DegreeInfo Malware?

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  1. mattbrent

    mattbrent Well-Known Member

    This morning I got an odd message when trying to access this site with Google Chrome. It popped up warning me that this site would try to install malware on my computer. I clicked the "more info" button, and this is what it told me.

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    Safe Browsing
    Diagnostic page for degreeinfo.com

    What is the current listing status for degreeinfo.com?
    Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer.

    Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 2 time(s) over the past 90 days.

    What happened when Google visited this site?
    Of the 67 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 3 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2014-04-05, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2014-04-05.
    Malicious software includes 3 exploit(s). Successful infection resulted in an average of 5 new process(es) on the target machine.

    Malicious software is hosted on 1 domain(s), including coller.in.ua/.

    1 domain(s) appear to be functioning as intermediaries for distributing malware to visitors of this site, including slyjbyvmit.com/.

    This site was hosted on 1 network(s) including AS22384 (NATIONALNET-1).

    Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware?
    Over the past 90 days, degreeinfo.com did not appear to function as an intermediary for the infection of any sites.

    Has this site hosted malware?
    No, this site has not hosted malicious software over the past 90 days.

    How did this happen?
    In some cases, third parties can add malicious code to legitimate sites, which would cause us to show the warning message.

    Next steps:
    Return to the previous page.
    If you are the owner of this web site, you can request a review of your site using Google Webmaster Tools. More information about the review process is available in Google's Webmaster Help Center.

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    Clearly I clicked "proceed anyway" but I thought I'd share this. Anyone else seeing it?

    -Matt
     
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    Chip Administrator

  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    This is a link to the moderator area, which none but they may see.

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  4. mattbrent

    mattbrent Well-Known Member

    Love it! Haha!

    -Matt
     
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    airtorn Moderator

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