Has this forum been hacked?

themasterkavar · February 9th, 2014, 19:35

I had something similar happen, but I doubt it's from this website. If it's what I had, something downloaded an ad extension onto your computer. I use safari on a mac so I'm not sure how you would go about changing it on your computer, but somewhere in your browser there should be an area to see what extensions you are running (and disable them).

Snowstormbanana · February 9th, 2014, 22:20

I think i had something like this once too. As themasterkavar said, go to "tools" in google chrome and then click "extensions" i believe it is called. See if disabling those work

dendrin · February 10th, 2014, 05:07

If disabling the suspicious browser extensions doesn't work then you definitely have some malware. Download Malwarebytes, do a full scan, and remove what it recommends.

CageDemon · February 10th, 2014, 18:37

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Originally Posted by dendrin

If disabling the suspicious browser extensions doesn't work then you definitely have some malware. Download Malwarebytes, do a full scan, and remove what it recommends.

Thanks Dendrin,

That MalwareBytes programme is pretty impressive-it found 108 separate Malware programmes on my PC!

Crazy/scary but it cleaned them all up and everything seems fine now.

Cheers mate.

Chaza · February 24th, 2014, 20:15

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Originally Posted by CageDemon

Thanks Dendrin,

That MalwareBytes programme is pretty impressive-it found 108 separate Malware programmes on my PC!

Crazy/scary but it cleaned them all up and everything seems fine now.

Cheers mate.

You really should use an adblock to restrict the stuff that infects through popups. (Note: disable it on this site and partner sites though of course)

#Contribute

dp · February 25th, 2014, 18:37

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Originally Posted by Chaza

You really should use an adblock to restrict the stuff that infects through popups. (Note: disable it on this site and partner sites though of course)

#Contribute

Aside from Taylor's banner, there are no ads on this forum, so adblock should not make any difference here.

phoneman · February 26th, 2014, 00:54

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Originally Posted by dp

Aside from Taylor's banner, there are no ads on this forum, so adblock should not make any difference here.

Just to clarify, Mistress Taylor has a banner since she hosts this entire web site. We have been able to last 5 years here and grow through her generosity.

February 9th, 2014, 19:35	#1
themasterkavar VIP Honored Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 517 : 1 For This Post 1,141 Total	I had something similar happen, but I doubt it's from this website. If it's what I had, something downloaded an ad extension onto your computer. I use safari on a mac so I'm not sure how you would go about changing it on your computer, but somewhere in your browser there should be an area to see what extensions you are running (and disable them).

February 9th, 2014, 22:20	#2
Snowstormbanana VIP Honored Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 227 : 1 For This Post 343 Total	I think i had something like this once too. As themasterkavar said, go to "tools" in google chrome and then click "extensions" i believe it is called. See if disabling those work

February 10th, 2014, 05:07	#3
dendrin Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,046 : 1 For This Post 11,162 Total	If disabling the suspicious browser extensions doesn't work then you definitely have some malware. Download Malwarebytes, do a full scan, and remove what it recommends.