KNOWN AVG ISSUE: False positive OpenSSL warning

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   Millionaire Tipsposted 9 years ago

   On every page that I go to on HubPages, I am getting a banner notice from my anti-virus software. It says:
   "This site might be vulnerable. Sharing personal information on this site is not advised. Learn more."
   
   The learn more takes me to this link, http://blogs.avg.com/news-threats/webse … ulnerable/
   which discusses a new threat called CCS Injection.
   
   I am still using the site, but it does make me nervous.  Is it possible for you to fix whatever is causing this warning?
   
   Thanks

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      Matthew Meyerposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      The message is related to OpenSSL.
      Perhaps you recall the Heartbleed news a while back.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbleed
      
      It appears they may be doing a very basic check and then reporting a false positive.
      
      While HubPages does use OpenSSL, we did not (and do not) use the specific versions that are vulnerable.
      
      Here is a more detailed response to a false a previous false positive related to OpenSSL.
      http://hubpages.com/forum/post/2572438
      
      This, again, appears to be a false positive, so you can disregard it.
      
      Unfortunately, we have no ability to change how AVG reports this information.

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   jimmythejockposted 9 years ago

   Instructions
   1
   Double-click the AVG icon on the desktop.
   
   2
   Click the option labeled "Components" on the menu bar. Next click the "LinkScanner" option on the drop-down menu.
   
   
   3
   Uncheck the boxes next to "Enable AVG Active Surf-Shield" and "Enable AVG Active Search-Shield".
   
   4
   Click the button labeled "Save Changes" to disable the AVG pop-up blocker.

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      Millionaire Tipsposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for that Jimmy.  That procedure would stop AVG from giving me warnings, but that wouldn't keep the site from being unsafe.

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   Dolores Monetposted 9 years ago

   And if people outside HP see this warning, they will not read, but move on to other sites.

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   relacheposted 9 years ago

   Anti-virus software has been warning people about the site for a few years now, and as our web traffic has been slowly growing again over the last year, it's clear people are not moving on.

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   Jayne Lancerposted 9 years ago

   Did I read somewhere that these warnings occur because Analytics is allowed on HubPages?
   
   @Relache: I just wonder if our traffic might grow a little faster if it weren't for the warnings.

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      Matthew Meyerposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      The warning is not related to Analytics.
      Please see the link above for more information.
      http://hubpages.com/forum/post/2612470

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         Jayne Lancerposted 9 years agoin reply to this

         Yes, I saw your post.
         
         I saw the mention of Analytics on a similar thread about Avast.

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   brakel2posted 9 years ago

   McAfee used to give me warnings all the time. I got rid of that. I used to worry about it. No sense worrying. It is what it is

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