# Is the SDMB an attack site?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-an-attack-site/688363>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 13, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-an-attack-site/688363 "2014-05-13T16:24:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-an-attack-site/688363/1 "2014-05-13T16:24:31Z")

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This morning I started getting a full screen red banner warning that the SDMB is an “attack site” for malware, viruses, etc… Even when I click to ignore and go in there is still a red banner by my tool warning that this is a reported attack site and gives me the option to get the hell out.

Anybody else getting this? I almost never get these types of warnings for any of the websites I go on.

Have the boards been compromised? If so please send me an email rather than a PM. I’m getting out of here for now.

-Pete Beitz  
[pkbites@hotmail.com](mailto:pkbites@hotmail.com)

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-an-attack-site/688363/2 "2014-05-13T16:29:44Z")

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Check ATMB. There a dozen or so threads on it already.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-an-attack-site/688363/3 "2014-05-13T16:30:24Z")

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I got a similar message from Chrome - weirdly, several hours _after_ I first logged in today. Reported for forum change, incidentally.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-an-attack-site/688363/4 "2014-05-13T16:33:38Z")

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**Moderator Action**

See the ATMB thread here:

> **[Chrome just flagged this site as malware for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=723313)**
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> Chrome is suddenly telling me this: Safe Browsing Diagnostic page for boards.straightdope.com/sdmb What is the current listing status for boards.straightdope.com/sdmb? This site is not currently listed as suspicious. What happened when Google...

Thread closed.