The Border Reiver Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Information.... My AVG Antivirus program has found a connection for URL:Blacklist on https://s2.adxpremium.services and aborted the connection. This has happen numerous time on numerous pages this morning. Definition URL: blacklist is not a virus, but it is a list of websites that are termed as insecure by search engines, and these websites can harm your system. Q #2) Is URL blacklist a virus? Answer: No, it is not a virus, but it is just a list of insecure websites which are red-flagged by search engines 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted July 26, 2023 Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2023 Does this question relate to RMweb? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Cram Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Yes. It appears every time I select a topic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 Still appearing on many pages... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted July 26, 2023 Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2023 30 minutes ago, The Border Reiver said: Still appearing on many pages... Can you do a screenshot and provide the url please? As there's only one other comment and nobody has been in touch directly it doesn't look like a system-wide issue. It could be a false positive from AVG and it may only relate to external content on a page rather than it being the site itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 So that sounds simply like AVG is seeing insecure links (i.e. http not https) within that site and cancelling the connection. A http site isn't necessarily risky, but if you access one of those sites i.e. click on an advert then potentially it might ask for personal details like name, address email etc and that would be transmitted unencrypted between your desktop and the site. It's not that the links are bad it's just that its not the done thing now to have http sites and most browsers will warn before you enter, some go further and tell you to go back but deep within advanced options you can accept the risk and connect to the site if you trust it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 Got it when accessing this page... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted July 26, 2023 Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2023 Another user has sent me an email with a bit more substantive info of what triggered it for him which I'm looking into. However, nothing appears untoward and I think it's AVG being overly sensitive to something. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2023 ConverselyI use AVG and have not had this happen on this site - Win 10/Edge. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted July 26, 2023 Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: ConverselyI use AVG and have not had this happen on this site - Win 10/Edge. It may be something to do with an advert/link which you, as a Premium user, won't be getting but thanks Neil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Looking at the AVG site, it seems to be a recurring problem of people being hampered from legitimate sites with this message. And the answer.....upgrade to the premium version! You can also submit the detected website to AVG if you think it is a false-positive for them to analyse and whitelist which may be the best option before paying for an upgrade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2023 Or just use Windows Defender, the built in AV that costs you no extra. 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted July 26, 2023 Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, woodenhead said: And the answer.....upgrade to the premium version! AVG is banned in this house. Years ago, after trying to change from (paid-for) AVG on a device we were plagued by hidden nasties that caused all sorts of problems with no effectual support to resolve it. It seemed like AVG was worse than what it was intended to combat. Never, ever again. 2 4 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jeremy Cumberland Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, AY Mod said: AVG is banned in this house. Years ago, after trying to change from (paid-for) AVG on a device we were plagued by hidden nasties that caused all sorts of problems with no effectual support to resolve it. It seemed like AVG was worse than what it was intended to combat. Never, ever again. That matches my friend's experience too. I was staying in his house at the time and saw his woes trying to free himself from this monster. For years I used Norton, but by last year it seemed to be shouting "I'm here" and trying to change settings too much of the time so that, like Nile, I just use Windows Defender now. At least Norton quietly let itself be uninstalled without fuss. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 27, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2023 I don't go near AVG, Norton, McAfee and all the ones that pay pc manufacturers to pre-install their junk. MS Defender is pretty good these days but I also use Sophos Home. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted July 27, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2023 21 minutes ago, Bucoops said: I also use Sophos Home. Back in the day when I worked for a software house Sophos was the only trusted AV. They extended corporate licencing to personal devices of employees too. Was sorry to lose it when I moved on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Izzy Posted July 27, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 27, 2023 Back in the days before Microsoft did built-in AV & malware protection AVG used to be quite good and reliable. But since those times in common with most others it’s about generating income by ‘persuading’ users they need the paid for versions. Worry/scare tactics are a common tool used like with so many other spheres of everyday life. Recently my sister-in-law had a door salesman try and persuade her she needed a new £5,000 composite front door because the inside handle on her UPVC one was a bit loose. Worrying her by saying that the lock et al was about to fail. Having been burgled twice it wasn’t nice. Yesterday I went around, undid two screws on the inside and fitted new inner and outer door handles, a standard fitment I discovered and easy to replace. All that had failed was a nylon washer that couldn’t be replaced due to the nature of the design. Cost? £ 27.50. Bob 7 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 27, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, RedgateModels said: Back in the day when I worked for a software house Sophos was the only trusted AV. They extended corporate licencing to personal devices of employees too. Was sorry to lose it when I moved on. They still do :) 5 devices per employee I think. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Featured Comment AY Mod Posted July 27, 2023 Moderators Featured Comment Share Posted July 27, 2023 Our ad techies have been in touch with AVG and their response is... We suggest resetting the browser to its default settings and checking if the issue still persists. If anyone affected wishes to test that and report back here please let me know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsmb Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 happening on win 7 professional x64/chrome, (its fully updated via microsoft to Feb 23, then its got 0patch) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philsandy Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 On 26/07/2023 at 15:52, The Border Reiver said: Got it when accessing this page... I am also occasionally getting the above from AVG when on RMWeb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 Still getting it with Edge, Chrome and Firefox browsers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted August 2, 2023 Moderators Share Posted August 2, 2023 Just now, The Border Reiver said: Still getting it with Edge, Chrome and Firefox browsers Did you try what AVG recommend? A user off forum said it hadn't worked for him. We have been trying to resolve from this end but we can't, it's all on AVG. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Border Reiver Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, AY Mod said: Did you try what AVG recommend? A user off forum said it hadn't worked for him. We have been trying to resolve from this end but we can't, it's all on AVG. I just downloaded Chrome so it's using default setting. Edge was an my PC after I installed windows I only used it once so it still has default settings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted August 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 10, 2023 I hope this suggestion is OK I moved to Avast a few years ago as AVG got poor. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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