Google giving me a malware warning - Ad on Racket Front page

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Just noticed it a couple minutes ago too and just shot an email to my developer
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I'm also sending this to my hosting company and see what they can see and getting my root passwords changed.
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racketboy wrote:Just noticed it a couple minutes ago too and just shot an email to my developer
Ok, good. Edited my post for I got more specific info on the origin of the exploit with IP number and attacking URL.
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Attachments work again! I wish I could Spyware scan my wife's PC that fast! :D
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CRTGAMER wrote:Attachments work again! I wish I could Spyware scan my wife's PC that fast! :D
That should be fixed, but I'm working with the hosting company to get some other loose ends tied up.
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The PHP lines and the questionable site NoScript had are now gone -- looking good -- thank you again!
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One thing that puzzles me is, what's the motivation for doing this sort of thing to a site? I can't imagine what they'd possibly have to gain from it.
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AppleQueso wrote:One thing that puzzles me is, what's the motivation for doing this sort of thing to a site? I can't imagine what they'd possibly have to gain from it.
There's lots of ways to make money with malware.
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I suppose so. This place just seems like an odd target.
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AppleQueso wrote:One thing that puzzles me is, what's the motivation for doing this sort of thing to a site? I can't imagine what they'd possibly have to gain from it.
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