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    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by Dynamo44, Sep 20, 2011.

  1. Dynamo44

    Dynamo44 Notebook Consultant

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    So I was just trying to visit a website earlier ( CastRoller - Find and enjoy the web's best Audio and Video) and instead I was met by an "Access Restricted" page.

    Message: "This IP address appears to be infected with a virus and doing something like sending email spam. Learn more on Wikipedia.
    You connect to the Internet through an IP address. You are seeing this message because your computer is likely infected with a virus. The best thing to do is to run an anti-virus scan, which will scan your computer for viruses and malware. If a virus or malware is found, anti-virus will clean the intrusion. Once your IP address is seen virus-free for 14 days, this alert will disappear."

    I live in an apartment near my campus with two roommates. Internet here is provided. I ran both an MSE scan and a Malwarebyte's scan. Neither one of them detected anything. Is there something I'm overlooking, or is the website just suspect?

    Thanks.
     
    Dynamo44, Sep 20, 2011
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    JOSEA NONE

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    Hey, so actually this issue applied to almost everyone at our apartment complex...

    And a few hours later, everything is fine! Don't really know what happened, but thanks for the insight.
     
    Dynamo44, Sep 21, 2011
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    their security certificate may have been out of date and in the process of renewing or just a false positive.
     
    MrDJ, Sep 21, 2011
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