warning: there seems to be a virus on gfy.com

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  • DVTimes
    xxx
    • Jun 2003
    • 31658
    #51
    i do not think its in a sig as i have gone into gfy.com and had it happen, before i looked at a thread.

    but i may be wrong on that.

    but i am sure i had this without looking at a thread.
    XXX

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      • babymaker
        Confirmed User
        • Jan 2004
        • 4751
        #52
        Finally someone is working to fix it, it happened to me first time last week when i clicked that thread about a crapy design by a 13yo in 1996 ot whatever it says not clicking there again, but it happens elsewhere too always on gfy.com cuz i dont goto gofuckyourself.

        ICQ 293125596

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          • Calico Jack
            Confirmed User
            • Jul 2004
            • 2051
            #53
            I got it a week ago at this link: http://gofuckyourself.com/forumdisplay.php?f=26
            My AV caught it immediately & removed it, but it's annoying nonetheless.

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              • Eric
                Confirmed User
                • Dec 2000
                • 8818
                #54
                Anyone that can tell me what banners are displaying when they get this error, it would be greatly helpful.

                If you can duplicate the issue, and tell me which banner is showing at the top and in the three bottom slots, that would be greatly helpful.

                Thank you,
                Eric
                No One

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                  • babymaker
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 4751
                    #55
                    I don't think it's a sig either because I got hit just coming here a few times, happens quick so can't remember which banners will try and see if it happens again.

                    ICQ 293125596

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                      • Jim_Gunn
                        Confirmed User
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 5702
                        #56
                        This happens every few months on GFY over the course of the past two years or so. There have been previous threads about it that I posted detailed info in. I got infected with this really insidious malware twice in 2010 right through the Firefox browser while browsing GFY. I had to spend two days to remove it each time. Only thing that helps me prevent it now is that I run No Script and AdBlockPlus in FF. Sorry advertisers, I wouldn't mind seeing your banners but this is a recurring problem and I cannot take a chance on getting my main business laptop infected again and again.

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                          • SmokeyTheBear
                            ►SouthOfHeaven
                            • Jun 2004
                            • 28609
                            #57
                            Originally posted by AVN Theo
                            Did anyone notice which particular topic(s) set the redirect? This most likely is related with someone's signature. My guess is we are heading for gfy hosted signatures to prevent this from happening again.
                            sig's can't redirect a page so that would be silly, it's obviously one of the sponsors, they are able to infect gfy users at free will , not a smart idea, you shouldn't let sponsors host code, your security is only as good as every sponsor you let host code. Even if lets say they were all honest , any of them can get hacked and thus infect all your surfers.
                            hatisblack at yahoo.com

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                              • SmokeyTheBear
                                ►SouthOfHeaven
                                • Jun 2004
                                • 28609
                                #58
                                This is what happens when you start removing threads and hiding the history of known spyware/trojan vendors. karma .. Sleep with the dogs and you get fleas.
                                hatisblack at yahoo.com

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                                  • DangerX !!!
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Feb 2011
                                    • 886
                                    #59
                                    Originally posted by SmokeyTheBear
                                    sig's can't redirect a page so that would be silly, it's obviously one of the sponsors, they are able to infect gfy users at free will , not a smart idea, you shouldn't let sponsors host code, your security is only as good as every sponsor you let host code. Even if lets say they were all honest , any of them can get hacked and thus infect all your surfers.
                                    Ppl can host their code here? What do you mean by this? Is there an user group with HTML allowed in their sigs or something?


                                    BTW. If yes then who can I contact to have it enabled?
                                    This is sig area!

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                                      • SmokeyTheBear
                                        ►SouthOfHeaven
                                        • Jun 2004
                                        • 28609
                                        #60
                                        Originally posted by DangerX !!!
                                        Ppl can host their code here? What do you mean by this? Is there an user group with HTML allowed in their sigs or something?


                                        BTW. If yes then who can I contact to have it enabled?
                                        gfy advertisers can host their own ad code, or they can host their ad code and also install trojans on gfy surfers
                                        hatisblack at yahoo.com

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                                          • Ron Bennett
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Oct 2003
                                            • 1653
                                            #61
                                            Flash ads is likely the culprit - they can run scripts and redirect. Flash can include all sorts of nasties.

                                            I run Flashblock (technically it suppresses flash, doesn't truly block it; flash cookies are still set, which is intentional for Flashblock to work the way it does), which greatly speeds up browsing and, as an added benefit, makes browsing much safer.

                                            For even more security, Noscript and similar add-ons are worthwhile, though can greatly limit usability of many sites unless one takes some effort to carefully, to ensure security is maintained, tweak various whitelisting and configuration settings.

                                            Ron
                                            Domagon - Website Management and Domain Name Sales

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                                              • abshard
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Jan 2002
                                                • 6524
                                                #62
                                                Originally posted by AVN Theo
                                                the link was replaced, image is hosted by gfy. Can you please let me know if it still happens.
                                                I reloaded the thread many many times and didnt see that ad anymore and no problems with my back buttom now.

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                                                  • SmokeyTheBear
                                                    ►SouthOfHeaven
                                                    • Jun 2004
                                                    • 28609
                                                    #63
                                                    Originally posted by Ron Bennett
                                                    Flash ads is likely the culprit - they can run scripts and redirect. Flash can include all sorts of nasties.

                                                    I run Flashblock (technically it suppresses flash, doesn't truly block it; flash cookies are still set, which is intentional for Flashblock to work the way it does), which greatly speeds up browsing and, as an added benefit, makes browsing much safer.

                                                    For even more security, Noscript and similar add-ons are worthwhile, though can greatly limit usability of many sites unless one takes some effort to carefully, to ensure security is maintained, tweak various whitelisting and configuration settings.

                                                    Ron
                                                    the way openx is used on gfy means advertisers can run any code they want
                                                    hatisblack at yahoo.com

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                                                      • Ron Bennett
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Oct 2003
                                                        • 1653
                                                        #64
                                                        Originally posted by SmokeyTheBear
                                                        the way openx is used on gfy means advertisers can run any code they want
                                                        Oh. Well that pretty much opens the barn door to exploits and all sorts of nasties!

                                                        Ron
                                                        Domagon - Website Management and Domain Name Sales

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