Chrome Malware warning
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Podie

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46,649 posts

304 months

Friday 6th September 2013
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Was just heading into the "The official winter 2013/2014 snow thread" and got this...

Chrome said:
Danger: Malware Ahead!
Google Chrome has blocked access to this page on www.pistonheads.com.
Content from www.quads-usedforwork.co.uk, a known malware distributor, has been inserted into this web page. Visiting this page now is very likely to infect your computer with malware.
Malware is malicious software that causes things like identity theft, financial loss, and permanent file deletion.
scratchchin

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Friday 6th September 2013
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When trying to open this thread:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Danger: Malware Ahead!
Google Chrome has blocked access to this page on www.pistonheads.com.
Content from www.quads-usedforwork.co.uk, a known malware distributor, has been inserted into this web page. Visiting this page now is very likely to infect your computer with malware.
Malware is malicious software that causes things like identity theft, financial loss, and permanent file deletion.

this is the reported link within that thread causing the Malware:
http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsin...

Safe Browsing
Diagnostic page for quads-usedforwork.co.uk

What is the current listing status for quads-usedforwork.co.uk?
Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer.

Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 2 time(s) over the past 90 days.

What happened when Google visited this site?
Of the 4 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 1 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2013-09-06, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2013-09-06.
This site was hosted on 1 network(s) including AS15418 (FASTHOSTS-INTERNET).

Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware?
Over the past 90 days, quads-usedforwork.co.uk 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.

Bill

58,569 posts

284 months

Friday 6th September 2013
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Ta. I got rid of the offending image.

My iPad seems fine still...

Podie

Original Poster:

46,649 posts

304 months

Friday 6th September 2013
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Ta smile