Major issue with site redirects to malware URL

[Coelacanth]

Has anybody else noticed this? You're browsing the forum, and suddenly your browser redirects to a malicious URL, and you get totally punted from forbbodiesonly.com. This is exceptionally annoying if it happens in the middle of typing up a forum post; you get insta-punted away from forbbodiesonly.com and on to this fake "McAfee Privacy Protection" malware hijack site that has nothing to do with McAfee. This is a fairly serious issue, this isn't a minor annoyance about an ad pop-up. If everyone else is seeing this, it should be resolved ASAP. This only happens when I'm on forbbodiesonly.com, not when I'm on any other website. This is happening in Google Chrome, but I may need to troubleshoot and test with Edge. If it happens in both browsers, it may indicate the site has been compromised. Will update shortly as I rarely use Edge.

P.S. I've already run a full scan with Malwarebytes, scan was clean; and my work environment that I'm I.T. Manager of, runs proactive threat detection tools like SentinelOne & Huntress, so this is highly unlikely an issue on my PC...especially if others are seeing this behavior.

 

[YY1]

That happens to FxBO occasionally.

Clear your cache.

 

[Coelacanth]

EDIT: Clearing cache didn't resolve this problem. This isn't just an ad issue, it's a threat that some of our members might be fooled by, and unknowingly install malware on their computers if they believe the bogus McAfee scan warning is legit. This only started happening a few weeks ago, and I've been on here for almost a year never seeing this behavior before, just the ad pop-ups.

I logged in with Edge and got this URL redirect within minutes:

This is not a matter to be taken lightly.

 

[toolmanmike]

I don't have any issues, even on the other sites where I am not a Gold member. Apparently my Windows Security takes care of it.

 

[Coelacanth]

Drive-by download attacks could mean a website has been compromised.

What are drive-by download attacks and how do you prevent them?

 

[Photon440]

Hasn't happened to me yet. I wonder if 'gold' protection is the answer.

 

[Coelacanth]

If "Gold" membership is needed to protect from malicious website redirects...that's hardly a good thing.

 

[icetech]

Never once seen an ad or had any popup on this site, what adblock are you using? if it's not ublock origin install that.. Also.. if you are using Chrome.. stop.. they changed their rules recently so you can't have a real adblock now (they own youtube and want you to see ads) Used Edge (install ublock origin) or firefox which is much better.. and ublock. You will see no more ads pretty much anywhere.. even on youtube.

 

[dadsbee]

It's an advert loading that's prompting that, not the site itself...

 

[icetech]

Chrome also has issues with fake extensions getting installed that cause that exact issue.. this is the **** i fix all day every day

 

[Photon440]

If "Gold" membership is needed to protect from malicious website redirects...that's hardly a good thing.

Gold membership allows for an easier reading experience free from pop up ads. If the lack of those ads prevents misdirection, to me that is a good thing.

 

[icetech]

Gold membership allows for an easier reading experience free from pop up ads. If the lack ofose ads prevents misdirection, to me that is a good thing.

it's not the site causing his problem though.. so gold won't help.. and i'm here 10 hours a day without a single redirect.. also if it's happening to him sooo much we would have everyone in the forum complaining..

 

[Joeychgo]

EDIT: Clearing cache didn't resolve this problem.

Clear your browser cache and internet history

 

[YY1]

Not sure why FxBO seems overly susceptible to this.

...but I've been getting that "I am not a robot" page randomly as well.

I just hit the back button and I generally don't see it again for several days.

 

[Don Frelier]

Not sure why FxBO seems overly susceptible to this.

...but I've been getting that "I am not a robot" page randomly as well.

I just hit the back button and I generally don't see it again for several days.

Maybe you are a robot?

 

[moparmarks]

It happened to me yesterday on my phone using Chrome.

 

[YY1]

Maybe you are a robot?
View attachment 1827701

Please define "robot".

 

[Coelacanth]

I've tried in the past to point out issues with the site, and it's not the ads themselves that concern me...it's the fact that some appear to be malicious and some break basic forum function. The vast majority of people surfing this site are NOT paid Gold members, they're ordinary Net surfers and their security is being compromised by the proliferation of ads here, some of which have malicious drive-by download coding.

But whatever, keep saying to "clear your cache" and ignore the issue. I tried. Clearly others are experiencing the same behavior.

 

[Cop car wagon]

I run duck duck and get no ads, anywhere

 

[Coelacanth]

Clear your browser cache and internet history

As I said, I cleared cache and tried different browsers, the drive-by download redirect-to-another-URL happens regardless. Not sure what clearing internet history would accomplish, though. I'm not trying to hide the **** sites I frequent from my wife.