superantispyware forum

hXtp://forums.superantispyware.com/

My avast from yesterday blocks superantispyware forum with infection trojan redirection.
Now network shield stops it url mal.
From a thread in avast, it looks like their forums are compromised.
Anyone can confirm or knows anything about it?

 

Checked it via Url Void and it comes negative. Could be FP

also a thread from Avast forums
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=108464.0

 

You could exclude SAS forum from your Avast if you know it's a safe url.

 

As noted, the problem started on (or about) 2 November, and was quickly reported in the Avast forum.

Avast has since issued several database updates, over the next two days, all of which still include the SAS-forum detection:
121103-0
121103-1
121104-0

I'm wondering if the slow response is related to this occurring over a weekend?

As best as I'm aware, only avast and the related GDATA [which uses avast's database] are finding a problem... no other antivirus is objecting to the site. On that basis, we believe it's a F/P on avast's part. But to play it safe, until we get confirmation from avast, it would be prudent to temporarily avoid the SAS forum... or if there's a critical/imperative reason you absolutely have to go there, you should do so in a sandbox (e.g., Sandboxie).

 

Webroot SecureAnywhere is Blocking it also.

TH

 

Webroot now blocking the SAS forum is ironic, as it seems avast has REMOVED its block!

There's no new database --- it's still at 121104-0 --- but avast also offers "streaming updates" (unless a user has declined that option). I'm showing that I received a streaming update at 2:17 PM (USA - Eastern Standard Time)... and I can now access the SAS forums.

 

I sent the URL to the Webroot Threat team to see if it's a FP or not?

TH

 

SAS forum not being Blocked by WSA anymore!

TH

 

That advice seems unwise and worse,
UNLESS you have incontrovertible evidence that the SAS forum WILL NEVER be compromised in the future.

 

Nobody knows the future but it doesn't seem like there was a compromise.