Martin Lewis web site identified as a threat by avg!

Lip_Stick

I think it might have been down to an advert on the forum home page. All the other pages were ok afaik. Used AVG for a long time and haven't had this problem on this site before. I'd say it was due to someone trying to hack the site rather than avg itself.

slow_saver

sarerb18 wrote: »

If I load the site up again and ignore the warnings I too can't scroll down to the end.
the information given in the link earlier says that we should have anti virus etc. well I have that and have always had it. Being very cynical and looking at the wording advising me to install the tool bar for avg makes me wonder if it's just a ploy to get me to do just that.
Can I ask again if anybody else who has downloaded the avg 9 version is experiencing slower download. Mine is dreadful and I use CCleaner as well as Defragger on a regular basis.
Sarah.

I Have got all the same software as you and I download the odd torrent, download speed is good but I do keep things tidy after using CC with this: http://download.cnet.com/Comodo-Registry-Cleaner/3000-2094_4-10895685.html
Its pretty good at keeping things tidy!!

GunJack

gaming_guy wrote: »

nope, no detections from kaspersky using FF, IE, chrome etc

Kaspersky was reported on here last week or the week before sometime for flagging this site.....

SADIE

Same problems here using AVG 8.5. I had 2 threat warnings.

sarerb18

slow_saver wrote: »

I Have got all the same software as you and I download the odd torrent, download speed is good but I do keep things tidy after using CC with this: http://download.cnet.com/Comodo-Registry-Cleaner/3000-2094_4-10895685.html
Its pretty good at keeping things tidy!!

I think that has to be the understatement of the year. I downloaded, ran it and I owe you my sanity. Thank you thank you thank you. xxx :A:beer::T:j and all other happy type smilies.
Sarah.

Leopard

Er, does this mean it's only safe to use MSE with a Mac, now?

solventsoon

I got it twice yesterday using 8.5, not uploaded 9 yet. Shut pc down and left it for an hour or so and been OK since then.

Strange

MSE_Martin

Hi folks,

Sadly we are being periodically attacked by hackers trying to put code into the site, each time we've detected it at speed and got rid of it.

If your anti-virus does flag something up - please report it in the this site board - as its useful to know so we can double check if its real.

And sorry about this - its frustrating to know some people are deliberately trying to do something like this.

Martin

mr_fishbulb

I don't get any warnings, but now there isn't any money in my paypal account

There wasn't any in there to begin with though.

aliEnRIK

MSE_Martin wrote: »

Hi folks,

Sadly we are being periodically attacked by hackers trying to put code into the site, each time we've detected it at speed and got rid of it.

If your anti-virus does flag something up - please report it in the this site board - as its useful to know so we can double check if its real.

And sorry about this - its frustrating to know some people are deliberately trying to do something like this.

Martin

Its just one of those things mate ~ and as the site gets bigger it WILL get worse!