Virus on this site?
  • PaixGioiaAmorPaixGioiaAmor
    Posts: 1,473
    Something is weird with this site. Yesterday and today, when I come here on two different computers, I'm getting messages like "Internet Explorer has blocked this site from downloading files to your computer" and other similar ones.

    Is there a virus somehow on this site?
  • CharlesW
    Posts: 11,979
    The only thing I get is a message at the bottom of the screen that reads, "Do you want to open or save analytics.js from a.sitemeter.com?" I don't get that on any other site.
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  • BenBen
    Posts: 3,114
    Paging Chonak, please report to your FTP client. Chonak, please report to your FTP client.
  • melofluentmelofluent
    Posts: 4,160
    Saw both those this week as well.
  • Spriggo
    Posts: 122
    Same here. It's happening at Chant Cafe as well.
  • CharlesW
    Posts: 11,979
    Circle the chanters. We are under attack by NPM! LOL.
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  • CharlesW
    Posts: 11,979
    There were some bugs with sitemeter sometime back that were causing real problems. I thought those were either fixed, or had gone away. Maybe not. It isn't doing any damage on my end, it just won't go away until I move to another site.
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
    Posts: 6,482
    Stop using Internet Explorer.

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  • CharlesW
    Posts: 11,979
    Stop using Internet Explorer.


    Communist! LOL. BTW, Chrome says this site's security certificate is not trusted.
  • Musicteacher56
    Posts: 621
    I've been getting those messages, too, but I'm just x'ing out and all seems to be well. Also, I tried going through Firefox and that seems to work a little better than Internet Explorer.
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
    Posts: 5,193
    Firefox ... no problems.
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  • Ruth Lapeyre
    Posts: 341
    Same here, Firefox no problems.
  • chonakchonak
    Posts: 9,216
    This site doesn't use any certificates directly. The web gizmos that handle our stats (Sitemeter, Google Analytics) may do so.
  • chonakchonak
    Posts: 9,216
    Note: Some users are experiencing certificate warnings because the time or date on their system is incorrect. If you're getting the warnings, check your system clock and correct it if necessary.
  • CharlesW
    Posts: 11,979
    The clock is fine, and the certificate warnings only appear when using Chrome. In IE, no certificate warnings, just the annoying sitemeter box at the bottom of every page.
  • melofluentmelofluent
    Posts: 4,160
    I concur with my fellow Charles, my clock is fine. I use Explorer.
  • gregpgregp
    Posts: 632
    The clock is fine, and the certificate warnings only appear when using Chrome. In IE, no certificate warnings, just the annoying sitemeter box at the bottom of every page.


    Same here IE 9; Windows 7.
  • CharlesW
    Posts: 11,979
    Windows 7 and IE 10.
  • chonakchonak
    Posts: 9,216
    If you know how to make a screenshot illustrating the problem, post one.

  • CharlesW
    Posts: 11,979
    I have a screen shot, just can't seem to paste it here. If you have an e-mail, I will send as a Word doc or a picture.
  • Ally
    Posts: 227
    I had the sitemeter thing keep popping up at work on both IE and Chrome. Windows 8.

    No prob in Firefox at home, if that helps.
  • chonakchonak
    Posts: 9,216
    Charles, you can e-mail it to chonak@yahoo.com. An image file (PNG, JPEG, GIF) would be the best format.

  • Richard R.
    Posts: 776
    Thus... (Win7)
    CMAAtmp.pdf
    103K
  • CharlesW
    Posts: 11,979
    It's on its way. Thanks.
  • chonakchonak
    Posts: 9,216
    OK:

    There are a lot of web sites reporting this behavior with Sitemeter at present. Apparently Sitemeter rolled out some change to their system without adequately testing it with Internet Explorer. Other common browsers (Chrome, Firefox) don't report the spurious security warning.

    To obviate the warning, I have disabled Sitemeter on this site for now.

    Rejoice and be glad.

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  • francis
    Posts: 10,824
    Np on ipod touch
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