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Bataar
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10 Mar 2016, 10:30 pm

When attempting to view various message board threads from my work computer, I often get a malware alert and am unable to view the page. The alert looks like this:

URL: viewtopic.php?t=304384&start=60
Categories: Forum/Bulletin Boards
Virus Name: McAfeeGW: BehavesLike.HTML.ExploitBlacole.kq

I'm not sure what this is, but wanted to let you guys know.



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10 Mar 2016, 10:33 pm

Mcafee is a virus protector. I think it shows up because your work has blocked these kind of sites.


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11 Mar 2016, 12:48 am

I'm getting a link to the tread when I click on that link. I haven't noticed any malware on this forum & 2nd nurseangela that it's something on your work computer trying to block em.


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11 Mar 2016, 3:39 am

I used to have McAfee on my desktop computer and one of my laptops, but it was more trouble than it was worth. In all honesty it was acting more like a virus or a piece of malware than a useful protective device. It has now been uninstalled from both machines, and they run a whole lot better as a result.



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11 Apr 2016, 3:45 pm

CloudFlare is clearly malware, but that probably isn't what it is complaining about.