LFPF - malware provider?

[Henry Ambrose]

Blocking by IP address is so last-century.

Every IP address can support over 64,000 unique users (different companies, organizations, etc).
Blocking an IP because one of those is a malware source also blocks the remaining good guys. Not reasonable.

- Leigh

Yes, it is so "last century" but it is effective. And when you can pin it down to particular IPs (known or suspected to be bad guys) its worth it and oh so effective. I rather enjoy the drastic and barbaric nature of it. And did I say its effective?

[Jac@stafford.net]

Could it be that your employer is limiting access to sites relevant to the company's purpose?
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[Jim C.]

Such posts should be reported. We remove spam posts with nasty hidden links in them nearly every day, so I can't say from your description if that's one of the ones I "disappeared".

My "company" is not denying access (yet), and it's probably about as picky as any in existence that is not in a secure room.

Rick "who tries to keep up using an iPhone while traveling, and is risking thumb-overuse injuries" Denney

I seem to be having bad bouts with CRS and forums, or I'm a member of too many,
I thought there used to be a "report" button ?

[rdenney]

I seem to be having bad bouts with CRS and forums, or I'm a member of too many,
I thought there used to be a "report" button ?

There is. It's the triangle with the exclamation point in the lower left portion of each post.

Rick "who understands about CRS" Denney

[Jim C.]

Ah-HA! There it is !
Didn't that used to have "report" next to the icon ?

[Preston]

"...someone emailed me with a similar story."

That was me. I'll check again to see if our forum is still blocked when I go to my office on Friday. Until last Sunday at work, I had no issues, so this was a new thing.

--P

[dizzzyg44]

Also seeing the same here at work...

Rep score of 7.3 (10 is worst)
Threat type: othermalware
thread reason: domain has unusually high traffic volume for a very recent registration. Domain reported and verified as serving malware

[rdenney]

Ah-HA! There it is !
Didn't that used to have "report" next to the icon ?

If you mouse over it, the tool-tip will read "Report Post". We maintain Tom's sanity by avoiding changes to the forum software we use, and so when they move a button, we sorta have to move with it.

Rick "wondering if some of those posts that need reporting could be considered malware" Denney

[BrianShaw]

"...someone emailed me with a similar story."

That was me. I'll check again to see if our forum is still blocked when I go to my office on Friday. Until last Sunday at work, I had no issues, so this was a new thing.

--P

Same timing for me.

[Kirk Gittings]

From Tom.

"Nothing unusual mentioned in our corp filters at work so I'd guess its not about us. I'll monitor for a few days just in case."

Tom Westbrook