Gunbroker and Computer Virus'?

J.B. Books · 02-12-2010, 04:17 AM

This morning I went to Gunbroker and my Norton anti-spayware alerted me I was on an "unsafe site". The usually green checkmark was a red X. I looked at the full report and it ID'd 3 unsafe "executable image files". Usually GB is a green checkmark i.e. safe site. Anybody else run into this?

ch · 02-12-2010, 06:01 AM

Pete,
seemed 2 work normal 4 me. Found a few parkers that would mack me happy. ch

Dean Romig · 02-12-2010, 06:02 AM

No such problem when I just entered gunbroker.com... time check 6:00 a.m.

J.B. Books · 02-12-2010, 06:16 AM

Still getting this warning from Norton on Gunbroker:

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Summary
•Computer Threats: 3
•Identity Threats: 0
•Annoyance factors: 0

Total threats on this site: 3

•Community Reviews: 12

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General Info
Web Site Location United States of America

Norton Safe Web has analyzed gunbroker.com for safety and security problems. Below is a sample of the threats that were found.
Threat Report
Total threats found: 3

Drive-By Downloads (what's this?)
Threats found: 3

Bob Jurewicz · 02-12-2010, 07:06 AM

I just went on Gunbroker and got the same Norton alert as Pete. Must be some problem. Left immediately.
I'll leave all those great new parker deals to you guys who didn't get the alert.
There may still be money in your accounts to pay for them after the hackers get done with ya.
Bob Jurewicz

Bindlestiff · 02-12-2010, 09:16 AM

I gave it a try and Norton pointed out 6 threats, all pictures. If you don't use Norton, these are the pictures that it ID'd as a threat:

Threats found: 6
Here is a complete list of files to avoid (I stripped of www.gunbroker.com/ from the location so you can't follow these links accidentally):

Threat Name: HTTP Suspicious Executable Image Download
location: GB/139249000/139249204/pix1192940609.jpg

location: GB/139554000/139554837/pix1131980250.jpg

location: GB/139249000/139249204/pix119249204.jpg

location: GB/140403000/140403224/pix709971187.jpg

location: GB/139848000/139848334/pix191238328.jpg

location: GB/140114000/140114538/pix450490484.jpg

J.B. Books · 02-13-2010, 05:26 PM

It appears to be fixed. Norton now gives the green check mark for the site.

Old and Reliable · 02-14-2010, 10:31 AM

When my daughter set up this Dell computer thing, she got the Norton anti-virus-- I still see junk mail in that denoted folder, lotsa strange "ladies" want me to see their fotos, etc--I just hit the old Cancel button and away it goes into the T.S. Eliot Wasteland I guess-

Another daughter and her husband got a wireless Dell computer laptop thing, they didn't opt for the anti-virus protection or Spam filtering, and Geoff got zapped on both E-Bay and the Gun brokerage web sites- cost them $ to have their unit "de-bugged"- and he also got hit with E-Bay fraud on that PayPally gizmo- they got his bank account and routing numer-- Big FUBAR.

Being an old fashioned "Luddite" I suppose, I would take my few Parkers etc. to the scrap yard and let them cut the barrels with the "gas axe" before I would ever trade on any of those websites-too many risks for my $--

ch · 02-14-2010, 11:48 AM

Francis,
I really like the term gas axe. We call it a fire wrench. T.S. Eliot i don't get. I'm kind of old fashioned to. Whats a Luddite. ch

Bill Bolyard · 02-14-2010, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calvin humburg

Francis,
I really like the term gas axe. We call it a fire wrench. T.S. Eliot i don't get. I'm kind of old fashioned to. Whats a Luddite. ch

Calvin,

Here you go......Luddite has been used derisively to describe anyone opposed to (or perceived to be opposed to) technological progress and technological change.