Anyone else getting a file store website when clicking on the forum link after a google search on an iOS device? Directs to a website for file storing and then opens the App Store.
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Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
xylaria
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I got the file store today. I was rather hoping for more asain brides or a juicer piccy of Vladimir Putin woahhh.
I don't think it specifically targets Apple users either, the issue is caused by the hijacking your browser via 'Google Adsense and Adobe Flash' or at least thats what Google are saying, however it seems to target IOS devices too and they do not support flash.
I don't have Adobe flash installed on any of my machines (Apple, Windows or Linux) and use the Chrome web browser to watch youtube and any flash media instead. I have yet to be redirected to any of those spam pages.
Perhaps folks might try uninstalling Adobe Flash and using the Chrome browser for a while to see if that sorts the problem for them.
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I just did a google search for the site and got the redirect. I've got the site linked on my toolbar and don't get the redirect by clicking that http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/forum.php
Well so much for that plan.
However it does still make sense to stick with Chrome and not use the separate Adobe flash plug in installer. The Chrome flash plug in is updated automatically by google when needed, so any security updates or vulnerabilities are addressed quickly.
Just to be clear though, there is no virus, the forum has not been infected with a virus nor your machine at home.
The problem is caused by some Google Adsense adverts which would normally show you links to cooking pot retailers (and which provide the forum with a little income to help keep it all running) being hijacked by unscrupulous advertisers that send your browser to a different site.
Google have been aware of this issue since last November at least and are working on a solution, BCUK is not the only place on the internet that is suffering from this.
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Had the file thing pop up when I used swmbo's ipad earlier. Safari search for BCUK, clicked on forum and got the file page, followed by a pop up? of a web page of an adult nature! It was breasts only, but not what I'd like nippers to see.
Agreed. But to be honest I'm more worried about the warnings I keep getting from my anti-virus.
This is the first time I have managed to get one of these pages to pop up, but only by using Safari which I usually don't use.
Like Dogoak I searched for BCUK in Safari and then clicked the first result.
I'm no web developer but by activating the developer menu in safari it seems to indicate some 'java' activity just before the switch to the spam site.
Like Dogoak I searched for BCUK in Safari and then clicked the first result.
I'm no web developer but by activating the developer menu in safari it seems to indicate some 'java' activity just before the switch to the spam site.
xylaria
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Just got a lady not dressed for the weather asking if I am over 18. Address bar says adult freinds. I am using a Samsung s2 android.
Ahhh, the Boss thought he'd gotten it cleaned up.
I'll flag this for him Fi.
Thank you for letting us know
M
I'll flag this for him Fi.
Thank you for letting us know
M
Me too, yesterday afternoon. It was via a general google search for something outdoorsy and I saw the BCUK link and clicked through to be pleasantly greeted by aforesaid lady. The URL in the address bar changed rapidly maybe 3 times before the page appeared. Using Firefox on WinXP.
Happy Valentine I'd say
Yea, I answered all her general questions, then she started asking more personal ones. Time to go, I thought...
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