While visiting one of my many blogs (not this blog), a warning message suddenly popped up covering the whole page in red. It was a message from my browser. Shown below is the screenshot of the message.
What? Malware in my blog? So that's what I get from taking ad widgets from just anyone out there. The culprit is Pay-Ads.com . The message from Chrome browser says :
Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer!
The website contains elements from the site www.pay-ads.com, which appears to host malware – software that can hurt your computer or otherwise operate without your consent. Just visiting a site that contains malware can infect your computer. For detailed information about the problems with these elements, visit the Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page for www.pay-ads.com.
The website contains elements from the site www.pay-ads.com, which appears to host malware – software that can hurt your computer or otherwise operate without your consent. Just visiting a site that contains malware can infect your computer. For detailed information about the problems with these elements, visit the Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page for www.pay-ads.com.
I installed an ad widget of pay-ads.com three or four months ago in one of my blogs (not this blog) and completely forgot about it. Now that I get this warning message from my browser I immediately uninstalled the bloody widget but Chrome continues to tell me that that blog has malware.
What is the moral lesson of this story? Never ever install widgets to your blog if you are not really sure about the source.
What is the moral lesson of this story? Never ever install widgets to your blog if you are not really sure about the source.
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Sa Chrome lang!
September 4, 2008 at 4:06 AMI checked other browsers there has been no message.
Oo nga sa Chrome lang, pero ngayon wala na kasi tinanggal ko na yung kalokohang widget na yun, 3 months sya nagstay sa blog ko cents lang ang patak.
September 4, 2008 at 4:59 AMI was wondering if Chrome is maintaining its own malware reporting system.
September 4, 2008 at 3:46 PMprobably... they base it on Google safe browsing diagnostic page. So it is only in Chrome. Buyt now that i have removed the widget the warning is gone.
September 4, 2008 at 7:23 PMso i need to install chrome na ren hehehe
September 5, 2008 at 3:28 AMpero sure ba talaga? kc di ba minsan nadedetect na spyware pero sa totoo eh hindi naman sya spyware "DAW"
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