blackhole exploit kit - WTF??

[D22369 0]

So while browsing the bonfire and deciding which post to open suddenly AVG blows up with a message letting me know it just blocked an active threat

mvh33n.com/dvg654e33y.php
exploit blackhole exploit kit type 1889

after googling it to see if avg was just jumping at shadows I find that it is an actual threat.

is it in the adverts at the top of the screen? is there a way I can block these?

Roy

They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

[skydiver30960 0]

The interwebs is a dangerous place. Wrap your Whopper.

You might have better luck posting this in the Bugs and Errors section.

Elvisio "what ads?" Rodriguez

[D22369 0]

did that, thing is that its happened on dz.com before, the chief high advert agent apparently doesnt screen things before placing them on the site

Roy

They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

[sfzombie 3]

that's what i was thinking, need some more screening before selling advertising space. i just got the same thing.

http://kitswv.com

[Andy9o8 2]

Are you using Firefox with ad-blocker? I do, and it makes quite a difference.

[D22369 0]

hmmm, I am new to firefox - is ad blocker a part of it or another program?

Roy

They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

[Andy9o8 2]

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hmmm, I am new to firefox - is ad blocker a part of it or another program?

Roy

It's what's known as an add-on to Firefox. It's developed by Mozilla, the company that makes Firefox, so it's safe. You can download it from the page reached via following link. It's free, and it works pretty well; although it's not 100% automatic from the get-go; you have to configure it a bit.

You can get it here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/

You can also research it via Google, if you're so inclined.

[theonlyski 8]

You can also do the MVPS hosts file update, and block your computer from talking to the ad sites via a 'hard wire' block.

Hell, I don't even get ads on my iPhone.

ETA: To anyone who is going to ask me how to do it: no, I will not tell you how to do it. This site gets supported by clicking on ads that pop up. I cannot afford for my personal laptop to be compromised by any sort of malware. If you want to know how to do it, I'm sure you can figure it out.

"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly
DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890
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[Meso 38]

Only saw this thread on the topic now, Please check the bugs forum for more information.

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4086160;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread