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Another Trojan detected on the forum

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Participants swiftscout8jadegardener13Brandon Lopez6George Sanders37Robert Kim74slycrane94Michelle Alvarez8northerncyclist2melloworca6Jack Bishop94hollowtrucker77rustydrifter10Alex Cook
swiftscout8 swiftscout8 Active MemberOP
87 messages
joined Apr 2007
#1 ·
And here we go again...

/ John Doe: IBM:Trojan.Script.Iframer 7/21/2013. 11:05:38 http://ads2.monitor.com/www/delivery/.../www.usforum.com/
jadegardener13 jadegardener13 Newcomer
4 messages
joined Jul 2013
#2 ·
A friend just pinged me saying she picked up some "police" virus from the forums
Hopefully she can get it sorted out using Malwarebytes
swiftscout8 swiftscout8 Active MemberOP
87 messages
joined Apr 2007
#3 ·
Don't try pulling that stunt on my computer. Consider this your only warning.
Brandon Lopez6 Brandon Lopez6 Regular
656 messages
joined Feb 2010
#4 ·
jadegardener13 said:A friend just messaged me saying she picked up some "police" virus from this forum.
Hopefully Malwarebytes can clean it up.

Yeah, probably. There are a few ways to scrub that crap off your system if you look online.
George Sanders37 George Sanders37 Active Member
172 messages
joined Aug 2013
#5 ·
The bigger issue is that they're running ads that don't undergo any real vetting—as long as they're pulling in ad revenue, they don't seem to care if people end up downloading some Trojan or virus 🙄

It's probably a good thing that tools like AdBlock exist...
Robert Kim74 Robert Kim74 Newcomer
1 message
joined Jul 2013
#6 ·
George Sanders37 said:The real headache is those ads that fly right under the radar because they don't pass any actual vetting—it's all about padding that ad revenue, regardless of whether people end up downloading some nasty Trojan or malware 🙄

Honestly, thank God we have things like AdBlock...

I mean, if local PC repair shops start getting mailers sent straight to their homes, there’s even this tiny, slim chance that owners might actually take a look at where their money is coming from—especially when those ads are basically just digital poison...
slycrane94 slycrane94 Active Member
58 messages
joined Dec 2002
#7 ·
Robert Kim74 said:If computer repair shops start mailing invoices directly to owners, there's a slim chance they might try to audit their income through ads riddled with malware...

Following that logic, people would just stop using AdBlock so companies could actually make money from legitimate ads instead of relying on sketchy ones just to scrape by.

I know everyone here thinks it's their fundamental right to have a fast, high-end server for spamming and trolling, but that’s not how the real world works. Especially not in a capitalist system like the one we have here in the States.

PS: I don't know what version of https://www.virustotal.com/en/url/47...is/1374557874/
Milky Way they're running, but either the link in the first post is broken or that antivirus is tripping.
Michelle Alvarez8 Michelle Alvarez8 Regular
299 messages
joined Nov 2015
#8 ·
Axel, you’re starting to sound like a total blowhard. 😢

Look, people just didn't have AdBlock installed to stop those forum ads from being absolute garbage. There's really no need to twist the argument back to that old "it's either adblock or the ads" debate—we both know you already have the answer to that one, don't you? 😉
northerncyclist2 northerncyclist2 Active Member
89 messages
joined Jan 2016
#9 ·
I honestly dealt with ads for a really long time, you know? But then things just got ridiculous—these stupid pop-ups started appearing constantly, covering up half the page every single time I tried to click on something. And once the viruses started cropping up... yeah, that was it for me. I had to say enough is enough. To be honest, Reddit was actually the very first site that pushed me to finally install AdBlock; I’d never even bothered using it anywhere else before that. So, yeah, that's just how civilized the advertising is over here.
melloworca6 melloworca6 Regular
551 messages
joined May 2010
#10 ·
slycrane94 said:The whole point of that risk is to get people to ditch AdBlock. That way, sites can actually make money off standard ads instead of resorting to those sketchy ones just to stay afloat.

Are you trolling him? 😁

I didn't bother using AdBlock until this forum started spewing Trojans out of its own ads like crazy. I’m not about to go buying some random piece of junk because someone is too incompetent to maintain a site properly. I have zero interest in begging someone to fix my gear or throwing money away at a repair shop because of their mess.
Jack Bishop94 Jack Bishop94 Member
21 messages
joined Jul 2008
#11 ·
slycrane94 said:The whole point of this risk is hoping people ditch AdBlock so they can actually make money from standard ads, instead of resorting to shady ones just to stay afloat.

I get it, everyone here thinks they’re entitled to a fast, high-quality server just to spam and troll, but that’s not how the real world works. Especially not in a capitalist system like the US, where things move this fast...

PS: Not sure which AV Milky Way is running, but https://www.virustotal.com/en/url/47...is/1374557874/
Either the link in the first post is broken or that antivirus is tripping.

Regarding what you said, all I can do is quote every single post written after this and bow down to each one individually...
Brian Edwards78 said:Axel, you've started peddling demagoguery. 😢

People only used AdBlock because forum ads were being garbage. No need to twist the argument into a "what happened before" story about adblock vs. ads. We both know you already have the answer to that. 😉

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northerncyclist2 said:I had ads for a long time, right up until they started popping up with stupid junk that covered half the page every time I clicked something, and then when the viruses started... that's when I called it quits. Honestly, this site was the first one that actually forced me to install AdBlock; I didn't use it anywhere else before. That tells you everything about how "civilized" the ads here are.

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melloworca6 said:Are you trolling him? 😁

I didn't even have AdBlock installed before this forum started spitting out Trojans like crazy from the ads. I'm not about to go out and buy some new piece of junk just because someone incompetent can't manage the site properly... then having to beg someone to fix it or lugging it to a repair shop just to throw money down the drain.

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Brandon Lopez6 Brandon Lopez6 Regular
656 messages
joined Feb 2010
#12 ·
northerncyclist2 said:I dealt with ads for the longest time, but then the absolute nonsense started popping up everywhere. Every single time I clicked something, half the page was covered in junk, and once the malware started hitting, I finally said "enough." Honestly, Reddit was the first site that actually forced my hand to install AdBlock; I didn't even bother using it anywhere else before this. That's just how wild the advertising gets on here.

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I’ve been online pretty much every day since 2007—well, more consistently than before—and I’ve wandered through plenty of corners of the web. But I didn't touch AdBlock until people on this forum told me I had to because the ads were getting progressively more obnoxious by the day. I never really noticed them on other sites, so they weren't a huge deal to me, and I haven't heard of anyone catching a virus from an ad anywhere else besides right here. 😬
Michelle Alvarez8 Michelle Alvarez8 Regular
299 messages
joined Nov 2015
#13 ·
Elizabeth Davis said:..., but I didn't even bother installing AdBlock until people on this forum suggested it because the ads here are just brutal...

You really have to love the irony of it all.

The whole site runs on ad revenue—yet we've got users and mods telling each other to download software specifically designed to block those very ads. 😁
hollowtrucker77 hollowtrucker77 Regular
681 messages
joined Nov 2007
#14 ·
Maybe now we’re seeing computer repair shops funding the forum just so they can scrub away all the junk posted by users who actually make the site money?
slycrane94 slycrane94 Active Member
58 messages
joined Dec 2002
#15 ·
Brian Edwards78 said:Axel, you've started peddling pure demagoguery. 😢

If people didn't have AdBlock, these forum ads wouldn't be such a mess. There's no need to twist the argument back to "it was either this or that." We both know you already have the answer to that question. 😉

I'm not selling anything; I'm just saying certain things are linked. I still think a subscription model might be the best way forward, though I'm far from being certain about it.
Michelle Alvarez8 Michelle Alvarez8 Regular
299 messages
joined Nov 2015
#16 ·
I’ve been hanging around this forum since 2003—can you believe that?—and honestly, I haven't said a word until now. 😬
George Sanders37 George Sanders37 Active Member
172 messages
joined Aug 2013
#17 ·
Since the admin Q&A thread is locked—and since it’s been 48 hours without any response to my previous post—I figured I’d just rephrase things here rather than starting an entirely new thread about the same issue.

What steps are being taken to protect users from malicious software delivered through unvetted ads? I’m not talking about what we can do ourselves—like using AdBlock or other tools we've already discussed—but rather the responsibility of the site admins and the owners regarding technical safeguards and oversight.
rustydrifter10 rustydrifter10 Regular
693 messages
joined Apr 2011
#18 ·
Look, as admins, our role here is really just to flag these kinds of issues to the tech team and the owners, and then we have to leave it in their hands. We’ve done our part by reporting it, but beyond that, we just don't have the authority or the tools to step in and fix it ourselves.
George Sanders37 George Sanders37 Active Member
172 messages
joined Aug 2013
#19 ·
Alright, thanks for letting the right people know.

Is there any way we could get some feedback on what you heard—or what you're expecting to hear—or is that all considered proprietary? 🤷 I’m just asking because I'm not entirely sure how things work on your end.
rustydrifter10 rustydrifter10 Regular
693 messages
joined Apr 2011
#20 ·
I promise I’ll post an update the second we get any feedback, but honestly, sometimes it’s just so vague or incomplete that there isn't much to actually report. As soon as I have some real clarity, you'll be the first to know. If you haven't heard anything from my end, it's probably because I'm still sitting here in the dark just like everyone else!

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