Google Threat to FreeRepublic

8/30/2014 | Wuli

[Wuli]

Twice in the past 30 minutes, when executing a link to one of the FreeRepublic posts, Firefox sent me a warning page that the "site" I was going to was a malware threat.

In more detail, the notice explained that it gets that threat info from Google, and that FreeRepublic had been identified as a "malware" threat.

Who knows if some troll got p-o'd or if WH trolls are involved in having set up the threat notice at Google.

I don't know what the mods can do.

[GeronL]

Very weird. What OS and browser do you use?

[no-to-illegals]

7 and splodin 11.0.11

[GeronL]

maybe those pop-up programs don’t work as well in Linux or something

[no-to-illegals]

so am clear, cause do not want to mislead, the pop-up is not taking place every time am visiting youtube. Is a recent new type of pop-up and believe these that are floating on youtube could be as you stated earlier (possible trojan). Question please ... earlier in this thread there was mention of a website giving something you were aware of possibly being a virus? or warning? at DuckDuckGo. Has that threat or warning disappeared from the mentioned location? Your classification at post #97 was warning but would like to know if after further analysis if warning was a threat.

[GeronL]

I don’t know how those things know when to pop-up unless it is actually the browser that is infected or something

[no-to-illegals]

am suspicious it is an infection at google. On the add, last night, ‘x’ out and google (identifying markings google) dialog box pops up. Remember now that last night I chose ‘inappropriate’ because the other options (3 total, 2 remain after ‘inappropriate’ chosen), google marking on dialog box and google picked up (am supposing) when sent with OK click. Everything last night indicated it was a google problem (imho).

[no-to-illegals]

Geron, today ignored the box at youtube that was across video and after about 20 seconds the box disappeared.

[GeronL]

Are you referring to the little box on the bottom of the video? I think those are how Youtube makes a profit. Those aren’t a separate window or anything.

[no-to-illegals]

The one encountered today appeared separate from video yet at bottom of video above progress of video line.

[no-to-illegals]

strange if part of youtube’s profit plan where am being asked to scan my computer because it has been determined, per add, my drivers on computer need checking.

[GeronL]

That is definitely not from them, that sounds like a hack

[no-to-illegals]

hack ... my end, youtube’s end or google’s end

[Kackikat]

Earlier today I was reading an article on Free Republic and got one of those warning from my Norton which said there was a Malware threat on the page. I got off....then went back later, and it was fine.

At first I thought FR was hacked, but no mention when I got back on.....I was suspicious of Google or NSA/government interference. So don’t know what happened, but I can verify that Warning was happening earlier today, at least to me.

[Kackikat]

I got the warning from my Norton program on the page, and I think it was about the Marine in Mexico.

[GeronL]

good question

if you had a Linux livedisc you could visit while running that and see if the same thing happens

[no-to-illegals]

Maybe next ‘puter. Am definitely going to be looking next time for improved ... I promise to stay careful. Don’t think is my end and instead google’s end but as usual ... I do not know.

[itsahoot]

I think you mispelled "mac".

Not me, direct quote from MrShoop.

Did you misspell, misspelled on purpose?

[itsahoot]

I doubt you're doing much better than Chrome.. Unless you are using lynx.

Nope usually run Firefox, no problems that I am aware of. That doesn't mean I am not infected or hacked buy the mobsters/governments of the world, just that I don't know about it.

[Utilizer]

Of course. That was one of the subtle digs I was putting in with the “mac” sneer. :)

The ‘Reply’ function DOES come with an auto-spellchecker, after all. *grin*