Warnings from antivirus

[Norrin]

Going to give it a go too, I know I have malware that other stuff I use is missing anyway.

 

[Maiar]

My Avast also pulled this today. I had to manually set it to ignore this site.

 

[Shirtbloke]

I ran Combofix and it found and deleted a bunch of stuff that the other virus killers had missed so let's hope that's the end of this.

 

[damselle]

On numerous threads I am getting Script-inf warnings from Avast. Not only in the threads below , just scattered randomly thru the forum.
Here is one of them
URLhxxp://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ask-vets-answers/621178-getting-petina-my-copper-mod.html|{gzip} InfectionHTML:Script-inf

another
URLhxxp://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ask-vets-answers/621225-anyone-here-using-smokjoy-gi2-able-keep-locked.html|{gzip} InfectionHTML:Script-inf

Me too! just started this morning with my Mac desktop. was not happening yesterday with ipad. and only when I tried to access forum from email link. I logged on through my bookmark to come here and report it.

 

[tazzle]

Just as added info in case it's useful, I got this too from Avast. I did a full system scan which came up clean.

 

[damselle]

Avast found no infections for me either

 

[Norrin]

Combofix has fixed my problems, no idea what they were as the log was TLR and honestly I don't care what it was as long as it's gone so thanks to Retired1 for pointing me in the right direction

 

[damselle]

tried to download free version of malwarebytes, but all I get is text....

 

[Shirtbloke]

Combofix has fixed my problems, no idea what they were as the log was TLR and honestly I don't care what it was as long as it's gone so thanks to Retired1 for pointing me in the right direction

Those logs are something else aren't they? It told me there was stuff to be deleted but didn't say why they had to be deleted - as least as far as I could see. Still if it's done the job I'm a happy camper. Also thanks (again) to Retired1 for the help.

 

[Shirtbloke]

tried to download free version of malwarebytes, but all I get is text....

Malwarebytes didn't work for me it didn't find any malware - though it's usually very good. Try Combofix - it found stuff that others didn't.

 

[Shirtbloke]

I should also mention that yesterday I got asked by Wordpress to authenticate a bogus password change on a site that I run. I'd changed the password on that site just a couple of days earlier so some evil piece of malware may well have been recording things. Could be unrelated to all this but be cautious - if that's what's happening it may have captured any logon details since you've had it.

I'm going to change some passwords.

 

[RichardV]

I have been doing random checks today thru-out this and other forums, and only have the Script-inf warning when I go to "ECF Veterans Forum/Ask The Vets".
I get the warning on every thread there, both normal & sticky threads.

 

[damselle]

Malwarebytes didn't work for me it didn't find any malware - though it's usually very good. Try Combofix - it found stuff that others didn't.

Thanks Shirtbloke. Combo fix only works with windows. Maybe that's the issue with malware bytes too......

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Been getting the same alerts from Avast as well. 2 weeks now. Be careful with combofix. You can really mess things up with a program like that. Great program, but not for just anyone to use.

 

[Shirtbloke]

Well it's started happening again for me, so all that effort didn't get rid of whatever it was. Damn.

 

[retired1]

Considering it's just Avast that's doing this, you should identify the issue to Avast so they can tweak the definitions to stop popping false positives.

 

[Ohio Points]

Yep same problems here, random block for certain pages after using search function via Avast,

 

[Ohio Points]

My Avast also pulled this today. I had to manually set it to ignore this site.

How did you do this, I can't find out where to do it?

 

[Ohio Points]

OK this worked for me, still getting the positives but now I can report them and still see the requested page.

Rarely, both Avast’s real-time shields and scheduled scans detect positives against items that are in fact not a threat to the security of your computer. You can, however, add folders, websites or applications that you deem as trustworthy to an exclusions list, thus preventing Avast from producing false positives. You can also make Avast bypass folders during manual scans by adding them to a temporary exclusions list.
Permanent Exclusions
Step 1

Open your Avast Free Antivirus or Avast Internet Security installation.
Step 2

Click "Settings," and then click "Antivirus."
Step 3

Scroll down to the section named “Exclusions.”
Step 4

Click the “File Paths” tab and use “Browse” to select folders that you need to exclude from Avast. To exclude a website, click the “URLs” tab and enter the URL of the website into the field labeled “Enter Address.” To prevent an application from getting flagged by Avast’s DeepScreen and Hardened Mode security modules, click the “DeepScreen” and “Hardened Mode” tabs and use “Browse” to select the executable file of the application.
Step 5

Click “Add” to insert the folder, URL or application to Avast’s exclusions list.

How to Make Exclusions With Avast | The Classroom | Synonym

 

[Flt Simulation]

The only forum on ECF I have problems with is the "Variable Voltage APV Discussion".

For the last couple of days I have received Avast warnings when on that forum. Sometimes all I get is "This Page Cannot Be Displayed", but when I do get on it, this is the virus that Avast blocks and then sends to my "Avast Virus chest".

Here is the thread I was on just a few minutes ago, and received the Avast warning: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/variable-voltage-apv-discussion/593837-vapor-flask-44.html


Here is the name of the virus that that was found in my virus chest after receiving it from the thread I mentioned above: