Martin Lewis web site identified as a threat by avg!

Leopard

mr_fishbulb wrote: »

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.

So, think how much money MSE has saved you.

home_alone

I dumped facebook this week because I had been hacked into (at the facebook end) and someone was using my profile to sent out abusive posts, when I did a google "facebook hacking" I was amazed what came up loads of sites telling everyone how to hack into facebook, what a sick world.

gary

Princess_Tink_2

jamespir wrote: »

chrome warned me too i told it where to go

Chrome was warning you for a reason!

I'd suggest downloading Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (search Google) and scanning your computer. It's free and you'll probably be surprised by the outcome.

Princess_Tink_2

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

Martin,

These are not 'real' people, as such.

I'd ask your technical team (and anyone else with FTP access to the site) to scan their machines with anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-malware software.

Also, a quick search of Google for 'Gumblar' will probably be of use.

sarerb18

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

Will do that Martin and thanks for letting us know.
Sarah.

asininity

Leopard wrote: »

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

Er, no my pc is safe.

spud17

Leopard wrote: »

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

Or Mint.
Other operating systems are available, as you have occasionally pointed out in previous posts.

slow_saver

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

Hi Martin,
Just to let you know your site isn't the only one being targeted in this way, I am on twitter quite a lot and it gets hacked EVERY day!!:mad: