YIKES!
I don't want to cause any unnecessary concern, or bring any harm to this region, but out of an abundance of caution, I thought it best to post about this experience.
Earlier today I visited the top three busiest regions listed by OSW. One of them was Sexy Naked Beach, hosted by the mk3.org domain. While there, I used the teleport and another scripted object. I got a notification from Norton 360 that it blocked an attempt to connect to mk3.org. I understand that scripted objects can cause a client like Firestorm to contact external URLs for legitimate reasons. However, there was also the repeated attempt to add mk3.org:5002 to my grid list. These alerts from the viewer and Norton 360 came in a cluster of 5, every few minutes, even after I left the grid. I cleared my cache, restarted my computer and restarted Firestorm. The alerts resumed.
I’m looking deeper into the incident and taking remedial measures. I’ve also alerted the region. I’ll post a comment with any additional information I get, and I imagine someone from the region will also comment. If anyone else has a comment, I’m interested to see it. In over 20 years in SL/OS, I’ve never seen this before. If there is no reason for me to be concerned, at least I will have learned something.
| Nico Kalani: I just finished a full scan with Norton and nothing nefarious was found, which is good because I like the opportunity to say nefarious when I can. 5 minutes ago |