THW flagged as unsafe by Norton

[Teh_Ephy]

I have THW in my bookmark toolbar just so I can click it on accident

I did, and was discovered Norton has flagged the site as unsafe.

https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=http://www.hiveworkshop.com

Copy/pasting from the link above:

Here is a complete list: (for more information about a specific threat, click on the Threat Name below)

Threat Name: Suspicious.MH690
Location: https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums...vertex-editor-matrixeater3dv0.16a_windows.zip

It's nice to see that the website is still alive (however alive it is) after almost a decade.

 

[SMBComix]

Hence why I don't use Norton... it flags almost EVERY site as unsafe. Except its own, obviously.

 

[Ardenian]

I sometimes get a notification when browsing on Hive that a Phishing link from an URL something like 'wowmmorpg.com' was blocked, the URL is different than that, but something sounding like a mmorpg game site.

However, I used to have Norton and I agree with SMBComix, it is very sensitive and careful, therefore tagging everything as unsafe having the slightest issue.

 

[PurgeandFire]

It is an unfortunate side-effect of the way some tools work

But for any approved resources, you can ignore those suspicions. One common false-positive is flagging JassNewGenPack as malware (in fact, chrome will probably warn you before downloading JassNewGenPack off the hive!). This is due to the way the tool "hooks" its way into the editor--and that can easily be misinterpreted as malware activity.

I don't know if we can do anything to clear those lists. It just is a matter of trust--and you can whitelist it if necessary.

 

[Roland]

Don't rely on Norton, Use avast, AVG or 360 Security.

 

[PurgeandFire]

What is wrong with Norton? I suppose it is bad because of all the false-positives, but I imagine those warnings are pretty easy to dismiss.

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

Hmm. My Norton has never flagged / blocked anything thing other than JNGP.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Could be one of the adverts THW uses.

 

[Avex]

People still use anti-virus?

They do nothing but chew up memory and internet usage (a problem for people with low end pcs and data caps). If you're a smart browser you don't need anyting past security essentials.

 

[Chaosy]

Wow.. Norton.

I thought people would've been smart enough to get rid of that piece of shit these days.
Opens image file.. WARNING WARNING, DANGEROUS FILE, REMOVING

I use Windows Defender (windows 10 name, called windows essentials in windows 7) much better.

 

[Ralle]

I haven't used anti virus in years. Too sensitive most of the time and when you are actually hit, it doesn't work.

Just stop pirating software and downloading stuff from weird sites (Hmm) and you will be fine.

 

[Avex]

I haven't used anti virus in years. Too sensitive most of the time and when you are actually hit, it doesn't work.

Just stop pirating software and downloading stuff from weird sites (Hmm) and you will be fine.

This. QFT.

 

[WhiteFang]

They do nothing but chew up memory and internet usage (a problem for people with low end pcs and data caps). If you're a smart browser you don't need anyting past security essentials.

Just stop pirating software and downloading stuff from weird sites (Hmm) and you will be fine.

I agree,I myself don't use any anit virus and I'm still fine

 

[Dr Super Good]

How can you be sure you are fine? Are you certain your computer is not a zombie?

 

[Deathcom3s]

Smart browsing is the single biggest thing you can do to avoid a virus. Don't go to sketchy sites, don't download "free" things, etc. When I feel like there's an issue, I'll boot from a rescue disk and clean house. Anti virus is just basic insurance in most cases.

 

[Avex]

Smart browsing is the single biggest thing you can do to avoid a virus. Don't go to sketchy sites, don't download "free" things, etc. When I feel like there's an issue, I'll boot from a rescue disk and clean house. Anti virus is just basic insurance in most cases.

Having backups is important too.

 

[Teh_Ephy]

Just stop pirating software and downloading stuff from weird sites (Hmm) and you will be fine.

Don't go to sketchy sites, don't download "free" things, etc.

But I like playing Russian Roulette with my computer on TPB and Mega

 

[Ralle]

How can you be sure you are fine? Are you certain your computer is not a zombie?

Anti virus does not assure that either way.

I cannot be sure, no. But I keep an eye on what happens. If I begin to get weird popups on my computer or icons I did not install, I will know something happened.

If your computer is ever infected, the only way you can be fully sure that you are free of it is to reinstall the OS. Just because you don't see anything wrong does not mean that the computer is fine.

 

[Zwiebelchen]

Could be one of the adverts THW uses.

I checked the report on the site and it actually points to the download link for Retera's Matrix Eater.

Which is obviously a false positive, since Retera is a nice guy and Matrix Eater is a great tool.

 

[EloTheMan]

Avast is hardly noticeable as a background program so there aren't that many points for me to not have it running, it happens that I accidentally click a link on Facebook or somewhere else that are sketchy so safe browsing isn't bulletproof all the time.

And their web plugins are pretty good since they are based on user reviews, so rarely any issues visiting small sites like Hive.

 

[fladdermasken]

It happens that I accidentally click a link on Facebook or somewhere else that are sketchy so safe browsing isn't bulletproof all the time.

It's called smart browsing, not safe browsing. Ergo, you failed the second you opened facebook.

 

[Ralle]

The only thing we can do to get rid of this flag is to remove JNGP. It uses code to latch on to the World Editor which is behavior also seen in viruses but used completely legitimately in this case.

Nothing we can do but recommend you make an exception in your software if possible.