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AbimorAbimor Member RarePosts: 902
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So I was using my phone to look at the guild wars 2 story the new zone has a lot going on when i must have hit the add and it took me to this website www.google-mobile.shieldviruses.com that brought up a warning saying my phone had been infected by 13 viruses from looking at porn and had a countdown timer on it  my phone is two days old just thought you should know one of your adds is taking users to a malicious site.
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  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 7,971
    I had the same experience on my phone. 
  • PyndaPynda Member UncommonPosts: 856
    Ditto on my Samsung Galaxy tablet (yesterday, at least). The forums here have been hijacked/hacked, and mmorpg.com was essentially impossible to view without being constantly redirected to the scam site. I just hope drive-by viruses were not also being injected?
  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    edited August 2016
    Anyone know what ad did it?  Or what page it was on.

    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • LupusVaiLupusVai Member UncommonPosts: 15
    .php?brand=Samsung&model=Galaxy%20Tab%20S%2010.5#b  . This was the redirect that just happened to me. Without even clicking on anything.  It's happened before several weeks ago.  I assume it's sponsored by the site as paid for advertising. This is why I will not turn off any of my ad block software when I visit this site on my PC. As I do not like hijacking adverts. Banner ads fine I can accept but when a site is pushing this kind of crap and pop ups..No way!
  • botrytisbotrytis Member RarePosts: 3,363
    I get the same from this website on my Android pad.


  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,835
    You guys should stop looking at porn. ;)

    No problems here on my G3 or PC since this thread first opened and I visit this site to an extreme level.   

    Though I don't click much on the "pictures" or links though.

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  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    I got no problems either and proudly admit that I have no adblocker or antivirus.  I'm telling you its the adblocker messing with you.
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • waynejr2waynejr2 Member EpicPosts: 7,771
    No problems here.
    http://www.youhaventlived.com/qblog/2010/QBlog190810A.html  

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  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,431
    I've twice today had browser tabs on this forum that I wasn't watching closely auto-forward away from this site.  This wasn't immediately after loading a page, but was at least minutes and possibly hours later.
  • KilraneKilrane Member UncommonPosts: 322
    Crud like this is why I don't whitelist MMORPG.com.   
  • forcelimaforcelima Member UncommonPosts: 232
    Same problem  here on Nexus 6. I have had no problems on Windows PC.
  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004
    filmoret said:
    I got no problems either and proudly admit that I have no adblocker or antivirus.  I'm telling you its the adblocker messing with you.
    Perhaps you would be interested in some 'Danger Goggles' tm. 
    These trendy new form of sunglasses have a handy sensor that detects danger, when activated they become 100% opaque thereby allowing the wearer to avoid any feelings of anxiety no matter what the situation.
    Also, coming soon safe space headphones!  B)
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 23,863
    I only visit the site on a windows PC, no issues. Where once PC's were the platform of choice for viruses and all sorts of malware, the ubiquity of mobile phones may mean they take that crown from the PC. :D
  • WoeToTheVanquishedWoeToTheVanquished Member UncommonPosts: 276
    I usually get those advertisements when looking up porn. They normally tell me to call a 1-800 number where Indians ask to remotely access my PC.

    http://twitch.tv/woetothevanquished

  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    I'm going to leave this browser open while I do other things and see.  Meanwhile I'll also open up IE.  It does look like its something happening with the ipad's.
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,835
    DMKano said:
    This has yet to happen to me
    Well sure, but you walk on water....  ;)

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  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    filmoret said:
    I'm going to leave this browser open while I do other things and see.  Meanwhile I'll also open up IE.  It does look like its something happening with the ipad's.
    Ok I had 2 different browsers opened with 4 instances and nothing happened.  2 of them were on the main page and the other 2 were on the forum page.
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,390
    edited October 2016
    This has been a problem for some folks in the past here ( even viruses in the adds on this site themselves) and this is why adblock will remain.
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  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    Tiller said:
    This has been a problem for some folks in the past here ( even viruses in the adds on this site themselves) and this is why adblock will remain.
    My question is.  If you have adblock and its causing problems.  I do not have adblock and have never had a problem.  Why don't I have problems?  Your theory is adblock is protecting you.  I have nothing protecting me and yet somehow I'm protected and you are vulnerable.  Is that hard to understand?
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    Phry said:
    filmoret said:
    I got no problems either and proudly admit that I have no adblocker or antivirus.  I'm telling you its the adblocker messing with you.
    Perhaps you would be interested in some 'Danger Goggles' tm. 
    These trendy new form of sunglasses have a handy sensor that detects danger, when activated they become 100% opaque thereby allowing the wearer to avoid any feelings of anxiety no matter what the situation.
    Also, coming soon safe space headphones!  B)
    Why be affraid of something if it never does anything?  I mean shouldn't it at least do something?  Oooh look at all the viruses and yet somehow my bank account is fine all my gaming accounts are fine.  My steam account is fine.  I should have some indication that something is wrong somewhere.  You think I got some ultra ninja virus that has hijacked my computer without me even knowing it.  Yet its not doing anything but hiding.
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • AdminAdmin Administrator RarePosts: 5,623
    Anyone that sees this on or after Oct 21 let me know.  For now I have all ad networks disabled for IOS and Android.  Only our house-served ads should get through, and they don't have this garbage...this crap only bleeds in from shady ad networks and the moment we detect a network doing this we shut them off and never use them again.

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  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,390
    filmoret said:
    Tiller said:
    This has been a problem for some folks in the past here ( even viruses in the adds on this site themselves) and this is why adblock will remain.
    My question is.  If you have adblock and its causing problems.  I do not have adblock and have never had a problem.  Why don't I have problems?  Your theory is adblock is protecting you.  I have nothing protecting me and yet somehow I'm protected and you are vulnerable.  Is that hard to understand?
    I haven't had an issue, and I don't want to. I still have some adds, all game related but the outside network ads do not show up.
    SWG Bloodfin vet
    Elder Jedi/Elder Bounty Hunter
     
  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,431
    edited October 2016
    Admin said:
    Anyone that sees this on or after Oct 21 let me know.  For now I have all ad networks disabled for IOS and Android.  Only our house-served ads should get through, and they don't have this garbage...this crap only bleeds in from shady ad networks and the moment we detect a network doing this we shut them off and never use them again.
    I had the browser window behind some others for an hour or so, with three tabs open to various pages on the forum.  When I switched back, two pages had been auto-forwarded away to other sites.  I clicked back on both of them, and within a few minutes, they had been forwarded again.  The links to which they are forwarded (broken up so as not to turn into a forum link that someone could follow) are:

    http : // www . reimageplus . com/lp/rgn/index.php

    http : // download . driversupport . com/lp/asy/altlp2

    Both had a bunch of junk after them that I've removed for fear that it could be personally identifying.

    I'm running Windows 7 on this computer, not Android or iOS.  And this just happened.
  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    edited October 2016
    Quizzical said:
    Admin said:
    Anyone that sees this on or after Oct 21 let me know.  For now I have all ad networks disabled for IOS and Android.  Only our house-served ads should get through, and they don't have this garbage...this crap only bleeds in from shady ad networks and the moment we detect a network doing this we shut them off and never use them again.
    I had the browser window behind some others for an hour or so, with three tabs open to various pages on the forum.  When I switched back, two pages had been auto-forwarded away to other sites.  I clicked back on both of them, and within a few minutes, they had been forwarded again.  The links to which they are forwarded (broken up so as not to turn into a forum link that someone could follow) are:

    http : // www . reimageplus . com/lp/rgn/index.php

    http : // download . driversupport . com/lp/asy/altlp2

    Both had a bunch of junk after them that I've removed for fear that it could be personally identifying.

    I'm running Windows 7 on this computer, not Android or iOS.  And this just happened.
    I wonder why its not doing it to me.  You sure you don't got a virus or something?  I'm using google chrome and IE.
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722
    Quizzical said:
    I've twice today had browser tabs on this forum that I wasn't watching closely auto-forward away from this site.  This wasn't immediately after loading a page, but was at least minutes and possibly hours later.
    i experienced that as well a couple days ago.




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