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Opening scribd is giving warning about tvspix, maybe cuz of phishing? So, every time I go to any page on scribd.com, I get a pop-up warning from Avast that they've safely aborted connection with tvspix.com. (scribd.com still opens okay). I looked up the tvspix URL on VirusTotal and it says that 2 of its many virus checkers say it could be "malicious" or "phishing." I don't know what to do...is it safe to use scribd for myself because the tvspix connection isn't going through? Should I warn my friends not to use scribd without having something like Avast to block the possible bad connection?

I'm pretty good at picking out scams but I need your help with this one! So my mother runs her own small business and received something that looked like [this](http://www.scribd.com/doc/125164882/Legal-Notice). I googled the claim and just found a bunch of (random) websites saying the same thing and all pointing to the same place: paymentcardsettlement.com. Is this legitimate? *Notice, I'm not linking directly to their site in case they see that people from /r/scams are taking a look at their website and (sneakily) try to reassure us that everything is alright. If you want to see their website I suggest opening a new tab or window just in case. Also, the claim was featured on a PR Newswire website, does anyone know if that site can be trusted?

I'm pretty good at picking out scams but I need your help with this one! So my mother runs her own small business and received something that looked like [this](http://www.scribd.com/doc/125164882/Legal-Notice). I googled the claim and just found a bunch of (random) websites saying the same thing and all pointing to the same place: paymentcardsettlement.com. Is this legitimate? *Notice, I'm not linking directly to their site in case they see that people from /r/scams are taking a look at their website and (sneakily) try to reassure us that everything is alright. If you want to see their website I suggest opening a new tab or window just in case. Also, the claim was featured on a PR Newswire website, does anyone know if that site can be trusted?

Mass Subpeona to ISP; what should I do? I received a notice from my ISP that they are being subpoenaed, en mass, for my contact information. The case itself looks like it's a claim of hacking or piracy, in regard to porn (not anyone in my house has an interest in that, I even checked every computer thoroughly). It's based on an IP address in March. I talked to a lawyer defending some others in the case, who is trying to quash the subpoena, and she says the whole thing is pretty bogus and won't go anywhere, it's just a scare tactic to get people to settle- it still scares the crap out of me, though. It looks like they're trying to enforce a federal law in a state court? What should I do about this? I can get the attorney to quash it for me, but that will cost $2500 and is not a guaranteed outcome. I don't even live in the state in the case (I live in Arkansas). If I want her to quash it, I have to let her know today. Here's the complaint: http://www.scribd.com/doc/102456029/Guava-Complaint Here's the case status: https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/FindDock.asp?NCase=&SearchType=2&Database=2&case_no=&Year=&div=&caseno=&PLtype=1&sname=guava&CDate= Here's the case discussion: http://fightcopyrighttrolls.com/discussions/steele-hansmeier/guava-llc-v-skyler-case-il-cook-county-12-l-7363/