is this site infected or fraud/fake site??

Viruses and worms
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i have found that a virus has been detected named html script inf while visiting this website
hxtp://howtoformatacomputer.com/ it does seems fake or hacked… is this warning true or false positive??? is it still in my system??how severe can this virus be??

how to remove this infection??it infected c:\program files\mozilla\firefox.exe :frowning:

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Hello,
this is not a false positive. If Avast stop it that your PC should be OK. You should to run full test just for sure.

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This javascript malware was found there: http://sucuri.net/malware/malware-entry-mwiframehd2298

polonus

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Hi!
Well, I scanned it with some online virus scanners…

URLVoid says CLEAN: http://www.urlvoid.com/scan/howtoformatacomputer.com
Web of Trust: http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/howtoformatacomputer.com
Sucuri says it’s INFECTED: http://sucuri.net/malware/malware-entry-mwiframehd2298

I couldn’t scan it with VirusTotal as it simply didn’t respond… ???

According to Sucuri.net: there is a dangerous script on the site.

It’s better to avoid it :wink:

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@ therockstar
Please don’t post multiple posts on the same issue, it just duplicates effort for those trying to help. I have answered your first post http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=41771.msg693730#msg693730. The site appears to have been hacked.

Please ‘modify’ your post change the URL from http to hXXp or www to wXw, to break the link and avoid accidental exposure to suspect sites, thanks.

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thnx for replying ,will do that in future