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askmen.com a threat?

  • August 13, 2013
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Has anyone else had trouble with askmen.com? I hadn't had any before, but this time when I went the first time the screen flickered like something was appearing before I could view it, like a split second flash. Then I tried going to the site again and I got a VERY fleeting glimpse of webroot saying "This site has a known..." something. I didn't get to read any past that as it dissappeared before I could read it. How do I find out what it blocked? If I do the save logs thing under scan log  all I get is gibberish that I don't understand and the execution history doesn't tell me anything.

Best answer by DanP

Cloud,
Thanks for the log. I'm working on clearing this up right now, and you should no longer be seeing the blocks shortly.
 
-Dan

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explanoit
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Right click the Webroot icon > save log > scroll down to the bottom of the log.
 
Likely one of their ad networks was compromised by a malicious ad and the entire page was blocked as a safeguard. Or something else made it freak out.
 
Can you post the lines of your log that show the blocking?

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  • August 13, 2013
There are so many lines of blocking in the log that I likely can't post them all. It has been blocking stuff from Askmen.com for quite a while, but for some reason I was just notified of this by it last night. Strange.
 
Also, I have not been changing my configuration, so I don't know why it keeps saying that it saved a configuration.
 
Here is a VERY small portion of the sections where blocking occurred.
 
 
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Blocked website: http://www.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/iphone-5s-rumors.html
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [0100007F.1472 - 0100007F.1728]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [0100007F.1728 - 0100007F.1472]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.40384 - 6BA00D17.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.41152 - D442C442.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.41920 - 63BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.42176 - 6BD03617.47873]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.43456 - 6ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.43968 - 58BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.44224 - 58BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.44480 - 58BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.44736 - 5F41C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.44992 - 68BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0743    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.45248 - 68BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.45504 - 5F41C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.46272 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.46528 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.46784 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.47040 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.47296 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.47552 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.48576 - 68BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.48832 - 68BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.49344 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.49600 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.49856 - 6722C2AD.47873]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.50112 - 78BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.50368 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.50624 - 5ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.50880 - 79BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.51136 - 68BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.52160 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.52416 - 14EDAB45.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.52928 - 78BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.53184 - 78BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.53440 - 78BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.53696 - 78BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.53952 - 78BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.54208 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.54464 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.54720 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.54976 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.55744 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.56000 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.56256 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.56512 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.56768 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.57024 - 17460D1F.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.57280 - A290D340.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0744    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.57536 - A290D340.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.57792 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.58048 - 7ABAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.60096 - 8F29C2AD.47873]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.60352 - 7922C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.61120 - B371C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.61888 - 7B886626.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.63424 - 581964D0.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.3009 - 8529C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.3265 - 8529C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.3521 - 4622C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.6593 - 6BBAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.7105 - 8E22C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.7361 - 8E22C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.7873 - 58BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.8641 - 4622C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.8897 - 4622C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.9153 - 4622C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.9409 - 4622C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.9665 - 4622C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.9921 - 4622C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.10177 - 7BBAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.10433 - 7BBAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.12993 - 6922C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.13249 - 6922C2AD.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.14273 - BF38BECE.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.14529 - BF38BECE.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.15297 - A274C442.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.15553 - A274C442.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.15809 - E8C98962.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.16065 - E8C98962.47873]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.16321 - 9C42C442.47873]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.16577 - 3AEF064A.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.16833 - 78BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0745    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.17089 - 61BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.17345 - 61BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.17601 - 869181AE.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.17857 - 71BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.18113 - 71BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.18369 - 71BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.18625 - 61BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.18881 - 58BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.19137 - 58BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.19393 - 71BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.19649 - 71BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.19905 - 71BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.20161 - 71BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.20417 - 71BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.20673 - 71BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.20929 - 869181AE.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:07:15.0746    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.21185 - 869181AE.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0176    Blocked website: http://www.askmen.com/top_10/celebrity/traits-of-a-secret-service-member.html
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [0100007F.21953 - 0100007F.22209]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [0100007F.22209 - 0100007F.21953]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.22465 - 61BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.22721 - 7B886626.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.24769 - E8C98962.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.25281 - D442C442.47873]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.27073 - 63BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.27329 - 71BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.28097 - 71BAD040.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.34241 - A274C442.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.35009 - 3AEF064A.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:08:01.0177    Closed network connection: [C558A8C0.35521 - 483607C7.20480]
Mon 2013-08-12 23:10:38.0377    Saved the product log to C:UsersqDesktoplogs.log
Mon 2013-08-12 23:10:38.0447    Monitoring process C:WindowsSysWOW64otepad.exe [D378BFFB70923139D6A4F546864AA61C]. Type: 3 (6582)
Mon 2013-08-12 23:10:38.0447    Monitoring process C:WindowsSysWOW64otepad.exe [D378BFFB70923139D6A4F546864AA61C]. Type: 4 (6582)
Mon 2013-08-12 23:10:38.0447    Monitoring process C:WindowsSysWOW64otepad.exe [D378BFFB70923139D6A4F546864AA61C]. Type: 5 (6582)
Mon 2013-08-12 23:10:38.0448    Monitoring process C:WindowsSysWOW64otepad.exe [D378BFFB70923139D6A4F546864AA61C]. Type: 7 (6582)
Mon 2013-08-12 23:10:38.0450    Monitoring process C:WindowsSysWOW64otepad.exe [D378BFFB70923139D6A4F546864AA61C]. Type: 8 (6582)
Tue 2013-08-13 02:35:20.0909    Monitoring process c:program fileswindows defenderMpCmdRun.exe [6BD4D7F68924301051C22E8A951AECBA]. Type: 3 (6583)
Tue 2013-08-13 02:35:20.0909    Monitoring process c:program fileswindows defenderMpCmdRun.exe [6BD4D7F68924301051C22E8A951AECBA]. Type: 4 (6583)
Tue 2013-08-13 02:35:20.0909    Monitoring process c:program fileswindows defenderMpCmdRun.exe [6BD4D7F68924301051C22E8A951AECBA]. Type: 5 (6583)
Tue 2013-08-13 02:35:20.0909    Monitoring process c:program fileswindows defenderMpCmdRun.exe [6BD4D7F68924301051C22E8A951AECBA]. Type: 7 (6583)
Tue 2013-08-13 02:35:20.0909    Monitoring process c:program fileswindows defenderMpCmdRun.exe [6BD4D7F68924301051C22E8A951AECBA]. Type: 8 (6583)
Tue 2013-08-13 02:35:21.0089    Monitoring process c:program fileswindows defenderMpCmdRun.exe [6BD4D7F68924301051C22E8A951AECBA]. Type: 3 (6583)
Tue 2013-08-13 02:35:21.0089    Monitoring process c:program fileswindows defenderMpCmdRun.exe [6BD4D7F68924301051C22E8A951AECBA]. Type: 4 (6583)
Tue 2013-08-13 02:35:21.0089    Monitoring process c:program fileswindows defenderMpCmdRun.exe [6BD4D7F68924301051C22E8A951AECBA]. Type: 5 (6583)
Tue 2013-08-13 02:35:21.0099    Monitoring process c:program fileswindows defenderMpCmdRun.exe [6BD4D7F68924301051C22E8A951AECBA]. Type: 7 (6583)
Tue 2013-08-13 02:35:21.0099    Monitoring process c:program fileswindows defenderMpCmdRun.exe [6BD4D7F68924301051C22E8A951AECBA]. Type: 8 (6583)
Tue 2013-08-13 02:50:00.0566    System shutting down.
Tue 2013-08-13 02:50:01.0674    Configuration Saved: CSCS3241EBB9F1727F04FC1FDA8932ACC298,00011,00021,00031,00040,00050,00061,00070,00081,00091,000A1,000B1,000C0,000D0,000E1,000F0,001018,001157,00120,00130,00140,00151,00161,00171,00181,00191,001A0,001B1,001C1,001D1,001E1,001F1,00201,00211,00221,00231,00241,00251,00260,00270,00280,00290,002A1,002B0,002C0,002D1,002E1,002F1,00301,00311,00321,00331,00341,00351,00361,00371,00381,00390,003A1,003B1,003C2,003D1,003E1,003F1,00401,00411,00421,00431,00441,00451,00461,00471,00481,00491,004A1,004B1,004C1,004D1,004E1,004F1,00501,00511,00520,00530,00541,00551,00561,00571,00581,00591,005A2,005B1,005C0,005D0,005E0,005F0,00601,00614,00624,00634,00641,00654,00664,00674,00681,00694,006A4,006B4,006C1,006D4,006E4,006F4,00701,00714,00724,00734,00741,00754,00764,00774,00781,00791,007A0,007B0,007C0,007D0,007E0,007F0,00800,00810,00820,00830,00840,00850,00861,00870,00880,00890,008A0,008B0,008C0,008D0,008E0,008F0,00900,00910,00920,00930,00940,00950,00960,00970,00980,00990,009A0,009B0,009C0,009D0,009E0,009F0,00A00,00A10,00A20,00A30,00A40,00A50,00A60,00A70,00A80,00A90,00AA0,00AB0,00AC0,00AD0,00AE0,00AF0,00B00,00B10,00B20,00B30,00B40,00B50,00B60,00B70,00B80,00B90,00BA0,00BB0,00BC0,00BD0,00BE0,
Tue 2013-08-13 02:50:01.0674    <<< Service shut down successfully. Uptime: 250 minute(s)
Tue 2013-08-13 15:19:39.0315    >>> Service started [v8.0.2.167]
Tue 2013-08-13 15:20:33.0965    User process connected successfully from PID 732, Session 1
Tue 2013-08-13 15:20:36.0413    Connecting to 29 - 29
Tue 2013-08-13 15:21:13.0481    Saved updated configuration
Tue 2013-08-13 15:22:05.0414    Scan Started:  [ID: 20 - Flags: 551/0]
Tue 2013-08-13 15:22:19.0734    Scan Results: Files Scanned: 19591, Duration: 14s, Malicious Files: 0
Tue 2013-08-13 15:22:19.0750    Scan Finished: [ID: 20 - Seq: 20]
Tue 2013-08-13 16:31:33.0866    Begin passive write scan (4 file(s))
Tue 2013-08-13 16:31:34.0516    End passive write scan (4 file(s))
Tue 2013-08-13 16:36:38.0471    Saved the product log to C:UsersqDesktopscan long now.log

DanP
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  • Answer
  • August 13, 2013
Cloud,
Thanks for the log. I'm working on clearing this up right now, and you should no longer be seeing the blocks shortly.
 
-Dan

  • Author
  • Popular Voice
  • August 14, 2013
What was the deal? Was it a threat?

RetiredTripleHelix
Gold VIP
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No it looks good as it's not being blocked now and DanP said he would remove the detection!
 
Daniel ;)

Rakanisheu Retired
Still running Windows defender on that PC.. Tut Tut 😃