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Post by ritage on Apr 1, 2017 19:13:42 GMT
This is what pops up on my screen this morning when I click on an image to enlarge it. Is it happening to anyone else?
Rita
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Post by Lillias on Apr 1, 2017 19:22:15 GMT
I'm not getting that message Rita. I use the Firefox browser.
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Post by ritage on Apr 1, 2017 19:30:03 GMT
BillieJean,
on Firefox I don't get it either, but Firefox does not play with Norton Security.
I don't believe it anyway, but posted it to find out if other users of Norton have the same experience.
Rita
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Post by Lillias on Apr 1, 2017 19:37:41 GMT
OK I'm afraid I can't help you there then as I don't have Norton. Hopefully someone else who has will be able to help.
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 1, 2017 19:42:49 GMT
Rita,
I have been getting the same warning when I click on an image to enlarge it. This began late last night. It doesn't happen all the time though, just now and then.
I may be wrong but I don't believe it has to do the browser being used or the imgbb website. I use Norton Internet Security; I believe you do too. It looks like NIS is generating some false-positives.
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 1, 2017 19:50:52 GMT
I'm not getting that message Rita. I use the Firefox browser. This is not a browser issue. The screen shot Rita posted shows that the message is being generated by Norton. I use Norton Internet Security and I am getting the same warning. |
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Post by Tpgettys on Apr 1, 2017 19:52:37 GMT
The contents of the message looks OK to me Rita.
Out of curiosity, If you would click on the detailed report link, I would be interested to see what you are presented with and why Norton thinks our photo hosting site is dangerous.
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Post by whippet on Apr 1, 2017 20:05:06 GMT
I use Firefox - and don't have Norton.
No problem here.
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 1, 2017 20:08:12 GMT
I would be interested to see what you are presented with and why Norton thinks our photo hosting site is dangerous.
I may be wrong but this seems to be a Norton issue -- a false-positive. It is widely known that this happens sometimes. So much so that Norton has provisions in place to handle this kind of situation.
My Norton product incorrectly alerts that a file is infected, or a program or website is suspicious
I went to the Norton website and checked what they have on the imgbb website. As my screen shot shows, there is no problem.
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Post by ritage on Apr 1, 2017 20:31:30 GMT
Sepiana,
Thanks for your confirmation and information.
I know you have been a long-time user of Norton, like me, but lately I have been developing some doubts about it. It has been doing some strange and aggravating things. All false positives.
It won’t let me download from Fotosketcher.
Has removed Topaz installation files that have been on my computer for years.
In this Forum it keeps showing popups “only safe content is displayed”. That one often also pops up on news sites, where of course I can’t judge whether it’s right or wrong.
On top of it all, it forgets to run scans it should run on a schedule.
Have you observed any of this behavior?
Rita
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 1, 2017 20:50:29 GMT
Rita,
I have had no problems with NIS except that it removed the 64-bit version of the Wire Worm plug-in and it won't let me reinstall it. It is no big deal because I also have the 32-bit version of this plug-in. This just happened recently. I will be contacting the creator of this plug-in to let him know of this new development.
As to the "only safe content is displayed” . . . NIS is not the one to blame. I believe it has to do with your Internet Options (Security tab).
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Post by ritage on Apr 1, 2017 21:01:35 GMT
Thanks, Sepiana, I will look into the Internet Options.
It would be interesting if one could find out what on this forum they consider 'unsafe content'. Such knowledge might explain all sorts of things.
Rita
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 1, 2017 21:10:52 GMT
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Post by ritage on Apr 1, 2017 21:46:09 GMT
Sepiana, you are better than Google.
I have searched for this, but this page never came up.
Thanks, Rita
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Post by tonyw on Apr 1, 2017 21:59:26 GMT
The original warning appears to refer to a redirect to viglink.com - presumably a redirect from the image hosting site. Viglink is an advertising company that likely the image hosting site is linking to to generate the ads on the page. Maybe there is a problem with viglink - I'd be a bit wary if I saw this.
Tony
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