My virus protection says USMB has dangerous malware in this link - don't go there

[rdean]

http://www.usmessageboard.com/polit...s-around-with-abortionists-6.html#post5343172

This is the message that pops up. Never had this before. Didn't know if I should notify anyone.

Warning: Something's Not Right Here!
www.usmessageboard.com contains content from fotos.fotoflexer.com, a site known to distribute malware. Your computer might catch a virus if you visit this site.
Google has found malicious software may be installed onto your computer if you proceed. If you've visited this site in the past or you trust this site, it's possible that it has just recently been compromised by a hacker. You should not proceed, and perhaps try again tomorrow or go somewhere else.
We have already notified fotos.fotoflexer.com that we found malware on the site. For more about the problems found on fotos.fotoflexer.com, visit the Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page.

 

[Douger]

Get a real operating system and don't worry about it.

 

[boedicca]

Wow! I didn't think the USMB Hegemony were quite this clever. Just imagine, trying to trick rdean in to leaving for good by spoofing a malware alert.

 

[Douger]

He already has a virus. It's called Windoze.

 

[waltky]

Uncle Ferd says dey pro'bly come up with it inna first place to steal secrets from Israel...

Iran Says It Can Destroy Data-Stealing Virus
May 29, 2012 - The Iranian government said Tuesday it has produced an antivirus program capable of fighting what computer experts are calling "the most sophisticated cyber weapon yet unleashed."

The data-stealing virus has been infecting computers in Iran and other parts of the Middle East. Iran's Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (CERTCC) said Tuesday the antivirus tool can identify and remove the sophisticated spyware, identified a day earlier by a Russian Internet security company. The Iranian ministry did not say if the virus had done any damage. Russia's Kaspersky Lab dubbed the virus "Flame" and described it as a malicious program whose "complexity and functionality exceed those of all other cyber menaces known to date." It said the virus has stolen information from computers in Iran, Israel and other parts of the region. In a separate report, the Hungarian Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security named the virus "sKyWIper" and said Hungarian computers also have been infected.

The spyware works by copying files and activating computer microphones to record conversations before sending the data through a series of servers to the program source. No one has claimed responsibility for the computer attacks. But Israeli Vice Premier Moshe Yaalon said Tuesday cyber weapons such as Flame are a "reasonable" tool for any nation trying to "hobble" the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran. He also said Israel is a "technologically rich" nation whose tools "open up all sorts of opportunities." Tensions between Iran and Israel have increased steadily in recent months, as has speculation about a possible Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear sites. Iran says its controversial nuclear program is peaceful. But talks have been continuing with world powers to curb Iran's weapons capability.

Iran suffered a major cyberattack in 2010 when a virus known as Stuxnet knocked out computers at its nuclear facilities. Tehran has blamed the Stuxnet attack on Israel and the West, whom it accuses of trying to sabotage the Iranian nuclear program. The head of science, technology and security at Tel Aviv University, Isaac Ben-Israel, said the Flame virus uses a different software language from Stuxnet, making it unlikely the two are related. He also said Flame is the largest virus of its kind ever detected with a file size of 20 megabytes.

Ben-Israel said Flame is not the most dangerous virus because it steals information rather than causing damage in the physical world. "If you speak about danger, the real danger in using cyber technology is damaging computers which control physical systems like trains and power production," he said. Ben-Israel said the virus appears to be the work of a government with sufficient resources to invest in gathering intelligence from the Middle East. He said 60 to 70 countries have such capabilities, but doubted the Israeli government is responsible because Israel is among the nations whose computers have been infected.

Fast Facts: The "Flame" Virus

Most sophisticated malicious software ever discovered.

Can record sounds, access Bluetooth, capture screen shot images and log conversations

Uses a network of 80 servers across Asia, Europe and North America to access infected machines.

Iran had the largest number of infected computers

1,000 to 5,000 machines infected worldwide.

Source

 

[waltky]

Granny been fumigatin' the family computer to get alla bugs out...

Stuxnet and other big worms and viruses
1 June`12 - The computer virus is growing in popularity as the weapon-of-choice in the Middle East. Here's a look at some of the more notable viruses and worms.

Flame

A close-up of code contained in the Flame virus. The virus has been spotted in Iran, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Lebanon. The virus is one of the most sophisticated ever developed, able to activate computer microphones, log keystrokes and steal data, among other capabilities. Given its size, some have posited that the virus could have only been developed by the United States and Israel, but neither has claimed responsibility for the virus, which was originally reported to the International Telecommunication Union by the Iranian government.

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