Hi Linkers and SL,
I think the google may be protesting too much. If you follow the links
for the two sites listed, i.e. /*zamcheck.org/
<http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=zamcheck.org/>*//*,
*//*indolocker.com/
<http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=indolocker.com/>*//*,*/
no malicious code is reported, i.e. for zamcheck.org:
Of the 3 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 2014-06-28, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site
was on 2014-06-28.
Malicious software includes 16791 exploit(s), 5887 trojan(s), 406 scripting
exploit(s).
The last line above is repeated with slightly varying numbers for all
pages reported that I checked. Dunno what it means. Does it apply
to the specific under report or to all sites scanned?
My gut feeling: the google drive-by exploit detector bot ain't terribly
reliable or useful.
As with all things you read, esp on the Interwed, skepticism is to be
liberally applied.
cheers
rickw
Stephen Loosley wrote:
> Thanks Ric .. good man. And one must say that sure, the definition
> and effect of "malicious software" will vary enormously. However
> it's disappointing that simple visits to more than 30% of Gumtree's
> pages are, apparently, found to "result in malicious software being
> downloaded and installed without user consent." Seems somewhat
> over-the-top for a popular and trusted Australian consumer website.
>
> Cheers,
> Stephen
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:59:30 -0700
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [LINK] Gumtree
>
> Hi SL,
>
> I do not use Chrome, but I was interested in finding a so-called "driveby
> malware tool"
> from google. Here it is, parameterised for the Gumtree site:
>
> *http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=http://www.gumtree.com.au/*
>
> It appears that third party sites are to blame, i.e.
>
> /*Of the 31906 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 9809
> page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without
> user consent. The last time Google visited
> this site was on 2014-06-28, and the last time suspicious content was
> found on this site was on 2014-06-28.*//*
> *//*
> *//*Malicious software is hosted on 2 domain(s), including
> *//*zamcheck.org/
> <http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=zamcheck.org/>*//*,
> *//*indolocker.com/
>
> <http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=indolocker.com/>*//*.*//*
> */
>
>
> There you have it.
>
>
> cheers
> rickw
>
>
>
> Stephen Loosley wrote:
>
> Doing an ad search of Gumtree, using Crome, doesanybody else currently
> get this site-wide message?
>
> The Website Ahead Contains Malware!
>
> Google Chrome has blocked access towww.gumtree.com.au
> <http://www.gumtree.com.au> for now.
>
> Even if you have visited this website safely in the past, visiting it now
> is very likely to infect your computer with malware
>
> Malware is malicious software that causes things like identity theft,
> financial loss, and permanent file deletion ...
> --
>
> Cheers,
> Stephen
>
>
>
> --
> ------------------------------------
> Rick Welykochy || Vitendo Consulting
>
>
> I agreed with the Americans to allow 40m telephone calls a day to be
> intercepted in Germany; I just want them to stop listening to my phone!
> -- some German chancellor at some time in the past
--
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around his own in Palo Alto, California. Because he needs more privacy.
-- Eben Moglen
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