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BPL ads and malware?

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Rex Sanders BPL Member
PostedNov 21, 2013 at 8:16 pm

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

PostedNov 21, 2013 at 8:20 pm

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 BPL Member
PostedNov 21, 2013 at 8:35 pm

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

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

PostedNov 22, 2013 at 10:21 am

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!

Hiking Malto BPL Member
PostedNov 22, 2013 at 5:50 pm

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

PostedNov 22, 2013 at 6:31 pm

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

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

PostedNov 22, 2013 at 6:34 pm

"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

PostedNov 22, 2013 at 7:59 pm

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.from BPL

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