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  • 13 January 2014 at 19:31 #46345
    Bob Wilson
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      Twice when I logged in here today, my computer went Ding Ding Ding – "Threat is Detected!"

      Anyone else had this? My protection is AVAST! Free protection.

      When I went to details, it said "My Hobby Store!"

      Bob

      Edited By Bob Wilson on 13/01/2014 19:33:36

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      13 January 2014 at 19:31 #8015
      Bob Wilson
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        13 January 2014 at 21:52 #46349
        Colin Bishop
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          Probably a false alert Bob,

          My PC isn't registering anything.

          Colin

          14 January 2014 at 01:15 #46351
          The Long Build
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            @thelongbuild

            No Nothing

            14 January 2014 at 13:26 #46357
            Keith Long
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              @keithlong89920

              Hi Bob

              A couple of days before your post the same question was raised on the Model Engineer sister website to this one. The application that threw up the alarm was Avast in that case as well. No one else using the ME website saw anything and there is a LOT more traffic there than here. The consensus there, was that it was due to Avast being "over eager" and throwing up a false positive. The site that caused the alarm on the ME website was also the "MyHobbyStore" site so perhaps work was going on there that Avast took exception to.

              Short answer is that doesn't seem to be a problem, and a lot of folk have used the sites since the alarm first appeared.

              Keith

              14 January 2014 at 14:35 #46358
              ashley needham
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                @ashleyneedham69188

                I saw these as well.

                14 January 2014 at 19:33 #46363
                Bob Wilson
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                  @bobwilson59101

                  I didn't really think there was a problem, but it is still doing it!

                  Bob

                  15 January 2014 at 01:00 #46364
                  William Humphries
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                    @williamhumphries78285

                    Im getting it as well

                    Avast says

                     

                    URL: http://WWW.MYHOBBYSTORE.CO.UK/PRODUCT_IMAGES/SMALL/46942.jpg

                    INFECTION: URL:MAL

                    Edited By William Humphries on 15/01/2014 01:02:14

                    15 January 2014 at 06:19 #46366
                    Paul T
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                      @pault84577

                      Perhaps Avast hasn't updated its security certificates, this has happened before with Avast

                      Edited By Paul T on 15/01/2014 06:20:49

                      15 January 2014 at 20:12 #46383
                      Colin Bishop
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                        @colinbishop34627

                        Response from MyHobbyStore:

                        Yes indeed, we seem to be having "false positives" thrown up by Avast.

                        We think Avast for some reason has suddenly taken a dislike to the ad banners we see on the page headers, so we're working with Avast and Sparklit (who host the banners) to get this resolved.

                        Colin

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