Other RPN antivirus warning

[persimmon]

any clue as to what avast could be getting excited about? i wasn't expecting to see a malware warning on here


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edit; another one popped up as i was posting this, i'm hoping avast is just being overzealous hahah

 

[Chordling]

Is this pop-up appearing for all pages on the site or just one in particular?

 

[persimmon]

i'll keep track, but it's appeared twice now. first time, i was editing my post in fantasy interest checks, and the second time was while i was writing the post here, in questions & info

 

[Chordling]

Okay, let us know if you catch a pattern. Something may have also changed the behaviour of your virus protection software.

 

[persimmon]

fair enough.


i just got two more while writing this reply, avast is really working overtime today lol

 

[Chordling]

Has it always acted like this with the site or are you just experiencing this?  It could be some kind of hidden setting, or perhaps, the software needs to be updated.

 

[persimmon]

the website is generally making my browser upset, it seems. could it be a firefox problem? i couldn't click on my own thread through the forums, had to go through my profile, and double posted because firefox froze on the submit post button. meanwhile got two more avast warnings (but a scan found no viruses)


it's a new issue, too, this never happened last time i was out and about here (which would be in november 2016)

 

[Chordling]

Trying a different browser may help!

 

[MissZoeHatter]

@Reforged Said he was having an antivirus warning pop up constantly too. Not sure what browser or antivirus software he is using though. 

 

[Karcen]

The same has happened less frequently to me just now 

 

[The Dark Wizard]

I need to know what object is triggering it.


Send in more screenshots!

 

[Karcen]

I use chrome so not just a fire fox thing


It seems to be random pages it says vbs malware gen

 

[The Dark Wizard]

I use chrome so not just a fire fox thing

I need a screesnhot of the message avast is showing.


There are obviously no viruses on the site but I need to see what is triggering it so I can either fix it or poke avast about it directly.

 

[Karcen]

 

[Karcen]

You may want to poke avast could be a false positive.

 

[The Dark Wizard]

You may want to poke avast could be a false positive.

Think you can get the URL for the object being blocked?



I don't use avast for the same reason that it gave me many false positives on many sites I used in the past.

 

[Karcen]

I cant get it but it is the same as any page i am on including this one 

 

[The Dark Wizard]

I cant get it but it is the same as any page i am on including this one 

Check your avast logs please .



The information is kept somewhere.

 

[Karcen]

Ok on a side note teitch stared doing it as well

 

[Fable]

@Karcen If you can, please use the report function on the PM so the staff can poke around and see what might be setting your ATV off.

 

[Karcen]

I cant find the way to report it

 

[Fable]

@Karcen Next to the date on any PM replies there should be a Report link.  You can also use the browser search (windows control F) and type in Report to find and/or make it more visible.

 

[Karcen]

Ok well  it shows up anywhere so ill try

 

[The Dark Wizard]

It seems to be either on Avast or IPS' end.


Here is another customer demonstrating that it is happening on IPS' direct company site:


https://invisionpower.com/forums/topic/435945-this-site-avast-complaining-about-this-website/#comment-2679096


Oops only customers of IPS can see that link. Either way just ignore it or get off Avast until IPS or avast patches it.

 

[Karcen]

I thought so i am guessing avast as that is the link between us all