this happen?

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

 
Old 02-04-2013, 07:32 AM   #13
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Thanks jeremy for looking into this. Even i got the same warning.
 
Old 02-04-2013, 07:50 AM   #14
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It's google for crying out loud.
They've never made a mistake.
</sarcasm>

but then again, pewp happens.
 
Old 02-04-2013, 07:59 AM   #15
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It seams that openx.org, d1.rumbaypelo.com, and/or aboelaraby.com are culprits. So not the LQ directly but third-party links.

I got Safe Browsing page (on Serbian ) with following:

Google translation:

"Tip provided by Google
Safe Browsing
Diagnostic page for www.linuxquestions.org

What is the current status on the list for www.linuxquestions.org?

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

In the last 90 days, part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 2 time (s).

What happened when Google visited this site?

Of the total number of pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days (925), the malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent on the following number of pages: 42 Google last visited this site 2013-02-04, and suspicious content was the last time we found him on 2013-02-03.

The number of domains in which malicious software is hosted 2, including the openx.org /, d1.rumbaypelo.com /.

The number of domains, which appear to function as intermediaries for distributing malware to visitors of this site is 1, including the openx.org /.

The number of networks on which this site is hosted 2, which include AS36351 (SoftLayer), AS15169 (Google Internet Backbone).

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

It seems that www.linuxquestions.org the last 90 days function as an intermediary for the infection sites (1), including the aboelaraby.com /.

Has this site hosted malware?

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

How did this happen?

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

Next Steps:

Return to the previous page.
If you are the owner of this website, you can request a review of your site using Google Webmaster Tools. More information about the review process can be found in the center of the Google Webmaster Help.

Updated 5 with

© Google - Google Home"

Original text:

"Савет доставља Google
Безбедно прегледање
Страница за дијагнозу за www.linuxquestions.org

Који је актуелни статус на листи за www.linuxquestions.org?

Сајт је наведен као сумњив – посета овом веб сајту може нанети штету вашем рачунару.

У протеклих 90 дана, део овог сајта је наведен због сумњиве активности 2 пут(а).

Шта се десило када је Google посетио овај сајт?

Од укупног броја страница које смо тестирали на сајту у протеклих 90 дана (925), злонамеран софтвер је преузет и инсталиран без пристанка корисника на следећем броју страница: 42. Google је последњи пут посетио овај сајт 2013-02-04, а сумњив садржај смо последњи пут пронашли на њему 2013-02-03.

Број домена на којима се хостује злонамеран софтвер је 2, међу којима су и openx.org/, d1.rumbaypelo.com/.

Број домена за које се чини да функционишу као посредници за дистрибуцију малвера посетиоцима овог сајта је 1, међу којима су и openx.org/.

Број мрежа на којима је овај сајт хостован је 2, међу којима су и AS36351 (SOFTLAYER), AS15169 (Google Internet Backbone).

Да ли се овај сајт понашао као посредник што је довело до даље дистрибуције малвера?

Изгледа да је www.linuxquestions.org у протеклих 90 дана функционисао као посредник за инфицирање сајтова (1), међу којима су и aboelaraby.com/.

Да ли је овај сајт хостовао малвер?

Не, овај сајт није хостовао злонамеран софтвер у протеклих 90 дана.

Како је до овога дошло?

У неким случајевима, треће стране могу да додају злонамеран кôд на легитимне сајтове, што нас наводи да прикажемо поруку упозорења.

Следећи кораци:

Вратите се на претходну страницу.
Уколико сте власник овог веб сајта, можете да затражите преглед сајта уз помоћ Google алатки за вебмастере. Више информација о процесу прегледања можете да пронађете у Google центру за помоћ за вебмастере.

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