URL Blocked

[cotterpot]

Over the last two or three days every time I connect to the Flyer site Avast has blocked something and comes up with this

Infection Details
URL: http://imgs203.imgeshacks.su/forum/index...
Process: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox...
Infection: URL:Mal

Any advice?

[kingjame]

Install the adblock or adblock + plugin for Firefox

[cotterpot]

Thanks kingjame

Adblock has been installed on this pc for a long time. Current version - plus 2.1.2
Nothing changed at my end as far as I am aware.

[Keef]

That looks fishy: there's no way your forum connection should be linking to a forum at imgeshacks.su.

I'll have a burrow to see what I can find about that link.

[Keef]

Nope, very fishy indeed. The .su domain is "Soviet Union" and hasn't been in use officially for some years. That particular domain is registered, belongs to a "private individual" (no more details available) but has no valid path to it. It sounds like a browser hijack to a site that's been taken down.

I reckon a check on your virus/malware protection is a priority.

[kingjame]

Did the internet even exist when the soviet union was around?

As Keef says plus in addition to Avast you could try Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

When I was using Avast I found it missed problems that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware picked up even after a definition update. After this I changed to the Mircrosoft essentials which seem to do the trick.

A boot scan is a very good idea as the minimum is loaded.

[Keef]

I guess the Internet mst have existed then - they allocated .su to the Товарищи!
Yes, virus AND malware check - Avast and Malwarebytes would do fine, but there are alternatives.

[cotterpot]

Thanks for all your advice - much appreciated.

I have Avast and Malwarebytes on my pc (as a result of forum recommendation of some time ago - what a great resource this place is)

It was Avast that was catching the rogue URL but I have since carried out full scans with Avast and Malwarebytes and found nothing.

Also, today when I logged into Flyer I didn't get Avast reporting the issue so whatever it was, it seems to have gone away. Nothing I've done I suspect.

Again thanks for your help.