McAfee SiteAdvisor red flags AO
sigh. Another testiment to ignorance.
Nevermind the disclaimer that AO issues:
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! ! PLEASE BE AWARE that some download files may include harmful or malicious code. Before downloading any files from AntiOnline, please verify all sources and make sure that you have adequate protections in place. By downloading any of these files, you agree to release us and to assume full responsibility for any damage which may be caused to your computer system, databases, files or other hardware or software, and understand that these files have not been checked, reviewed, approved or in any way endorsed by us. If you have any concern, then do not download.
So what does McAfee SiteAdvisor do? red flags AO. Full details here and expanded details here
some public relations exercise required
this ones for the admin and site owners. a red warning may keep some visitors away. someone should contact McAfee and clarify.
Another thing i found, when i add ao to it's do not warn list...nothing happens. it's still red. even after i reloaded the browser.
surely we don't need an unwanted watchdog for ao.
:mad:
Re: some public relations exercise required
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Originally posted here by chizra
this ones for the admin and site owners. a red warning may keep some visitors away. someone should contact McAfee and clarify.
Another thing i found, when i add ao to it's do not warn list...nothing happens. it's still red. even after i reloaded the browser.
surely we don't need an unwanted watchdog for ao.
:mad:
It is only a watchdog if you use the software. That site says exactly what it does and nowhere in those descriptions does it say that either one of them is a virus. It tells you what changes are made. I would say the problem is with spyblocker pro. For some reason there is something in there that is making McAfee think it is a trojan. But when you look at what it is doing you can see it really isn't. As for the other one. It was just the way the user created the perl script. It hit on another signature that makes it think it is a virus.
If you don't like what siteadvisor is doing.. Don't use it.
SBpro trojan is a false positive- http://www.spyblocker-software.com/m...showtopic=8327