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Anyone else getting Threat Blocked message?

14 years ago

Late last night and all day today, whenever I go to the homepage to log in an AVG window pops up with the message "Threat Blocked" Virus detected. So I haven't logged in all day until now when I took the chance. I emailed GW twice but haven't received a reply. Then I emailed a fellow GW member who replied she's having no problem. BUT - my aunt told me she went to the Garden Web site and got the same message from AVG and it sent the virus to AVG's vault. She's never visited Garden Web before but did it just to see if she got the same message.

Maybe AVG is just informing me that it blocked the virus and it's ok to go ahead and open the site? Well, I did. Will see what happens next. I haven't been on GW all day and I need my fix!

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55chey
14 years ago
I am getting the same thing. AVG removes it to the vault. Hope that is good enough. Once it is removed to the vault it seems okay. But if I close out and return later it does it again.
Jodi_SoCal
14 years ago
That AVG message has popped up once for me as well. Didn't have time to investigate it. I'm on a Mac most of the work day and nothing has popped up while browsing at work.

Jodi-
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kathi_mdgd
14 years ago
I got it all day yesterday and again today,but i was able to get thru today.I just hit the red X and when it went away i got in.

I hate stuff like that because i'm not that computor savvy.I just know not to open anything i'm not sure of.
kathi
schoolhouse_gw
Original Author
14 years ago
Well, glad it isn't just me. I was beginning to wonder when I saw all the Wed.Feb 22nd. posts. The alert just popped up again when I closed out of the Cottage Garden forum and went to the main forum page to click on here.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
14 years ago
Please pay no attention to this message. AVG has been notified and corrected it for more information see the posts about it on computer help forum. It is a false positive ignore it.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
14 years ago
Here is the link to the CH thread

Here is a link that might be useful: CH
Jodi_SoCal
14 years ago
I just took a look at my AVG vault and history and there is no evidence at all that there was ever a problem.

Jodi-
socks
14 years ago
I don't think this is legitimate. I would not click anything there except the X, which I did last night more than once. I then ran my AVG and it detected one threat.
anne_ct
14 years ago
Well...it's not just AVG who's being cautious...although I didn't access/read your link Raven. I had a "blocked" notice here at the table from Malwarebytes today. I should note that I have the Pro [paid] version of Malwarebytes. And...it's not the first time I've had such an experience here lately. sigh

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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
14 years ago
AVG explained why it was picked up as a false positive some of the script was done in a way that appeared suspicious, which is why malwarebytes probably hit on it too.
The problem is in one of the ads.
anne_ct
14 years ago
Thanks, Raven. That's what I figured. I regularly visit a couple of news sites that set Malwarebytes off, too, so I just shove my security setting up to high for those sites and meander on.

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schoolhouse_gw
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks to those who checked it out with AVG. That was going to be my next step. I got the message again just now when I logged in but I guess I'll ignore it. Wish they'd get it fixed.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
14 years ago
Avg did put out an update but they have said if you are still seeing the warning to manually hit the update option for you to get the latest version, even if yours auto updates daily.

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