Malware warning- true result?

curious · Post by **curious** » 13 Sep 2010, 15:12

Hello -

Suddenly, in last few days, when in Firefox and I go to associatedsupermarkets.com Avast warns me â€œMalware blocked.â€ Is there any way to determine if this is a true reading? (When I go to that site in IE, I get â€˜the page cannot be displayed.â€)

Thank you.

Post by **HansV** » 13 Sep 2010, 15:22

I'm using Microsoft Security Essentials and don't get a warning. I can visit the site without problems using Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.6.9:

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It looks to me you got a false alarm.

curious · Post by **curious** » 13 Sep 2010, 17:21

Thank you, Hans.

I was running Firefox 3.6.8 so downloaded 3.6.9 and still have the popup. There doesn't seem a way to override that warning. True?

Curious

Goshute · Post by **Goshute** » 13 Sep 2010, 17:32

I have the same AVG warning.

curious · Post by **curious** » 13 Sep 2010, 17:37

Thanks for that info, Goshute.

Hey Jude · Post by **Hey Jude** » 13 Sep 2010, 17:52

HansV wrote:I'm using Microsoft Security Essentials and don't get a warning. I can visit the site without problems using Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.6.9:

Ditto to Han's results. I am on my XP desktop now which uses Avast and I got this
http://screencast.com/t/ODIyYmE0O however, after displaying the warning, the page opened because Avast blocked 1 item from being d/l. I got the same result when I used Internet Explorer 8 as well. Going back to my laptop with Win 7 and Microsoft Security Essentials, there is no problem.

stuck · Post by **stuck** » 13 Sep 2010, 18:03

I visited the site with FF 3.6.9 and Avira Free AV running, nothing. I then ran a Malwarebytes 'quickscan', again nothing.

Ken

TonyE · Post by **TonyE** » 13 Sep 2010, 18:11

I checked the site at http://stopbadware.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (they have a database of sites that have reported malware on them) and there were no reports of any malware for associatedsupermarkets.com

curious · Post by **curious** » 13 Sep 2010, 18:23

That is interesting...but I cannot get on the site. IS there a way to override the Avast pop-up warning to get into the site?

Thanks.

BobH · Post by **BobH** » 13 Sep 2010, 19:00

Replicated the result with Avast and Fx 3.6.9. The Avast pop-up referenced a script file but there were no real details that I could discern.

Goshute · Post by **Goshute** » 13 Sep 2010, 19:30

curious wrote:IS there a way to override the Avast pop-up warning to get into the site?

If you want to risk it, try this: right click the Avast systray icon, open the User Interface, click on Real-time Shields, Web Shield, and click the Stop button in that screen. Remember to turn it back on when associatedfoods.com gets done with you.

curious · Post by **curious** » 13 Sep 2010, 19:35

Thanks Goshute. Was wondering about doing that. Still am. Since others did not receive a warning, I am tempted....

Goshute · Post by **Goshute** » 13 Sep 2010, 20:31

curious wrote:Since others did not receive a warning, I am tempted....

I tried it. MalwareBytes found nothing after I exited the site and closed the browser.

Doc Watson · Post by **Doc Watson** » 17 Sep 2010, 01:47

curious wrote:Thanks Goshute. Was wondering about doing that. Still am. Since others did not receive a warning, I am tempted....

I just finished dueling with the deamons there and reall think it is a false alarm.

I first got the warning about a script and told Avast to put it in the chest, but it persisted, so I chose to ignore the warning and it went to the site and immediately lit up a Trojan. I think it's just an ad with a handle on it. Nothing I worry about. But opinions vary.

curious · Post by **curious** » 17 Sep 2010, 12:53

Thank you, too, Doc.

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