Reported Site Attack

/ Reported Site Attack #1  

Muhammad

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Hello,

We discovered a malicious code insertion that was appearing when users were accessing the site through certain search engines and using Internet Explorer. We've actually encountered this same issue once before, as it's a common automated script attack of popular forums like ours. Google temporarily blocked our pages as a result. The actual script is a click hijacking malware that steals clicks from search engine results.

We removed the code and have requested a review by Google for the block to be removed. Once that goes through, you should be able to access the forum without any issues. :thumbsup: Google says it could take up to a day for the review but we're expecting the alerts to be gone within 12 hours.

Sorry for the inconvenience!
 
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/ Reported Site Attack #2  
Thanks for the update; much appreciated.
 
/ Reported Site Attack #3  
Thanks for the update; much appreciated.

X's 2. When logging on this time, I got the same warning and unlike previously, I had to log back in. Been so long since I used my log-in info, darn near forgot my password:laughing:
 
/ Reported Site Attack #5  
X's 2. When logging on this time, I got the same warning and unlike previously, I had to log back in. Been so long since I used my log-in info, darn near forgot my password:laughing:
Same here,took three trys on the password..
 
/ Reported Site Attack #6  
What do the people who do this stand to gain....why even bother
 
/ Reported Site Attack #7  
Thanks, guys.
 
/ Reported Site Attack #9  
Wow, you're right on top of it! Thanks, Muhammad.
 
/ Reported Site Attack #10  
at least most of us know our security is working when we saw the site block message by various providers.. :)
 
/ Reported Site Attack #11  
Great, just great. Now the IRS knows I was the the 3rd place winner in the BajaDesign light contest. Will probably be getting a tax bill soon. I really feel bad for Bullit94.
 
/ Reported Site Attack #13  
What do the people who do this stand to gain....why even bother

Two possibilities are stealing clicks to boost the search engine ranking of a site, and redirecting clicks to make it seem as though a person has clicked an ad, which creates revenue for whomever was hosting the ad.
 
/ Reported Site Attack #15  
I just happened to me again about an hour ago, using FireFox here.
 
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#16  
We passed the Google review and the warnings should be gone now (they are for me). :thumbsup:
 
/ Reported Site Attack #18  
Thanks Muhammad.......I sent you an email reporting this earlier today. All seems to be working well now.....thanks for the quick fix.:thumbsup:
 

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