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I was browsing a reddit page and found a strange link to what it looked to be a image hosting site that I've never heard of http://imgh.us/elliotwp1.jpg.

I clicked the link and it said "404 not found". This made me curious and I started looking around to try to see if I could find anything on this site. I got nothing, no reviews, articles, nothing. All I found was a reddit page saying it was going to be shut down in which no one responded to whatsoever. I also saw that there were quite a few images that were using this domain. I entered the URL on virus total and two engines said it was malicious and one said suspicious.

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I understand that when a 404 is displayed it means that the server is running, it just couldn't find that link or content I was looking for. 

Why would the servers be up if it was shut down in the past. I don't know things aren't adding up.?

I'm kinda worried that that link or site may have been malicious and my browser might be compromised. I'm running Linux so I know that it if it was malicious that it probably wouldn't be able to do much. I have no idea, I'm probably just being really paranoid. Anyways, let me know what you guys think about this, and tell me if you've heard of this site.

I was browsing a reddit page and found a strange link to what it looked to be a image hosting site that I've never heard of http://imgh.us/elliotwp1.jpg.

I clicked the link and it said "404 not found". This made me curious and I started looking around to try to see if I could find anything on this site. I got nothing, no reviews, articles, nothing. All I found was a reddit page saying it was going to be shut down in which no one responded to whatsoever. I also saw that there were quite a few images that were using this domain. I entered the URL on virus total and two engines said it was malicious and one said suspicious.

Screenshot 1

I understand that when a 404 is displayed it means that the server is running, it just couldn't find that link or content I was looking for. Why would the servers be up if it was shut down in the past. I don't know things aren't adding up. I'm kinda worried that that link or site may have been malicious and my browser might be compromised. I'm running Linux so I know that it if it was malicious that it probably wouldn't be able to do much. I have no idea, I'm probably just being really paranoid. Anyways, let me know what you guys think about this, and tell me if you've heard of this site.

I was browsing a reddit page and found a strange link to what it looked to be a image hosting site that I've never heard of http://imgh.us/elliotwp1.jpg.

I clicked the link and it said "404 not found". This made me curious and I started looking around to try to see if I could find anything on this site. I got nothing, no reviews, articles, nothing. All I found was a reddit page saying it was going to be shut down in which no one responded to whatsoever. I also saw that there were quite a few images that were using this domain. I entered the URL on virus total and two engines said it was malicious and one said suspicious.

Screenshot 1

I understand that when a 404 is displayed it means that the server is running, it just couldn't find that link or content I was looking for. 

Why would the servers be up if it was shut down in the past?

I'm kinda worried that that link or site may have been malicious and my browser might be compromised. I'm running Linux so I know that it if it was malicious that it probably wouldn't be able to do much. I have no idea, I'm probably just being really paranoid. Anyways, let me know what you guys think about this, and tell me if you've heard of this site.

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Anyone heard of this site and was it safe?

I was browsing a reddit page and found a strange link to what it looked to be a image hosting site that I've never heard of http://imgh.us/elliotwp1.jpg.

I clicked the link and it said "404 not found". This made me curious and I started looking around to try to see if I could find anything on this site. I got nothing, no reviews, articles, nothing. All I found was a reddit page saying it was going to be shut down in which no one responded to whatsoever. I also saw that there were quite a few images that were using this domain. I entered the URL on virus total and two engines said it was malicious and one said suspicious.

Screenshot 1

I understand that when a 404 is displayed it means that the server is running, it just couldn't find that link or content I was looking for. Why would the servers be up if it was shut down in the past. I don't know things aren't adding up. I'm kinda worried that that link or site may have been malicious and my browser might be compromised. I'm running Linux so I know that it if it was malicious that it probably wouldn't be able to do much. I have no idea, I'm probably just being really paranoid. Anyways, let me know what you guys think about this, and tell me if you've heard of this site.