Resolved false alarm - was Forum Virus?!?!

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mikey pizano · #1 Post by **mikey pizano** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:40 pm

I went to a thread I made (How to speed up a T20), and I got this:

I cant open any threads without getting this!!!!

http://mikeypizano.ath.cx:81/virus.png

MODERATOR EDIT: This thread is being stickied for a few days, to help anyone else that might have an issue like this. (tfflivemb2)

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:50 pm

Mod Edit - you've violated the forum rule about posting a pic without a warning in the topic, and you've violated the rule about pic size. Changed to a link - Harryc -

mikey pizano · #3 Post by **mikey pizano** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:56 pm

Sorry my bad.... Why am I getting a virus warning...

#4 Post by **Harryc** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:00 pm

It is not from the forum, although I did not go to the linked sites, which could very well contain a viral payload. Even at that, your virus scanner would not go off by just opening a thread here. Look elsewhere for the source, and do a thorough system scan with your virus application.

mikey pizano · #5 Post by **mikey pizano** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:05 pm

If you look at the picture... it says "File name: http"forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=(thread number here)"

EDIT: The pic size was 32KB and thus not in violation of the size rule...

#6 Post by **Harryc** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:10 pm

Sorry, then Avast is wrong. I downloaded that page to my machine and scanned it with ESet Nod32, which I'd trust over Avast any day, and it is clean.

mikey pizano · #7 Post by **mikey pizano** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:12 pm

Well I trust avast and this just started happening...

#8 Post by **Harryc** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:14 pm

It is wrong. Feel free not to frequent this site if my statement bothers you.

#9 Post by **Harryc** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:41 pm

Here you go - false positive in Avast - you were saying?

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... &p=4031135

mikey pizano · #10 Post by **mikey pizano** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:42 pm

Ah, that does help! Thanks. I guess I need to wait for this to be fixed in Avast then. Sorry...

mikey pizano · #11 Post by **mikey pizano** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:03 pm

Avast just updated and all is fixed!

ThinkPad · #12 Post by **ThinkPad** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:10 pm

Is that link same to click?

#13 Post by **Harryc** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:12 pm

'same to click', did you mean 'safe to click' ? The forum is virus free.

ThinkPad · #14 Post by **ThinkPad** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:42 pm

oop typo. yes 'safe', link looks fishy...

#15 Post by **Harryc** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:45 pm

mikey pizano's link? Looks like he's running a local webserver, or he's on his ISP's web space. No worries ...

mikey pizano · #16 Post by **mikey pizano** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:22 pm

Local Linux based server Harry

Sorry guys looks like it was Avasts fault...

Resolved false alarm - was Forum Virus?!?!

Resolved false alarm - was Forum Virus?!?!

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