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Malware Warnings – Contact us if you see anything unusual

By Al Gauthier ⋅ July 11, 2010 ⋅

Over the last day we have been contacted by several users who have told us about warnings from Google Chrome about possible Malware on LivingBarefoot.info. We have found and eliminated the problem causing the warning. We have confirmed that no warnings are currently being displayed by any browsers. We have confirmed through independent scans that there is no malicious code on the site. Should anyone ever be concerned or have questions about our site please never hesitate to contact us.

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4 comments for “Malware Warnings – Contact us if you see anything unusual”

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I’ve been getting those “warnings” in your RSS feed emails sent to my email. I have cut and pasted the content of the RSS email so you can see . . .

NOTE I’ve not been getting the warnings while reading your site with my browser . . . just in the RSS feed emails.

~ Cynthia

Posted by Cynthia | July 11, 2010, 01:05
Hi Cynthia,

Thanks for the warning. That isn’t actually a malware warning, but it is a little problem that we had with a bit of code in the background that I wasn’t aware of, and I believe that it should now be fixed. Would you mind taking a look and seeing if there error still comes up? Thanks!!

Posted by Al Gauthier | July 11, 2010, 01:19
Hi Al,

I use Google Chrome and just had the malware message for the first time on the living barefoot site. I guess you know the content of the warning but on the offchance that you don’t, here’s the full text cut ‘n’ pasted (at the end of this posting) Its 18:55 BST (17:55?? UDT) here in the UK.

PS. Thought it may interest you to know that my wife & daughters clubbed together to buy me my first ever pair of VFFs (for Father’s day) – I opted for KSOs and, after swapping the first pair for a slightly larger size, absolutely love them. Just the self-conscious-in-public bit to properly overcome but I’m making great strides in that direction! Keep up the brilliant work and hope you’re still enjoying life down under.

Here’s that Google Chrome warning….

Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer!
The website at http://www.livingbarefoot.info contains elements from the site novelounge.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 novelounge.com.
Learn more about how to protect yourself from harmful software online.
I understand that visiting this site may harm my computer.

Posted by Mike Smith | July 12, 2010, 04:06
Hi Mike,

Thank you for letting us know about the warning. We are working on the issue. As far as we can tell there is no real danger for anyone, but we are working hard on the issue. We ask that anyone who continues to see this message or notices anything unusual inform us immediately by posting a comment or using the contact page. Thanks very much!

Al

Posted by Al Gauthier | July 13, 2010, 16:00