flashh4 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Avast flashed me with this, thought it was kinda funny !! =========================== avast! saved your computer from crashingYou just dodged a bulletYou may be wondering how you ended up with a virus, especially if you were visiting a ‘normal’ site. The latest research from the avast! Virus Lab shows that more than 80% of malware (viruses, spyware, and the like) spreads through legitimate websites, with only 1% coming from suspicious or ‘dodgy’ sites.Good thing avast! had your back.Infection DetailsURL: http://ad.yieldmanager.com/pixel?idProcess: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\f...Infection: URL:Mal No i am not updating to the Paid version !! Besides It is just an advertisement site and you will see cookies from it too. It is not malware. Many advertisements use popups. Popup type windows are not necessarily bad just because a popup blocker blocks them. Chuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Oh boy. Did this happen on BT or another site? B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flashh4 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 It was while i was on FaceBook ! That proably says its all !! Chuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitest Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 It was while i was on FaceBook ! That proably says its all !! ChuckHeh-heh:) One of many reasons why I'm glad I only manage one windows box at home:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flashh4 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 My wife read this & said " honey do you have protection ", reply: at our age :don't need it " Guess whos doing dinner dishes !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitest Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 My wife read this & said " honey do you have protection ", reply: at our age :don't need it " Guess whos doing dinner dishes !!!!Hahahaha, good one, Chuck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_C Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 http://www.im-infected.com/virus/urlmal-virus.html URL:Mal virus is a generic detection for malicious URL or web page. The detection of URL:Mal covers web site that is infected with virus, Trojan, and other types of malware. The same will also pop-up if a harmful Java Script file is spotted on the web site.This detection by Avast Antivirus that recognizes risky web site warns computer user in advance. It impedes the malware from infecting the computer. Thus, URL:Mal represents the dangerous web address and not the type of virus that exists on that location. Generally when you get this in a cached file as you have it means that after you visited the site (it was safe at the time of visit) the site itself has been hacked or one of its ad servers has. IT does not mean that your computer is infected. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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