Once the file is downloaded, open your Downloads folder/location of the downloaded fileĭouble-click mb-support-X.X.X.XXXX.exe to run the program NOTE: The tools and the information obtained is safe and not harmful to your privacy or your computer, please allow the programs to run if blocked by your system. If you haven’t already done so, please run the Malwarebytes Support Tool and then attach the logs in your next reply: does that mean it is something only peculiar to Avast and AVG as those 2 are not listed as scanning this but no negative results from the 70 or so other scan engines and does this mean it might be a false positive?Īgain, Malawarebytes detects no threats on my computer!īTW, there is a thread on this on the ebay community forum: I took the url listed by Avast ( ) and put it into and the attached response is what I got. I've attached a pic of the Avast message I get when I login to ebay. I did a lot of research on this and it appears people who use Avast or AVG seem to have had the same problems with ebay over the years with this JS: redirect in one variation or another. I called Ebay support they said to stop using Firefox! I want to continue using Firefox so please someone with knowledge or experience with this please respond. I tried another new computer and it gives same message on firefox with Avast.ĭo you think this is a false positive with Avast? I've tried everything including a complete restore of my computer. Malawarebytes detects nothing wrong with my computer. However i can indeed sign in and use ebay normally. This happens only at when I click on the 'login' from the main site ( Avast sometimes comes up with the message 'Threat secured We safely aborted connection to because it was infected. I have a computer with Windows 7 using Firefox Quantum 63.0.3 (64-bit). China, Russia and Brazil are the leaders in cyber world but individuals and groups in India striving to compete with them.I'm new here been using Firefox for a number of years. For instance - a couple of renowned banks were hit by different types of treats, as reported by CIOL on September 8, 2009.Īccording to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Brighton, India is fast becoming a hub of cyber crime because a large number of computer literates have lost their jobs owing to recession and are engaging in electronic scams. The Trojan-Downloader application 'Iframe.bmu' is a malware that contains a number of exploits for Adobe products.Īlexander Gnatusin, Director, Channel SA, Kaspersky Lab, said that while the percentage of infected computers via web was growing in India, the number of malware originating from China was rising at a much faster rate. He also receives a notification that these codes will be eliminated provided he downloads rogue antivirus (called FraudTool).Īnother Trojan Redirector.l performs by divering users request to particular server in a bid of raising hit on these servers. Kaspersky has detected this script as 'Trojan-Downloader.JS.FraudLoad.d.' When a computer user visits a website containing the malicious script, he gets a pop-up message indicating to several malicious codes on his system. The trend is unlikely to change in the next month as cyber criminals have found these vectors extremely successful and profit generating.Īccording to the report, fake antivirus applications spread via a number of malicious web pages and one script that has facilitated in their (AV software) propagation held 12th slot on the list. Basic iframe clickers and bogus antivirus applications are making headways at a fast pace. The trend observed in August actually a trail of what had been detected in July 2009 when cyber criminals exploited vulnerabilities in famous security products. In view of rising number of malware attacks, Kaspersky projected growth of 20 folds in malware dissemination for 2009, and the currently available statistics hold its forecast true. India ranked third as it recorded 7.2% of total attempts of infecting computers via websites. As per the report, China witnessed the highest number of computer infection attempts via web at 39.4%, while the US occupied the second slot at 8.7%. Kaspersky Lab has recently released its Monthly malware Report for the month of August 2009.
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