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Re: Is Aminet OK/infected?
« on: May 11, 2012, 05:58:47 AM »
Same thing here - main page flags Eset NOD32/Eset Smart Security the minute I visit the main Aminet page.
 

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Re: Is Aminet OK/infected?
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2012, 11:19:53 PM »
This is not something just hitting our little crater of the world, but a widespread problem on the internet as a whole.  The below gives a rough overview of how widespread it is:

http://www.avgthreatlabs.com/webthreats/info/blackhole-exploit-kit

Classic SQL injection.  In this day and age, there's no reason to not be running up to date, modern virus and malware protection, especially on a Windows machine.

Unless you absolutely need Java, uninstall it.
 

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Re: Is Aminet OK/infected?
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2012, 11:46:54 PM »
Unsure about the exact terms of what happened to Aminet, but Blackhole is being spread by such methods (SQL, PHP).

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/exploring-the-blackhole-exploit-kit/