Anyone visiting my on-line software download folder, when using Chrome, gets the message:

“The site ahead contains harmful programs”

and they have done this without any notification to me about it, or indication of what these harmful programs might be.

It’s just a bloody nuisance for me, but for others something like that might cost them big money.

Their software is detecting malware most likely.

Do they get the notification when using other ones?

Peak Warming Man said:

Do they get the notification when using other ones?

Not with Edge or IE.

Don’t know about the other other ones.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Anyone visiting my on-line software download folder, when using Chrome, gets the message:

“The site ahead contains harmful programs”

and they have done this without any notification to me about it, or indication of what these harmful programs might be.

It’s just a bloody nuisance for me, but for others something like that might cost them big money.

Got an email this week from Google saying “change password on 5 accounts because of security breach”.
Held off for two full days and then the email vanished.
Then followed link in that email to message “no security breach”.

Someone is making a serious attempt to hack Google into sending out false security warnings.
Not Google’s fault.

Try again in two days.

mollwollfumble said:

Not Google’s fault.

I beg to differ.

The Rev Dodgson said:

mollwollfumble said:

Not Google’s fault.

I beg to differ.

profiteering multinational corporations are never at fault

mollwollfumble said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Anyone visiting my on-line software download folder, when using Chrome, gets the message:

“The site ahead contains harmful programs”

and they have done this without any notification to me about it, or indication of what these harmful programs might be.

It’s just a bloody nuisance for me, but for others something like that might cost them big money.

Got an email this week from Google saying “change password on 5 accounts because of security breach”.
Held off for two full days and then the email vanished.
Then followed link in that email to message “no security breach”.

Someone is making a serious attempt to hack Google into sending out false security warnings.
Not Google’s fault.

Try again in two days.

hmmm
I got a similar warning regarding my iPhone
which is a first following a succession of 5 iPhones over the years
The warning was saying 39 suspicious something or others had been detected
and that “THEY” were going to Shut-Down my iPhone in 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 minutes if I didn’t
DOWNLOAD THEIR SECURITY PROGRAM TO AVOID LOSING ALL MY STORED DATA!!!

LOL AS IF! :-p

Instead I opened the Apple App Store and downloaded a FREE TRIAL Edition of NORTON 360
after which it Auto-Scanned my iPhone and reported that it was ABSOLUTELY Safe & Secure.

Things might be different on the Android Platform… but I’m just relating my recent experience.

Years ago there was a scam making the rounds to scare folks into Paying Into THEIR Protection Racket… I assume in my case this was a simple a low level amateurish scam attempt.

Ogmog said:

mollwollfumble said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Anyone visiting my on-line software download folder, when using Chrome, gets the message:

“The site ahead contains harmful programs”

and they have done this without any notification to me about it, or indication of what these harmful programs might be.

It’s just a bloody nuisance for me, but for others something like that might cost them big money.

Got an email this week from Google saying “change password on 5 accounts because of security breach”.
Held off for two full days and then the email vanished.
Then followed link in that email to message “no security breach”.

Someone is making a serious attempt to hack Google into sending out false security warnings.
Not Google’s fault.

Try again in two days.

hmmm
I got a similar warning regarding my iPhone
which is a first following a succession of 5 iPhones over the years
The warning was saying 39 suspicious something or others had been detected
and that “THEY” were going to Shut-Down my iPhone in 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 minutes if I didn’t
DOWNLOAD THEIR SECURITY PROGRAM TO AVOID LOSING ALL MY STORED DATA!!!

LOL AS IF! :-p

Instead I opened the Apple App Store and downloaded a FREE TRIAL Edition of NORTON 360
after which it Auto-Scanned my iPhone and reported that it was ABSOLUTELY Safe & Secure.

Things might be different on the Android Platform… but I’m just relating my recent experience.

Years ago there was a scam making the rounds to scare folks into Paying Into THEIR Protection Racket… I assume in my case this was a simple a low level amateurish scam attempt.

That’s a different thing though.

Fake virus scams on the phone happen with Android too, but in this case it was really Google posting the warnings.

I have managed to get them to stop doing it.

For now.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Their software is detecting malware most likely.

or, as suggested,
someone falsely reporting
that malware had been detected
in which case Google was guilty of
flagging your site before investigating.

Ogmog said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Their software is detecting malware most likely.

or, as suggested,
someone falsely reporting
that malware had been detected
in which case Google was guilty of
flagging your site before investigating.

does innocent COVID-19-free until proven guilty infected work in all scenarios

I have had several warnings from Google that my Yahoo password has been compromised.

roughbarked said:

I have had several warnings from Google that my Yahoo password has been compromised.

Then change it, dear Henry, then change it.

SCIENCE said:

Ogmog said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Their software is detecting malware most likely.

or, as suggested,
someone falsely reporting
that malware had been detected
in which case Google was guilty of
flagging your site before investigating.

does innocent COVID-19-free until proven guilty infected work in all scenarios

Of course not, but that isn’t the point.

If you (a huge multi-national company) detect some poor individual may possibly have covid-19, do you stick them in the slammer without further testing and no indication of why they are there or how to get out, or do you communicate with them about the potential problem?

captain_spalding said:

roughbarked said:

I have had several warnings from Google that my Yahoo password has been compromised.

Then change it, dear Henry, then change it.

No need. It is always the same thing and it only concerns two people. I know the other person.

The Rev Dodgson said:

SCIENCE said:

Ogmog said:

or, as suggested,
someone falsely reporting
that malware had been detected
in which case Google was guilty of
flagging your site before investigating.

does innocent COVID-19-free until proven guilty infected work in all scenarios

Of course not, but that isn’t the point.

If you (a huge multi-national company) detect some poor individual may possibly have covid-19, do you stick them in the slammer without further testing and no indication of why they are there or how to get out, or do you communicate with them about the potential problem?

one would hope
they’d isolate the individual
to contain the contagion and test ASAP

at the least, warn vulnerable individuals…
…which, in your case, they chose to do.

Ogmog said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

SCIENCE said:

does innocent COVID-19-free until proven guilty infected work in all scenarios

Of course not, but that isn’t the point.

If you (a huge multi-national company) detect some poor individual may possibly have covid-19, do you stick them in the slammer without further testing and no indication of why they are there or how to get out, or do you communicate with them about the potential problem?

one would hope
they’d isolate the individual
to contain the contagion and test ASAP

at the least, warn vulnerable individuals…
…which, in your case, they chose to do.

The complaint is about what they didn’t do, not what they did do.