AIBU to wonder why my browser is telling me MN is an "Attack Site"

[backwardpossom]

Eh?

It was fine last night...

[backwardpossom]

This is what I get when I try to view a page but I can get round it be clicking ignore... Getting annoying though!

[foxtrottango]

Its doing it to me too, every time I try and read a thread!

[backwardpossom]

So glad I'm not the only one!

[backwardpossom]

Right, it's not doing it on Safari, just Firefox. So, I will be viewing MN on Safari today...

[foxtrottango]

I have changed from using firefox browser to internet explorer and now its fine. Maybe its a firefox issue

[westlake]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/1109797-StopBadware-org

this thread seems to explain it although i don't really understand

[Indith]

Oh! Oh! me too! A coupl eof mins ago it was just a single thread but now it is everything I click on!

[BlathIceSkate]

Me too. Exact same message and only on Firefox. Using Explorer now.

I even get it if I try to view this thread through Firefox!

[Ray81]

Me too thought i was the only one, glad i'm not.

[backwardpossom]

Thanks, westlake , that does help

[SnowyBriar]

I'm getting this too...only in Firefox though...all fine in IE.

I went into the settings menu and turned off the warn me option...just for now..will turn it back on later to see if warnings still there.

To stop the pop up warning pages >

Tools > Options > Security > Untick - Block reported attack sites.

I think it must be a blip...Firefox uses the safe site thingy attached to google...which in my experience is notorious for blocking sites for no apparent reason!

Don't forget to turn it all back to normal if browsing elsewhere though.

If MN was downloading stuff my anti-virus would be going loopy....but not one warning via that....very odd!

[bellastella]

just got this from internet explorer. what fun!

[backwardpossom]

I'm on a Mac, so wasn't too worried about the spyware/malware it was telling me I would be in danger of if I access the site. Had I been on a PC, though, I'd have been panicking before reading the thread that westlake linked to.

[TrillianAstra]

I've just clicked the 'no it isn't' button.

[SantasNutellaFairy]

I have had to switch to IE. Not happy.

[BlathIceSkate]

MNHQ say it's due to a bad advert. They're fixing it

[BlathIceSkate]

Aha! Just click on "ignore this warning" and it lets you through

[maxybrown]

well interesting because our laptop is now buggered with a virus that even DH can't sort yet it is that imbedded - and I only went on MN last night

I got same message as you lot this morning on IE but now it seems ok.

Scared to come on really as DH will go BESERK if the PC gets infected too. Not sure how it happened at all but laptop seems buggered now

[Glitterknickaz]

it's happening with Google Chrome too

[backwardpossom]

Blath I did, but anytime I tried to view a page, the warning came up again. Changing browser helped though.

maxy I'd be VERY surprised if the virus on your laptop was caused by this.

[allnightlong]

I just got this too using Firefox on an apple mac, thought the Mac had discovered AIBU.

[wahwahwah]

I had an 'attack alert' yesterday too. I assumed it was the thieving bastard who had been using my broadband up to no good!

[werewolf]

Huh - got it trying to get into this thread!