FlyByNight opened this issue on Aug 27, 2008 · 76 posts
scanmead posted Sun, 31 August 2008 at 2:40 PM
To get back to the subject... I hit the site while running Opera, and it blocked whatever it was with a permissions request. Since then, Firefox with NoScript and AdBlocker running. A litte app called Link Scanner is handy when surfing new sites. The free version will warn you of possible threats, the pay version will block an infected site entirely. http://linkscanner.explabs.com/linkscanner/
In all honesty, I've never seen a major site warn of any compromise or infection. Whether it's right or wrong, it's just not normal operating procedure. You might see a message after the fact explaining pages missing or down time, but not during the problem. The techs are too busy eradicating the problem, and they don't want to provide any information or feedback to the guilty party (or possible copycats).
It does feel like your home has been broken into, though, doesn't it?
As for the 'other topic' here... good grief. :blink: