This is almost always caused by some Chrome extension based malware. -- Phil
On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 9:26 AM, Jerry Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > Works for me in Chrome, IE, and Edge, all latest version/patch > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron > D'Eau Claire > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2017 11:35 AM > To: 'Dave Fifield' <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Website Hacked? > > No problem here browsing around the Elecraft web site using Chrome. Do you > recall a specific link that did that? > > 73, Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken > G Kopp > Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 8:09 AM > To: Dave Fifield; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Website Hacked? > > No problem here ... but I've avoided the Chrome browser. 😂 > > 73 > > K0PP > > > On Jan 3, 2017 04:41, "Dave Fifield" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've been noticing that every now and then, when I'm on the Elecraft > website looking around, my Chrome browser will get re-directed to spurious > ad websites instead of the link I clicked on the Elecraft site. Anyone else > noticed this? > > > > At least one of the redirectors was to a website that pretends to take > over your PC and holds you ransom until you pay a fee to unlock your files > (which of course is utter nonsense, since all you have to do is use the > Task Manager to end the browser app and the problem is gone). > > > > I did some scientific research today, and with the help of the good folks > at Avast! (the virus/malware blocking service I use) and determined that a) > I have NO viruses, Trojans, adware, malware, or any other nastyware, and > that > b) these browser redirects are ONLY happening when I click on links on the > Elecraft website. I can browse other websites with impunity and not see any > redirects - it's just links on the Elecraft website that do it. > > > > This leads me to believe that, somehow, the Elecraft website has been > hacked or otherwise loaded with an adware virus. Please can someone at > Elecraft have a look at the problem and clean up the web code ASAP? > > > > Many thanks, > > Dave Fifield > > AD6A > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________ > ________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
