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MalwarePatrol

  1. Site problems were caused by a DoS attack coming from the static.gvt.net.br net. We're sorry for the inconvenience. No data lost, all OK! 2:24 PM May 21st via web
  2. We are experiencing server problems. Apologies for the inconvenience. 6:58 AM May 21st via web
  3. Our feed is now used in the URL analysis engine of Virus Total, helping users determine the reputation of suspect addresses. 9:10 AM May 4th via web
  4. Our server was incorrectly shutdown by the hoster because of an abuse complain. The crawler was just reviewing Zeus URLs. Service restored. 5:49 PM Oct 22nd, 2011 via web
  5. Some users reported DNS issues with the domain malware.com.br. The problem is fixed now and was caused by a server reboot last Sunday night. 5:29 AM Aug 9th, 2011 via web
  6. Backups are done and the system is working regularly. 2:39 PM Aug 7th, 2011 via web
  7. We are currently performing full system backups of our servers. The service may be unavailable for a few moments. 2:28 PM Aug 7th, 2011 via web
  8. External factors caused problems for users to download our lists during the last many days. All should be fine now. We sincerely apologize. 2:12 PM May 26th, 2011 via web
  9. A server side issue prevented some users from downloading complete block lists earlier today. The problem was fixed. 10:35 AM Apr 25th, 2011 via web
  10. We are now tracking URLs used by the SpyEye Trojan. This is a sophisticated bot, specially designed to steal financial information. 5:36 PM Nov 12th, 2010 via web
  11. We'd like to make clear that the usage of our lists on ISPs require a commercial license. Please read our FAQ or contact us for more info. 5:44 PM Apr 20th, 2010 via web
  12. We're experiencing server instability for a few days. Investigation/correction of causes is underway. We apologize for the inconvenience. 2:35 AM Feb 17th, 2010 via web
  13. A database table corruption put block list downloads unavailable for about 15 minutes. Table repaired, no data lost. We apologize. 8:47 AM Feb 9th, 2010 via web
  14. We're done with all server migrations. All updates and crawlers must be back to their regular schedules in the next few days. 9:28 AM Dec 30th, 2009 via web
  15. Some serious server migrations are under way. Queue delays may happen for a few days. Exciting news ahead, stay tuned! 7:48 PM Dec 25th, 2009 via web
  16. Earlier today we had a little downtime caused by an unexpected server reboot. We apologize for the inconvenience. 5:32 AM Nov 3rd, 2009 via web
  17. We have a winner for our $30 Gift Certificate. The lucky Twitter follower was contacted and we'll let you know its nickname ASAP. 10:13 AM Sep 12th, 2009 via web
  18. A user pointed out an error in the Conficker MaraDNS block list that we corrected a few minutes ago. Keep your suggestions and info coming. 5:25 AM Sep 11th, 2009 via web
  19. We want you to follow us on Twitter and on September 12th we'll randomly choose a follower to receive a $30 Amazon Gift Card! 5:11 AM Sep 3rd, 2009 via web
  20. We found that the bogons list of our DNS servers was outdated, therefore denying access from recently allocated IP ranges. Configs fixed. 7:07 PM Aug 6th, 2009 via web