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Malicious advertising
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 11:50 am
by jestor
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this. The last couple of days a malicious ad from this site has tried to redirect me and install stuff. It would be sweet if that wouldn't happen. Thanks!
Re: Malicious advertising
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:45 pm
by hapotte
I'm on Bartertown a lot and I haven't had any issue so it might be the same thing as this user from yesterday I believe:
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=293962&p=525703#p525703
Re: Malicious advertising
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 8:15 pm
by MagickalMemories
It's not us, jestor. We were just recently scanned. We're clean.
You might want to be sure you have protective software installed and scan your system.
Eric
Re: Malicious advertising
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 3:12 am
by jestor
It only happens on this site. It is the same as the other poster. You think it's coincidence that we are both getting the same malicious ad?
Re: Malicious advertising
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 1:42 pm
by Tyrius
I get this too and it happens on my phone. It ONLY happens when I come to btown.
Re: Malicious advertising
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 4:11 pm
by usernamesareannoying
On my s7 and am seeing this too.
Somethings up.
Re: Malicious advertising
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 3:30 am
by MagickalMemories
It isn't the site, folks.
It's your provider/network/etc. on your phone. You don't get these when you visit the site no a computer. Right?
Only on phones.
The only point of similarity between all these is that you're on your phone.
I don't visit BT on my phone, but I do visit numerous other sites, search Google, etc. When I do??? Pop ups. All the time... and my phone's clean.
Eric
Re: Malicious advertising
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 3:24 pm
by jestor
At this point I feel like you don't understand that malicious things can effect a phone and a computer differently. If a bunch of people are having the same problem and if all the problems happen on phones, you now have a good correlation to work with. Blaming the people using phones when a bunch of people have the same problem is pretty bad.
Re: Malicious advertising
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 7:42 pm
by MagickalMemories
I think you don't know what I understand.
And please don't think I'm blaming those who are using the phones. I never said it was their fault.
Eric
Re: Malicious advertising
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 12:47 am
by 3eland
Thank you everyone who posted helpful information.
We will be undergoing extensive maintenance this weekend. We are hopeful that after this weekend it will be fixed (plus some other things that needed addressed).
Full post can be found here:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=294418
Thank you for bringing this to our attention and we appreciate your patience.
Ryan
Re: Malicious advertising
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 12:36 am
by kturock
Still happening. I still see the ads on the bottom of both my home computers; desk top and lap top.
Monday when I logged on on my phone it was instantly hijacked.
Re: Malicious advertising
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 6:19 am
by MagickalMemories