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Google Threat to FreeRepublic
8/30/2014 | Wuli

Posted on 08/29/2014 10:19:41 PM PDT by Wuli

Twice in the past 30 minutes, when executing a link to one of the FreeRepublic posts, Firefox sent me a warning page that the "site" I was going to was a malware threat.

In more detail, the notice explained that it gets that threat info from Google, and that FreeRepublic had been identified as a "malware" threat.

Who knows if some troll got p-o'd or if WH trolls are involved in having set up the threat notice at Google.

I don't know what the mods can do.


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KEYWORDS: freerepublic; malware; searchengines
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1 posted on 08/29/2014 10:19:41 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: Admin Moderator

Ping.


2 posted on 08/29/2014 10:25:44 PM PDT by Squawk 8888 (Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
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To: Jim Robinson

“Google Threat to FreeRepublic”

Maybe you should read this and alert your son to check it out?


3 posted on 08/29/2014 10:25:50 PM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: Wuli

malware?

FR runs a tight ship, doesn’t even have ads. The code is very tight. Just look at the HTML of the page you are reading.


4 posted on 08/29/2014 10:26:51 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Wuli

I use Pale Moon, which was a fork of Firefox and I have not seen anything like that


5 posted on 08/29/2014 10:27:44 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Wuli

Wuli Buli...


6 posted on 08/29/2014 10:28:12 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Wuli

Please post a link to the thread in question.


7 posted on 08/29/2014 10:28:39 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Marcella

Marcella, you are still up and posting? How are you feeling?


8 posted on 08/29/2014 10:29:34 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Wuli

It’s coming from an image linked in a reply. I got the same message, but it wasn’t FR, but the site a linked image was being served from.


9 posted on 08/29/2014 10:30:53 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: Wuli
I got the same warning on Chrome when I went to open this story WH Responds to Petition to Demand Release of Marine Held in Mexico
10 posted on 08/29/2014 10:30:53 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Like to see that myself.


11 posted on 08/29/2014 10:31:12 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: Wuli

Are you running the ‘doze OS, and using the default IE (Internet Explorer) browser? Because I am running Linux and the Opera browser and have seen no such problems.


12 posted on 08/29/2014 10:31:35 PM PDT by Utilizer (Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzlims trying to kill them-)
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To: Wuli
Which thread? Google may have not liked one of the links or images in it. I didn't see any warnings when I searched for FR on Google and went to FR's pages through it.
13 posted on 08/29/2014 10:32:26 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (The IRS: either criminally irresponsible in backup procedures or criminally responsible of coverup.)
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To: Wuli

F.R.- A threat to tyranny everywhere.


14 posted on 08/29/2014 10:32:29 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.)
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To: Wuli

I just did a search for “freerepublic” via Google using Firefox and then clicked the link Google provided and there were no warnings or other issues. If Google thinks the site has issues that’s when it would have provided the warnings. Are you sure you don’t have some sort of Trojan or address bar redirector screwing things up?


15 posted on 08/29/2014 10:33:41 PM PDT by DB
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To: Jim Robinson

I’m trying to find the exact TWO links.

But, after I finally told the “threat” page to ignore the threat, it may now be that my browser will no longer display the threat page.

I have completely closed my Firefox and restarted it to try to get it to happen again, but have failed so far.

I’ll keep trying.


16 posted on 08/29/2014 10:34:26 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: Marcella
It's on someone's computer. It's not an FR issue.

/johnny

17 posted on 08/29/2014 10:36:10 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Wuli

using Firefox and last 1/2 hr getting “Server Error “ notices


18 posted on 08/29/2014 10:36:47 PM PDT by jcon40
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To: Wuli
Let me guess.... Windoze some version... and Exploder... some version.

If you are running a personalized mozilla browser on linux, I will be abject in my apology.

Abject and contrite.

/johnny

19 posted on 08/29/2014 10:38:59 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Wuli

This is the issue, and a mod should look at it. There is an image embedded in the “WH Responds to Petition to Demand Release of Marine Held in Mexico “ thread from the Buffalo beast wordpress site. Google thinks that blog has been hacked, and malware has been served. Because there is content from buffalo beast being embedded, google is also trying to block access to the FR post so that bad content from Buffalo Beast isn’t loaded.


20 posted on 08/29/2014 10:39:02 PM PDT by Wayne07
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