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Shipspotters all over the world => Site related news, functions and modules => Topic started by: Robert J Smith on June 05, 2018, 02:27:26 PM
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Is there a problem with the site?
Three times today, when opening a photo, I've had a screen appear saying that a "Java Plug-In" was not found and urged to download an update. My Norton immediately flagged it as "not safe" and removed it.
Only happened on this site today, anyone else seeing this?
I'm using Chrome on Windows 7.
Regards
Bob
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Hi Bob,
Yep seeing it since this morning, one should certainly not download it. Using Chrome on Windows 10.
Cheers,
Aleksi
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Hi,same happened to me using Firefox,my antivus stopped it
rgds
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I got the same popup - Links to "printerdriverforwindows.com" or something similar.
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I had this also just once and ignored, but Henrik informed about this thread.
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Just had it popping-up while accessing the site as usual, using Chrome on Windows 10.
Downloading suddenly in progress, stopped it and exited the site as advised above.
Re-accessed the site one more time again, logged-in, no trace of the Java 8.0 pop-up this time.
By the way, I had already logged-in to the site at least twice earlier today, after this thread had already been started, and no problem with pop-ups then.
Why I got it now is a mystery.
Thanks for the alerts, anyway.
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Henrik thinks it is connected with a "bad ad" from one of the ad prtners. He wil try to track it down (not always easy as some ads are country-specific)
It is probably difficult for members to identify, especially if running an ad-blocker.
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Had this on Microsoft Edge.
It also says "From: 10000under.com".
Don't download this Java file, it definitely contains something like a virus.
(https://preview.ibb.co/jwwDyT/javabad.png) (https://ibb.co/efaj58)
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It's a relief to know that others have been getting this 'instruction' regarding Java. When such things happen I always worry that something is amiss with my computer. I have ignored it.
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South Korea, Firefox. Really annoying.
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I'm getting it here in the United States, on the Google Chrome browser. It's getting quite irritating.
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Likewise, have had it pop up a few times, my Norton has blocked and removed it. Hope this is not a new round of potential site problems developing!
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I had no issues here logging in a few minutes ago (Chrome on macOS).
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Me to "Java"
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I am getting it useing firefox
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Still existing using Firefox ESR. Kaspersky blocked execution. 10000under.com
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Here in the Netherlands the same problem.Using Chrome,blocked by ESET.
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Henrik thinks it is connected with a "bad ad" from one of the ad prtners. He wil try to track it down (not always easy as some ads are country-specific)
It is probably difficult for members to identify, especially if running an ad-blocker.
I use Ublock Origin, and the popup still showed up. As a note however, I've only had it once, and have been unable to make it reappear.
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When I visit shipspotting.com and have a quick look at the code I see the code in the picture below.
I am wondering what the url in the red rectangle means. Google didn't come up with anything and the url itself doesn't work either.
One line above there's a reverence to a page tracker script.
(https://image.ibb.co/e31D08/javabad3.png) (https://ibb.co/eZt47o)
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I am reluctantly sending this message from my mobile. When I open site on iPhone simply to view (Not log in) a pop up message appears in red at the top reading
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Andrecas , the same is happening to with Windows 10 and iPhone. Seems the problem has become worse overnight.
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Hi! Guys, No sign of this problem here in Australia. Mind you that COINHIVE thing last year was a problem.
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Finland/Firefox 60.0.1 64 bit, getting the same message and a notification from F-Secure that it's a virus.
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I regret to inform the mysterious pop-up is still there this morning...
Sticky thing!
And it seems to appear at a perfectly random rate when accessing the website, not at log-in. Got it the first time seconds after the home page opened, closed the connection, re-connected to the site again, and this time no annoying interferences showed up.
Unfortunately, I am totally unaware as to what causes it. All I know is that it must be erradicated soon, or the site will suffer.
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HENRIK ALERTED TO THIS CONVERSATION, AS WELL AS FORWARDED HELPFUL PM'S FROM MEMBERS.
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Getting it randomly here :(
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I do not know to whom I may send PMs. So, just here an actual snippet from the htm file following the body end tag. As you can see I am using German browser;):
[code]
</body>
<style>@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300,400,600,700&subset=cyrillic");#overlay{width:100%; height:100%; position:fixed; background:#000; opacity:0.7; top:0; left:0; z-index:999; transition:all 3s;} #google_font_block{position:fixed; width:40%; height:auto; left:30%; top:20%; padding:20px; z-index:999999; background:#fefefe; font-family:"Open Sans",Tahoma,Helvetica,sans-serif; border:0px solid #b9355b} #close_block{ position:absolute; right:20px; top:20px} #close_block img{ height:60px; width:auto; float:left; margin-right:0px} #close_block span{ display:block; width:30px; height:30px; border-radius:50%; border:1px solid #CED7DC; text-align:center; line-height:30px; font-size:18px; color:#CED7DC; cursor:pointer; float:left} #google_font_block h1{color: #666 !important; width: 70%;display:block; margin:0; padding:0; font-size:25px; margin-bottom:40px} .block_pre_download span{ color:#212121; font-weight:300; line-height:24px; font-size:16px} .block_pre_download .info_browser_and_update{ overflow:hidden; margin-top:20px; position:relative} .block_pre_download .inf_brow{ float:left; display:table} .block_pre_download .line{ overflow:hidden; background:#F3F3F3; padding:3px 5px; border-top:1px solid #BDBDBD; font-size:16px; transition:all 0.5s} .block_pre_download .line:nth-child(3){ border-bottom:1px solid #BDBDBD} .block_pre_download .line.success{ background:#027AF1; color:#fff} .block_pre_download .t1{ float:left} .block_pre_download .t1:nth-child(2n){ float:right; margin-left:10px} .block_pre_download .btn_upd{ float:right; overflow:hidden; position:absolute; right:0; bottom:0} .btn_upd a{ background:#0370ea; background:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#008dfd 0,#0370ea 100%); background:-webkit-gradient(linear,left top,left bottom,color-stop(0,#008dfd),color-stop(100%,#0370ea)); background:-webkit-linear-gradient(top,#008dfd 0,#0370ea 100%); background:-o-linear-gradient(top,#008dfd 0,#0370ea 100%); background:-ms-linear-gradient(top,#008dfd 0,#0370ea 100%); background:linear-gradient(top,#008dfd 0,#0370ea 100%); border:1px solid #076bd2; -moz-border-radius:3px; border-radius:3px; color:#fff !important; display:none; font-size:13px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.3; padding:8px 25px; text-align:center; text-decoration:none !important; text-shadow:1px 1px 1px #076bd2; display:inline-block; opacity:0; transition:all 0.5s;} .block_after_download ol li{ margin:4px 0 4px 20px; font-size: 11pt; list-style-type: none; !important;}</style>
<div id="overlay"></div>
<div id="google_font_block">
<div id="close_block">
<img class="logo" src="Home%20-%20ShipSpotting.com%20-%20Ship%20Photos%20and%20Ship%20Tracker-Dateien/ic_java.png" alt="">
<span onclick="click_close()">X</span>
</div>
<h1 style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif !important; color:#666; text-shadow:none !important;">Java Plug-in8.0 wurde nicht gefunden.</h1>
<div class="block_pre_download">
<span>Die Webseite, die Sie laden m
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Again this Java scam this morning.... June 8.
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Also happened me just now. very dodgy and needs to be sorted ASAP by admin!!
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If you look back on this thread you'll see that 'admin' has already sorted it by alerting our IT man, Henrik. What else do you expect 'admin' to do? They can't solve the problem directly, and the IT man is working on it. Please be patient.
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Don't worry about adding details of continuing experiences to this forum as they may well help Henrik resolve the issue (he sees them direct here). If you can add technical details, as some have been able to do, that is particularly helpful.
As Phil says, our direct role is ensuring that Henrik is aware of the extent of the problem(s).
David
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just another experience:
When opening SS in the normal way I get a pop up about the Javascript, and whatever I do, the next thing will be another pop-up where I can download a file to update my Java. I can annul this but then I come back to the original pop-up and therefore I cannot open the site any more.
However, I just received a PM and that I could open without the any pop-up appearing. Through the buttons on the top of the PM message I could into SS in the normal way. So it is obviously through your existing short-cut that the problems arise.
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I had this morning from SS the error message that Java Plug-in 8.-something was missing. Did an update on Java and problem disappeared right away.
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Suspicious looking script at the bottom of the page, as per attachment.
It's trying to load a script from the following site https : // afrodizinlife . gq
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Did an update on Java and problem disappeared right away.
...and hopefully you did not import a virus...
Have you run a virus scan afterwards? If affirm, what does the report say?
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I just go back then forward again OK!!!
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Is there an option that Henrik will immediately tell us that the site IS using this Java Script and updating to a new one IS required? That will take away a lot questions.
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Hi! Guys, After posting note yesterday next day the JAVA problem turned up. But I can access the site through Bing. It gives a message 'Do you want to browse this site' works Ok.
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I am getting it pop up on home page useing firefox
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This behaviour of the site is highly suspicious as well as the source (something.ru) of the .exe file you should download and install.
I am working in IT security for 20+ years and can only strongly recommend NOT TO FOLLOW these instructions and DO NOT DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL ANYTHING!
When using Firefox, check your plugins on the Add-ons-Page and if necessary, update them there.
I got the message and the download-popup also and when I enabled the Java-Plugin which is disabled by default, the message dissappeared.
But I have to say, once a site showed such a behaviour, I don't trust it anymore and only use it with extreme caution (in this case: linux live CD for example).
I also can't understand why there is no clarifying word on this subject to this day by any technician responsible.
Best regards,
Michael.
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Hi all,
Sorry for a late reply. I've spent all time I've had on trying to find the source of this problem.
A few suspected parts have been fixed, and I would appreciate it if the ones still having problems can let me know if there still is a problem, and if there is - please let us know what the problem is, a screenshot if there is text or anything graphic visible, and also the country you are in.
I have not had any problems with the site myself at any time with any browser. It makes it tricky to reproduce the problems. With Netflix and other services with a lot of resources and lots to protect in different regions, it is nowadays harder to fake the country to find geographical differences. That's where your feedback really helps out. I've had a few members email me just enough info to keep me busy working on finding the source, and done what I can until now.
Thanks all for helping, and feel free to send emails or post in this thread if you have any further info on the problems from now on.
To all of you that were/are affected - Thank you for your patience!
Regards,
Henrik
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After deleting the bookmark from this site and opening again I have no probs..
Using Chrome...will see if it stays fixed..
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Hello Hendrik,
Sofar the message doesn't pump up anymore (the Netherlands with google crome).
Many thanks Hendrik for all the work you put in
Frans
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Hello Hendrik,
here in Germany (Win7, Firefox) the message also doesn't show up anymore.
It only showed up on my Windows computers, not on those running Linux.
I saw it several times yesterday, with different names of the .exe file and different sources (shipspotting.com and [something].ru). I forgot to take a screenshot ...
Thanks for your post and your work!
Best regards,
Michael.
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Hendrik,
Many thanks for your efforts in trying to resolve this security issue.
This coming from Eastern Canada (Saint John)
My PC running windows 10 / Microsoft edge
Tried accessing site this evening and I
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All now seems ok for me - many thanks
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Hi! again, Thank you for fixing things. Only had the problem twice. Two days clear now.
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Thanks Henrik, all clear now
Regards
Bob (London)
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Good job, Heinrik!
I have been test-connecting to the site often for 48 hours now, and no trace of the annoying pop-ups anymore. All clear!
Accessing with Google Chrome running on W10 from near Lisbon, Portugal.
Thanks for your time and effort.
Rgds,
Jose
(jdap)
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Sorry, Malearebytes premium is still blocking on windows 10. Have tried reloading with no luck.
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Earlier today Microsoft completed a lengthy upgrade to their Windows 10. For whatever reason I thought it might impact positively in helping resolve current issue I am experiencing from my side. However, tried logging in SS site after upgrade and the malwarebytes (premium) program still blocking site... ??? Not being a techie I was hesitant continuing so I backed out. Since this issue site related not sure what more IT (Henrick) can do from his side to get everyone back on board again (securely)...?
(Sent from iPhone @14:45hrs EST- Canada)
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I had this few days ago, using Firefox. The antivirus immediately blocked and removed it. All seems fine since yesterday.
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Using the recently major updated Windows 10 I have visited the site via Chrome and Firefox several times over the past two days with no evident problem
I have AVG installed and that produced no messages about the problem
Clyde
Sydney Australia
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Tony Martin and andrecas,
It seems the whole site is blocked. There is this link for more reading:
https://support.malwarebytes.com/docs/DOC-1061
Not sure if that's good even, should there be anything else that spreads through ads or malicious forum posts etc.
Unless it is possible to clear the filters - uninstalling and reinstalling the Malaware software will likely work and be safest. And make sure you do not visit any websites while it is uninstalled.
Regards,
Henrik
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Henrik....
Thank you for your reply and link. I drilled further into my settings and initiated cumulative updates for (1) windows 10 Version 1893 for x64 and (2) windows malicious software removal tool and (3) security update for Adobe flash player for windows 10 version 1803 for x64. Still cannot access Shipspotting site. When I click on malwarebytes pop up screen
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Henrik, thank you for your note and link. I have reinstalled malwarebytes ( premium) in windows 10 and still the site is being blocked. Also my Mac is showing a pop up stating that the site is not safe. It does load on the Mac however taking about 10 minutes to complete. ( previous it was instant) Not sure what else I can do if I wish to keep other files protected.
Regards Tony.
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Still getting the Malware riskware warning using laptop PC with windows 10. Any idea when the offending code will be removed? My monthly support is being stopped until this site is safe to open. ???
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Henrik tells me that he thinks the site is all clear now.
But a few users have antivirus software that he thinks banned the site "forever" somehow (see Oldkayaker just below). The only advice he can give is to check that software's settings.
David
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No issues here on my computer using Windows 10 and Firefox with Norton as my web security.
Ian Thomas
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Earlier this evening (Eastern Canada) I tried accessing Shipspotting on PC and malwarebytes (premium) program still blocking site.
Checked settings per Henrik suggestion and nothing seems out of synch in regards to program performing what it
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From Eastern Qu
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Using Windows 10 with Bitdefender Total Security 2018 and Google Chrome.
I had the popup about the java update the first time I accessed the site for some days then received a warning from my antivirus. Yesterday the popup was gone but the site was slow.
Found this in the protection web section of my Bitdefender
shipspotting.com/global/payments/BACKUP01/install.exe (I removed the first part of the url to prevent an hyperlink)
Today, the navigating in the forum section is normal but is very slow in the Ship Photo Search section. It takes usually about 30 seconds to show a new page.
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Access and loading is normal (ie not noticeable slow) here (eastern UK) with no popups today or warnings.
Would other members using "malwarebytes (premium)" please post here whether they are still having warnings.
I have drawn these new messages to Henrik's attention.
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Tried accessing site at 7:45am today (June 14) and still blocked.
As previously reported ...
Saint John -Canada
Malwarebytes premium
Microsoft edge
Windows 10
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Hi,
Since 3 days I have no problems anymore.
BUT on the topside of the SP screen (Google chrome)it tells me that the site is not secure.(Niet beveiligd in Dutch)
I have Windows 10, Google Chrome and ESET.
All the best,
Patrick
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Hello. I joined shipspotting.com August 4th 2007. I have never had any problems with the site at all. Tonight Norton Internet Security warned me not to visit the site with this message " you have attempted to access a web site that is potentially harmful or malicious. It is recommended that you do NOT visit this site" another warning said "this is a know malicious site." they advised that one threat had been made to my computer by shipspotting .com. The header at the top of my screen, whenever I access shipspotting is always displaying "Not secure/ www.shipspotting.com/contact php" I wondered if you could explain why this appears and how to respond please?
I tried to send this message through the "Contact" page, but was confused to see a message that "CAPTCHA V1 IS DISABLED" so each time I tied to "SUBMIT MESSAGE" I was unable to because you request that I copy the CAPTCHA letters.
Thank you
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Good news, I think.
No popup and speed is back to the normal.
But Google Chrome still rate the site as unsecured.
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Can now open shipspotting on windows 10 PC. However forum and log in is still blocked. Had an IT guy try to fix the problem, he believes there is an issue with the site, he could not resolve and believes Malwarebytes has detected a complex issue. My Mac still opens all, however very slow with warnings. I have tried my best to resolve without success so will not be posting on this site until resolved. In my case seems there may be a danger of corrupting other files.
Sorry about this, regards Tony.
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Windows 7 (yes that old) and Firefox produce no problems any more.
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Am having problems moving between pages on site. It is taking a very long time to do so.
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Pages not fully loading (banner header only) or very slow here - Hull UK. Chrome, Win 7 :(
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same with me and very slow
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Yes very slow and sometimes Not Authorise
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Hi All
I have contacted Henrik our IT guru and he has replied that everything should now be OK.
A case of someone trying to interfere with the site.
Kind regards
Derek
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After reading Derek
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andrecas , same with me malwarebytes still blocking site on login and forum. Mac is working, however pop up saying site is not secure. Frustrating !
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Hi Andrecas and Tom,
Sorry I should have been more explicit, I was refering to the problems had by Linesman, Patrick, John and Adrian who were having problems with the slowness of the site.
Sorry to raise your hopes like that.
Kind regards
Derek
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Derek, I think this problem is a major issue and seems to beyond Hendrick. Either he is wrong or Malewarebytes is wrong. If you wish to keep us as supporters this needs to be resolved. Sorry I will not compromise security for this site. I think this has prolonged for too long. Got to the point where I need to be frank. Regret I need to make this comment.
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[quote author=Bj
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Malwarebytes is still blocking this site. Is there any progress or is it not being addressed. Please advise.
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I have asked Henrik for progress update.
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Norton blocks me on Google Chrome but not on Window's Edge is there any reason for this
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This is strange, Nortons is still blocking Firefox from accessing this site, but, for me, Google Chrome works.....
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This is dragging on way too long. since the 5th of June and in the meantime users are at risk...
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The message of Java 8 to be downloaded showed up again.
I useing Google CHrome Version 67.0.3396.87 and windows 7
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Your reports in the forum are helpful and I am ensuring that Henrik sees them.
He advises this evening:
- "The site is safe, but the old problem can, combined with new (soon to come) security recommendtions, lead to conclusions that we are a bad site. It is mainly solving this puzzle I am working on."
- "I am working on whether we are blacklisted or if the softwares remembers - and if so how to clear this."
The complexity would seem to be illustrated by the wide variey of the members' reports posted here - often contradictory. We will post here as frequently as possible. For those who cannot get as far as this forum, or are uncomfortable to do so, I will communicate by external email as soon as we have something definitive to say.
DAvid
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Pier Master has posted this message on Facebook
Just got this from my Norton AV...
Dangerous Web Page BlockedYou attempted to access:http://www.shipspotting.com/This is a known dangerous web page. It is highly recommended that you do NOT visit this page.
Visit Norton to learn more about phishing and internet security.
Continue to the site
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Interesting Clyde, I had geeks2u check this out on my pc and mac. could not resolve and advised me not to unlock malywarebytes and open shipspotting on these devices . My only access is via iPhone. This means I cannot post any Photos. Frustrating situation.
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Bjorn, by doing this I think you may be putting your computer risk. unfortunatly shipspotting is deemed as high risk site.
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Not showing any issues here - I am using AdBlock Plus so maybe the issue is manifesting through an ad?
McAfee gives the site a clean bill of health.
Patrick
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Norton says not safe.
https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shipspotting.com%2Fgallery%2Fadd_photo.php
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I tried again this evening June 20th, (8:45 pm-Eastern Canada) to log on site and malwarebytes still blocking access which suggests to me this site continues to be unsafe and not secure. Since this topic began more than 2 weeks ago there have been more than 5,000
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My understanding is that all http websites now show not secure in the ULR bar where passwords etc are used.This is intended for web site developers to update to https websites.
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I'm using Firefox 60.0.2 on Windows 10 built 18.03, Windows defender and Adblock Plus.
No obvious problems with the site with that configuration.
Windows defender shows all systems green...
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The site is still rated as insecure by Google Chrome and this does not seems to be related to the use of login and passwords. Some other sites I visited are also rated as such while other displayed the padlock icon.
Also, when in the last days navigation through the site was back to normal, today it is very slow and I had some trouble to display the full screen pictures at first but the situation improved at a later time.
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The site is still rated as insecure by Google Chrome and this does not seems to be related to the use of login and passwords. Some other sites I visited are also rated as such while other displayed the padlock icon.
Also, when in the last days navigation through the site was back to normal, today it is very slow and I had some trouble to display the full screen pictures at first but the situation improved at a later time.
Hello Rarcand,
Google Chrome shows all http websites as Not Secure.It doesn't really mean that the site is unsafe as we have been using this configuration in the past .Software companies want websites owners to upgrade to https that's why Not Secure is showing in the ULR bar.This is the way I understand it from what I have read. I should add I,m no expert so I could be wrong !
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Re this problem with malwarebytes blocking the site, issue seems to be adware ( malicious software which displays unwanted or corrupt advertising) maybe this is the issue and those using adblocker are not experiencing the problem . In any case the site seems to have a problem.
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Running Ublock origin, and the attached popped up today...
Links to an EXE that seems to be identical to that which I mentioned previously (http://shipspotting.com/ smf1/include/Install.exe). I'm now VERY doubtful this is merely restricted to the ad provider the site uses, but rather a larger issue with the site itself.
SMF doesn't ship with an EXE, no matter the version - Something I know as I run a number of sites running SMF software... So that installer should definitely NOT be there!
The popup links to a file that contains a Trojan, classified as "UDS:Trojan-spy.Win32.SpyEyes.a ". This particular Trojan contains, amoungst other things, a key-logger, a self-installing rootkit to hide it's presence, and the ability to download and install updates pushed from the attacker to the infected machine, without intervention by the end user.
It appears to be designed primarily to help steal login credentials of users, pushing them to the attacker.
Interestingly, the site attempted to download the file from "shipspotting.com/SMF1/include/install.exe" whilst I was editing this post, without a pop-up. Kaspersky total security intervened and prevented the download.
[DA: disrupted above link to avoid inadvertant access]
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Very shortly after accessing shipspotting.com the attached message showed up on the front page.
This message tells me to install a flash player update and it pretends that I use a certain obsolete version - actually flash player is not installed at all. When right-clicking on the message it still asks to start a download from some dubious site (as shown on attachment).
I use Firefox 60.0.2 with uBlock Origin 1.16.10 and NoScript Version 10.1.8.2.
I hope this information will be helpful in further analyzing the problem.
Best regards Hans
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I had both message pumping up of Seawessel and Smithy 166
yesterday.
I start dowloading start away. I stopped downloading process and deleted interruped file
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Shipspotting blocked/marked as unsafe site; again I'm getting this phony JAVA update prompt again;
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Agree with many of the comments that the problem seems to come from ads. What is confusing for a former Supporter is that we were supposed to be ad free if we provided support!!!??????
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All fine if I log on from work, using Chrome. But logging on from home I am getting messages that it is a dangerous site and must download Microsoft update etc. using Firefox at home.
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Just got a new pop-up, which immediately disappeared and was replaced by a statement from my computer that I was about to download an exe programme. As the extensions said .ru I refused, went back to shipspotting and the pop-ups have disappeared. It could have caught me (or you) unaware, so not everything is safe around here.
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The address bar at the top when logged into SS says "Not secure" click on this and I get "Your connection to this site is not secure"
I get the secure "padlock" on all other sites.
Chrome on Windows 7
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I have same problem no green padlock showing site not safe
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The problem is certainly not gone away at all. It comes in a new flavour (now it's something about Windows font pack). This is Denmark, I use Firefox. Firefox leaves me in no doubt about the risk. It's not pleasant.
Maybe it's time to close the site for a while and give it a thorough scrub out, make it a safe site (https). Maybe even a cosmetic make-over while you are at it. It's beginning to show its age.
just my thoughts.
I wish you good luck with it.
Uwe
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I do not get any warnings as "infiltrations" are blocked. However looking at UBlock Origin history it shows two curious entries blocked / in bold .. first of a javascript trying to run and in the other a reference to missingkids.com/. Maybe of help to admin.
9:43:50 css http://forum.shipspotting.com/Themes/default/print.css?fin11
19:43:49 ||googlesyndication.com^ -- script http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js
19:43:49 ||addthis.com^$important,third-party,domain=~missingkids.com|~missingkids.org -- script http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12
19:43:49 css http://forum.shipspotting.com/Themes/shipspotting/css/style-main.css
19:43:49 css http://forum.shipspotting.com/Themes/shipspotting/style.css?fin11
19:43:49 inline-script http://forum.shipspotting.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=85lp395bi892849dnvjm7re9n1&/topic,16204.msg85933.html#new
19:43:49 doc http://forum.shipspotting.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=85lp395bi892849dnvjm7re9n1&/topic,16204.msg85933.html#new
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Many members still report problems with the site. But why do we not hear any status report about solving the problems from the technical team?
Why has the site owner not intervened by now with technical support and / or money to solve the problems?
I am using Norton that gives me the "not safe"-warning, but I can access the site after the warning without any further problems. Does that mean that Norton has flagged the website internally for ever as "not safe"?
Questions, questions, questions, now the answers please?
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I am using Norton that gives me the "not safe"-warning, but I can access the site after the warning without any further problems. Does that mean that Norton has flagged the website internally for ever as "not safe"?
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I can't answer the rest, but Norton will flag the site as "unsafe" until the webmaster of shipspotting.com cleans the site up, then requests a re-test from Norton. Until the re-test is completed and no issues are found, it will continue to be flagged as dangerous.
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Got this message this morning from AVG : Connection discontinued, because of this script: JS:SCRIPTIP-inf [Trj] after which I could no reconnect immediately. Only about 15 minutes later when I tried again the site opened in the normal way, without any messages. AVG considered the level of threat 1 out of maximum of 3.
There are still many new photo's being uploaded, so apparently not everybody is scared enough to stop visiting.
I support the voices that ask for information about why this is continuing and what the progress is related to solving the problems.
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Has this step been taken? See smithy 166 post below
"I can't answer the rest, but Norton will flag the site as "unsafe" until the webmaster of shipspotting.com cleans the site up, then requests a re-test from Norton. Until the re-test is completed and no issues are found, it will continue to be flagged as dangerous."
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Norton online report rates shipspotting computer threats 1 , identity threats 0 , annoyance threats 0.
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Both my pc and mac still blocked by malewarebytes after three weeks. Obvious site management is not concerned. Dissapointing , this was a great site.
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For the sake of clarity, the technical management of the ShipSpotting site is entirely in the hands of Administrator, Henrik Soderberg. All the rest of the Admin team are concerned only with managing the platform content, using the tools and facilities provided to us. We are not able to access or work on the site's functionality (and, at least speaking for myself, would not be competent to do so) - my understanding is that that has always been the case, and a source of as much frustration to my predecessors.
Despite repeated requests Henrik has not posted a progress report directly on this forum since 12 June, nor responded to me with anything meaningful since 19 June (as per my post here on the same day). Neither of those advices seem to address the continuing range of issues experienced by members. This is not to say that Henrik has been inactive, only that we do not know the situation. In addition I have told Henrik that if he advised that he could resolve the problems better by taking the site offline while he worked on it (preferably with an "under maintenance" holding page), that would have my support.
I told Henrik yesterday that my firm view is that as it stands at the moment, we can give no comfort to the members that any of the problems have been resolved and certainly not that the site is clear of risks. That will not change until we receive proper reports on the identified problems and that, from the site's point of view, access is safe (it is recognised that there may, in addition, be issues of the interaction of Shipspotting with a variety of different combinations of browser, anti-virus, anti-malware programmes etc but I am not at all convinced that that is the whole story).
I will continue to keep all members in the picture as I see it and I ask you to continue to provide factual updates on any changes you experience either here on this forum or, if preferred, by email to [email protected].
best wishes
David
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Thanks David, we share your frustration.
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Hi
If you are using: Malware Premium
I have done the following that works on my Pc (W10 + I.E.11 and Edge.
Look here:
Malware/Premium
Open: Settins
Open: Exclusion
under: Exception
Then: add exceptions
Now you get four Choices
o : exclude a file or folder
o : exclude a website
o : exclude an Application that Connects to the Internet
o . exclude a priviously registered ex ploit
Try out and enter the following :
1: www.shipspotting.com/
2: forum.shipspotting.com/
Then. Next
Be patient until you see that both are in the exclusion
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Has anyone tried to use Malwarebytes to do a scan of the Shipspottig.com site? Maybe such a scan will reveal some of the troublesome code.
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Hi all,
There was a javascript link on the site that caused initial problems. There are no threats on the site, and we try to have Malwarebytes to remove the block.
You can remove the block in your software as per the instructions above. If you do - please note that we never want you to click any download links and we never want you to run or give access to something on your computer. These pop-up questions can show up in your browser either if we have a bad advertiser not yet blocked by the ad agency we use, or if your computer is affected by malware already that does not have anything with shipspotting.com to do.
Regards,
Henrik
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Thanks Hendrik,
I hope problems are over now. I keep my fingers crossed.
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I tried logging onto site today (13:00 hrs - Eastern Canada) and
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can anyone using Norton confirm that it no longer describes the site as dangerous?
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can anyone using Norton confirm that it no longer describes the site as dangerous?
Hello Clyde,
The Norton websafe on line web checker shows the site as Computer threats 1 and other threats 0.
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About Norton: still warns me that it is a dangerous site but I resume working on the site daily without any other problems. Sometimes an exe with .ru - extension tries to start but Norton removes it straight away. After that Norton still reports no problems on my PC.
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Following Henrik's message here yesterday, I asked him last night how he is getting on with clearing the Malwarebytes and Norton warnings. Hopefully we will hear more later today.
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Problem with AVG is that I only get occasional (and rare) warnings, there is no consistency, but most of the time it works fine for me.
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Hi all,
There was a javascript link on the site that caused initial problems. There are no threats on the site, and we try to have Malwarebytes to remove the block.
You can remove the block in your software as per the instructions above. If you do - please note that we never want you to click any download links and we never want you to run or give access to something on your computer. These pop-up questions can show up in your browser either if we have a bad advertiser not yet blocked by the ad agency we use, or if your computer is affected by malware already that does not have anything with shipspotting.com to do.
Regards,
Henrik
Henrik,
I appreciate the above, however, I can still access (and download on mobile) "http://shipspotting.com/ smf1/include/Install.exe", which still contains a trojan according to Kaspersky.
I uploaded the above mentioned file to virustotal.com (a batch file scanner, basically runs the file through multiple AVs at once). Over 40 applications picked it up as a trojan.
Could you please explain this, if the site is, as you say, "safe"?
[DA: disrupted above link to avoid inadvertant access]
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Hi
Windows XP and Avast give no warnings here.
Browser is Mozilla. Safe for my combination of Internet browsing.
Regards,
tvtech
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Norton shows site upgraded from D to C just now.
In other words No Threats Detected .
Using Mac OSX 10.13.5 and Safari 11.1.1
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6-29-2108
California
Windows 10 PC still unable to log on site safely due to Malwarebytes warning ⚠️
Using IPad for this forum but still getting Website Not Secure. Warning ⚠️
Any idea when this site will be safe and I can resume monthly support???
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Visited local tech shop earlier today (June 29) to try and get a better understanding of the
current problem that has plagued this site since June 5. My tech guy confirmed both malwarebytes and Norton programs
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And yet, I notice other members uploading on a regular basis. It makes me wonder, what have they done to circumvent issue
that I can
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Hi Andrecas
In Malware exclusion you have add : 1: www.shipspotting.com/
2: forum.shipspotting.com/ look at page 8 for instruction (print it and take to the PC shop.
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By passing the safety features is NOT a good solution if you want to protect your computer from malware.
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I couldn
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I thought I may put my experiences with this problem. It has now gone, but last week apparently TrendMicro removed a virus from my computer caused by all this. It was a TROJAN type thing. So it was obviously a serious problem.
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Hi
Last check With Norton Safe Web
shipspotting.com
Web Site Location : Sweden
SAFE
Norton Rating
Norton Safe Web has analyzed shipspotting.com for safety and security problems.
Summary
Norton Safe Web found no issues with this site.
Computer Threats: 0
Identity Threats: 0
Annoyance factors: 0
Total threats on this site: 0
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As of this date, for me there is a site problem. Malwarebytes will no longer let me sign in. To leave this message, I had to turn that program off.
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I get an increasing impression that the main problem is not with the site but with the use of malwarebytes......
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My iPad also says this site is not secure and the apple security is NOT the same as Microsoft or malware bytes.
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Continued reports here much appreciated.
I have drawn attention of Henrik to them and asled for an update from his point of view.
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My iPad also says this site is not secure and the apple security is NOT the same as Microsoft or malware bytes.
The only reason the iPad says that when you log in is because this website does not use HTTPS and thus communication between your iPad and the shipspotting.com server is not encrypted. This has nothing to do with an actual security problem, the browser is just pointing out to you that the website doesn't use HTTPS (a number of browsers are doing this now).
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Hi,
As Cederick Hacke says, we do not yet use https. It is not a big deal as we don't handle any sensitive data like credit card numbers ourselves. We will however move over to https anyway soon as it's becoming standard to do so.
Regards,
Henrik
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Has a time line been established regarding move to https? Also, what is the status re malware issue ?
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Has a time line been established regarding move to https? Also, what is the status re malware issue ?
Great question, if this resolves the warnings and makes this site clear to use, when will the move to https be completed????
Right now I am posting to Vessel Finder site which has no security issues.
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Sorry to be the barer of bad news, but the random redirections off-site are back. I was directed to "tizermedias.com" when I attempted to view Davids sticky about forum etiquette. Page loaded half way then redirected, so I guess it's ad related.
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Yes. I noticed it last night and reported it to Henrik. It happens the same with me to pinned subjects only. Some members get an "page not available" redirect.
No response yet.
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I've noticed an error on a couple of topics on the forum, where it tries to reach the page then an error flashes up. I see this:
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I'm getting a Page unavailable notice on certain fora, the page redirected to tizermedias.com
Posting from an Android phone.
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When I try to view the summary of the last post of a member (from the profile page) I still get redirected after a few seconds to:
http://ww17.tizermedias.com/?fp=yUjogO06h5HTLUzdkzHW48LQIgd9EC0IciOexXVX8bY0V2fkbRjGTUfCmLjSvCRhqfROI%2FjL6hAKhmsg57CACA%3D%3D&prvtof=4Ub2C4akC6sDl6wVDRihUY95WFdBcrWaRztnRUHLejRKElu%2Ffdd8nHeVQo5H9tWkDoqgd82EPNwFqMuvCOb%2FYVayyhGtUu5OqK0o87ntBWFxX%2BWUn39vf67vFSMuWu2J&poru=wVSYrYlQwwlhiYDPtVKD1k9RGmNMt12ITK%2FGo3%2Fc0NfvDaSuuFwrdVCs%2BZ9q3JQx3fUUGAGnIsD4V8yHEklOGA%3D%3D&cifr=1&H6rRyf=
Using Linux, Adblocker, Ghostery and so on ...
These Problems persist way too long now ...
This should have been solved a long time ago and I doubt that It will be in the near future if I go through the posts above.
Best regards,
Michael.
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One addition: as I mentioned weeks before, this only happens If you have Javascript turned on.
No Javascript, no redirection.
But turning Javascript off permanently nowadays renders most features of a website unusable and useless.
So there persists a problem and the site should be used with caution. Sad but true.
Best regards,
Michael.
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One addition: as I mentioned weeks before, this only happens If you have Javascript turned on.
No Javascript, no redirection.
But turning Javascript off permanently nowadays renders most features of a website unusable and useless.
So there persists a problem and the site should be used with caution. Sad but true.
Best regards,
Michael.
But phones don't use java, and I'm posting and viewing from my phone.
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>:(
If this site was safe to use with my Microsoft 10 PC I could post a lot of first time spotted ships that are now going other places. When is this site going to be https ready???????
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I asked Henrik about the plan for https.
He replied: "The plan is to reduce and centralize the number of IP addresses / network connections we have for this site to be only one, so we can use a simple/cheap certificate. The external API's and forum software etc must be in sync with this as well, and we don't want to lose the SEO data like links and URL's that google and other search engines already have stored as this would have a very negative effect on the site."
David
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David,
Thank you for the https update. Reading earlier comments it is my understanding this transition involves a lengthy process.
Does site have a target date when encryption feature might be installed ? In an earlier comment Henrik mentioned
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Re Tizermedias: Henrik told me a few days ago:
"It's 47.000 posts in the database that have had the Tizermedia tag added to them. I found this now during the week-end. I am working on a solution to get it removed or disabled and also blocked from being added."
Clearly task not completed yet.
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If Henrik knows that it concerns 47000 posts, would it also be possible to alarm the posters concerned? I think it would be of some help that people get told that they were, most likely unknowingly, involved in these problems?.
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These are all Forum posts (it seems probably from the oldest going up to mid-2017) and the originators are not involved in any real sense - the Tizermedias page has been added to existing discussion pages, and consequently we cannot see the forum threads affected. 47000 seems high for forum posts, but may well be right.
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OK, thanks for the explanation.
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Henrik has cleaned the site of the 47,000 Tizermedias links and believes that it is now free from that - I seem to be able to access past forum posts OK now. If anyone has this problem again, please advise here immediately.
Yesterday's outage apparently caused by someone causing heavy server load [no details available] - even Henrik couldn't log in and whole system had to be re-booted.
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??? My support is being withheld until this site becomes secure and safe.
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It was my understanding the site is now safe.
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Not on my PC... still getting this warning Not secure.
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Not on my PC... still getting this warning Not secure.
Hello Oldkayker,
We have already said in the old thread that websites with http now show up as not secure, it doesn't mean the site is not safe it only mean that passwords etc may not be secure.I really cant see a issue with that as shipspotting doesn't have any of our personal info only a password to log on and a lot of members don't even use there real names as the site only asks for a user name.
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May not be a problem for you or for some others; but, if I am going to support this site with a donation, I think a Safe and Secure site is not too much to ask.
Right now, I can get in with an exception from my malware protection; but, no more contributions from me as long as that "NOT Secure" notation appears.
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I can add nothing at present to my last update of 8 August
http://forum.shipspotting.com/index.php/topic,16204.msg86294.html#msg86294
If I can get any further info on a timescale for this to be resolved, I will post it here, if Henrik does not do so himself.
(I'm merging these last messages into that thread to keep it together)
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My malware protection says there is a
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My malware protection (AVG) says nothing.
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@ Oldkayaker:
My malware protection says there is a
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Malwarebytes and Apple ipad both say this site is not secure.
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I am getting this "site not secure" warning again. What is happening?
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Thanks Dirk
I've haven't heard of any new problem, but I am forwarding this to Henrik.
Which program/app/browser are you using?
Other members please advise, but only if it is NEW.
David
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When I clear my computer memory, and cache, at the end of each month and have to log on again to ShipSpotting I always get 'this site is not secure'. As a matter of interest it always happens on a certain trawler site, too!
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Been showing "Not Secure" for months whether logged on or not. Thought this was due to not being https,
Windows 7 on Chrome
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I'm not getting any messages at all, using Windows 10, and Microsoft Edge. I suspect the problem lies with the interaction between the site, and individual security set up's on personal PC's etc, rather than specifically with the site, and I'm nit sure that it can be cured by one fix to the site.
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Still getting this "site unsafe" message using Firefox. Better stay away till this problem is solved.....
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Still getting this "site unsafe" message using Firefox. Better stay away till this problem is solved.....
Never got the "site unsafe" message using Firefox...
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I had a problem using Firefox, but now using "Opera" and no messages. Using Total AV or Windows defender I get no unsafe site message.Firefox is way to slow for me and fails frequently when I try to use it to upload to the site.
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I'm not getting any messages at all, using Windows 10, and Microsoft Edge. I use as well I.E. 11.Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Peremium 3.5.1
No problems in months.
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Had this for months
Windows 7 with Chrome and Norton AV
Also not secure using Firefox & IE
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Robert - this is because Chrome has changed - as the site does not use https: it is reported as Not Secure - but is just as secure as it has ever been.
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Has anyone with Malwarebytes been getting new messages/warnings in the last few days?
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Hi
So far no problems, but when I enter the Maritime Connector + ship.
I'll get the message: cdn2.shipspotting.com. I continue on and nothing happens.
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I keep getting a red line through the black padlock in the address bar when I click on any Pictures is this a problem :'(
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Had this for months
Windows 7 with Chrome and Norton AV
Also not secure using Firefox & IE
When I add any text the "Not Secure" in the site address now turns red. Things appear to be getting worse!
Regards
Bob
"Had this for months" refers to the "Not Secure" in the site address
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Hi all,
As mentioned here a few pages back, the "not secure" banners in your browser only mean that this website is not using the https protocol. The technical team is working on this, but since it is a pretty big operation this may take some time. The banner "not secure" is therefor not really a problem or safety problem with the website as such, only that traffic between your computer and the shipspotting.com server is not encrypted. This is not a major issue since no financial or confidential information is exchanged here.
I hope this makes things clearer for everyone.
Kind regards
Cedric
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Just to add even Australian Government websites such as the Australian Navy website show NOT SECURE as well so its not only shipspotting.
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Understand that guys, just reporting that it now turns red.
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Malwarebytes "barred" me from the site. After getting the "all clear" from Henrik I excluded it and no more problems. Browser is "Opera" Total AV anti-Virus and Firewall which has no reaction to the site.
rgds
Derek
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Regrettably, the site hosts malware:
http: //shipspotting. com/smf1/ include/ Install. exe
VirusTotal gives this report: https://www.virustotal.com/#/url/8e2e44e9548bc6ea3a80731d4b2ad55909c66338c23d48a5190dc7db3e34fbf9/detection
I reported this problem to the site owners several weeks ago, without getting a reply.
[modified by Admin to remove hotlink]
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Strange, my Trend Micro Maximum Security has no problems with the site and the Virustotal "hits" are actually specialist/ well known legit sites detecting malware themselves. VirusTotal is detecting the good guys.
Quote from VirusTotal themselves ."VirusTotal acts simply as an information aggregator, presenting antivirus results, file characterization tool outputs, URL scanning engine results, etc. VirusTotal is not responsible for false positives generated by any of the resources it uses."
So VirusTotal just passes on false positives ... brilliant!
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Henrik advised of this, and I await his advice.
I have removed the unwisely-included hotlink provided by new member bullestock
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Have reports that malwarebytes is blocking site again, but only for some subscribers. I am in touch with Henrik, but grateful if anyone has seen anything new in their experience over last few days to advise here or to [email protected]
David
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I still get not secure but ok-wartsilasulzer gets problems hasn't been on for 2 months-I keep him informed
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I have sent four emails, through the contact page, asking how I can totally delete my account and I've never had a reply. Perhaps I just delete all my photographs and never log in again?
Incidentally, several sites are showing as 'not secure' because they are still using http: on their website address and not the secure https: This is just another way servers are trying to obtain more money from people who create websites I am told.
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https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shipspotting.com%2F
checked just now
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@Stan
I am emailing you shortly
David
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Using the latest version of Firefox with the add-on Smart HTPPS I have had no problems with warnings.This add on changes seamlessly any HTTP site to an Https, with the ability to over ride should the need arise. For those who may wish to give it a go I can only say that it seems to work for me.
Any comments or observations on others using this feature would be appreciated.
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Every time I try to login I get the red warning message that this website is not secure. I have been waiting for several months for Ship Spotting to upgrade the security protocols, can someone please give me an approximate date when security changes will have been completed.
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I'm surprised that members are still concerned by the 'not secure' messages. I thought Cedric had explained it very well, with reassurances:
Hi all,
As mentioned here a few pages back, the "not secure" banners in your browser only mean that this website is not using the https protocol. The technical team is working on this, but since it is a pretty big operation this may take some time. The banner "not secure" is therefor not really a problem or safety problem with the website as such, only that traffic between your computer and the shipspotting.com server is not encrypted. This is not a major issue since no financial or confidential information is exchanged here.
I hope this makes things clearer for everyone.
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Good Evening Phil, thank you for your reply. However...you have not answered my question, can you please give me an approximate date when the changeover process to improve the site's security protocols will be completed. If data that is being sent / received between my computer and the SS website is not being encrypted and handled properly then it is open to interception by third parties and that may subsequently lead to malicious content being added to any such exchange. I have no desire to allow third parties to access my computer hard drive. I may not exchange sensitive financial information with the SS website but like thousands of other members I do exchange financial information with other websites when I make an online purchase. All I am asking for is a completion date. Thank you Phil.
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Neither Phil nor I, nor anyone else on the front end of this site, can give even an approximate date for conversion to https. Yes, it is in the prgramme. But that is entirely in the hands of Henrik, the site's IT guy in Sweden who has been asked by me several times recently - the last on Friday 14/12. As soon as I have info I will post it here.
Meanwhile all members should be continuing to keep their anti-virus and anti-malware software up-to-date.
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Today it seems that the
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Yes, I am. I use the Drop Down menu all the time - but not today. Quite simply, nothing drops down...!
There was a problem with it yesterday in that the menu would drop down but one had to click twice on the category one wanted to see before it would open. Today, not even that...
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Just seen a reply from Henrik elsewhere:
We had problems this night, the lists should be re-generated soon.
David
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All seems well this morning, thank you.
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Malwarebytes / Norton (both premium programs) work "overtime" when I'm on this site. Would like to add a third layer of security such as a VPN. Any members subscribe to such a network? And, given what's been discussed previously, does anyone out there know if adding this additional feature would block one's access to site...?
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I believe Norton contains VPN so no need to add.
One of the most common causes of a slow VPN connection is the VPN server. Sometimes a server you're connected to might also be experiencing high demand and become overloaded. Quite possible with everyone confined to home and "playing games" & streaming video during isolation.
As long as your router is secured and your Wi-Fi is using something like a WPA2 password, then by and large, you probably don't need a VPN at home. VPN is only required if using internet cafes,or wifi on the road etc.
Try turning off your VPN in Norton to see if improvement.
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Thank you ChasB46 for your reply. In my area (Eastern Canada), Norton does offer VPN but it is an add on feature that comes with a cost. It is my understanding basic VPN's begin around the $4 or $5 range per month. I would assume Norton have different plans for different countries, that either include/exclude VPN feature in overall pkg tailored to a specific customer needs....?
Thanks again for the info/suggestion.
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Error 28 is back for some functions, including forum posts - IT already informed
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still getting this "got error 28 from storage engine" message....
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"Error 28" fixed now.
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21.00 Tokyo Standard Time, the site is all over the place... :)
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21.00 Tokyo Standard Time, the site is all over the place... :)
Rozenburg, 14.05 the site is working properly.
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Speed might be back, but several recent forum contributions, new photos and comments have disappeared
ACTUALLY EVERYTHING POSTED AFTER THE EARLY HOURS of JUNE 18th IS GONE.
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Getting ship photos attributed in my name, Which are not mine.
These photos have replaced the original photos that I posted.
Regards
jeffess
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The photographs uploaded yesterday have disappeared and the visits to each photograph have not been counted, I have to wait for the problem to be solved soon.
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Speed might be back, but several recent forum contributions, new photos and comments have disappeared
ACTUALLY EVERYTHING POSTED AFTER THE EARLY HOURS of JUNE 18th IS GONE.
I have thesame problem.Every picture ,i post this early morning are disappeared.
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Speed might be back, but several recent forum contributions, new photos and comments have disappeared
ACTUALLY EVERYTHING POSTED AFTER THE EARLY HOURS of JUNE 18th IS GONE.
I have thesame problem.Every picture ,i post this early morning are disappeared.
Apparently the site has been reset to the position before the slowing down occurred, which means that all activities after that point have been deleted, not only photss but also comments and forum contributions. Let's hope that IT will be able to find the bug and restore what has been lost.
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The site has been reset - and I think I got the exact moment when it happened - but the comments to now non-existent photos are still here...
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I have a original text with a photo that is not mine. I have deleted it.
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One of the first things to get lost was my post on here noting the v v slow running of the site and that IT had been informed.
Interim reply remarks that there was a problem with disc space. However, only today are the detailed problems reported here emerging - so that is now passed on also.
For those whose photos completely missing have please indicate the approximate number of photos and time for those uploads, in UTC.
Could I ask members not to delete anything more right now in case it interferes with proper diagnosis (just note photo numbers to go back to later).
So far as I can see, the earliest page to be affected is http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3169206 (http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3169206), with wrong photo and the small batch up to http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3169210 (http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3169210) are all wrong. After that they seem to be OK. Please advise if there are other which are not right.
If you are aware of missing forum posts, what subject threads were they in? (I did a reply on "hyphens" which has gone - I'll do it gain in a bit)
@lappino - that doesn't surprise me; it is the same when we delete a photo (that's why on the rare occasion of unacceptable photocomments on a deletion, I always delete the comments first)
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Thanks David, does IT also foresee a possibility to get the comments back as well as the forum posts? (Your Hyphenation contribution will be sadly missed)
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Thanks for fixing the problem 😘
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I have some 6 photos that have disappeared. Uploaded them on Jun 18th around 2am UTC. Also added 2-3 photos the day before. Hope they reappear :)
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I'm hoping to hear by tomorrow morning whether apparently lost photos etc will be recoverable. So please don't reload yet, just keep a note.
To me it seems that what is lost was loaded between c1515UTC yesterday to about 1200UTC today
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I've lost a reply (to this thread, ironically).
Are IT saying the loss of comments and the extremely slow running was caused by a lack of disk space? If so, perhaps it's time someone looked into moving image hosting over to an S3 or something similar? Or at the very least putting the database in it's own separate bubble to stop it being partly overwritten in future.. Or adding a catch ($e) exception so it doesn't plough on regardless of how much space it has to use...
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Yesterday I posted 20 new photos on site, today these photos dissapeared please may you inform me if there was a problem on the site and if these photos can be recovered in order to post them again.
Thanks and
Regards
Tomi.
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The photos uploaded during the time of the "incident" were overwritten by the newly uploaded photos. I've got my "Your photo has been successfully uploaded" page saved in my cache, by clicking on it I've got completely different photo.
There was also one interesting side effect, the comments given to the lost photos were attached to the newly uploaded ones (under the same number). :)
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@Smithy. No, I misunderstood a message from IT. I think this problem was in migrating the database to their cloud servers (in order that problems with disk space wouldn't occur again).
@lappino and others. Please email the URLs for pages that you see that have misplaced Photo Comments, at [email protected] (http://[email protected])
Another side effect: fifteen images which deleted about 24 hours ago were all back by the morning, the automatic emails informing the members concerned and explaining why had been sent.
Hope to have more news during the morning.
David
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I also miss 3 photos (Seraya, Victory G and the Sandettie FC716999), is it wiser to wait until the end of the day, or should I upload them again?
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I have it now direct from the software developers:
We migrated the Shipspotting database to a new server on June 17th. After performing some tests on our side, we confirmed that everything looked good in terms of functionality and performance, and we decided to make the changes permanent on June 17th at 17:45 UTC. However, on the next day, it came to our attention that many users were reporting on the forums that the website was very slow and sometimes unusable, which prompted us to revert back to the old database at 12:00 UTC in order to restore the website's usability. We believed that it would be critical to have the usability of the website back to normal as quickly as possible by reverting to the old database, since the performance issues could take up to 1 week to resolve.
Unless anyone has experienced any new instability today, I would say that it is OK to continue with normal usage and uploading.
Meanwhile I ave agreed with IT that scheduled maintenance is planned that might affect uploading and related functionality that should be prenotified by notice on the Home Page. And I have agreed with them that if in their judgment, to avoid the risk of loss of material already on site or of similar malfunctions during planned or unplanned maintenance, it is better to restrict activity, they should do that, provided a placeholder page can be seen by members/visitors. We can review how that works as we go along.
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IT has produced list of members whose uploads are believed to be lost and I have emailed them all.
If anyone else thinks that they lost photos and has not received an email (or a PM sent if email delivery fails) please let me know, and I will investigate further.
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getting a big red "not secure" warning just now....
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I am getting Not Secure and a big red triangle on the site
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now one day later, still getting this "site not secure" warning.... better stay away....
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I am more than happy to be corrected, but I believe that this is standard info from your browser, when using a site that has not yet changed from "http" to the more secure "https". It is what it says it is - a warning that, as Firefox puts it:
"Your connection to this site is not private. Information you submit could be viewed by others (like passwords, messages, credit cards etc)"
. It is not saying that the site is dangerous, only that there are certain things which should not be submitted here. I think that it is probably being noticed now because a browser/s (not Firefox) has changed the prominence of what it said before. It would be helpful to know from Dirk, Jimmy or others which browser they are using
My understanding is that as part of the tech refresh the site is moving to https in any case. I have asked IT for an update on this (and confirmation of whether my understanding above is correct or not). You may connect with me offsite at [email protected] if you prefer.
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Hi David,
I am getting a triangle with an exclamation mark in it. When clicked it states the connection is not secure and not to enter any sensitive info such as credit cards etc.
My browser is "Opera" which is up to date.
best regards
Derek
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Davidships is correct ...this is the warning you get on any website in the browser bar if the site does not have a registered SSL certificate.(https). Some browsers just say simply "Not Secure" and others are more "in your face" with red triangles etc. Sites are safe to use so long as you are not transmitting personal data eg credit card details or passwords attached to such.
Possibly certificate got "misplaced" in recent computer hiccup.
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I have not suffered any recent hiccups, but since two days I am getting that red unsafe site warning sign, same as Derek Sands. So I am afraid that my password is susceptible here......
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I have not suffered any recent hiccups, but since two days I am getting that red unsafe site warning sign, same as Derek Sands. So I am afraid that my password is susceptible here......
I am using Firefox and I do not get any warning whatsoever. Never did.
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When I log on PC (using Edge) there is a note in address bar the reads... "Be careful here your connection to this website is not encrypted. This makes it easier for someone to steal sensitive information such as passwords". I subscribe to Norton 360 with VPN and Malwarebytes premium, which work overtime when on site this. If I did not make exceptions (permissions) in browser to access this site I would not be able to log on. When I log-on site with mobile device the address bar reads "Not Secure" in red letters. It is my understanding site Tech folks have been working on "https" designation, for some time now. I wonder if they have an update as to their progress....?
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IT have confirmed my belief, as also noted by ChasB46.
They do not signify any change in the security of Shipspotting.com, but changes and inconsistent approaches to standard warnings generated by browsers when encountering 'http' sites - note that Pieter is not getting the ongoing little sign (a padlock with a red line through it) that I get even though we are using the same browser; at the same time Dirk kindly sent me a couple of screen shots, which showed different forms of the message on consectutive days.
Just a quick check across the webpages I have opened in the last hour shows that amongst the http sites that show exactly the same "alert" are Equasis, SeatheShips, Clydeships, Crewlist.org, Danish Government Shipregister, RFA Historical Society. This is not to be complacent but just to give a context.
Meanhile IT have confirmed "A change to HTTPS is on our roadmap for ShipSpotting and it is expected to be implemented in around 2 months from now."
@Andrecas. The old IT set-up indeed said it was "on the job" but actually never did anything.
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Monday afternoon in Western Australia and the site appears to be very slow, taking many minutes to load a picture or shift to a different section. User activity doesn't appear to be high but site access is sluggish.
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Yes I'm having the same issues thumbnails not showing.
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I'm having no problems in UK. As fast as usual. Instant thumbnails etc.
Checked ...My message hit the "Home" page quicker than I could.
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Seeing everying promptly. Not quite the fastest, but that may be my rural IT connections
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"error 28 from storage engine" is back again.....
unable to access: "comments to my photos."
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I know IT are hoping to complete the migration to new servers this week, so may be connected.
But I've emailed them.
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Fixed by IT now.
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Has anyone else out there having problems opening photographs on the site this morning, very slow to open and taking ages to log off.
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Same with me: slow working website and many hick-ups, seems busy with loading pages. On other moments again operating very fast, also in uploading new pics. I started to wonder if my "old" Windows7 had something to do with it as it is no longer officially supported?
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Sadly same here - some pages hang for a lengthy time, others open normally.
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Agree site verying between good and very slow yetserday and today.
I know that IT are on the job - hoping I'll hear more shortly.
Meanwhile they have told me that the "missing full screen/original" photos should be resolved now. If you come across any which are still missing please let me know direct or post here the photo numbers.
David
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Site seems very slow tonight. Photos not displaying well,if at all. Took nearly ten minutes to log on! Any similar observations?
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Cant see any uploaded photo ???
Rgds
Hannes van Rijn
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Yes, some of the recent photo uploads do not show up at all.
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Thanks - IT informed
Seems to be intermittent - so far two pairs of two without images.
But otherwise seems generally working OK for me this morning.
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Same for me. Click on the Shipspotting link and it takes an age to load (as if too much site traffic)
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And now that I'm on site, my photo's don't seem to be loading properly, if at all. I get that "Ajax" error code sometimes.
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Not getting speed problem, but photoupload completed with no image. Clearly intermittent.
But IT are dealing with it, so please only report today if there is a different problem.
@MattB - what's the "Ajax" error code?
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The Ajax error flashed up briefly when trying to input info into the Location field.
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Ajax error = server error. Usually 404 (not found) or 500 (Internal error)
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Thanks for the explanation. Nobody here has called them that before - so please excuse my ignorance.
Meanwhile IT believe the intermittent uploading problem is now fixed, though I have asked them just to look in later to ensure that uploads are completing properly.
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Thanks Chas & davidships for your promptness
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We still have a problem with this one maybe.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3195525
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This evening the site is again very s l o w.
Uploading one picture is taking 15 minutes?
Every single click is waiting 5 minutes?
Can admin or IT give some info about the future of this website and the promised new website?
Thank you!
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Anyone else experiencing problems today? - it's been OK here all the afternoon (UTC+1), though I haven't ried to upload a new photo yet.
Yes, Derek - this is the last of the failed uploads to be replaced - just waiting to be sure Eugene received my message.
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Can not upload images from mobile device (Android). Site related, or I'm missing something?
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Opening to full size is terribly slow at the moment.
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Finding the site very slow this afternoon, appears to be only 80 users on at present but opening pages an downloading full frame photo's is quite erratic,
anyone else noticing anything amiss?
Anthony Legg Perth Western Australia.
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Yes, downloading to full screen is very slow.
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Hi,it seems the hit counter is not working
Stay healthy
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Yes, it was Ok earlier today, but seems to have stopped from the time that this one was uploaded:
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3233766 (http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3233766)
IT informed.
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Perhaps some of the anomalies experienced by various members (during the month of August) had something to do with site testing in regards to https change over...? It was reported by site management in June that IT confirmed transition to https designation was expected to be implemented around the end of August.
Presumably a new launch date has since been established ...?
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Good morning,
is there any update on this ?
Meanhile IT have confirmed "A change to HTTPS is on our roadmap for ShipSpotting and it is expected to be implemented in around 2 months from now."
@Andrecas. The old IT set-up indeed said it was "on the job" but actually never did anything.
ks
Henning
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Unfortunately activity on this front appears to have ground to a halt. Changes were apparently made to the IT team, but I have not been informed of any revised programme yet. I'll keep asking.
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Presumably the ongoing delay in getting this https program up and running on Shipspotting is a source of frustration for the webmaster(s). When you see some of the other marine sites (Vesseltracker/Fleetmon/Vesselfinder/Shippingexplorer/Marine Traffic, etc.), encrypted, one might ask why is it seemingly so difficult for Shipspotting to add this feature..? Maybe it is a resource issue and/or the owner(s) unwilling to make such an investment..? Directly under the Shipspotting.com masthead reads, "The best ship information, ship photos and shipping news". There is no doubt the webmasters and admins manage this site at a very high standard. (And in the background the IT team working to keep things running smoothly whenever a glitch surfaces). Moving forward, perhaps the change David mentioned in previous post will encourage the IT team to expedite move to "https".
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Hi
The last few days it takes a long time to download photos.
Press Full Screen and here it loads much faster.
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Site appears very slow and sluggish this morning,also showing "data base errors" below full screen images. Is anyone else seeing these problems? Have restarted my computer but problem still persists.So can only assume that a site problem exists.
Regards to all, Anthony Legg
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Hi Anthony, experiencing the same on windows 10 pc. Cheers
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Hi Tony, also using W 10 thought it may have been my nbn connection,but all other sites operating ok. Weather is quite bad here on the western side with yet another cold front due tomorrow. Hope you are ok with the current covid situation, take bare of yourself,regards Anthony Legg
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Hi
I have W10-Edge and loading photos slow or not,
but with Internet Explorer 11 everything is normal.
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Seems to be OK here now with W10/Firefox and MSEdge.
Please confirm whether still problematic (after clearing cache if necessary)
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Good day,
Problem upload photos here :)
Th n rgds
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Good day,
Problem upload photos here :)
Th n rgds
Good to see you back, Husni, just some patience and everything will be fine soon.
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Hi Pieter, from a time to now I have experienced some problems to upload my photos, the site does not indicate whether the photo has been posted or not, therefore I have to wait a few minutes to stop the uploading and access to New Photos to check if the photos have been uploaded or not.
Regards
Tomi.
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Hi Tomi, there is another thread on the forum, dealing with those issues, it has to do with the new site layout, and the migration from the old set-up to the new one.
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Oh dear, this used to be so easy to use. I wonder why it was changed? I just can't find my way around it anymore. I look for a photo on a search engine, find a nice picture of a ship attributed to ShipSpotting, click it and get the site page saying 'not found'. Most annoying.
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I am having difficulty logging in & uploading photos. Often have to try 2 or 3 times to get in via the Forum link (which welcomes me correctly), but clicking on the "human" icon in the top right of the screen produces nothing. After several repeated attempts I succeed & can get to the upload link.
The other issues I have is that it seems to be impossible to edit my photos. I can get to the edit screen, but nothing can be edited - just no response at all.
I also can't get the "Search" function to work either.
This is all very time consuming & frustrating.
Hoping for quick resolution.
FredC
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Hi Rick I have tried to get your profile in Advanced Search and there you will come up with 3,354 pictures with last upload Jun 9 2022 so your pictures are here at least.
https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/gallery?user=3612
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Hi Rick, just called up your photo of HALIA and displayed it OK,
Best Regards
Tom
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Thank you for the confirmation Tom & Bendt. Much appreciated and thank goodness! 😉
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The site seems very slow the last couple of day, anyone else experiencing this?
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Yes getting a problem here the site is very slow when opening the thumbnails.
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Monday morning - site is very slow to respond to viewing photos. Error messages on my server say it is a problem with Shipspotting...is anyone else having this problem? Very few users on at present. Anthony Legg.
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Same here on Sunday evening. I can only view 15-20 photos and then the site does not load any more.
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Add me to the list of those having problems loading up photos.
Wondered if it was my internet being slow but I guess not.
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Hi All,
The issue is currently being looked at. It is most likely a site problem, caused by a new feature that created unexpected side-effects. I have the same slow loading problems.
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Thanks for the feed back, hope things return to normal (?) at some time in the near future.
Best wishes, Anthony Legg.
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Hi Anthony, on my computer speed is back to normal. Can you confirm the same has happened to you?
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Hello Pieter, yes, generally my speed seems ok. The small other problems I can live with ! As the 1st day of summer here may i wish you all best wishes for Christmas and 2023. Kindest Regards Anthony
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Hello Pieter, yes, generally my speed seems ok. The small other problems I can live with ! As the 1st day of summer here may i wish you all best wishes for Christmas and 2023. Kindest Regards Anthony
Thank you Anthony, at least you can continue dreaming about a white x-mas, we here still have to worry about it..Anyway, Seasons Greetings from me as well.
Please state what "other small problems" are, a lot can possibly easily solved.
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Just had it popping-up while accessing the site as usual, using Chrome on Windows 10.
Downloading suddenly in progress, stopped it and exited the site as advised above.
Re-accessed the site one more time again, logged-in, no trace of the Java 8.0 pop-up this time.
By the way, I had already logged-in to the site at least twice earlier today, after this thread had already been started, and no problem with pop-ups then.
Why I got it now is a mystery.
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I've just has a couple of minor issues. The drop down list for Location is erratic and not wanted to display my home port - rectified now.
Also, I had this error message when the photo failed to upload: "Request failed with status code 520"
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Error Code 502 and 503 occurred to me also yesterday, if it becomes more serious I will contact IT (enjoying holidays this week).
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Same for me here Pieter. Already for some days. Maybe too many peoples placing photo's at the same time or so, or at that moment to many on board?
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Hi Henk, don't want to speculate, I'll ask IT.