Posted 2012-10-01 9:26 PM (#147374) Subject: An update from our data admin
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We were unexpectedly listed as a threat site by Google which seems to have come from nowhere. The code in question was found in one of our busiest software utilities on the server, the banner manager. We are not certain why it was flagged but a recent update at Google appears to have tightened the allowed coding standards for safe sites and the banner manager was overdue for an upgrade. Since the banner manager delivers content to all the Equine Media World sites including Barrel Horse World, Horse Trailer World, and Working Truck World to name a few, the virus message eventually appeared on all of them.
Google is running a review of the sites and if they are satisfied with the repairs we will be off the dreaded blacklist. Hopefully that will be tonight. There was never a real threat to our customers and thanks to all those that quickly reported the alerts,