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 Author: Emperor_Omega View Messages Posted By Emperor_Omega
 Posted: Nov 13, 2025 21:14
 Subject: URL Blacklist Warning
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Emperor_Omega (564)

Location:  United Kingdom, England
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Hi, I've been having an issue with the site for the last few hours.

Anytime I click on a store to look up an item, my PC Security Software blocks
the page loading and says "Threat Name: URL Blacklist".

Has Bricklink been compromised again?
 Author: connie View Messages Posted By connie
 Posted: Nov 13, 2025 23:07
 Subject: Re: URL Blacklist Warning
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connie (22532)

Location:  USA, Minnesota
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Having the same problem. Even restarted computer but it didn't help any.
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In Technical Issues, Emperor_Omega writes:
  Hi, I've been having an issue with the site for the last few hours.

Anytime I click on a store to look up an item, my PC Security Software blocks
the page loading and says "Threat Name: URL Blacklist".

Has Bricklink been compromised again?
 Author: getlego View Messages Posted By getlego
 Posted: Nov 14, 2025 01:49
 Subject: Re: URL Blacklist Warning
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getlego (161)

Location:  USA, Illinois
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In Technical Issues, Emperor_Omega writes:
  Hi, I've been having an issue with the site for the last few hours.

Anytime I click on a store to look up an item, my PC Security Software blocks
the page loading and says "Threat Name: URL Blacklist".

Has Bricklink been compromised again?

Same thing here
 Author: Ber_i View Messages Posted By Ber_i
 Posted: Nov 14, 2025 02:42
 Subject: Re: URL Blacklist Warning
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Ber_i (409)

Location:  Netherlands, Noord-Holland
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In Technical Issues, Emperor_Omega writes:
  Hi, I've been having an issue with the site for the last few hours.

Anytime I click on a store to look up an item, my PC Security Software blocks
the page loading and says "Threat Name: URL Blacklist".

Has Bricklink been compromised again?

What "PC Security Software" are you running?

Have you tried devices with a different brand security software or mobile devices?
 Author: getlego View Messages Posted By getlego
 Posted: Nov 14, 2025 02:56
 Subject: Re: URL Blacklist Warning
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getlego (161)

Location:  USA, Illinois
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Store: Brick Scoop
In Technical Issues, Ber_i writes:
  In Technical Issues, Emperor_Omega writes:
  Hi, I've been having an issue with the site for the last few hours.

Anytime I click on a store to look up an item, my PC Security Software blocks
the page loading and says "Threat Name: URL Blacklist".

Has Bricklink been compromised again?

What "PC Security Software" are you running?

Have you tried devices with a different brand security software or mobile devices?

I’m using Norton AV on windows pc. Works on iPhone edge for me but NAV on pc
shuts it down. Still concerning because I can reset NAV to accept it Not sure
if I trust it yet. I even waited for the daily bl update and no change
 Author: SurplusParts View Messages Posted By SurplusParts
 Posted: Nov 14, 2025 03:30
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SurplusParts (7049)

Location:  Australia, Victoria
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In Technical Issues, getlego writes:
  In Technical Issues, Ber_i writes:
  In Technical Issues, Emperor_Omega writes:
  Hi, I've been having an issue with the site for the last few hours.

Anytime I click on a store to look up an item, my PC Security Software blocks
the page loading and says "Threat Name: URL Blacklist".

Has Bricklink been compromised again?

What "PC Security Software" are you running?

Have you tried devices with a different brand security software or mobile devices?

I’m using Norton AV on windows pc. Works on iPhone edge for me but NAV on pc
shuts it down. Still concerning because I can reset NAV to accept it Not sure
if I trust it yet. I even waited for the daily bl update and no change

Exact same issue with me as well. Use Norton AV on a Windows PC and is blocking
access to all stores.

Maybe an issue with Norton as this has never happened before.
 Author: Kenopolis View Messages Posted By Kenopolis
 Posted: Nov 14, 2025 04:19
 Subject: Re: URL Blacklist Warning
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Kenopolis (1369)

Location:  USA, Missouri
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Same here. Free version of AVAST.

I added it to an exception list, but This will scare a lot of people.

Like the grandma who I just shipped an order to today! People like her might
be scared away from the site.
 Author: nbbhav View Messages Posted By nbbhav
 Posted: Nov 14, 2025 03:56
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nbbhav (62)

Location:  United Kingdom, England
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In Technical Issues, Emperor_Omega writes:
  Hi, I've been having an issue with the site for the last few hours.

Anytime I click on a store to look up an item, my PC Security Software blocks
the page loading and says "Threat Name: URL Blacklist".

Has Bricklink been compromised again?

Looking for the site on spam blacklists shows a match, and as a result your software
has used its' rules to determine that you should be cautious visiting the
site.

It would be wise for someone from BrickLink to work on getting it removed from
the blacklist.

In my opinion, the use of an email spam blacklist for filtering your web browsing
activity seems a bit too far. It means that any site that allows user-to-user
messaging might get caught up in your filter if the site gets the attention of
spammers.
 Author: Kenopolis View Messages Posted By Kenopolis
 Posted: Nov 14, 2025 04:12
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Kenopolis (1369)

Location:  USA, Missouri
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Store: Kenopolis Brick Stack
I wouldn't say that.
I use the free version of AVAST, and it did the same thing to me.

It only happens when I try to visit any store.

EVEN MY OWN!!! Now I know for a FACT that unless it's a bricklink issue,
I don't have any malicious code in my store.

This is going to scare a LOT of people away from Bricklink.
 Author: getlego View Messages Posted By getlego
 Posted: Nov 14, 2025 04:27
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getlego (161)

Location:  USA, Illinois
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In Technical Issues, Kenopolis writes:
  I wouldn't say that.
I use the free version of AVAST, and it did the same thing to me.

It only happens when I try to visit any store.

EVEN MY OWN!!! Now I know for a FACT that unless it's a bricklink issue,
I don't have any malicious code in my store.

This is going to scare a LOT of people away from Bricklink.

I agree, it scared me when it happened. It is not normal and should be taken
seriously. Average shoppers will not trust it. It’s a shame because I was finally
getting some good sales. I wonder how many people were scared away by this. Too
many things have happened recently to bricklink and I’m sure some people will
lose trust. It needs to be fixed quickly.
 Author: TheBrickLinkTeam View Messages Posted By TheBrickLinkTeam
 Posted: Nov 14, 2025 07:35
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Location:  USA, Oklahoma
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In Technical Issues, Emperor_Omega writes:
  Hi, I've been having an issue with the site for the last few hours.

Anytime I click on a store to look up an item, my PC Security Software blocks
the page loading and says "Threat Name: URL Blacklist".

Has Bricklink been compromised again?

Thank you for reporting this, we are investigating the issue with the relevant
teams and will get back to you. We appreciate your patience.
 Author: RRemus View Messages Posted By RRemus
 Posted: Nov 14, 2025 13:59
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RRemus (15)

Location:  United Kingdom, England
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In Technical Issues, TheBrickLinkTeam writes:
  In Technical Issues, Emperor_Omega writes:
  Hi, I've been having an issue with the site for the last few hours.

Anytime I click on a store to look up an item, my PC Security Software blocks
the page loading and says "Threat Name: URL Blacklist".

Has Bricklink been compromised again?

Thank you for reporting this, we are investigating the issue with the relevant
teams and will get back to you. We appreciate your patience.

I am also having this problem. I could access stores 2 hours ago, (1900 hrs BST)
but not now. My computer is Windows 10 with AVG installed.
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Nov 14, 2025 15:00
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1001bricks (55897)

Location:  France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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In Technical Issues, RRemus writes:
  In Technical Issues, TheBrickLinkTeam writes:
  In Technical Issues, Emperor_Omega writes:
  Hi, I've been having an issue with the site for the last few hours.

Anytime I click on a store to look up an item, my PC Security Software blocks
the page loading and says "Threat Name: URL Blacklist".

Has Bricklink been compromised again?

Thank you for reporting this, we are investigating the issue with the relevant
teams and will get back to you. We appreciate your patience.

I am also having this problem. I could access stores 2 hours ago, (1900 hrs BST)
but not now. My computer is Windows 10 with AVG installed.

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