BPL ads and malware?

[Rex Sanders]

When I access BPL from some well-protected computers, most or all the ads are blocked by anti-malware software, i.e. the ads could infect my computer.

I dug into some of the blocked ads, and adsafeprotected.com seems to be the culprit.

When I looked for more info, I found this Google page which states in part:

Has this site hosted malware?
Yes, this site has hosted malicious software over the past 90 days. It infected 1 domain(s), including socialreader.com/.

I'm worried about visiting BPL from less protected computers.

Has anyone else seen this?

— Rex

[BlackHatGuy]

I assume you'd be fine as long as you didn't click on any of the ads.

The same diagnostic report for this site is all clear.

[EndoftheTrail]

What ads? I don't see no stinkin' ads! :)

I use Chrome browser — with two lovely extensions: Adblock and Ghostery.

[Scott Musack]

It is possible to become infected via an ad, especially from ad networks with less scrutiny over the ad's they disseminate.

Typically, a malware ad makes it onto some network. That ad makes it to a users browser. The malware usually attempts to exploit a known bug in the browser or one of it's plugins (adobe flash and pdf are notorious for this), if successful, well, boom, you have a virus!

[Aaron Sorensen]

I could give a crap about the ads, I just want the old forum search back.

[John S.]

Agree with Aaron on the search function.

[Hiking Malto]

There's ads on the right side of the page for anti malware software. Create a problem then offer to solve it.

[Anonymous]

"There's ads on the right side of the page for anti malware software."

Who will be the first to "click"? ;0)

[Anonymous]

"It is possible to become infected via an ad,"

I think we may have come up with a new category of diseases for the CDC: CTD's.*

* Cybernetically Transmitted Diseases

[Greg Mihalik]

Try This

You should get to here –

…your old friend.

Now, bookmark it.

And be happy.

…. end drift.

[John S.]

Thanks Ryan!

[Tim Zen]

Ads — I really love the ads.

Especially for wrecking ball or some other thing from the Disney Channel. What that has to do with hiking is beyond me.

[John S.]

Link that works…

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/search?

That link does work for me, but below is the link I see when clicking on search under forums and it is just a google search like the top box is.

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/search.html

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