malicious software threat

grouchymom
by grouchymom · 8 posts
4 years ago in Basic Creator Help
Posted 4 years ago · Author
.i was trying to learn more about this site since i just joined this morning and i went to tools and clicked on a link (i don't remember what it was actually but all of a sudden my computer started screaming and all kinds of alarms went off it was so loud that it scared the hell out of me i started freaking out cause it said it was going to delete all my program files and all sorts of other things such as my micro soft files,if i didn't sign up for this program. i was like the hell with this and tried to close the window but it wouldn't let me. so i went to power and restarted my computer and when i got back on i got this message below. please advise me what to do since i and new and don't know how to navigate this site as of yet and now im affaid to do so since this has happened.

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this website has been reported as unsafe
Hosted by lethargies5.website

We recommend that you do not continue to this website. It has been reported to Microsoft for containing threats to your computer that might reveal personal or financial information.
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This website has been reported to contain the following threats:
Malicious software threat: This site contains links to viruses or other software programs that can reveal personal information stored or typed on your computer to malicious persons.
Report that this site does not contain threats
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Windows Defender SmartScreen
Posted 4 years ago
@grouchymom


but all of a sudden my computer started screaming and all kinds of alarms went off it was so loud that it scared the hell out of me i started freaking out cause it said it was going to delete all my program files and all sorts of other things such as my micro soft files,if i didn't sign up for this program.


That does not sound good. A real anti-virus will never start alarming and screaming at you. That only happens in movies ... or when scammers are trying to trick stupid people who think what anti-viruses do in movies is real. Restarting your computer instead of clicking on anything was a really smart choice.

Did it look something like this: https://www.2-spyware.com/remove-this-w ... rning.html ???

If so, it sounds like you ran into some sort of maleware on the internet ... that was trying to trick you and get into your computer computer, but a combination of windows defender and your smart thinking protected you. Good work.

I went ahead and sifted through all of our tools pages, and I did not see anything like that. Your windows defender message says that the attack came from the website "http://lethargies5.website/", which is not our domain. I did a search on on forums for that URL, and no results came up, which tells me that we are not loading any content from that domain: search.php?keywords=lethargies5

My best guess, is that you were re-directed to another site by a browser add-on that you installed, or by user posted content that's gone bad, or by ads hosted in another tab not containing our website. If you find the page again, let us know ... but I would not go purposefully trying to search for it again.

In the meantime, here are some tips and tricks for keeping your internet browsing safe: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11040
Posted 4 years ago
how can u tell a site if it is soo bad?
Posted 4 years ago · Author
@Don Von Alpha Dom


thank you for your help but the link that you sent me says that the page cant be reached but that has been happening since the computer did its thing yesterday. lol I think I may have to reinstall everything and start on factory settings if this continues tomorrow. I also went to look for that link and it was gone yesterday after that happened. the first thing I thought was that the first person that clicked it was dumb enough to be me lol and it deleted it self. I don't know if that is possible cause I am pretty much computer illiterate lol. anyway is there a place where I can go to navigate the site better I still have no idea what im doing lol. thanks for your help.
Posted 4 years ago
That's what id do is just reinstall OS
Posted 4 years ago · Author
@animeeater2232


huh I didn't understand your question sorry.

-- Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:57 pm --

@Prime


thank you.
Posted 4 years ago
Sure appreciate the heads up and the response from Don. Mahalo

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