Alphas
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This ALWAYS happen on HWZ forums, yet it is not from adobe since I have turned off update from adobe. The prompt to install adobe flash will randomly start when surfing the forums and it is a malware site.
A check on whois shows it originates from Singapore!
The domain files.red-2-small-button.com registered by Whois Privacy Corp. was initially registered in February of 2015 through TLD REGISTRAR SOLUTIONS LTD. This domain has been known to host and distribute adware as well as other potentially unwanted software. The hosted servers are located in Singapore, Singapore within Singapore which resides on the CloudFlare, Inc. network. The domain uses the CloudFlare CDN, a distributed domain name server service which utilizes a number of reverse proxy IP Addresses (see below).
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Registrant:
Whois Privacy Corp.
Registrar:
TLD REGISTRAR SOLUTIONS LTD
Server location:
Singapore, Singapore (SG)
Create date:
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Expires date:
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Updated date:
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
ASN:
AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - CloudFlare, Inc.,US
Root domain:
red-2-small-button.com
Whois:
1 red-2-small-button.com record
Now I have to block, ban and lock the phishing website from prompting me the stupid adobe update.
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For those affect, even you did not encounter, you might want to take precaution since it can happen.
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