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Regarding Google's malware database and malware warnings on FR
October 27, 2015 | Jim Robinson

Posted on 10/27/2015 5:21:09 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

Basically, it's full of crap. Apparently, they have two issues with FR. One is that a user (a long-time user not a hacker) posted a link to an image that (unknown to him) resides on a site google has registered in their database as a malware site. We've pulled the post and notified google. Have no idea when they'll stop flagging us.

The other is that we have links to aim.org. NSS. Aim is a conservative site. Have no idea how many, but I'm sure we've had hundreds or even thousands of links posted to aim.org. We're not going to pull them.

Why google is apparently randomly flagging unrelated threads on FR I have no idea. Your guess is good as mine.

But it's not just google Chrome. Any browser that relies on google's database is doing this.

If you want to stop these erroneous and obnoxious warning messages immediately, you can set a browser option to ignore such warnings. Your virus protection software will catch any real viruses.

Thank you all very much for notifying me. I've received dozens and dozens of these already. Sorry, cannot answer each one individually.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Free Republic; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: freerepublic; google; internet; malware; malwarewarnings; stasi; warning; warnings
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To: usconservative
Which specific Ad blocker extension are you referring to?

Like you, I use AdBlock (and Ghostery, too).

I'm not claiming it would have helped you with access to FreeRepublic today. It's simply a way to protect you from malware distributed via advertising aggregators, as well as from other annoying ads.

I didn't see a problem at all, today. And I have the option to "block reported attack sites" turned on.

61 posted on 10/27/2015 6:13:03 PM PDT by justlurking
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To: Jim Robinson

IE7

Adblock and Ghostery

No problems or warnings on Google, Dogpile or Startpage searches.


62 posted on 10/27/2015 6:13:24 PM PDT by Chickensoup (We lose our freedoms one surrender at a time)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
What ! >
63 posted on 10/27/2015 6:13:47 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: caww
Ok...I’m also going to do that and hope it works....thanks

See post 37 for another opinion.

64 posted on 10/27/2015 6:14:48 PM PDT by Stentor ("The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.")
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To: Jim Robinson

Maybe people that have gotten the warning should clear their browser cache too.


65 posted on 10/27/2015 6:15:02 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Jim Robinson
Interesting list of URLs StopBadware reports:

URL List

Not obvious what their issue is.

66 posted on 10/27/2015 6:15:35 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: justlurking
Interesting that we're running the same add-ons and you're not experiencing any issues with accessing FR and yet I am......

What setting did I mess up in Firefox now?! LOL!!!

BTW, I concur with you that using AdBlock and Ghostery really makes browsing the web much nicer. Not downloading all the stupid ads, animations and flash b.s. makes things much nicer and faster.

67 posted on 10/27/2015 6:17:33 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: usconservative

I use Chrome and all you gotta do is go ‘Settings - Advanced Settings - (uncheck the box that says “Protect you and your device from malicious websites”)’


68 posted on 10/27/2015 6:21:44 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Ok. We won't call them 'Anchor Babies'. From now on, we shall call them 'Fetal Grappling Hooks'.)
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To: Stentor

Ok...I hit to go ahead with FR site...so we’ll see....thanks


69 posted on 10/27/2015 6:23:59 PM PDT by caww
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To: Lazamataz
I use Chrome and all you gotta do is go ‘Settings - Advanced Settings - (uncheck the box that says “Protect you and your device from malicious websites”)’

ROFL! Any internet that you're on I'm gonna want protection from my friend!

70 posted on 10/27/2015 6:24:42 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: smokingfrog

Ok.....I cleared my browser.....also clicked on ‘details’ on the red screen and where it says to ‘continue onto Fr site’....so far it’s not popping up anymore.


71 posted on 10/27/2015 6:27:44 PM PDT by caww
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Google probed me on their mother ship. Randy Quaid photo: Randy Quaid quaid.jpg And I liked it! It felt gooooood.
72 posted on 10/27/2015 6:32:15 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Google probed me on their mother ship. Randy Quaid photo: Randy Quaid quaid.jpg And I liked it! It felt gooooood.
73 posted on 10/27/2015 6:32:34 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Good here with Kindle’s Silk.


74 posted on 10/27/2015 6:33:51 PM PDT by madison10 (If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter)
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To: Jim Robinson


75 posted on 10/27/2015 6:34:04 PM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Jim Robinson

I’ll go ahead and take all the credit for posting about it first. :-)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3353470/posts


76 posted on 10/27/2015 6:38:27 PM PDT by gop4lyf (Gay marriage is neither)
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To: Stentor

This really helped. Thank you.


77 posted on 10/27/2015 6:41:59 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel (I LOVE JESUS CHRIST because He first loved me!)
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To: Jim Robinson

If there is a news story or even a blog story or video on this, you can ping it to Drudge. It might put some pressure on google to stop censoring conservative sites.


78 posted on 10/27/2015 6:51:19 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.)
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To: Jim Robinson; humblegunner

humblegunner’s fault.


79 posted on 10/27/2015 6:55:20 PM PDT by don-o (I am Kenneth Carlisle - Waco 5/17/15)
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To: Jim Robinson

I’m using Google Chrome and I haven’t seen a single issue.


80 posted on 10/27/2015 7:06:09 PM PDT by PJBankard
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