A topic sends me into a malware warning...oh dear!

[The TARDIS]

This is the topic http://www.etiquettehell.com/smf/index.php?topic=123611.0

And here is a screenshot of the warning I'm getting.



Is this safe to ignore, or is there an ad that needs to be examined?

[BabylonSister]

I had the same warning about the picture thread in the Coffee Break folder. I was certainly not going to click on that. Then a few days later, I tried again and was able to access the discussion without any problem. Go figure. 

[Shoo]

I got the same thing.  I figure it was someone's profile picture or signature or something. 

[Luci45]

I had the same warning about the picture thread in the Coffee Break folder. I was certainly not going to click on that. Then a few days later, I tried again and was able to access the discussion without any problem. Go figure. 

The offending ad had been removed, either by Etiquette Hell or the advertiser - maybe the contract ran out? The new ad was not dangerous, so the warning by Chrome (or McKaffee - whatever you are using) was not trigured.

[The TARDIS]

Odd, I'm still getting the warning, and I don't want to click ignore just yet. I'm using a 'new' hand-me-down computer and I would just hate to have it break down before I've fully enjoyed it.

Does anyone have a sonic screwdriver to zap the darn thing?

[twiggy]

I'm getting that screen when I try to go to page 3 of http://www.etiquettehell.com/smf/index.php?topic=118787.15 "so...food pictures on facebook are rude now?"

[Cat-Fu]

I'm getting that block as well, regarding www.picturesof.net. Is someone maybe using something from there in their sig or avatar?

When I google www.picturesof.net, every page that comes up is listed as unsafe.

[squeakers]

I'm getting that block as well, regarding www.picturesof.net. Is someone maybe using something from there in their sig or avatar?

When I google www.picturesof.net, every page that comes up is listed as unsafe.

For me it is page 4 of the topic twiggy posted (only doing 9 posts per page).

"Google Chrome has blocked access to this page on www.etiquettehell.com.
Content from www.picturesof.net, a known malware distributor, has been inserted into this web page. Visiting this page now is very likely to infect your computer with malware."

[The TARDIS]

It happens to me on the first page.

[Ehelldame]

It's not in a sig file or photo or all of us would be getting the same alert when we viewed the same thread and page.   I do not get the malware alert when I've gone to the pages people have been reporting.   However, my security software blocks access to picturesof.net so I know it's working.

I suspect it was in a Google Ad.   However, the way ads are delivered by Google is by your cookies and surfing.  I can see a completely different series of ads than someone else. The only way to know which ad it was is to take a screenshot of your monitor, not just the malware warning, so I can see what ad is displaying on your monitor at the time of the alert.  I can then block that ad and contact Google.  Google does a very good job of identifying bad ads and removing so I suspect if it was a Google ad, it is gone now.   Clear your cache and history, reboot and there should be no more problems.

picturesof.net has been blocked by me today. 

[The TARDIS]

Here is the screenshot http://i.imgur.com/Tm3U2.jpg

My computer didn't scream at me with malware alerts. Thank goodness for that. Chrome was giving me the warning, which gave me the fright. I prefer to surf with adblock and ghostery for privacy and speed's sake, and I still bumped into the warning despite them being able to block ads and trackers. To still get the warnings with those extensions functioning gave me quite a fright.

I cleaned out all cookies except those that keep me logged in and I still had the warning. Is it possibly a malfunction in Chrome? (Seeing as others get the same thing, I do wonder about Chrome having a little bug in its system that dislikes picturesofdotnet.)

Thank you.