Malicious Link on Puppylinux.com (Solved)

[newbie puppy]

The link "Lobster's website has a Puppy slideshow" on www.puppylinux.com/about.htm is malicious.

I tried to use the BK home contact, but registration failed.

Didn't know where else to post, hope this is ok.

[Semme]

Malicious in what way? I find no problem with 192.185.16.132.

Oh.. This nonsense >> -http://ww1.tmxxine.com/

Wow! We're right popular these days..

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This is why you should ALWAYS pay attention to your address bar.

Yet another "here today, gone tommorrow" member.

You say otherwise? Time'll tell..

[newbie puppy]

well, to give more detail, the first click through brought me to a furniture site, back arrow, brought me to another spam site, and back arrow again just reloaded the same spam site.

I clicked the link again to try to confirm info before reporting, and a new page was displayed, claiming that I had a security problem and that the site was going to automatically update my security for me.

So at least some of what the link connects to at least claims to be carrying out malicious functions (updating files without user consent), though it may in fact simply be spam.

[Semme]

You mention neither the OS you're on, nor the browser that threw the alert. You need to convey things in a factual manner. It's important not only here, but in daily life.

[newbie puppy]

You say otherwise? Time'll tell..

Well, I have not made any such claim. Still haven't even downloaded puppy yet, still reading up.

In any case, I thought reporting the bad link would be a minor service to the Puppylinux community, and maybe someone who can register/ is registered could pass the info along to Barry.

It may be that no one will care enough to update the link, and perhaps it's low on the priorities list *shrugs*

[Semme]

Lower level prioity fer sure.

Now about *can't* register, you mean where? Have you got a stale cache? What's the message?

[Semme]

Get my pm?

[newbie puppy]

Get my pm?

Yes. My last post didn't appear here though, I'll have to retype. I chalk it up to lack of familiarity with the forum

OS: XP Professional version 2002, service pack 3

Browser: Firefox 35

about registration failure at BKHome:

I got the point where I was supposed to receive a registration email from BKHome, but it never came.

[Semme]

We'll wrap it up in pm..

[bark_bark_bark]

Scan your computer with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

[newbie puppy]

You mention neither the OS you're on, nor the browser that threw the alert. You need to convey things in a factual manner. It's important not only here, but in daily life.

didn't know it was an OS or browser dependent issue. I'm just a newbie puppy, ya know

[newbie puppy]

Scan your computer with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

This sounds like a good idea, thank you.

[BarryK]

The link "Lobster's website has a Puppy slideshow" on www.puppylinux.com/about.htm is malicious.

Lobster's slideshow is no longer there. I have removed the link.

Thanks for letting me know.

Note, I don't always read everything posted on the forum, in fact usually only monitor a few threads, so I only stumbled upon your post.

An alternative would have been to send me a personal message in this forum.

[Semme]

Thanks for letting you know? Bizarre....

[newbie puppy]

Thanks for letting me know.

You're welcome! Glad to be of help.

[newbie puppy]

Thanks for letting you know? Bizarre....

Not bizarre at all... a Jedi master can detect even subtle disturbances in the force...

[gcmartin]

Hello Newbie

No doubt that @Semme has helped you understand. Now that you do, its time for you to go to your very 1st post and click its "Edit" button on that post. You should/must indicate that this is "<SOLVED>" by adding this to the Subject line.

This is courtesy so that other wont needlessly come in efforts to help.

Hope you find this a helpful suggestion.

[newbie puppy]

done, thank you