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Old May 26, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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I tried to log on to the forum yesterday and the day before and got some weird message. A couple of weeks ago I tried to log on and my virus protection software directed me away from the forum immediately. Has someone hacked into the site or something?
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Old May 27, 2008 | 7:00 AM
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I've been experiencing the exact same problem
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Old May 27, 2008 | 1:42 PM
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Same here!!
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Old May 27, 2008 | 2:03 PM
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Its fixed now. If your anti-virus is still going crazy then you need to reboot it.[/align]MAYBE it will not happen again.[/align]
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Old May 27, 2008 | 8:21 PM
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I checked the McAfee website and it said that the message I got from the software was because there was phishing software on the site I was visiting (www.chevroletforum.com) . Looks like somebody did hack into it.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 8:49 PM
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Oh we know that for sure. a lot of the AFU forums were hacked and injected with SQL.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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What's SQL?
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Old May 28, 2008 | 7:41 AM
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Its a virus injected by a hacker. Its supposed to scramble HTML codes I think, but it can also cause your cache to fill up rapidly and slow your browser down.
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Old May 28, 2008 | 8:55 AM
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The software McAfee stopped was software that's designed to steal all of your personal information.
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Old May 28, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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Scan your computer and get rid of it. I'm pretty sure its safe to say the threat is gone now.
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