Warning: Autopia site may harm your computer
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Warning: Autopia site may harm your computer
While using the Google search engine today, I see that google has posted a warning that visiting the Autopia site may harm my computer.
Google has has exposed Autopia for using malware that can harm and extract personal information from any one who visits their site.
What a bunch crooks.
These are the same guys who accuse other sites of attacking peoples computers.
Well it looks as if they may have messed with the wrong people and got the script flipped.
I love it.
Google has has exposed Autopia for using malware that can harm and extract personal information from any one who visits their site.
What a bunch crooks.
These are the same guys who accuse other sites of attacking peoples computers.
Well it looks as if they may have messed with the wrong people and got the script flipped.
I love it.
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Last year I got a nasty virus from trying to watch a "Top Gear" video from some torrent site that was linked from CL. I got a virus when looking up a PSP video game too from a legit site that was hacked.
I was just on autopia and did not have any issues. If autopia is purposely spreading malware/spyware, shame on them and I will not visit their site anymore.
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I would not be so quick to judge that they are doing this intentionally. One of our very own vendors had no idea that his page had a trojan on it until I personally informed him that my malware detection snagged it. He immediately shut it down, fixed the bug, and thanked me. This may very well be a similar case. In any event, be sure you are using a quality program, and malware will have very little effect on you. There are plenty of free options out there, too, so don't believe the hype about paying for it. Donations = much mo betta.
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#8
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I've never had a problem with Autopia's site, or with malware for that matter. Seems to me like some users don't know how to navigate through websites without clicking "Yes" on random ads. Not saying anything just that it's not that hard to navigate without damaging your computer.
#9
Apparently the issue is still there as of today, 8/30.
http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagn...te=autopia.org
http://google.com/safebrowsing/diagn...te=autopia.org
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I've never had a problem with Autopia's site, or with malware for that matter. Seems to me like some users don't know how to navigate through websites without clicking "Yes" on random ads. Not saying anything just that it's not that hard to navigate without damaging your computer.
#11
I've been posting on Autopia since 2003, and wow, was there an uprising recently when they changed the forum software. I had heard from some of the board members there that there might be malware issues, but every time I run my malware software I come up clean.
Interesting that Google still flags it....
Interesting that Google still flags it....
#12
Same thing happened to me on Friday. Was on autopia - clicked a link in the forum and then instant malware. Got rid of the "virus checker" that installed but still have issues with
google links being redirected. Visit site at your own risk!
google links being redirected. Visit site at your own risk!