Website blocked

[Nina OsterhoutStudent]

My virusware says that this website has suspicious content and keeps blocking me when I try to download the PDF for the Terminology. I tried telling it not to block this site, but it still keeps stopping me from downloading the PDF. Is there something in the way the site is setup that keeps setting my virusware off? I pasted the notice I got here.

Website blocked due to suspicious content

Website Blocked: homesteadacademy.com

v2.6.17 | Heuristics: suspicious content

Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocked this page because it may contain malicious activity.

We strongly recommend you do not continue. You may be putting your safety at risk by visiting this site. For more information, visit  Malwarebytes Support.

<button id=”go-back” class=”primary-button”>Go back</button>

<button id=”continue-button” class=”outline-button”>Continue to this website</button>

<label id=”continue-always-text” class=”checkbox-container” for=”continue-always”>Do not block this site again.</label>

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[HGH I.T.Homestead Instructor]

Hi there, after looking into this it seems that the Malwarebytes browser addon is by default flagging/blocking .ZIP package downloads entirely.

It’s a valid strategy on their part… if you consider amputating an arm a good solution for wanting to change the color of the pain on your fingernails.

As it stands right now, we don’t have any recourse for this…

.zip is the global standard and most Operating systems don’t support alternatives like .rar or .7z without installing and maintaining an additional software package… which isn’t a realistic expectation for us to shove onto our students.

You have a couple options for now:
-Disable Your Browser Addon
-Figure out how to whitelist our site in your Malwarebytes settings
– Use a different browser that does not have the Malwarebytes addon to download the PDF’s

I’ve personally used Malwarebytes for many years and have been (until now) very happy with their service.

This new detection strategy is an absolute joke and will be causing tons of grief for developers all over the world.

Really Disappointing.

 

 

[HGH I.T.Homestead Instructor]

I’d guess that Malwarebytes reverts this change in the next couple of database updates due to pressure from legitimate developers. We’ll have to wait and see

[HGH I.T.Homestead Instructor]

*****UPDATE*****

I’ve finally gotten in contact with the Malwarebytes security team, and they have entirely whitelisted our domain on their service!!

Woohoo!

Still a bad strategy on their part, but we’re okay now!

Marking topic as resolved.

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