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OpenMind

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WARNING!! THIS FORUM MIGHT BE INFECTED!!
« on: September 15, 2009, 04:10:35 pm »
Today my AVG-scanner wont stop showing me messages about "Detected multiple threat" when I visit this forum!

Message: Virus found HTML/Framer



It doesn't happen when i visit other forums!

The message points at HTML files in "Temporary Internet Files" as soon as I start browsing this forum!
« Last Edit: September 15, 2009, 04:22:35 pm by OpenMind »
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Re: WARNING!! THIS FORUM MIGHT BE INFECTED!!
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2009, 04:41:14 pm »
Update... It seems like my PC had the first infection in 10-15 years...

I still don't know where it came from, because I didn't install any cracked or strange software, and I din't go online without protection.
It still keeps me thinking why the threat only appeared on this forum an NOWHERE else, but at least it seems to be removed thanks to various Malware scanners and tools.

Sorry if I caused some forum-panic.... Won't do it again  ;D
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Re: WARNING!! THIS FORUM MIGHT BE INFECTED!!
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2009, 12:00:09 am »
No problem - thanks for the warning.

In this case it looks like the virus infected the temporary file created when you accessed this site, but I've had AVG intercept a genuine virus in just the way this one appeared to be working. It stopped me accessing a website and so protected me, but the next time I tried to look at the website the virus had brought it down. So what you thought was happening genuinely does happen.

 

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