On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Manohar Bhattarai < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > I recently searched in google and when i clicked in a link a "security > alert" popped up for a probable security risk to the system. The tab in > which i opend the link turned into a windows explorer window and scanning > for viruses. After a few minutes even a "save file" dialog box opens. > I am using Namoroka(Firefox pre-release) as web browser. > > I am attaching the screenshot with the search item "install lisp in > ubuntu". The first link "Lisp Forum Example Install" in the screenshot gave > all those issues. Please have a look at it and tell me if it can effect > linux(but i dont think it effects). Please give your feedback if the same > happens in your linux system. > > *Please dont open this link in windows( Open it at your own risk). > > > -- > Regards, > Manohar Bhattarai (मनोहर भट्टराई) > http://about.me/manoharbhattarai > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manohar-Bhattarai/130973796914160 > Blogs: > http://manoharbhattarai.wordpress.com/ > Microblogs: > Twitter :- http://twitter.com/manoharmailme > Identi.ca :- http://identi.ca/manoharbhattarai > > -- > FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [email protected]<foss-nepal%[email protected]> > > Mailing List Guidelines: > http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines > Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ All I can say is that it uses trick javascript to do that and tries to display you a windows explorer like page to lure windows user to make them click on the file download window which downloads a file packageupdate107_2204.exe which might be a virus and hence infect the client machine. It does not affect a Linux machine any how. The source of the page can be found at: http://pastebin.com/515cFhm4 and the website at http://romaniancommunity.net/2qPdqfOD/ . It is advised not to visit the website unless you're using a Linux machine. Thank You. _________________________________________________________ Regards, Abhishek Singh FOSS Nepal Community http://wiki.fossnepal.org -- FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Mailing List Guidelines: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/
