Adverts linking to site with Mal/HTMLGen-A

Adverts linking to site with Mal/HTMLGen-A

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plasticpig

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224 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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Blocked web request to "static-tagr.gd1.mookie1.com/s1/tagr_lib_appnexus_uk_v2_290688457.js" (linked from "www.pistonheads.com/gassing/default.asp") for user **** 'Mal/HTMLGen-A' has been found at this website, reference ID 48326256.

turbobloke

103,743 posts

259 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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When translated into English this means...?

plasticpig

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Thursday 11th June 2015
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One of the ad networks linked to by Pistonheads is potentially infected with malware. It could be a false positive.

turbobloke

103,743 posts

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Thursday 11th June 2015
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plasticpig said:
One of the ad networks linked to by Pistonheads is potentially infected with malware. It could be a false positive.
OK thanks, but even if it's a false positive would it be worth indicating which ad, so anyone wanting to play safe can be sure to avoid it/thm or is it more complex?

plasticpig

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Thursday 11th June 2015
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I can't tell that without switching off the web protection.

turbobloke

103,743 posts

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Thursday 11th June 2015
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Fair enough!

marshalla

15,902 posts

200 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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Sophos scanning links OP ? They're a bit over-cautious on these things and seem to throw this as a false positive when Google Analytics is present : https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=46...


plasticpig

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Thursday 11th June 2015
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Yes it's Sophos. My companies a Sophos reseller so I know there is the occasional false positive. If it hasn't cleared up tomorrow I will get the admin to report it as a false positive.