Flightsim.com problem

[cowpatz]

Anyone else see this when they visit Flightsim.com? It has only just started to happen. I have not changed my security settings (default) and this is the only site that shows it.

[Ian Warren]

It a new warning that has recently popped up with the AVG upgrade , if you trust the site , Flight.com .. yip i do you should be fine .

[deeknow]

More than just AVG, Chrome is showing a similar warning, if you look at the details there's no report of any trojans/viruses etc but seems to be related to the banner-ads on the site. I guess there's been some sort of cross-site issue or something.

[cowpatz]

I might just stay away until the issue is sorted. I trust the site but not necessarily what is linked to it.

[Peppermint]

I wouldn't worry about it. I started getting those 'Reported attack page' reports all the time just a few months back, started popping up on everything (Trademe, youtube...even my router home page got it once). I think by this stage most people know which sites are dodge just by looking at them.

[cowpatz]

I know what you are saying but this is the only site that is doing it. Unfortunately flightsim sites have been attacked before by lowlife idiots. I just don't need the hassle of trying to flush out a virus.

[Adrian Brausch]

yep I get same warning at Flightsim.com, and its the only site that is doing it,...I too am going to stay away from it for now..

[happytraveller]

I tried it on the Chrome browser, and also got a warning (see below), so something is amiss somewhere. Better safe than sorry.........

smooth landings & HAPPY CHRISTMAS



Warning: Something's Not Right Here!
flightsim.com contains malware. Your computer might catch a virus if you visit this site.
Google has found malicious software may be installed onto your computer if you proceed. If you've visited this site in the past or you trust this site, it's possible that it has just recently been compromised by a hacker. You should not proceed, and perhaps try again tomorrow or go somewhere else.
We have already notified flightsim.com that we found malware on the site. For more about the problems found on flightsim.com, visit the Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page.
Go back
If you understand that visiting this site may harm your computer, proceed anyway.

[Ian Warren]

Ok .. I am getting the same full screen warning where as yesterday is was only a little popup , once a week i use PC utility to clean and secure passwords - this morning is a quite a bit different .

[NormNZ]

Interesting - I use Firefox normally as my browser and get the subject warning but do not get any warning when I use Internet Explorer - everything is normal????

Norm

[deeknow]

Lads, I would steer clear of the site for a few days. As mentioned earlier it does seem to be 3rd party banner ads and such like rather than the actual flightsim.com site itself. I'm sure they'll sort it out soon. Here's the detail from Chrome which you can see yourself if you click the "advanced" info link on the warning page that the browser pops up...

QUOTE

Safe Browsing
Diagnostic page for flightsim.com

What is the current listing status for flightsim.com?
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 110 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 14 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2012-12-25, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2012-12-25.
Malicious software is hosted on 1 domain(s), including penetraterarest.pro/.

1 domain(s) appear to be functioning as intermediaries for distributing malware to visitors of this site, including journaldugeek.com/.

This site was hosted on 3 network(s) including AS32613 (IWEB), AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET), AS15169 (Google Internet Backbone).

Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware?
Over the past 90 days, flightsim.com appeared to function as an intermediary for the infection of 2 site(s) including trainsim.com/, train-sim.com/.

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.

Next steps:
Return to the previous page.
If you are the owner of this web site, you can request a review of your site using Google Webmaster Tools. More information about the review process is available in Google's Webmaster Help Center.[/quote]

[Ian Warren]

Thanks Dean , i viewed that , jeez ya really get some trouble makers out there and for what ...

[Splitpin]

Oh dear....thanks Dean ....fs.com is my second home...bugger.

[cowpatz]

Seems back to normal as of 1140 26/12

[Ian Warren]

Yip - up and running - We won't no if it was International until tomorrow with list postings , four pages of d/loads for yesterday ... be worth finding out .

[AdrianPetford]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 25 2012,11:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yip - up and running - We won't no if it was International until tomorrow with list postings , four pages of d/loads for yesterday ... be worth finding out .

Back to normal here in the UK as well Ian, thankfully. I'd missed my daily new files fix!


Ade

[Ian Warren]

Id love to find out what caused it , whether i was an attack on the site or just technical issue .

[Adrian Brausch]

nup,..its back doing it again damnit

[happytraveller]

Makes me think that perhaps NZFF website may also come under an attack if Flightsim.com has been targeted already. Time to check the defenses.......

And also a very good reminder to us all to check for updates to our anti-virus, anti-malware and other security programs. Updating mine as I write this.

Smooth landings.

[Ian Warren]

I was able to get into get in and notice 20 so files uploaded includes one from Lawrie so wonder whats going on ....appears to be no mention at flightsim.com or another forum so far strange .