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Old Apr 29, 2011 | 10:20 AM
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I just started using Chrome as my browser and it gave me this warning a few minutes ago... Is this real or BS?

Warning: Something's Not Right Here!

forums.corvetteforum.com contains content from home.everestkc.net, a site known to distribute malware. Your computer might catch a virus if you visit this site.

Google has found malicious software may be installed onto your computer if you proceed. If you've visited this site in the past or you trust this site, it's possible that it has just recently been compromised by a hacker. You should not proceed, and perhaps try again tomorrow or go somewhere else.

We have already notified home.everestkc.net that we found malware on the site. For more about the problems found on home.everestkc.net, visit the Google Safe Browsing diagnostic page.

If you understand that visiting this site may harm your computer, proceed anyway.

Help improve detection of malware by sending additional data to Google about sites on which you see this warning. This data will be handled in accordance with the Safe Browsing privacy policies.

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You are getting that error because the following post, by a CF member, is using that site to remote-link (embed) Corvette photos:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1577474592-post45.html
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Thanks for the reply!

Sure enough...if I click on that link you posted, the error comes up!

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