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#1
02-26-2009, 12:47 PM
I noticed that sometimes when I click a topic I get redirected to a dating/porn site. Someone also told me they had the same problem. This only happens once in a while, but any link on the forum can redirect you.
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02-26-2009, 12:50 PM
Yeah, it's happened to me.
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02-26-2009, 12:55 PM
Same here.
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#4
02-26-2009, 12:59 PM
Dazz really needs to talk to the ad network. :/
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#5
02-26-2009, 03:07 PM
Doesn't happen to me.
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#6
02-26-2009, 03:58 PM
You need to record these things in more detail - record the URL they link to, etc.
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But most of all, nothing couldn't be solved when I'm with you
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#7
02-26-2009, 04:53 PM (This post was last modified: 02-26-2009, 04:54 PM by PrettyNier.)
Happened to me a few times. I usually get redirected to an IQ test site. Twice it happened to a different tab I had open, so idk if its just the forum or if its something from the forum or what.

EDIT: Fuckin shit it just happened after I posted.
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#8
02-26-2009, 05:08 PM
PLEASE RECORD THE URL YOU ARE REDIRECTED TO AND TELL ME IT.
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You're part of me, it's so easy to see the simple truth
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02-26-2009, 06:00 PM
Dazz, the last thing we have on mind when we are dealing with a sudden trojan/link hijacker is taking a screenshot. We must react fast or endure hours of headaches later. Tongue
Until now, "Antivirus 2009" was already identified and confirmed as one of the problems, though.
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02-26-2009, 06:41 PM (This post was last modified: 02-26-2009, 06:42 PM by DioShiba.)
Happened to me a few times, one time I was redirected to a site saying that my "account was terminated because of complaints".
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02-26-2009, 08:55 PM (This post was last modified: 02-26-2009, 08:56 PM by Gaia.)
Random redirects DO happen, once and while the same ad repeats -X- number of times. If it happens to me, it'd be reccomended to ignore it (the redirection) and hit the <- Back button and leave it alone until it becomes a major problem (More than 15 people get it).
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#12
02-26-2009, 09:01 PM
^Sometimes you have to push it a couple times because the ad was redirected by a redirect, like when you push back on View News Posts page and it goes to Searching for new Posts which brings you back to View New Posts.
Doofenshmirtz: This is a little bit awkward but have you seen my escape jet keys? (Perry nods) What, you have? Well that's great! So where are they? (Perry looks away) You won't tell me? Is this because you don't speak or are you just being a jerk?
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#13
02-26-2009, 09:22 PM (This post was last modified: 02-26-2009, 09:31 PM by Sol.)
This has happened to me a few times just recently, and after reading this thread I remembered to grab the URL of the most recent redirect. I'm PMing it to you now, Dazz.

Edit: Nevermind, I was actually stupid enough to copy something else into the clipboard before pasting the URL into a PM. Embarassed Ahaha...I'll get the next one, sorry.
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#14
02-27-2009, 01:21 AM
Just get rid of the ads. They don't generate revenue or any things else in my point of view.
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#15
02-27-2009, 01:24 AM
It's happened to me, but not on my home computer. Only the one at my parents' house.
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