Windows – Has the Google Chrome gone scareware

google-chromemalwarewindows 7

I can't visit http://www.opengl.org on Google Chrome 6.0.472.63 without the Malware Detected warning

Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer!

The website at
www.opengl.org appears to host malware
– software that can hurt your computer
or otherwise operate without your
consent. Just visiting a site that
hosts malware can infect your
computer. For detailed information
about the problems with this site,
visit the Google Safe Browsing
diagnostic page for www.opengl.org.diagnostic page for www.opengl.org.

This is stifling productivity, and as far as I'm concerned I'm not going to be downloading any PlayThisEpicGame.EXE file anytime soon.

To add to the hilarity, loading a new tab is screwed as well! haha
run zombies!

Is anyone else experiencing this on the OpenGL website, or is my Chrome a little drunk? Is there a whitelist I can enter sites that I don't want this warning on. I don't want to disable malware blocking just to get my GL on.

Extensions:

  • AdBlock
  • Feedly
  • Slideshow
  • Smooth Scroll
  • Speed Dial

On Windows 7 32-Bit, updated Avast! AV.

Best Answer

You could check the handy box and click "Proceed anyway"... But I recommend you figure out why the site was blacklisted first.

The site could have been the victim of a hack and may very well be serving malware that the moment or the recent past. Such blacklists are usually cleared quickly once the site is restored.

If your DNS resolution has been messed with (like by malware you may have already contracted) you may not actually be going to the site you think you are. Try using a web based lookup service to resolve the IP and compare to the one you get from the nslookup command on your box.

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