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AznKirby · 05-22-2014, 01:44 AM

So I just got this screen when trying to look at this thread
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66187

Should I be worried?

King Tut · 05-22-2014, 10:40 AM

This is the offending image URL that gave you that warning:

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/48805646.jpg

I dont' know how a JPG is going to give your computer malware. Tell Chrome to Keep Calm and Internet On.

AznKirby · 05-22-2014, 05:05 PM

Eh. I'm not tech-savvy enough to know what that means.

Thanks though. Ah well, I guess I'll skip over that thread.

n2oinferno · 05-23-2014, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Tut

This is the offending image URL that gave you that warning:

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/48805646.jpg

I dont' know how a JPG is going to give your computer malware. Tell Chrome to Keep Calm and Internet On.

It's not that the JPG is going to give the computer malware. It's that the hosting site has been flagged recently as distributing malware, whether intentionally or not. So it and anything pointing to it throws up a flag.

King Tut · 05-23-2014, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n2oinferno

It's not that the JPG is going to give the computer malware. It's that the hosting site has been flagged recently as distributing malware, whether intentionally or not. So it and anything pointing to it throws up a flag.

I know that. He won't understand that. I was just trying to tell him that he won't get any malware from visiting that page it is just a JPG.

n2oinferno · 05-23-2014, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Tut

I know that. He won't understand that. I was just trying to tell him that he won't get any malware from visiting that page it is just a JPG.

So you're assuming he knows what a JPG is?

Rocket.BRZ · 05-23-2014, 10:51 PM

Your good man. That thread is not going to give you any Malware. The hosting website is under suspension of distributing malware. In other words don't worry worry just read the thread. Oh and jpg is an image basically.

whataboutbob · 05-24-2014, 01:00 AM

Here is the Google safe browsing report for the mentioned URL:

http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/d...s/48805646.jpg

n2oinferno · 05-25-2014, 09:14 PM

For all you techie guys, this is an interesting read
Hiding in plain sight: a story about a sneaky banking Trojan

AznKirby · 05-25-2014, 09:15 PM

lol thanks guys I'm not that dense I know what a JPG is

Sarlacc · 05-28-2014, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by n2oinferno

For all you techie guys, this is an interesting read
Hiding in plain sight: a story about a sneaky banking Trojan

Here's another interesting read
Malware Hidden Inside JPG EXIF Headers

n2oinferno · 05-29-2014, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

Here's another interesting read
Malware Hidden Inside JPG EXIF Headers

I find all of this stuff fascinating to the point that sometimes I consider dropping the sysadmin thing and jumping into infosec.

05-22-2014, 01:44 AM	#1
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