Re: A warning from Google!

David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

| David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "~BD~" <BoaterDave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

| BoaterDave wrote:
Hi :)

I went to this URL
http://www.linkedin.com/ppl/webprofile?action=vmi&id=1317524&pvs=pp&authToken=jNAa&;
authType=name&trk=ppro_viewmore&lnk=vw_pprofile
where there is the LinkedIn profile for Gregory Gooden. (The owner of
Annex.com)

Under 'Websites' I selected 'My Blog' and went to this URL
http://www.luftmensch.com/ I then clicked on RanZ(Blog) ..........

And received this:- "Warning: Visiting this site may harm your
computer" (White font on a bright red banner). That was followed
by .........

"The website you are visiting appears to contain malware. Malware is
malicious software that may harm your computer or otherwise operate
without your consent. Your computer can be infected just by browsing
to a site with malware, without any further action on your part.

For detailed information about problems found on this site, visit
Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page for 74.222.134.170"

The IP number was a link which, when followed, provided this
information:-

"What is the current listing status for 74.222.134.0?
This site is not currently listed as suspicious.

Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 1 time(s) over
the past 90 days.

What happened when Google visited this site?
Of the 13 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 0 page(s)
resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without
user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on
2009-05-14, and the last time suspicious content was found on this
site was on 2009-05-14.
Malicious software includes 8 trojan(s), 6 scripting exploit(s), 4
exploit(s).

This site was hosted on 1 network(s) including AS35908 (VPLSNET).

Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further
distribution of malware?
Over the past 90 days, 74.222.134.0 did not appear to function as an
intermediary for the infection of any sites.

Has this site hosted malware?
Yes, this site has hosted malicious software over the past 90 days. It
infected 6 domain(s), including blonging.com/, myinvestorblog.com/,
dollarandsense.net/.

Next steps:
Return to the previous page.
If you are the owner of this web site, you can request a review of
your site using Google Webmaster Tools. More information about the
review process is available in Google's Webmaster Help Center.

**************************

There was a "Go Back" and an "Ignore warning" button. Selecting the
latter, I ended up here http://www.luftmensch.com/wordpress/

It seems a great site to own - you might even notice that there is a
comment which I left there last July with regard to "A day at the
zoo"!

*** Googling 74.222.134.170 gives some interesting results! ***

From what I can gather with my limited knowledge, 74.222.134.170 is
located in California (http://www.geoiptool.com/en/?IP=74.222.134.170)

I'm left wondering who might have wished to infect Mr Gooden's Blog
pages ...... and if the same folk may have 'got at' the Annexcafe
newsgroups too!

--
Dave

| Mr Gooden responded to me by email and said .......

| "Normal people would see something like that google warning and inform
| the person affected (me) instead of posting it to alt.whatever... and
| then submit some surreptitious feedback form to me. Once I saw what you
| were talking about, I determined it to be an sql injection "iframe"
| within one of the posts I posted to my blog from another blog. Once I
| knew, post removed."

| Maybe that is why I cannot replicate that same Google warning now.

| Hmmm. But that doesn't explain why the blog site had hosted malware
| previously ..... *does* it?

| Stroking chin!

| --
| Dave

Who said it was "hosting malware" ?


| *Google* said .....

| What happened when Google visited this site?
| Of the 13 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 0 page(s)
| resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without
| user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on
| 2009-05-14, and the last time suspicious content was found on this
| site was on 2009-05-14.
| Malicious software includes 8 trojan(s), 6 scripting exploit(s), 4
| exploit(s).

| This site was hosted on 1 network(s) including AS35908 (VPLSNET).

| Has this site hosted malware?
| Yes, this site has hosted malicious software over the past 90 days. It
| infected 6 domain(s), including blonging.com/, myinvestorblog.com/,
| dollarandsense.net/.

| ******************

| Have I misunderstood something - or didn't you read what I'd posted?


Plaese STOP cross-posting between 'test' news groups and conversational news groups.


| David - you are *not* the Usenet police. I would like to know exactly
| *why* it bothers you that I choose to include that specific test group
| in some of my posts.

| If you explain your reasoning I *might* be more cooperative!

| Try me and see! ;)

| --
| Dave (BD)

A. You misinterpreted both messages.


A very blasé answer. How can I ever learn if you chose not to explain how/why? As you sometimes say "drop me an email" if you don't wish to show your cards here.

Are you telling me that 74.222.134.0 is *not* associated with Mr Gooden? If so, please tell me why you think this.


B. 'Test' groups are for 'test' messages only and their subject matter are to be IGNORED. Leave discussions to discussion groups. You should *never* cross-post between a test group and a discussion group.

Again - you haven't said WHY! What difference does it make to you - or to anyone else?

I do understand that what I do may be 'unconventional', and not what you have met before, but that doesn't make it *wrong* per se.

--
Dave (BD)

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: A warning from Google!
    ... Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page for 74.222.134.170" ... resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without ... The last time Google visited this site was on ... a test group and a discussion group. ...
    (alt.computer.security)
  • David Winsemius lectures on USENET, Google, etc.
    ... They would not be in the Google ... RF> subscriber count from the newsgroup itself. ... I had to teach David Wisenmius how to ... error in citing the posting times displayed by Google as logically ...
    (sci.stat.math)
  • Re: A warning from Google!
    ... to a site with malware, without any further action on your part. ... Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page for 74.222.134.170" ... resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without ... this site has hosted malicious software over the past 90 days. ...
    (alt.computer.security)
  • Re: Traffic Growth, Subsites and New Domains
    ... >>David wrote: ... >>> competitive SERPs. ... >>> month wait for those to start to do anything in Google. ... > considering buying old domains that are 'neglected' for this reason. ...
    (alt.internet.search-engines)
  • Re: A warning from Google!
    ... is malicious software that may harm your computer or otherwise ... Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page for 74.222.134.170" ... The last time Google visited this site was on ... this site has hosted malicious software over the past 90 days. ...
    (alt.computer.security)