Web page warnings

[YetMoreTech]

We are aware that some people are receiving warnings when trying to open certain pages on Mumsnet. This is related to a problem with one of the ads that we serve on some of our pages. Whilst we investigate further we've stopped serving any ads. As such, all pages on the site are safe to visit. Once the problem is resolved the ads will return in all their glory and we will request to be removed from the blacklist which drives these warnings.

Apologies for any inconvenience or scaring anyone!

mm tries again

andtriestogetoverthehorrorof drivingintoWaitrosecarpark,notfindingspace hadtocomehomeagain

yeay6! i did it!

@QuintMissesChristmasesPast

I think the safest thing to do might be to NOT use mumsnet at all until this is fixed.

They should be updating us, and answering questions.

QuintMissesChristmasesPast, the site is currently safe to use but, as mentioned at the start of the thread, its blacklisting status will take some time to automatically update, as it isn't something under our control!

I didn't get this yesterday but i have done today.

We're sorry for the inconvenience this has caused. Just to clarify a few things and reiterate some points:

The cause of the problem is solved, but because Google (who maintain the list of sites with potential problems) take some time to process things you may continue to get warnings for a while longer.

Depending on your browser you can choose to ignore the warnings. Some other browsers allow you to turn off the warnings altogether, though if you do that you do run risks when you visit other sites.

We don't permit advertisers to install any kind of malware at all - no spyware, no viruses, no trojan horses, nothing.

The problem this morning was caused by problems with our ad server. Based on the evidence we've seen no bad stuff will have been installed on your computer, but if you clicked on an ad you may have been taken somewhere other than where you were expecting. For example, if you viewed a page on Mumsnet (anywhere on the site), clicked on a Mumsnet book ad and got taken to Hotmail or Facebook and then entered your Hotmail or Facebook account details you should probably log back in to that service and change your password. This applies equally to Windows and Mac users.

We'd always recommend that you use an up to date anti-virus/malware program on your computer. If you need help choosing or setting one up, post in our Geek Stuff topic.

Requests to update other software like Adobe Flash, Windows Media Player and so on are unrelated to this issue. Computers freezing (unless they're in the garden) is highly unlikely to be related to this too. When you've got lots of users there is bound to be a few who have other problems at the same time as this happens but it's most likely coincidence, particularly if you're still having problems now.

If you have any other worries or problems please do post in reply, or send us an email if you feel you need to keep things more confidential.

YMT - AVG is now blocking threads. Is that the same issue? Just a case of wait it out?

Yep still getting them with Google Chrome. I assumed it was not true and clicked ignore anyway

my mN was fine up until about 30 minutes ago and now i am getting the warning on almost every thread !

It's on the "hiding in the upstairs cupboard" thread.....i get this....

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Warning: Suspected Phishing Page
This page may be a forgery or imitation of another website, designed to trick users into sharing personal or financial information. Entering any personal information on this page may result in identity theft or other abuse. You can find out more about phishing here.

Advisory provided by Google. For additional information click here.

Suggestions:

* Click the ?Back? button on your browser to return to the previous page and choose another link (recommended).
* If you would like to ignore the warning and continue to the page, click here (not recommended) Note: AVG will continue to block dangerous content associated with this page.

If i click ignore i get the red box of doom.

SOrry me again [

I clicked on why was this page blocked and it gave me this info.....you probably already have it.

Advisory provided by Google
Safe Browsing
Diagnostic page for mumsnet.com/talk/relationships

What is the current listing status for mumsnet.com/talk/relationships?

Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer.

Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 1 time(s) over the past 90 days.

What happened when Google visited this site?

Of the 75 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 4 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2010-12-22, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2010-12-21.

Malicious software includes 1 scripting exploit(s). Successful infection resulted in an average of 3 new process(es) on the target machine.

Malicious software is hosted on 4 domain(s), including fragisdown.com/, bqps.ws/, cbt1.cz.cc/.

2 domain(s) appear to be functioning as intermediaries for distributing malware to visitors of this site, including fragisdown.com/, cbg4.cz.cc/.

This site was hosted on 1 network(s) including AS6461 (MFNX).

Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware?

Over the past 90 days, mumsnet.com/talk/relationships did not appear to function as an intermediary for the infection of any sites.

Has this site hosted malware?

No, this site has not hosted malicious software over the past 90 days.

How did this happen?

In some cases, third parties can add malicious code to legitimate sites, which would cause us to show the warning message.

Next steps:

* Return to the previous page.
* If you are the owner of this web site, you can request a review of your site using Google Webmaster Tools. More information about the review process is available in Google's Webmaster Help Center.

Updated 9 hours ago

©2008 Google - Google Home

DanceInTheDark - AVG has a link check facility called LinkScanner so it is most likely because of that you are seeing threads being blocked.

I disabled it on one PC and did not install it on another, because it can slow your browsing down if there are hundreds of links on a page to be checked (and Firefox is already checking and alerts me if something is to be downloaded).

It's only that one thread that AVG is flagging - which is then in turn flagged by firefox so ....

I am not switching off my AV's lol!!

Requests to update other software like Adobe Flash, Windows Media Player and so on are unrelated to this issue.

I don't believe this.

It seems to be all back to normal here! I am soooo happy!!! Nomore red warbings!!!

THANK YOU !

I seem to be back to normal too

I've still got a mixture. And that's on a MacBook if it's relevant ...

Normal here. Either i am infected or i clicked ignore enough times

Not back to normal here and yesterday I did manage to get some Malware - apparently I had no Hard Disk at all and my computer would EXPLODE if I didn't spend some money pronto (I've sorted this). I didn't go on any unusual sites at all - although I was stupid enough to have not renewed my Norton subscription in time. I just can't see how I got it.

I'm disturbed by the number of people (across a couple of different threads on this subject) seem to have been infected by malware since the MN problem happened. Maybe no connection but I don't think MNHQ have been hugely clear about what the problem with the ad server was.

Hassledge, I've had the one you describe on my work laptop, albeit I wasn't connected to the work network when it was infected. Absolute nightmare, ended up having the machine wiped.

Given the huge & justified importance given by Mumsnetters to not "minimising" others' concerns, I feel MNHQ could have done more about this than tell us - effectively - it's all over now & not to worry our pretty little heads.

My PC is my livelihood and life. I keep it very clean & safe. A sudden onslaught of drive-by downloads, at the same time as one of the sites I was on caught a virus, is NOT a coincidence and is NOT due to my silly little head. The other sites I had open were Gmail and jQuery - I guarantee the untoward activity came from Mumsnet, not either of them.

I would like to know the adserver that was hosting the infected advertisment, then I can block it. I'd also like Mumsnet to consider that users who didn't see the Google Safe page probably have low security settings, and therfore are more likely to have got infected. And I don't like being told "not to worry" and "it's nothing to do with us" when something like this has happened.

Hassledge - how did you sort it? Our laptop is saying this and we are struggling to fix it!
Cheers

I just got an AVG Watning from the "hiding in the understairs cupboard" thread as well.

Is it interesting?

me too!!!!

What Grace said - I also want to know the infected adserver, so I can block it.