Site Reviews by jonathandl in the Norton Safe Web community Tue May 22 16:14:49 +0000 2012 http://safeweb.norton.com/profile/jonathandl Received spam that purported to be an advertisement from the University of Phoenix but not only was the "from" address in this domain but also the spamvertised URL was in this domain as well. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:36:11 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=trinuclearrounding.com somebody hacked into a friend's e-mail account and used it to send me a link to hmk5vhc4e5nxfd.l72.me. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:11:26 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=l72.me The question is, therefore, not what Symantec thinks of virusbtn.com, but rather what virusbtn.com thinks of Symantec (:-) Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:16:28 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=virusbtn.com Reliable paper-shredding company. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:35:42 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=districtshredding.com I received spam advertising the site http://waetg.drugstru.ru Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:29:24 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=drugstru.ru You probably meant to visit trendmicro.com. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:16:45 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=trend-micro.com site appears in a series of redirects from a search result to various other pages, including at least two that are rated yellow in the stopbadware.org database. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:30:04 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=groupper.org This site is rated yellow in the stopbadware.org database. This means one of their partners has reported this site to them, but they haven't tested it themselves yet. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:22:08 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=stopsmokingpuma.com This site is rated yellow at stopbadware.org. This means that one of their partners has reported this site to them, but they have not independently tested it themselves yet. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:18:32 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=05tz2e9.com The site's home page has been replaced by a JPG containing an FBI warning. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/15/3-major-online-poker-companies-targeted-federal-crackdown Apparently, online gambling is illegal in some U.S. states. Whether it is legal or illegal under Federal law is a question for the courts to decide.... Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:01:47 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=pokerstars.com Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:17:02 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=diogh.org Like Norton, McAfee and Norman, it has the prestigious ICSA Labs certification. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:06:51 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=eset.com All computer users, not just Windows users, should have antivirus. Intego is one of the leading competitors to NAV for Mac. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:58:04 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=intego.com is a member of the University System of Maryland. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:52:05 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=umuc.edu Sites ending in "state.md.us" belong to the State of Maryland. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:50:13 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=state.md.us official online shopping site of the Borders bookstore chain. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:11:04 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=borders.com Redirects to official Verizon website. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:09:37 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=bellatlantic.com Was the web site of the former Bell Atlantic, now Verizon, to whose site it redirects. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:08:27 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=bell-atl.com DSL, T1 and VoIP provider Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:05:54 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=covad.com was acquired by MegaPath in 2007. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:03:24 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=dsl.net Official website of the Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:41:37 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=marylandroads.com You probably meant to type http://marylandroads.com. Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:33:35 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=marylandroads.org Received a spam e-mail stating that I have exceeded my mailbox quota, and directing me to go to this site to reset my e-mail account. Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:14:21 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=9hz.com Official site of local television station. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:26:13 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=myfoxdc.com This domain and myfoxdc.com are the official site of WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:25:24 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=fox5dc.com Large ISP; however, URLs containing a tilde ('~') character belong to individual customers, some of whom are clean and others of whom may be infected. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:24:51 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=xs4all.nl Site is reputed to hijack your browser. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:54:48 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=mylazysundays.com Bought out by M&T Bank, to whose web site it now redirects. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:05:06 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=provbank.com this site is owned by Hormel Foods, the meat-packing company. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:52:44 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=spam.com allows you to donate your computer's time to perform number-crunching for medical and scientific research. Similar in concept to SETI @home. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:49:39 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=worldcommunitygrid.org Similar in concept to this site. However, like this site, it cannot and will not catch all sites that distribute malware; for that, you should probably check more than one information source (i.e. both safeweb.Norton.com and http://stopbadware.org/home/clearinghouse). Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:45:40 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=stopbadware.org The original domain name registrar. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:43:32 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=networksolutions.com probably for sale. May link to antivirus programs; some may be legitimate, some may be rogue, and some may be malicious. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:42:24 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=virus.com official site of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:40:35 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=archbalt.org Official site of the Social Security Administration. NOTE: the online application only works for Title II benefits (this includes the regular Social Security retirement benefit). If you want to ALSO apply for Title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) benefits, please call Social Security's toll-free number or visit your local Social Security office. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:38:28 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=ssa.gov Official site of the Social Security Administration. NOTE: the online application only works for Title II benefits (this includes the regular Social Security retirement benefit). If you want to ALSO apply for Title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) benefits, please call Social Security's toll-free number or visit your local Social Security office. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:37:25 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=socialsecurity.gov Visit http://thomas.loc.gov for status of Federal legislation Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:35:06 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=loc.gov You probably meant to go to http://mtamaryland.com instead. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:34:10 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=marylandmta.com state government site Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:31:54 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=mtamaryland.com however, you might want to visit the main site http://symantec.com Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:27:29 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=norton.com but not to be confused with Norton. (Some people say that Norman is better.) Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:26:46 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=norman.com New site of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (was formerly http://www.nccbuscc.org). From here (http://www.usccb.org/directory.shtml) you can find the official web sites of the Catholic dioceses of the United States, as well as a copy of the Catechism that explains the teachings of the Catholic religion. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:22:53 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=usccb.org Was (and still is) the official site of the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference; however, I think they now want you to use http://www.usccb.org instead. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:20:43 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=nccbuscc.org Like Norton, McAfee and Norman, it has the prestigious ICSA Labs certification. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:17:18 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=avg.com chief competitor to Norton. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:12:56 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=networkassociates.com Redirects to http://www.wmata.com; both domains belong to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Note that the Authority does not control the content of the paid advertisements that appear on their site. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:08:41 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=metroopensdoors.com appears to be a personal website owned by somebody with that last name, and currently redirects to a second site which in turn redirects to the official McAfee website. However, McAfee SiteAdvisor rates the second site (either infa.net or atomictime.net, depending on the luck of the draw) as red. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:00:41 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=macafee.com For testing purposes, I uploaded an EICAR test file to virusscan.jotti.org, virustotal.com, and virscan.org. All three sites reported the presence of the EICAR test string; however, notably, virscan.org said that a-squared, GData, Panda and Symantec failed to detect the EICAR test string, even though instances of those same engines running on jotti.org and/or virustotal.com detected the string correctly. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:10:45 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=virscan.org Does not allow you to close or quit your browser. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:36:47 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=bringvictory.com This site is linked-to from within a spam message. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:17:50 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=vaxiyexal.cn official site of Cisco Systems, Inc. see http://www.cisco.com/security Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:00:15 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=cisco.com Official site of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:43:44 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=adw.org e-trade.com and etrade.com both resolve to the same IP, and both have the same Whois information. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:42:50 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=e-trade.com This site is linked to from within a spam message. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:22:34 +0000 http://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=usbantispyware66.com