Re:Xubuntu.org Might Be Compromised
by ginsider_oaks on Sunday October 19, 2025 @02:33PM
(#45636681)
if you use ublock origin you should be OK, it warns you when you try to access lubuntu.net
Indeed:
uBO has prevented the following page from loading:
"FAKElubuntu.net I wont give backlinks too"
The page was blocked because of a matching filter in uBlock filters – Badware risks.
What is it triggered by?
I have not used unlock in years, since NoScript as a side-effect of not running scripts tends to block almost everything anyway (in particular ads), but maybe I should install it again after all for things like this.
Re:Xubuntu.org Might Be Compromised
by horseradish7k on Sunday October 19, 2025 @05:31PM
(#45638196)
the "badware risks" filter list
that website, although unofficial, looks to be one of the many sites online that stuffs a bunch of ads on a wordpress template and links straight to the official download links after a long-winded AI article about the software
also see Bloxstrap, a popular Roblox bootstrapper - its official URL is https://bloxstraplabs.com, but many fakes rank high in SEO (bloxstrap[.]net, blxstrap[.]com, bloxstrape[.]com, bloxstrapper[.]com, bloxstraps[.]net, bloxstrapp[.]com, thebloxstrap[.]net)
currently it isn't hosting malware, but this could obviously change
Have not installed Lubuntu in a few years, so never noticed any of the news of the domain change and take-over. Did not really find anything more about it when searching today?