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MegasXLR

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This is the link I clicked on and got that message below:

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/331932-centipede

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/331932-centipede

Warning: Something's Not Right Here!
mybroadband.co.za contains content from www.gicarg.org, a site known to distribute malware. Your computer might catch a virus if you visit this site.
Google has found malicious software may be installed onto your computer if you proceed. If you've visited this site in the past or you trust this site, it's possible that it has just recently been compromised by a hacker. You should not proceed, and perhaps try again tomorrow or go somewhere else.
We have already notified www.gicarg.org that we found malware on the site. For more about the problems found on www.gicarg.org, visit the Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page.

If you understand that visiting this site may harm your computer, proceed anyway.

Help improve detection of malware by sending additional data to Google about sites on which you see this warning. This data will be handled in accordance with the Safe Browsing privacy policies.
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???????????????? :confused: Must be some of the pictures?

More info: I use Google chrome. One of the diagnostic links takes me to this

Safe Browsing
Diagnostic page for gicarg.org/blog

What is the current listing status for gicarg.org/blog?
Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer.

Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 1 time(s) over the past 90 days.

What happened when Google visited this site?
Of the 7 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 7 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2011-05-06, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2011-05-06.
Malicious software is hosted on 1 domain(s), including alcobro.net/.

This site was hosted on 1 network(s) including AS30496 (COLO4).

Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware?
Over the past 90 days, gicarg.org/blog did not appear to function as an intermediary for the infection of any sites.

Has this site hosted malware?
No, this site has not hosted malicious software over the past 90 days.

How did this happen?
In some cases, third parties can add malicious code to legitimate sites, which would cause us to show the warning message.

Next steps:
Return to the previous page.
If you are the owner of this web site, you can request a review of your site using Google Webmaster Tools. More information about the review process is available in Google's Webmaster Help Center.
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MegasXLR said:
???????????????? :confused: Must be some of the pictures?
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Yes, one of the pictures in Koffie's post (#15) is:
Code: 
http://www.gicarg.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/blog-south_american_Centipede.jpg
It's a nasty looking centipede, but I doubt it will harm your PC.
 
ginggs said:
Yes, one of the pictures in Koffie's post (#15) is:
Code: 
http://www.gicarg.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/blog-south_american_Centipede.jpg
It's a nasty looking centipede, but I doubt it will harm your PC.
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Thanks for the heads up... going to remove it. Please check again? Grief - must be a wordpress site lol.
 
Can you guys please check now...deleted all of the hosted sites...
 
I'm posting to win the iPad, and I also run an iMac, ...no such issues on a Mac..it just works..
 
ginggs said:
Yes, one of the pictures in Koffie's post (#15) is:
Code: 
http://www.gicarg.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/blog-south_american_Centipede.jpg
It's a nasty looking centipede, but I doubt it will harm your PC.
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Yeah it can... Poisoned images are a serious issue: http://search.slashdot.org/story/11...Problem?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email

With Windows being the easiest system to in the world to exploit... there are dozens of payloads set around media like images (check the payloads in metasploit).
 
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