BittBurger (OP)
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November 22, 2013, 04:05:00 PM Last edit: November 22, 2013, 04:23:04 PM by BittBurger |
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When I try any web browser on my computer, I get a dead page for this forum, and Malbytes anti-malware gives me a pop up saying that it blocked a malicious attack from IP 109.201.133.195
No such problems on iPhone or iPad.
This has been happening since yesterday morning. I went into the Bitcoin chat room and several others are having the same problem. Yet I see nobody mentioning, or talking about it.
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roadsterreplica
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November 22, 2013, 04:07:37 PM |
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Could be many things.
I suspect it may be more on your end than on this end - some software on your end is trying to keylog your bitcoin forum password.
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Grix
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November 22, 2013, 04:13:33 PM |
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BittBurger (OP)
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November 22, 2013, 04:19:55 PM |
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Yeah, it's definitely not just me…
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BitcoinBarrel
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Fill Your Barrel with Bitcoins!
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November 22, 2013, 04:21:13 PM |
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Not surprising. Bitcoin is huge target for hackers at the moment now that the price is up.
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BittBurger (OP)
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November 22, 2013, 04:37:14 PM |
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Just to clarify, I haven't clicked anything, downloaded anything, or run anything from any emails. I'm very aware of that kind of stuff. The website just went dead yesterday. I'm not thinking this is on my end, but I guess it's possible. If that's the case, it's already on many people's computers.
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BittBurger (OP)
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November 22, 2013, 04:39:03 PM |
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Grix
That link doesn't work.
At least not on my iPhone.
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BittBurger (OP)
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November 22, 2013, 06:53:56 PM |
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Solution? I was about to wipe my computer.
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BitcoinFX
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https://youtu.be/DsAVx0u9Cw4 ... Dr. WHO < KLF
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November 22, 2013, 07:03:03 PM |
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Solution? I was about to wipe my computer.
I don't see a reason to do a re-install at present. Malwarebytes is just being over sensitive, when you pay for an anti-malware solution, they have a legal obligation to 'protect' you. Sometimes these companies get things wrong, because they must protect their customers. Lets also say that they can sometimes have other interests as well. There might be a genuine problem, but at present I can't find anything or it might of been removed already, but I'm not an admin. wth server access either. Looks like a 'false alarm' to me though.
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Raoul Duke
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November 22, 2013, 07:06:20 PM |
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Not 100% sure how ads are being served here, but it might be to do with temporarily hijacked 3rd party content and/or in relation to linked content.
AFAIK ads are only html styled with css. No images or scripts.
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Grix
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November 22, 2013, 07:11:55 PM |
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Grix
That link doesn't work.
At least not on my iPhone.
Well, here's what it says basically: Infection Blocked URL: http://imageupload.co.uk/files/za1z84jpkvd9uo18uoed.... Infection: URL:Mal Solution? I was about to wipe my computer.
I don't see a reason to do a re-install at present. Malwarebytes is just being over sensitive, when you pay for a anti-malware solution, they have a legal obligation to 'protect' you. Sometimes these companies get things wrong, because they must protect their customers. Lets also say that they can sometimes have other interests as well. There might be a genuine problem, but at present I can't find anything or it might of been removed already, but I'm not an admin. wth server access either. Looks like a 'false alarm' to me though. Pretty far fetched that two independent antimalware programs simultaneously gives a false positive, isn't it?
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BitcoinFX
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https://youtu.be/DsAVx0u9Cw4 ... Dr. WHO < KLF
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November 22, 2013, 07:22:13 PM |
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Grix
That link doesn't work.
At least not on my iPhone.
Well, here's what it says basically: Infection Blocked URL: http://imageupload.co.uk/files/za1z84jpkvd9uo18uoed.... Infection: URL:Mal Solution? I was about to wipe my computer.
I don't see a reason to do a re-install at present. Malwarebytes is just being over sensitive, when you pay for a anti-malware solution, they have a legal obligation to 'protect' you. Sometimes these companies get things wrong, because they must protect their customers. Lets also say that they can sometimes have other interests as well. There might be a genuine problem, but at present I can't find anything or it might of been removed already, but I'm not an admin. wth server access either. Looks like a 'false alarm' to me though. Pretty far fetched that two independent antimalware programs simultaneously gives a false positive, isn't it? Nope. Not really. The link (URL) you have reported from your software indicates a 3rd party upload site probably used by someome for a link on the forum that was / is in just one thread as a download etc. That's enough to get bitcointalk.org temporarily and incorrectly listed.
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BittBurger (OP)
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November 22, 2013, 08:47:46 PM |
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Why does it repeatedly say it's currently blocking a malicious attack from an IP address? The IP address is located in the Netherlands. Seems like if it just put a site on a blacklist, it would say "this site is blocked". It wouldn't say it just blocked a malicious attack from a website.
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November 22, 2013, 09:24:08 PM |
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They've listed the forum for a long time AFAIK. See here. Maybe they only just updated the IP address.
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BittBurger (OP)
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November 22, 2013, 11:17:26 PM |
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Is the above IP address the IP address of this website?
It looks like a couple of people reported this on their support forums. And they've reported that they are looking into it right now.
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November 27, 2013, 12:51:23 AM |
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*Jacob Colagrossi, Nov 21 01:21 pm (PST):*
Hello dexx and welcome to the Malwarebytes product support. Thank you for choosing Malwarebytes Anti-Malware as your anti-malware security solution, my name is Jacob Colagrossi and I'll be assisting you today.
I will contact our research team to see about the block of this IP address. I will follow up with you once I hear word back from them.
Thank you.
dexx, Nov 21 08:29 pm (PST):
Hi Jacob,
thanks for the fast response. Looking forward for more. Jacob Colagrossi, Nov 26 03:55 pm (PST):
Hi dexx,
I have been informed that this IP address has been unblocked in the recent database updates.
Please let me know if you have any questions. dexx, Nov 26 03:58 pm (PST):
Hi Jacob,
thanks for the notice! Did you get any information what was causing the block in the first place? Jacob Colagrossi, Nov 26 04:05 pm (PST):
Hi Dexx,
I have no solid information but from what I read in forum posts this site is under frequent attack from outside sources. It may have been added to the block list during an instance of attack.
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