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Post by Patter on Oct 29, 2017 21:23:18 GMT
For two days now when I come to this site on my iPad, I keep getting new screens saying I have been infected with a virus. Sometimes I am taken to a google page. It is all very strange and VERY annoying. Is this happening to anyone else?
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Post by kckckc on Oct 29, 2017 21:26:06 GMT
Yes - it just happened to me this afternoon.
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Post by Clair on Oct 29, 2017 21:31:17 GMT
Just got the same message now.
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Post by fuji on Oct 29, 2017 21:43:41 GMT
I am taken to Google, but I’m not getting any messages about a virus.
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Post by CarefreeSadie on Oct 29, 2017 21:57:56 GMT
It happened to me today too. First I got redirected to google several times and the to what said an apple page saying I needed a VPN app......and then to a page were they wanted me to be a tester for the new 8 iphone.......I just closed them out as they came up and now they seem to be gone. I just kept thinking oh no you don't get me like this.........
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Post by elaine on Oct 29, 2017 22:02:09 GMT
Yes. My home network kicks me off the site saying that it has detected malware on the site.
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Post by gramma on Oct 29, 2017 22:11:27 GMT
Here too - damn it
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Post by carhoch on Oct 29, 2017 22:13:07 GMT
Yep me too
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Post by scrapngranny on Oct 29, 2017 22:20:49 GMT
It’s happened to me a couple of times in the last few days.
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Post by lucyg on Oct 29, 2017 22:28:04 GMT
Yep, it’s happened a lot in the past two days. In Safari, but only on this site. So annoying. When it starts, I close down my tab and start over again later.
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Post by oaksong on Oct 29, 2017 22:29:59 GMT
Yes, me too! I started a thread about it in the support section, hoping admin might be able to give us some advice. I can't remember how to report something like this, and couldn't find anything under "Help". |
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Post by Restless Spirit on Oct 29, 2017 22:42:55 GMT
It happened to me today too. First I got redirected to google several times and the to what said an apple page saying I needed a VPN app......and then to a page were they wanted me to be a tester for the new 8 iphone.......I just closed them out as they came up and now they seem to be gone. I just kept thinking oh no you don't get me like this......... I've been getting this plus the Google redirect today and yesterday on my iPad. Ugh. |
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Post by Skellinton on Oct 29, 2017 22:45:19 GMT
Weird, I have not here, but I do get that message when I try to look at a my local news station,
I am an iPad too.
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Post by imsirius on Oct 29, 2017 23:12:21 GMT
iPads can't get viruses. It’s malware on the site. Probably someone planted a redirect ad.
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Post by Zee on Oct 29, 2017 23:12:28 GMT
I get that sometimes on my phone, but you don't really have a virus. It wants to redirect you to a site where you pay for virus removal. What's that called, adware? IDK.
I close the window and my browser when that happens and start again. I have Norton on my phone and scans never show any viruses.
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Post by scrappinspidey2 on Oct 29, 2017 23:13:25 GMT
Add me to the list. I just close the tab out and start a new one.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Oct 29, 2017 23:16:44 GMT
Yes. It's happened several times in the last few days. I did some research and found that sites can sometimes become infected/hacked with software that bounces users to other sites, often to ones that try to frighten you into buying some sort of antivirus software. I hope that's all it is. I usually go to my iPad settings and delete all history and cookies. It's only happening to me here.
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Post by jmd74 on Oct 29, 2017 23:17:22 GMT
Just got the same message on my iPad.
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Post by hutchfan on Oct 29, 2017 23:30:27 GMT
Yes this happened to me too today.
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Post by CeeScraps on Oct 30, 2017 0:31:34 GMT
Try a reset on your iPad. You won't lose anything.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2017 1:04:55 GMT
Yep. Very annoying.
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Post by yivit on Oct 30, 2017 1:20:17 GMT
Ipads CAN get infected, but you aren't. It's from a random ad. Some ad networks don't vet their clients or the second or third tier ad networks they resell space to. It's what we call scareware. Close out and don't interact with it.
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Post by Patter on Oct 30, 2017 10:27:41 GMT
Thanks for the info everyone. It’s so annoying! I too close my tab and start again. And thanks so much oaksong for letting admin know! I never remember how to report things either! |
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Post by admin on Oct 30, 2017 14:22:46 GMT
Probably someone planted a redirect ad. Yup, that's what it will be. Don't click on anything, close out, and report the ad so Proboards can ensure it is removed from circulation. There's a "Report Ad" link at the bottom of every page. |
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