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Ensign
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 11
# 31
11-01-2012, 03:36 PM
Thank you guys did not realise there was another post at that time if you need to get access to the lore questions i have a foundry mission called starfleet database it has the lore on it
Rihannsu
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 295
# 32
11-01-2012, 03:37 PM
According to MMO-Champion.com, a bad ad server got Curse and all its related websites flagged with Google. The bad ad server has been removed, but it's taking them time to get it fixed with Google. At this point you should be able to safely ignore the message.
Ensign
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 4
# 33
11-01-2012, 03:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by markhawkman View Post
In case you guys didn't notice..... Stowikik has 3-4 adpages per actual wiki page. I suspect the issue is that one of the ad pages is the culprit.
Yes, this was an ad issue. Curse is no longer serving any ads from the offending ad provider, so visiting the wiki is again safe. Unfortunately, we're still waiting for the warnings to be lifted.

- Eyes, STOWiki admin, Curse Wiki Manager

Last edited by ooeyes1; 11-01-2012 at 03:52 PM.
Starfleet Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 151
# 34
11-01-2012, 05:35 PM
"Earlier today Curse was notified by Google that there was a script known to be malicious being served though some of our sites. Upon further inspection Curse has determined the script was being served through ad placements from a 3rd party. These ads were being served as they normally would; however, due to a security breach at the 3rd party, a malicious JS was being served that was put in their passback system.
We have managed to identify the 3rd party, who is well known to be trusted, as the source of the script. They have been contacted about the compromise and have removed the malicious script being served to not only Curse, but possibly everyone with whom they work. They are still investigating the breech.
Curse takes security extremely seriously and has removed all 3rd party ad partners until the investigation is complete. We will keep you informed of the outcome of this investigation. In the meantime, we recommend you run a malware scan on your computer. You can run a free scan at http://www.malwarebytes.org/. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience."

Posted on the Minecraft Wiki, but they also work with Curse so likely the same issue.
Career Officer
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,305
# 35
11-01-2012, 05:39 PM
I didn't realize so many people relied on the lore page to do their daily. Zonechat has been very concerned over this each lore event ^^

... also Curse - no surprise there.
nynik | Join Date: Dec 2009
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Captain
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 2,428
# 36
11-01-2012, 06:11 PM
The warnings are gone now.
Ensign
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 4
# 37
11-01-2012, 06:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmaverick View Post
"Earlier today Curse was notified by Google that there was a script known to be malicious being served though some of our sites. Upon further inspection Curse has determined the script was being served through ad placements from a 3rd party. These ads were being served as they normally would; however, due to a security breach at the 3rd party, a malicious JS was being served that was put in their passback system.
We have managed to identify the 3rd party, who is well known to be trusted, as the source of the script. They have been contacted about the compromise and have removed the malicious script being served to not only Curse, but possibly everyone with whom they work. They are still investigating the breech.
Curse takes security extremely seriously and has removed all 3rd party ad partners until the investigation is complete. We will keep you informed of the outcome of this investigation. In the meantime, we recommend you run a malware scan on your computer. You can run a free scan at http://www.malwarebytes.org/. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience."

Posted on the Minecraft Wiki, but they also work with Curse so likely the same issue.
We host both wikis, and the message here applies to all of our affected sites.

The other important thing to note is that any site using this ad provider may have been affected, so, if you were surfing the web this morning or last night, strongly consider running a virus scan to be on the safe side.

As for the warnings, it looks like some people are still receiving them and some aren't. It could easily take up to 24 hours before those stop showing up.

- Eyes, STOWiki Admin, Curse Wiki Manager
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