Why My Avast Web Shield is blocking this site?

[Ganesh Ujwal]

Why My Avast Web Shield is blocking this site?

i don't know why, please tell.

i always turn off my web shield of avast, whenever i want to visit this site.

[fiveworlds]

Maybe they annoyed one of the developers. Or they got reported for phishing scams.

Edited December 31, 2014 by fiveworlds

[Ganesh Ujwal]

Maybe they annoyed one of the developers.

 

i am thinking this is serious issue, why one antivirus blocking this site?, see this screenshot, i turned off my web shield avast:

 

 

Edited December 31, 2014 by Ganesh Ujwal

[Acme]

Could it have to do with XRumerTest? I see 'it' logged in lately as a member even though 'it' has been banned and I have read that 'it' is a bootjack to spam & viruses. XRumer Note that I am not really familiar with this stuff, I just pretend to be when the mood strikes me.

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PS Speak of the devil, this just bumped this thread: http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/87156-sand-making-machine-makes-great-contributions-to-sand-production-line/

[StringJunky]

Could it have to do with XRumerTest? I see 'it' logged in lately as a member even though 'it' has been banned and I have read that 'it' is a bootjack to spam & viruses. XRumer Note that I am not really familiar with this stuff, I just pretend to be when the mood strikes me.

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PS Speak of the devil, this just bumped this thread: http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/87156-sand-making-machine-makes-great-contributions-to-sand-production-line/

How do you know it's XRumer? I don't think it does malware, it's a legal software...spambot....legal pain in the arse.

[Acme]

How do you know it's XRumer? I don't think it does malware, it's a legal software...spambot....legal pain in the arse.

I don't know if it's XRumer causing the problem with WebShield in the OP or not; I was...erhm...speculating, yeah speculating. (Sounds better than wild ass guessing don't it?) I do know XRumertest is here because I have been seeing it as logged in at the 'Show Registered Only' who's online list. >> http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/87156-sand-making-machine-makes-great-contributions-to-sand-production-line/When it's there it is grayed and you can't get to a profile the same as when a banned member logs in but can't do anything. Whatever it's doing it can't be good for the board. I reported it to an Admin but got no reply so can't say if it matters or any action was taken. My suggestion was to delete it as a member.

As to malware, well it's often bootjacked (or is that shoehorned? Hat-banded?) into spam. Any port in a storm. (Any gird in a loin?)

Edited December 31, 2014 by Acme

[StringJunky]

I don't know if it's XRumer causing the problem with WebShield in the OP or not; I was...erhm...speculating, yeah speculating. (Sounds better than wild ass guessing don't it?) I do know XRumertest is here because I have been seeing it as logged in at the 'Show Registered Only' who's online list. >> http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/87156-sand-making-machine-makes-great-contributions-to-sand-production-line/When it's there it is grayed and you can't get to a profile the same as when a banned member logs in but can't do anything. Whatever it's doing it can't be good for the board. I reported it to an Admin but got no reply so can't say if it matters or any action was taken. My suggestion was to delete it as a member.

As to malware, well it's often bootjacked (or is that shoehorned? Hat-banded?) into spam. Any port in a storm. (Any gird in a loin?)

Right. I don't often look at the Who's Online list so I don't notice.It'll only interest Cap'n Refsmat as admin and the general site computer geek I think...that's a software nuisance rather than a people one. We've spoken about XRumer before PMing. I think he does what can with it but it's always evolving with any new forum countermeasures as you probably realise.

[studiot]

I use Avast (pro) and have never had an access problem using this protection.

 

Within the last year Avast has warned when Science Forums had an attack/infection and the good Captain was quick to rectify it.

 

So Avast protected me (and this forum) well.

 

I note we seem to get a lot of cyrillic interlopers these days, carrying spam and or infections.

We should all be vigilant and report them soonest.

 

The price of freedom etc etc..................

Edited December 31, 2014 by studiot