What the heck? Attack Site?

[Zorkorist]

I forgot you guys have ads when people are simply trying to read a thread...

So it could still be anywhere.

-John

 

[Zorkorist]

It needs to be a BIG POPUP...

ATOT is compromised.

Browse at your own risk.

-John

 

[Matthiasa]

Is this thread the only hint AT is unintentionally spreading malware capable of hosing people's computers at home and at work?

I just uninstalled adobe plug in for firefox, uninstalled adobe reader, adobe download manager and installed foxit reader.
I am curently running full scans with malwarebyte and norton internet security.

I have seen no signs of infection on my machines so far.

Nope other places have noticed it here as well, and theres been more then a few threads about it closed, with a link directing to here.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

It's happening now on this thread.

The guy who posted offending script above, is right. It is offending.

-John

It would be impossible for the code I posted to run in the context in which I posted it (and especially considering I didn't include the javascript files it needs), but I edited my post and removed random parts of it to permanently disable it JUST IN CASE.

 

[Zorkorist]

K... I believe you. At the time I posted it, I didn't realize there were still ads in threads, so I thought it was your code.

-John

 

[AnonymouseUser]

K... I believe you. At the time I posted it, I didn't realize there were still ads in threads, so I thought it was your code.

-John

If it did in fact run, I apologize to everyone.

 

[Anand Lal Shimpi]

Forums ads are down, main site going down next. we're wiping everything. updates as i get them.

Take care,
Anand

 

[Matthiasa]

It would be impossible for the code I posted to run in the context in which I posted it (and especially considering I didn't include the javascript files it needs), but I edited my post and removed random parts of it to permanently disable it JUST IN CASE.

It was hitting whenever I reloaded page with the quoted script. Though not the others.
It's has stopped though now, but ads are also down as well.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

It was hitting whenever I reloaded page with the quoted script. Though not the others.
It's has stopped though now, but ads are also down as well.

If anything the virus scanner was correctly identifying the code, but I highly doubt the script actually ran in the context it was posted. Did anything actually attempt to install? 3d parser error? Anything?

 

[Zorkorist]

I'm pretty sure it was an ad, and anonymouse is not to blame for anything at all.

Please don't feel bad, anonymouse, you did right and posted "view source" to the authorities.

-John

 

[Zorkorist]

Nothing ran, anonymouse... I just guessed that it was your code.

I didn't realize ads were still running.

-John

 

[Matthiasa]

If anything the virus scanner was correctly identifying the code, but I highly doubt the script actually ran in the context it was posted. Did anything actually attempt to install? 3d parser error? Anything?

It was getting blocked. Which is sort of how I noticed it was doing something.

 

[Hacp]

If code could run just from text.. well nothing will be safe.

 

[Meghan54]

Avcomparitives. The gold standard for testing antivirus programs. Ever heard of it. Your comments are baseless. Find me a better performing program.
http://www.av-comparatives.org/comparativesreviews/main-tests/summary-reports

While that summary of 2009 is nice, guess you missed the Feb. 2010 test in which avast! Free scored Advanced+ and Microsoft's Essentials, free again, both scored Advanced, AV Comparatives' two highest scores, and both higher than many "pay for" AV suites.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report25.pdf

 

[Zorkorist]

If code could run just from text.. well nothing will be safe.

What is code, but text.

Your browser, is an interpreter of text, so, if you don't unerrstand, let me just tell you FLAT OUT, you are very vulnerable when you "surf" the net.

It takes active protection, to be even half-way safe.

-John

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

While that summary of 2009 is nice, guess you missed the Feb. 2010 test in which avast! Free scored Advanced+ and Microsoft's Essentials, free again, both scored Advanced, AV Comparatives' two highest scores, and both higher than many "pay for" AV suites.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report25.pdf

Yeah but neither scored as well as Norton. And if you have been keeping track lots of these free programs go from great one year to junk the next year. So do you want to play Russian roulette with your antivirus? Norton stays on top year after year.

 

[Matthiasa]

Yeah but neither scored as well as Norton. And if you have been keeping track lots of these free programs go from great one year to junk the next year. So do you want to play Russian roulette with your antivirus? Norton stays on top year after year.

Norton didn't get a higher ranking then avast though.

Either way you should be running more then just one as it is.

 

[Zorkorist]

Nobodies Virus Checker popped up and said, let us fix this.

Virus people are WAY ahead of Anti-Virus, right now.

And I sure hope that I don't get the virus I have tried to treat, that is there, even in a safe-boot.

-John

 

[Zorkorist]

Norton didn't get a higher ranking then avast though.

Either way you should be running more then just one as it is.

Just one virus checker, please.

-John

 

[Rubycon]

Has the video review (Fermi) page been compromised?

The F word is used and I don't think that is intentional. This is not Hard OCP.

 

[Zorkorist]

People were compromised.

-John

 

[Hacp]

What is code, but text.

Your browser, is an interpreter of text, so, if you don't unerrstand, let me just tell you FLAT OUT, you are very vulnerable when you "surf" the net.

It takes active protection, to be even half-way safe.

-John

SO someone could write a virus on Atot, post it and infect us all? Somehow, I find that hard to believe.

 

[Zorkorist]

It just happened.

Visitors to AnandTech were attacked.

-John

 

[Matthiasa]

Just one virus checker, please.

-John

When none of them catch 100% of anything that's a bad idea.
You just have to make sure they are compatible.

 

[Homerboy]

Yeap I picked this up on my netbook using Chrome just today. (Antivirus Soft)
Removed it (easy to do), installed Avast and came back here and Avast blocked it.