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Vancar6
01-11-2010, 09:31 AM
Nice smilies!
But when i went to goto the link to have a loook a the smilies google chrome told me this:Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer!
The website at www.vbulletinsmileys.com contains elements from the site admin.waverevenue.com, which appears to host malware – software that can hurt your computer or otherwise operate without your consent. Just visiting a site that contains malware can infect your computer.
For detailed information about the problems with these elements, visit the Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page for admin.waverevenue.com.
Learn more about how to protect yourself from harmful software online.

Is it ok to visit?
It maybe just google chrome messing up but just wanna make sure

AlexTheLion
01-11-2010, 02:17 PM
I'm not really sure why you are getting this error, but it seems that all users of google chrome who visit the site are. I think it's meaningless, as I have downloaded and used those smiley packs on a forum I manage and immediately scanned my computer for viruses/malware and its been clean.

Hang around for a while, I'm going to go do some investigating and see what I can find. :typing:

Edit:

Alright, I've discovered the source of Google Chrome's grief with vbulletinsmileys. It is just an advertisement in the footer of the web page that says "Crazy Smileys, Download Now!". If you were to click on it (DON'T :yell:), it would take you to a bogus website and execute a php script whose purpose is to download evil stuff to your computer. :painkiller: This evil stuff would result in hours of work trying to salvage your computer, and you would probably end up having to reinstall your OS. :smash:

The reason Chrome alerts you is because its developers knew that the average computer person will click on any flashy ad out there. But luckily most of us here know that you NEVER click on any of those ads. :nono:

If you have any other questions, let me know. :hat:

Vancar6
01-12-2010, 08:57 AM
lol thanks for researching it for me!
I would of done it my self but i where at work lol!
:wave: