Malware detected!
Whenever I open few threads here, I get the warning
"Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer!
The website at www.qatarliving.com contains elements from the site iloveqatar.net, which appears to host malware – software that can hurt your computer or otherwise operate without your consent. Just visiting a site that contains malware can infect your computer"
What does it mean? How to solve this?
rimzanfarhan, are you lost?
The problem seems to be fixed now as the threads which were showing the alert including this one shows no such alert now.
Thanks everyone.
Thats why i said its a temp fix you may want to do to avoid the annoyance of that message. We know its not really an attack from either site.
LOL sherqa...But, WK is right :)
smoke, if we do that, our system is no longer protected from online viruses. that's just lessening the security.
QL admin/mods nowhere related to this.
It's about the site that u r visiting and the Anti virus Software/Spyware doc that u r using for ur machine.
It seems, drmana already have proper anti virus mechanism for her machine. that's why she gets this alarm.
a temp fix you can do as of now is disable the option to detect malware on your browser. In firefox its under the security tab...as "Block reported attack sites" just uncheck it..worked for me.
from my own experience, this is the first time I heard of that warning popping up. And I use several different machines (friends included) to access QL.
If it was a pop up window maybe it's an add (addware which in the end is like a Virus) and is already residing in your equipment.
Anyways contact the Admin/Mods they might be able to help more than us.
Regards!!
drmana don't do any of the above. There is no problem with your system.
got norton 360 v4... it's fixing all malwares and spywares, beside it also shows the name of those...esp. if the risk is high.
Sometimes free downloadable anti-virus is the malware/spyware itself.
There is some problem with iloveqatar website, some users have signatures created using iloveqatar so when they post on a thread, the same problem starts on Qatarliving threads as well. That is the issue and once the iloveqatar problem is sorted out, the QL problem will disappear too.
Drmana... is your PC sponsored by ILQ?......lol
I have looked into what is happening today, and there is nothing to worry about in this instance.
Malware (also: scumware), short for malicious software, is software designed to secretly access a computer system without the owner's informed consent. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code.[1] The term "computer virus" is sometimes used as a catch-all phrase to include all types of malware, including true viruses.
Download anti malware software
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
I was getting the same thing in the morning when i was on ILQ using Firefox...just ignored and proceeded :D yep its a little annoying but what to do yani :P
its got something to do with the settings of PC and your office network
I get it as well on iloveqatar.. not yet on OL
drmana, it seems, u ve proper virus/spyware detections software in ur machine...
The companies which released those software are maintaining a database of sites that may introduce viruses into ur machine....when u try to open those sites...u ll get those alarm...better, do not open those sites.
Best software to install is SPYWARE DOCTOR or SPY DOCTOR. it will detect all spyware/malware/adware on your computer and heal/delete all.
BTW... there is no problem with your computer, I am aware there is a problem and am curious to know why some get it and some don't.
Lobot, As I posted, I get those while opening few threads in QL for example the "Right..." thread at the moment.
Hi there guys
I've already looked into this.
Basically google detected an attempt to harm our servers while upgrading our servers.
The site is clean and google will be removing the notice shortly.
@s_isale we are all one big community. Friends first !
dramana what browser are you using?
drmana did you try to open porn site? lol
Galloper, I wanted to know whether it is problem in my computer or site as no one else seems to be getting this.
Will use contact button now.
was that the RED/Maroon background screen with Yellow font letters saying malware detected. could hard your computer??
your concerns with the Mods/Admins of the site.
Maybe they can help to better understand what is happening??
Regards!!
live withe ILQ users.
drmana, sorry, am stuck for an answer.. :(
mj, Any idea what to do?
I've never experienced it before..