Links to external site "Groubal" have been removed.

[Cory Streater]

I've removed all links pointing to an external website by the name of Groubal. Specifically, there was a thread in the Atrix forums linking to a petition regarding "4G" bandwidth throttling. Unfortunately this website has been attacked by hackers and was throwing up a bunch of Malware warnings. Please do not link to this site until further notice. If you've visited Groubal's website recently, I would recommend that you scan your computer with a reputable virus/malware scanner.

Groubal description (from their website):

Groubal provides an opportunity for people everywhere to be heard and be counted. We champion the most popular consumer complaint letters on our website and demand action from the companies responsible.

Their response to my inquiry regarding Malware warnings:

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From: groubal customer care <info@groubal.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 6:51 PM
Subject: Reply
To:

Hello Cory,

Groubal has been attacked by hackers for the past 48 hours. We are definitely aware of the malware issues. Of course we are doing everything we can to fix the issues.

Thanks for the notification.

Groubal Customer Care

 

[GROUBAL]

Groubal Petition on AndroidCentral

Hello Cory,

And thank you for updating your community about the hacker attacks on Groubal.com. We appreciate your efforts to inform your members and alert them to this issue. Currently we have been able to restore our code and (at the moment) things are up and running without the malware issues.

Groubal's technical partners are working hard to help prevent these attacks going forward and take all measured steps to protect visitors on our site.

Groubal wants to thank you personally for helping to support the Android community at large and we are honored that you have helped to recognize our transparent efforts to give consumers a platform to get their voices heard.

Regards,

Team Groubal