Google chrome

ZPITA · February 19, 2013, 02:15 PM

This is my preferred browser, but I keep getting a warning of Malware from this site. Any suggestions?

ScottRiqui · February 19, 2013, 02:22 PM

Whenever I browse here, I'm either using Chrome or Safari, and I've never gotten any kind of malware warning.

What version of Chrome are you using? I'm using 24.0.1312.57 m, running under Windows XP Pro.

**Mike Irwin** · February 19, 2013, 02:23 PM

I use Chrome at my office.

Absolutely no Malware warnings.

DASHZNT · February 19, 2013, 03:28 PM

I use Taptalk for my galaxy s3

Strafer Gott · February 19, 2013, 03:59 PM

Kaspersky has caught several installations of malware from this site. Stuff like remote, Screen sharing, VNS installations, real bad stuff. I'm starting to think there's a... feces... among the oysters. I'm on a Mac.

southjk · February 19, 2013, 05:22 PM

ZPITA, I doubt it's the site. Its sounds like you computer has been infected with some malware. I use Chrome here everyday and have never gotten any warnings of malware. Download the free version of Malwarebytes and run a full scan. Once you delete anything it finds, reboot and scan again. Repeat process until scan is clean.

**Brian Pfleuger** · February 19, 2013, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strafer Gott

Kaspersky has caught several installations of malware from this site.

"This" site, as in you think The Firing Line is giving you mal-ware? I guarantee you that's not happening.

Strafer Gott · February 19, 2013, 06:04 PM

Hey, all I know is I'm on this site, and Kaspersky starts roaring. What would a reasonable person conclude?
Today's security tip: Trust no one!

**Mal H** · February 19, 2013, 06:06 PM

What is Kaspersky?

**Brian Pfleuger** · February 19, 2013, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strafer Gott

Hey, all I know is I'm on this site, and Kaspersky starts roaring. What would a reasonable person conclude?
Today's security tip: Trust no one!

Including Kaspersky!

I don't use Kaspersky, but I do use Microsoft Security Essentials, Spybot Search and Destroy and Lavasoft Ad-Aware Free. NONE have ever detected any problems on TFL.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mal H

What is Kaspersky?

Kaspersky

**Tom Servo** · February 19, 2013, 07:02 PM

I browse with Tapatalk on the phone, and with Chrome and Firefox at home. I've not seen any security warnings or issues.

Then again, I run Linux, so most of that stuff is somewhat academic to me.

Mal, can you or Tyme check using the Google Webmaster Tools? That'll usually be a good early indicator.

zxcvbob · February 19, 2013, 07:05 PM

If someone linked a image file from a server they don't approve of, you can get that when you open that thread. Not sure if I've ever seen it at TFL or not.

**Shane Tuttle** · February 19, 2013, 07:59 PM

I've used IE, Chrome, and currently Firefox. I get nothing of the like the OP has.

**Al Norris** · February 20, 2013, 02:13 AM

The only tool that TFL uses is google analytics. That tracks what forums users use. However, if you are using FireFox, the addons Do Not Track Me; Ad Blocker Plus and Better Privacy will defeat most tracking and ad software.

As for malware, as zxcvbob said, any linked photos from certain servers can cause a "false positive."

As with Tom Servo, I also run a Linux box, with a firewall. My ADSL box uses NAT and routes certain UDP and TCP port calls to a black box. Never had a problem with the TFL/SWAT Mag servers, ever.

**tyme** · February 20, 2013, 05:48 AM

From the web & browser security thread:

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TFL supports TLS 1.0 through 1.2. In order to avoid constant mixed-content warnings, though, you'll have to go to UserCP, pick "Edit Options" on the left, and uncheck "Show Images". This will turn embedded images into links, rather than showing the image inline.

By changing that setting, you can avoid any possibility of getting false malware positives due to inlined external images. If you turn off "show images" and you still get malware warnings, you 99% probably have malware.

February 19, 2013, 02:15 PM	#1
ZPITA Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2008 Location: ZURICH, SWITZERLAND Posts: 104	Google chrome This is my preferred browser, but I keep getting a warning of Malware from this site. Any suggestions? __________________ SIG 47/8, 210-1,2,3,4,5,6,7 WALTHER PPKs SWISS ARMY FROM 1878

February 19, 2013, 02:23 PM	#3
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 14, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 33,145	I use Chrome at my office. Absolutely no Malware warnings. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

February 19, 2013, 03:28 PM	#4
DASHZNT Junior member Join Date: July 13, 2012 Posts: 179	Re: Google chrome I use Taptalk for my galaxy s3

February 19, 2013, 03:59 PM	#5
Strafer Gott Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2011 Location: New Mexico Posts: 880	Kaspersky has caught several installations of malware from this site. Stuff like remote, Screen sharing, VNS installations, real bad stuff. I'm starting to think there's a... feces... among the oysters. I'm on a Mac. Last edited by Brian Pfleuger; February 19, 2013 at 05:24 PM.

February 19, 2013, 07:02 PM	#11
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalach Posts: 7,138	I browse with Tapatalk on the phone, and with Chrome and Firefox at home. I've not seen any security warnings or issues. Then again, I run Linux, so most of that stuff is somewhat academic to me. Mal, can you or Tyme check using the Google Webmaster Tools? That'll usually be a good early indicator. __________________ In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. --Albert Camus

February 19, 2013, 02:22 PM	#2
ScottRiqui Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 2,900	Whenever I browse here, I'm either using Chrome or Safari, and I've never gotten any kind of malware warning. What version of Chrome are you using? I'm using 24.0.1312.57 m, running under Windows XP Pro.

February 19, 2013, 05:22 PM	#6
southjk Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2012 Location: Memphis Posts: 191	ZPITA, I doubt it's the site. Its sounds like you computer has been infected with some malware. I use Chrome here everyday and have never gotten any warnings of malware. Download the free version of Malwarebytes and run a full scan. Once you delete anything it finds, reboot and scan again. Repeat process until scan is clean.

February 19, 2013, 06:04 PM	#8
Strafer Gott Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2011 Location: New Mexico Posts: 880	Hey, all I know is I'm on this site, and Kaspersky starts roaring. What would a reasonable person conclude? Today's security tip: Trust no one!

February 19, 2013, 06:06 PM	#9
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern VA Posts: 14,083	What is Kaspersky?

February 19, 2013, 07:05 PM	#12
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 3,658	If someone linked a image file from a server they don't approve of, you can get that when you open that thread. Not sure if I've ever seen it at TFL or not. __________________ "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun"

February 19, 2013, 07:59 PM	#13
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Blue Grass, IA Posts: 8,209	I've used IE, Chrome, and currently Firefox. I get nothing of the like the OP has. __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

February 20, 2013, 02:13 AM	#14
Al Norris Staff Join Date: June 29, 2000 Location: Rupert, Idaho Posts: 8,756	The only tool that TFL uses is google analytics. That tracks what forums users use. However, if you are using FireFox, the addons Do Not Track Me; Ad Blocker Plus and Better Privacy will defeat most tracking and ad software. As for malware, as zxcvbob said, any linked photos from certain servers can cause a "false positive." As with Tom Servo, I also run a Linux box, with a firewall. My ADSL box uses NAT and routes certain UDP and TCP port calls to a black box. Never had a problem with the TFL/SWAT Mag servers, ever. __________________ Listings of the Current 2A Cases: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=416973