Reported Attack Page
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 by tazgecko | Discussion: Forum Issues
forums.wincustomize.com is being reported as an attack page if you set your security settings in firefox to block reported attack sites.
Is this an issue with firefox and www.stopbadware.org or just my system?
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Reply #22 Thursday, September 23, 2010 3:16 PM
Yes I agree same here with FF, works fine in IE 8 and Chrome
Reply #23 Thursday, September 23, 2010 5:25 PM
Possible that Google scanned the site while a couple of spam replies (which I believe contained links to malicious web pages) were still live in this thread.
Here's the Google Advisory page for those interested. Date is off by a day, but hard to know what the 'reference time' was.
Reply #24 Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:06 PM
Most definitely a FireFox issue. I just tried again to go to the forums and the attack page thing is still affecting it. Although this morning I was able to get in. Using IE8 now until this is settled.
Reply #25 Thursday, September 23, 2010 6:36 PM
Should it be a possible Firefox buggy and / or browser hacking thing ??? 
Has anyone reported the "reported attack page" to Mozilla Foundation ??
Reply #26 Thursday, September 23, 2010 7:03 PM
Reply #27 Thursday, September 23, 2010 7:39 PM
SD has reported it and requested a re-scan of their site. Looks like Mozilla is utilizing this particular Google service as a security measure. Seems a little ham-fisted in that entire, perfectly legitimate, sites get blocked because of something being planted by a bad guy somewhere on the site. I like the idea in theory from a security perspective, there just needs to be a better way to remedy the problem once it occurs.
And a link to 'Ignore this warning' is not a good solution, IMO.
Reply #29 Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:32 PM
If this is a Google ad issue, why would I still get the warning when logged in and viewing the site ad free?
Reply #30 Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:40 PM
The "badlist" doesn't know that you're getting the page without ads.
Reply #31 Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:47 PM
I was getting the warning and I block all ads in entirety.
Reply #32 Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:04 PM
Why don't Google check its own ads with the data it collects for the 'badlist'. Before they put them on a web site?
Reply #33 Friday, September 24, 2010 12:27 AM
It's not related to Google's ads near as I can tell. Looks like Google sells a service (maybe gives it) to Mozilla which actively scans sites for malicious content - indeed, there were two replies in that 'California going broke' thread which contained links to malicious websites, since deleted by the admins.
Looks like Google uses it for its own Search as well (and other Searches that it 'powers' such as JU's) since IE7 access to JU got blocked for the same reason when I tried to access it using a link returned by JU(Google) Search.
Reply #34 Friday, September 24, 2010 8:23 AM
Still no resolution to this? Uninstalled FF 6.1.10 and installed earlier version 6.1.8. Still no change. Have to use IE8 to access forums. I don't like IE.
Reply #35 Friday, September 24, 2010 8:32 AM
Uvah
If you want to use FF you can turn off the security setting.
Tools\options\security\Block reported attack sites
.... ok you have me thinking what is FF 6.1, its only up to 3.6 and 4.0 is in beta
Reply #36 Friday, September 24, 2010 8:42 AM
So who the hell gave Google control of the entire internet?
Reply #37 Friday, September 24, 2010 8:48 AM
No one gave Google control Wiz, they took it. Mwahahaha 
Reply #38 Friday, September 24, 2010 8:48 AM
Using IE9 here and no problem. I'd rather be using Firefox though. 
Reply #39 Friday, September 24, 2010 8:59 AM
My mistake. I got rid of FF 3.6.10 and installed 3.6.8. Got the numbers mixed up. Sorry 'bout that. didn't matter though as FF is still compromised.
PS - I did uncheck block attack pages but I'm reluctant to leave it that way. I've run into attack pages before and I'd rather not have to deal with one.
Reply #40 Friday, September 24, 2010 9:08 AM
It would really be nice if Google would get the rescan done. I right now have the Block attack pages unchecked in FF so I can use the form. IE 8 I have no problem with it
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Reply #21 Thursday, September 23, 2010 2:39 PM
FWIW, FF 3.6.10 still doesn't like it.