[pchelpers] Re: Blocked website by Sophos

Hi Scott and Gerald

> Google does not report a problem with the site:
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3A*&q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.tciconvention.com

Google does report problems at 
http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?client=Firefox&hl=en-US&site=http://www.tciconvention.com/

That page opens when you click on the link "Why was this site blocked?" 
at the bottom of the page that opens in Firefox when you try to access 
http://www.tciconvention.com/ Instead of showing the Tall Clubs 
International - Official Convention Website (as IE does), that page says 
the following in Firefox:

This web site at www.tciconvention.com has been reported as an attack 
site and has been blocked based on your security preferences.

Attack sites try to install programs that steal private information, use 
your computer to attack others, or damage your system.

Some attack sites intentionally distribute harmful software, but many 
are compromised without the knowledge or permission of their owners.

> As for the problem, Google works fine with that, too:
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3A*&q=%22Mal%2FBadsrc-C%22
> 
> As always, the big concern is with malware that your anti-malware
> applications do NOT detect or block.

It seems Gerald was getting two different warnings at the same time 
because Firefox says nothing about Mal/Badsrc-C, or maybe Sophos uses 
the same bad website list as Firefox, which apparently uses Google's list.




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