ASF Site Performance

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Same as Julia:

I also clicked "This isn't ..." and was directed to the warning page.
Firefox has since removed the red bar across, and I trust Trend Micro to prevent any malware.
That aside, even Google has admitted that the site hasn't acted suspiciously in the last 90 days.

Sometimes, these watchdogs are too clever for their own good. It's happened to me on a couple of occasions, that my web hosting service had been blacklisted - either by some disgruntled competitor, or because another client hosted on the same server made a boo-boo - and it took the Server Admin several days to clear our "reputation".

 

[sasch]

Hi Joe,

Chrome is displaying different details at my end compared to Pixel's.

 

[qldfrog]

still active todaysame details as last posts

 

[Joe Blow]

This should now be fixed. I am waiting for Google to complete a website review, then hopefully all the warnings will disappear.

My apologies for the inconvenience and please let me know if these warnings start coming up again.

Thanks!

 

[pixel]

This should now be fixed. I am waiting for Google to complete a website review, then hopefully all the warnings will disappear.

My apologies for the inconvenience and please let me know if these warnings start coming up again.

Thanks!

Site came up clean this morning.
Last night, after closing down my browser, I also ran a Malware Check on my PC.
The last reported Hack attempt - from a different site - was in late January and had been thwarted.

 

[skyQuake]

Hi Joe Blow, apparently its an ad from www.sgfc.com.au

The site ahead contains malware

Attackers currently on www.sgfc.com.au might attempt to install dangerous programmes on your computer that steal or delete your information (for example, photos, passwords, messages and credit cards).

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe Blow, apparently its an ad from www.sgfc.com.au

The site ahead contains malware

Attackers currently on www.sgfc.com.au might attempt to install dangerous programmes on your computer that steal or delete your information (for example, photos, passwords, messages and credit cards).

You just started getting this warning when the ads came back?

 

[So_Cynical]

You just started getting this warning when the ads came back?

Seems to be intermittent now, i posted in a thread and got that warning (google) but don't get the warning now when first visiting the home page or refreshing etc.

PC using chrome from SE Asia.

 

[Joe Blow]

OK thanks for the feedback guys, I'm looking into it now.

 

[burglar]

I could not post or PM before dawn!

Safari and iMac

 

[Joe Blow]

I think we're finally clean. What a nightmare!

Let me know if you encounter any further warnings. Thanks!

 

[Buckfont]

Thanks for all your hard work Joe with all the ups and downs, to keep this show on the road.

 

[tech/a]

I think we're finally clean. What a nightmare!

Let me know if you encounter any further warnings. Thanks!

What was that all about?

 

[Joe Blow]

What was that all about?

Some hacker managed to get some code into the ad serving software and it was referencing other code on that sgfc.com.au website, which had also been compromised. I had to re-install the latest version of the software, and dig the malicious code out of the database. What takes time is figuring out what the problem is, where it is, how to get rid of it and how to shut the scumbag hacker out.

I need a beer or three and a Nurofen. That was a right headache.

 

[ThingyMajiggy]

Some hacker managed to get some code into the ad serving software and it was referencing other code on that sgfc.com.au website, which had also been compromised. I had to re-install the latest version of the software, and dig the malicious code out of the database. What takes time is figuring out what the problem is, where it is, how to get rid of it and how to shut the scumbag hacker out.

I need a beer or three and a Nurofen. That was a right headache.

So those of us that bypassed it and went in to ASF anyway should be panicking and running around like a headless chook right about now? Or was it just ad software that has a nosey around to see what we've been searching for, for a customised advertisement?

 

[Value Collector]

I need a beer or three and a Nurofen. That was a right headache.

Indeed, Good work Joe

 

[Joe Blow]

So those of us that bypassed it and went in to ASF anyway should be panicking and running around like a headless chook right about now? Or was it just ad software that has a nosey around to see what we've been searching for, for a customised advertisement?

I was one of those who bypassed it and went right in and I haven't noticed any issues. I wouldn't worry, although I can't say with 100% certainty that it was completely benign. Most virus protection software is pretty good at blocking any truly malicious stuff, which I don't think this was.

 

[ThingyMajiggy]

I was one of those who bypassed it and went right in and I haven't noticed any issues. I wouldn't worry, although I can't say with 100% certainty that it was completely benign. Most virus protection software is pretty good at blocking any truly malicious stuff, which I don't think this was.

Yeah it mentioned that it could extract data such as passwords and credit card numbers etc, which are all stored in files the browser generates when you select "save password" etc.? Guess we'll find out if accounts and funds start doing weird things

 

[nulla nulla]

Hi Joe Blow, apparently its an ad from www.sgfc.com.au

The site ahead contains malware

Attackers currently on www.sgfc.com.au might attempt to install dangerous programmes on your computer that steal or delete your information (for example, photos, passwords, messages and credit cards).

I run Nortons 360. I received a warning that "sgfc" had attempted to attack my laptop but had been prevented. Nortons 360 is updated fairly regularly. So far so good.

 

[Julia]

Yeah it mentioned that it could extract data such as passwords and credit card numbers etc, which are all stored in files the browser generates when you select "save password" etc.? Guess we'll find out if accounts and funds start doing weird things

+1. So, Joe, what would you suggest we do if this happens again? Having clicked on the option 'trust this site' and gone ahead, I'm feeling somewhat vulnerable. Just because nothing particularly untoward has happened in the immediate day after is no indication that there isn't something lying in wait for the future. The idea of passwords etc being accessed is very worrying.

If antivirus software on the part of us as individuals is deemed to be sufficient protection (and I hope it is), shouldn't the ASF antivirus etc protections have prevented the whole unfortunate event?

I am not laying blame anywhere. Just wanting to know what the situation actually is and what one should do if it happens again.