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« on: September 02, 2009, 02:01:27 PM »

   Has anyone ever had a problem getting trojans when you go to a Weatherunderground site?  Every time I go to the WU site with all the PW's from my area I get a pop up that says a trojan was blocked or removed.  Never saw this until today. I get it again if I refreshi the page. The trojan is  "JS/exploit-packed.c.gen"
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« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2009, 02:29:59 PM »

What? Now they're pushing condoms?   d'oh!

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« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2009, 02:45:15 PM »

What? Now they're pushing condoms?   d'oh!

Jim

 Laughing Nice one Jim!

Mark,
McAfee shows that virus was discovered today Shocked http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_218755.htm
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« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2009, 02:55:20 PM »

   I should have saw that condom line coming!! Embarassed  Definitly a good reply!! Laughing
I have not as yet contacted WU but I will. Thanks,
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« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2009, 03:03:00 PM »

I too, seen it everytime I have connected to WU today. Exclamation
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« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2009, 03:03:11 PM »

It most likely comes from an automated ad service they have on their web page.  This happened a few months back with photobucket.com.  I recommend that everyone update your virus software before attempting to load their page.  Also some antivirus software companies may not have a fix for that virus, so you may have to wait a few days before getting the update to your particular software.  

Be safe and cautious!  Cool
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« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2009, 03:05:40 PM »

   At first I thought it was just that page but now I get it on every page on WU I go to.
I did send an e-mail to the support center.  I hope it's nothing major.  Thank goodness for having McAfee or some other protection.  I know a couple people who have NO protection on-line.  CRAZY!! Brick wall Brick wall  I do have my McAfee software set so it automatically updates everyday. I would probably forget to do it everyday if they did not have that.

ADD: 3:25pm:  I have noticed that the stations on the WU page are not updating like they normally do.  One I watch usually updates every one or two seconds.  When I was last there it had been 20 minutes.  Same for the other stations.  Don't know if it would have anything to do with the trojan but I am not up on these things like I should.  Embarassed (getting tired of having a red face! Laughing)
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« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2009, 07:51:25 AM »

Turns out this was a false positive issue with a Dat file (5728) McAfee pushed out yesterday.  No problems with Weather Underground!  Download the 5729 dat to correct this problem.
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« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2009, 10:05:21 AM »

   I recieved an email from WU this morning and McAfee incorrectly recognized a Javascript compression tool that WU uses, as a trojan d'oh!.They made adjustments and  I no longer am getting the alert.  You shouldn't have to do anything to fix this. Applause
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« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2009, 10:29:10 AM »

Better a false positive, than a true negative.
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« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2009, 01:52:06 PM »

Better a false positive, than a true negative.
   That is very true.  And, where in the world did you find the elephant on the trampoline?  Took me a minute for my old eyes to figure out what was happening but when I did it gave me a very much needed laugh Laughing Laughing  Very cool pic!! 
                  Thanks much,
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« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2009, 04:46:34 PM »

Just needed a change of avatar.  I am always looking for funny ones.  I ran across it while googling for a pic on the "last post thread".


Now if only he would say Wheeeeeeeee!!!, once in a while that would be funny.
 
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« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2009, 08:13:35 PM »

   
Now if only he would say Wheeeeeeeee!!!, once in a while that would be funny.
 
     That would would be a real rib cracker for sure Laughing Exclamation  The way it is now is still Primo!! Dancing
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« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2009, 07:21:40 PM »

Just needed a change of avatar.  I am always looking for funny ones.  I ran across it while googling for a pic on the "last post thread".


Now if only he would say Wheeeeeeeee!!!, once in a while that would be funny.
 

That is such a funny animation!!!  Applause Very Happy
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« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2009, 04:48:04 PM »

   I received an email from WU this morning and McAfee incorrectly recognized a Javascript compression tool that WU uses, as a trojan d'oh!.They made adjustments and  I no longer am getting the alert.  You shouldn't have to do anything to fix this. Applause
Thanks for clearing up the trojan concern.  I'd removed all links to WU & Wundermap.  I removed them from my FireFox tabs.  All's back to normal now. Thanks.
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« Reply #15 on: September 24, 2009, 05:47:40 PM »

Al,
   You are welcome!! Scared the heck out of me.  I never saw anything like that before.  Hope I don't ever see another!! That's probably to much to hope for. But, if you are going to hope you might as well hope big!!! Laughing
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