Avast warning, EBay links top left

[irv]

Just a word of caution, when clicking on the sites ebay auction headings at the top left, I am receiving this from Avast. Avast is saying it has shut this down but it must do a scan. Reads safely aborted connection on www.ebay.com because it was infected withJS:Redirector-BMU (Tr)
I get it as soon as click "login"
I have tried it 3 times now and get the same warning clicking on the Post War tab.

I have no idea what it is but I trust Avast security.

I went in the regular way to EBay instead of via this site and all is fine that way.
I also PM'd Leon but haven't received a reply yet so I thought I best let you all know.

I am not computer savvy so maybe its a glitch of some sort but I am not taking any chances.

[buymycards]

The eBay links work fine for me.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by buymycards

The eBay links work fine for me.

Well, that's a vast improvement.

[RedsFan1941]

thanks matey

[irv]

I am still getting it this morning, just tried.

Clicking on the link does nothing, it's when I click on "Sign in" that I instantly get the Avast security warning.

I have been using that ebay link to sign in since I joined this site over 2 years ago and this is the first time this has ever happened.

I know I also had trouble with Viglink Leon had set up. Many others did as well, unbenounced to me, before Leon got rid of it.

I have no idea what the Avast warning means but I won't be logging in nor purchasing anything through that ebay link until it is corrected.

Just thought I'd let you all know.

[irv]

Just did a quick Google search and found this. This was also posted yesterday. Be careful folks.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Ebay/commen...irectorbmutrj/

AVG says Ebay is infected with JS:Redirector-BMU[Trj]
According to AVG, Ebay is infected today with JS:Rediretor-BMU[Trj]

The precise url is ebay.com/rdr/js/s/rrbundle/flat.min.js

Another site's info on what this is says:

JS:Redirector-BMU is a trojan that comes hidden in malicious programs. Once you install the source (carrier) program, this trojan attempts to gain "root" access (administrator level access) to your computer without your knowledge.

Trojans like JS:Redirector-BMU are difficult to detect because they hide themselves by integrating into the operating system. Once it infects your computer, JS:Redirector-BMU executes each time your computer boots and attempts to download and install other malicious files. Upon successful execution, it deletes the source program, making it more difficult to detect.

Just got this warning a minute ago. Anyone else have it come up?

[Leon]

Quit with the sky is falling. It isn't. Our hosting company is very good. There might be some infectious issue but it's not on this site. Once again, the sky isn't falling. Thanks for the heads up though.

Originally Posted by irv

Just did a quick Google search and found this. This was also posted yesterday. Be careful folks.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Ebay/commen...irectorbmutrj/

AVG says Ebay is infected with JS:Redirector-BMU[Trj]
According to AVG, Ebay is infected today with JS:Rediretor-BMU[Trj]

The precise url is ebay.com/rdr/js/s/rrbundle/flat.min.js

Another site's info on what this is says:

JS:Redirector-BMU is a trojan that comes hidden in malicious programs. Once you install the source (carrier) program, this trojan attempts to gain "root" access (administrator level access) to your computer without your knowledge.

Trojans like JS:Redirector-BMU are difficult to detect because they hide themselves by integrating into the operating system. Once it infects your computer, JS:Redirector-BMU executes each time your computer boots and attempts to download and install other malicious files. Upon successful execution, it deletes the source program, making it more difficult to detect.

Just got this warning a minute ago. Anyone else have it come up?

[irv]

Originally Posted by Leon

Quit with the sky is falling. It isn't. Our hosting company is very good. There might be some infectious issue but it's not on this site. Once again, the sky isn't falling. Thanks for the heads up though.

Sorry, Leon. I just had never seen anything like that before trying to log into EB.
I thought, knowing that some spend thousands on cards, they should know about it and tread carefully.

Like I also mentioned, I am not computer savvy but I do know some of these viruses/Trojans can wreak havoc so, again, I thought I had better post up an alert to let others know.

[JustinD]

Avast is flooded with false positives based on it's algorithms. They can run an update and throw numerous alerts out until it is sorted in a few days.

This has nothing to do with Net54 or eBay, it's simply the programming that AVG uses and the ads on eBay. If you use Firefox it will also tend to false positive more often on that OS.

EDIT:

a quick visit shows Avast admits this is an error they are fixing - https://support.avg.com/answers?id=9060N000000gEpVQAU

Virus programs tend to bring panic and "chicken little" reactions from the general users. Remember that they are easily triggered and use critical thinking when reacting. A website like ebay has an immense amount to lose should any trust be eroded by a virus transmission due to a simple visit. They are using a plethora of resources to keep it clean. Risks are more common on shady sites that you would expect, spam mail and sketchy links and downloads. What would be frustrating to me is if I was a seller with an auction ending and the avast users are scared to log in for 48 hours. That could have very much effected end values and it was not Ebays fault in the least.

[irv]

Originally Posted by JustinD

Avast is flooded with false positives based on it's algorithms. They can run an update and throw numerous alerts out until it is sorted in a few days.

This has nothing to do with Net54 or eBay, it's simply the programming that AVG uses and the ads on eBay. If you use Firefox it will also tend to false positive more often on that OS.

EDIT:

a quick visit shows Avast admits this is an error they are fixing - https://support.avg.com/answers?id=9060N000000gEpVQAU

Virus programs tend to bring panic and "chicken little" reactions from the general users. Remember that they are easily triggered and use critical thinking when reacting. A website like ebay has an immense amount to lose should any trust be eroded by a virus transmission due to a simple visit. They are using a plethora of resources to keep it clean. Risks are more common on shady sites that you would expect, spam mail and sketchy links and downloads. What would be frustrating to me is if I was a seller with an auction ending and the avast users are scared to log in for 48 hours. That could have very much effected end values and it was not Ebays fault in the least.

Glad to see it was just an error.

Thanks for digging into it, Justin.