Fiat India website has a virus !!!

sukiwa · 8th July 2008, 15:26

Tried with Firefox 3 & Trend micro anti-virus. Website pages get displayed appropriately, did not notice anything suspicious.
May be Avira anti-virus is detecting something as virus while other anti-virus are not treating it so.

planet_rocker · 8th July 2008, 15:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by amit

Search Fiat India in Google using firefox and the site gets listed but below it, it says "This site may harm your computer."

not only firefox - i am getting this message using lotus notes & IE as well.

Proxima · 8th July 2008, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by amit

Search Fiat India in Google using firefox and the site gets listed but below it, it says "This site may harm your computer."

Quote:

Originally Posted by sukiwa

Tried with Firefox 3 & Trend micro anti-virus. Website pages get displayed appropriately, did not notice anything suspicious.
May be Avira anti-virus is detecting something as virus while other anti-virus are not treating it so.

Sukiwa - Google "Fiat India" using Firefox.

Proxima · 8th July 2008, 15:45

Coding Horror: This Site May Harm Your Computer
"This site may harm your computer" - says Google

Some articles of interest. Courtesy: Mr. Bangalore.

rapideffect · 8th July 2008, 15:53

I think the problem is within your PC itself. Never use Avira kinda freeware as Antivirus, most of the time such antivirus s/w itself could be the Virus or Phisher.I have checked the site with all the maximum protection mode. I found no issues with the website. Not even a single cookie tried by the site to infuse. Used both IE and Opera.

muneemmk · 8th July 2008, 16:03

hey I Can't access the site from my PC it says it is a Phiser .I Think something is definetely wrong with the site.

Mr.Bangalore · 8th July 2008, 16:04

or try disabling the antivirus and try.. that will confirm it is b'coz of antivirus or firewall..

diabloo · 8th July 2008, 16:26

Site seem to have been hacked - I can see <script src=http://www.adupd.mobi/b.js></script> in their scripts !!!

Be careful !!!

chevelle · 8th July 2008, 16:27

Guys
I used Mozilla Firefox 3 and ESET Smart Security 3.0.645.0 to open the website.

I got the same error when i opened the website. From the google safe browsing diagonistic page i think that there are some javascripts which are runned by malicious companies who are trying to install malware into the user's computer whoever open the website.

Secondly the ready made javascripts that website developer of fiat india have implemented already contains malicious code which hampers the website from display. There are plenty of javascripts which are available on net and the programmer of this website used one of them after making the required changes, but didn't concentrate on removing third parties information which is included in the javascript. And this javascript is not supported by mozilla firefox as well as the google. that is why this warning is coming.

I may be wrong but from the report generated by GOOGLE this is what looks like is the scenario.

For reference i am attaching the screenshot. Though its same as the one given by the thread starter

vinaykiran79 · 8th July 2008, 16:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrag

They don't want people visiting their website and getting frustrated with the delay in bringing on their new cars.

I think Fiat is working in India as it Website. Certainly virus has been attacted to not only its website but also to the company as well.

Whole of India is waiting for the new models of Fiat and Fiat is in no mood to release them

tsk1979 · 8th July 2008, 16:38

This has nothing to do with browser.
Actually Google anti-phishing etc., filter has marked this site as harmful
See here

Fiat India website has a virus !!!-1.jpg

Proxima · 8th July 2008, 18:07

Can some tech guru tell me how a virus can enter a website? This is the first time I have seen a reputable company's website hosting a virus.

Zappo · 8th July 2008, 18:17

There could be so many ways. If the site features ads on top or the on sidebars then those could be a prominent way for the worms and trojans to get in. These are basically 3rd party things on which the website may not have direct controls.

It is also possible that the designers/developers of the site used the famed cut-paste technology. They used some readymade javascript files at best with some modifications but did not realize that it has some script lines which are immediately construed as iffy. Trying to open a very small window below all other ones open on the screen, trying to exchange data with this window from the main window etc when put together is regarded as reasonably shady practice even if it actually may not be so all the time.

It is also possible that sometimes the development machine had a virus which infected a few files and then they were directly put into Production.

There are many such ways this could have happened.

speedzak · 8th July 2008, 19:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Proxima

This is the first time I have seen a reputable company's website hosting a virus.

No. There were some instances earlier too.

Where're the website developer of Fiat India? He is also caught napping it seems.

aaggoswami · 8th July 2008, 19:16

I am using firefox 2.15 and my antivirus is AVG free 8.0.
I am not getting any warning.

But when I search in google, they say " This site may harm your computer ".

O.T.
When I had installed firefox 3, when I tried to post reply, the text box was extended in the smilies portion. Did anyone else face this problem ?

8th July 2008, 15:26	#16
sukiwa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: pune Posts: 2,378 Thanked: 2,562 Times	works with FF3 & Trend micro Tried with Firefox 3 & Trend micro anti-virus. Website pages get displayed appropriately, did not notice anything suspicious. May be Avira anti-virus is detecting something as virus while other anti-virus are not treating it so.
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8th July 2008, 15:45	#19
Proxima BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 910 Thanked: 302 Times	Coding Horror: This Site May Harm Your Computer "This site may harm your computer" - says Google Some articles of interest. Courtesy: Mr. Bangalore.
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8th July 2008, 15:53	#20
rapideffect BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 147 Thanked: 4 Times	I think the problem is within your PC itself. Never use Avira kinda freeware as Antivirus, most of the time such antivirus s/w itself could be the Virus or Phisher.I have checked the site with all the maximum protection mode. I found no issues with the website. Not even a single cookie tried by the site to infuse. Used both IE and Opera.
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8th July 2008, 16:03	#21
muneemmk BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cochin Posts: 832 Thanked: 99 Times View My Garage	hey I Can't access the site from my PC it says it is a Phiser .I Think something is definetely wrong with the site.
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8th July 2008, 16:04	#22
Mr.Bangalore BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 368 Thanked: 55 Times View My Garage	or try disabling the antivirus and try.. that will confirm it is b'coz of antivirus or firewall..
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diabloo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 1,480 Thanked: 17 Times	Site seem to have been hacked - I can see <script src=http://www.adupd.mobi/b.js></script> in their scripts !!! Be careful !!!
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8th July 2008, 16:27	#24
chevelle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sacto Posts: 1,299 Thanked: 552 Times View My Garage	Guys I used Mozilla Firefox 3 and ESET Smart Security 3.0.645.0 to open the website. I got the same error when i opened the website. From the google safe browsing diagonistic page i think that there are some javascripts which are runned by malicious companies who are trying to install malware into the user's computer whoever open the website. Secondly the ready made javascripts that website developer of fiat india have implemented already contains malicious code which hampers the website from display. There are plenty of javascripts which are available on net and the programmer of this website used one of them after making the required changes, but didn't concentrate on removing third parties information which is included in the javascript. And this javascript is not supported by mozilla firefox as well as the google. that is why this warning is coming. I may be wrong but from the report generated by GOOGLE this is what looks like is the scenario. For reference i am attaching the screenshot. Though its same as the one given by the thread starter Attached Thumbnails
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8th July 2008, 16:38	#26
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	This has nothing to do with browser. Actually Google anti-phishing etc., filter has marked this site as harmful See here
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8th July 2008, 18:07	#27
Proxima BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 910 Thanked: 302 Times	Can some tech guru tell me how a virus can enter a website? This is the first time I have seen a reputable company's website hosting a virus.
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8th July 2008, 18:17	#28
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,922 Thanked: 2,699 Times	There could be so many ways. If the site features ads on top or the on sidebars then those could be a prominent way for the worms and trojans to get in. These are basically 3rd party things on which the website may not have direct controls. It is also possible that the designers/developers of the site used the famed cut-paste technology. They used some readymade javascript files at best with some modifications but did not realize that it has some script lines which are immediately construed as iffy. Trying to open a very small window below all other ones open on the screen, trying to exchange data with this window from the main window etc when put together is regarded as reasonably shady practice even if it actually may not be so all the time. It is also possible that sometimes the development machine had a virus which infected a few files and then they were directly put into Production. There are many such ways this could have happened.
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8th July 2008, 19:16	#30
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,982 Thanked: 2,931 Times	I am using firefox 2.15 and my antivirus is AVG free 8.0. I am not getting any warning. But when I search in google, they say " This site may harm your computer ". O.T. When I had installed firefox 3, when I tried to post reply, the text box was extended in the smilies portion. Did anyone else face this problem ? Attached Thumbnails
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