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  1. #181
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    Default Re: PAFOA malicious download warning?

    Quote Originally Posted by djpup View Post
    He may have a point, tinfoil hat aside. Didn't this start around the time the trooper was shot?
    No. go back through the posts.

    I've not had a problem lately. My PC is running IE 10 w/ win 8; Norton security suite.
    Last edited by qmcorps; September 17th, 2014 at 09:10 PM.

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    Default Re: PAFOA malicious download warning?

    Quote Originally Posted by streaker69 View Post
    Many years ago when I was working on a large corporate campus as IT support we would regularly ask users their passwords if we were working on their systems. One day we were at the desk of a woman in one of the executive offices working and needed her password. She looked around, got kind of flushed and then whispered "spankme".
    I don't like changing my passwords, so I would always change it to a temp password for IT to use, then go back to my regular one. I know... I should change it regularly. But this works for me - mine are complex and never get hacked [knock-on-wood]

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    I had a few problems with specific threads earlier today, but not any more.

    Quote Originally Posted by qmcorps View Post
    No. go back through the posts.

    I've not had a problem lately. My PC is running IE 10 w/ win 8; Norton security suite.

  4. #184
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    Default Re: PAFOA malicious download warning?

    My computer just got a virus & has been taken over by someone with the screen name "streaker69"
    Jesus is Lord !

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    Default Re: PAFOA malicious download warning?

    Quote Originally Posted by mingomom View Post
    I don't like changing my passwords, so I would always change it to a temp password for IT to use, then go back to my regular one. I know... I should change it regularly. But this works for me - mine are complex and never get hacked [knock-on-wood]
    The trick out there was when they'd push for a campus wide password change everyone would just add a number to the end. We always wondered if hers became "spankme2".
    Rules are written in the stone,
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    all you get is ridicule, laughter,
    and a trip to the house of pain.

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    Default Re: PAFOA malicious download warning?

    Quote Originally Posted by steelerfan View Post
    My computer just got a virus & has been taken over by someone with the screen name "streaker69"
    Soon, your new life awaits you.


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    Default Re: PAFOA malicious download warning?

    Avast has been red flagging and shutting this site down for about a month. Today it is only closing the General Discussion forum.

    Safe Browsing
    Diagnostic page for forum.pafoa.org/general-2

    What is the current listing status for forum.pafoa.org/general-2?

    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 62 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 2 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2014-09-17, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2014-09-16.

    Malicious software is hosted on 1 domain(s), including flypijaz.com/.

    This site was hosted on 1 network(s) including AS14618 (AMAZON-AES).


    Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware?

    Over the past 90 days, forum.pafoa.org/general-2 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.

  8. #188
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    Default Re: PAFOA malicious download warning?

    FWIW this morning, 4:15am, is the first time I did not get the warning when clicking on the trooper thread since it started popping up..

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    Default Re: PAFOA malicious download warning?

    Quote Originally Posted by CHEMICAL View Post
    Im getting it on the trooper thread and on Viperhummels post about people having bought from him and the Shaneen Allen lynching one.. I'm using Firefox but most of the threads are ok.
    I encountered it a couple of times in the classifieds.
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    Default Re: PAFOA malicious download warning?

    Quote Originally Posted by soberbyker View Post
    FWIW this morning, 4:15am, is the first time I did not get the warning when clicking on the trooper thread since it started popping up..
    Today is also the first time I can see the thread w/out warnings as well.

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