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Offline Yeratel

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Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« on: April 23, 2009, 09:34:27 PM »
Every time I've gone onto jimbutcheronline.com today to get into the forums, I get a warning message from Norton Antivirus that JS.Downloader, a javascript program listed as a threat has been blocked. I haven't gotten that prompt on any other website but this one. Not sure if it's a coincidence, or not, but I clicked on several other web sites in a row, then came back here, and got the warning again. I'm doing a full system scan on my PC now, but I thought I'd give you a heads up.

*Edit- I did some further experimenting. I don't get the warning message when I go to the main Jim Butcher page, www.jim-butcher.com, only when I click to go to the Forums at www,jimbutcheronline.com, and again when I clicked to go to this particular forum for Suggestions and Support. This didn't occur when I was here yesterday, so something has changed since then.
« Last Edit: April 23, 2009, 09:42:06 PM by The Angel Yeratel »
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2009, 09:44:52 PM »
I've hunted through the actual PHP source code on the site, and haven't found any references to JS.Downloader. If it's there, I'm not sure HOW it's there.

Anyone able to tell me anything?
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2009, 09:48:39 PM »
Hmmm, sonofa -- I may have found something in the code somewhere. Stay tuned.
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2009, 10:08:55 PM »
I THINK I've managed to scrub it all out. Anyone seeing any remaining signs?
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2009, 10:53:57 PM »
Quote from: iago on April 23, 2009, 10:08:55 PM
I THINK I've managed to scrub it all out. Anyone seeing any remaining signs?
I'm not getting any more warning messages, so it looks like that fixed it, thanks!  :)
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2009, 11:17:18 PM »
Thanks, Fred!
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2009, 12:14:47 AM »
Fred = awesomeness. That is all.
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2009, 01:04:32 AM »
Thanks for fixing it! I received a pop up saying my viris program blocked it, about 100 times! I'm super happy you fixed it! Thank you!
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2009, 05:59:22 AM »
Awesome. Thanks Fred :)
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2009, 06:53:58 AM »
Fred - as always, YOU ROCK!
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2009, 12:43:31 AM »


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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2009, 10:26:10 PM »
Thanx! All clear now!
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2009, 10:35:52 PM »
I've been getting a wierd warning message from Adobe Acrobat, something like "Unable to perform this function". Might this have had anything to do with the not-so-little problem that just got rooted out?
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2009, 10:57:07 PM »
no Adobe got hit by a zero day, you have to shut off javascript.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132307
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Re: Virus or Trojan on the Forum?
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2009, 11:17:37 PM »
Problem cropped up again. I've upgraded the site software; hopefully that will patch the hole.
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