What's up with the spam-rediricts?

Sentenced2Burn · April 12th, 2022, 13:23

trying to browse and reply to my PMs lately has led to redirects to spammy adware/malware. Only happens on ASC. Zero issues with my phone, never had this occur previously

Trayne wr3ck · April 12th, 2022, 14:37

Me too. Site is pretty much unusable

BrendanL · April 12th, 2022, 18:26

Same, I get redirected lately to scam/spam websites, glad I found the reddit.

tvw · April 12th, 2022, 18:52

Same here. Any time I click a tab I am redirected to a random spam page. I decided after this incident that it's best to keep all personal info off this website with any exchange from EE. Exchange email's for the security of both parties.

Sentenced2Burn · April 12th, 2022, 19:42

Can an admin or moderator weigh in here? Is this a known issue/being worked on/intentional?

Fireboy · April 12th, 2022, 19:58

This platform is completely unsecured and outdated, that is why. I'm not hating just addressing the elephant in the room.

RainyEyes · April 13th, 2022, 06:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sentenced2Burn

Can an admin or moderator weigh in here? Is this a known issue/being worked on/intentional?

I sent a pm to drake about this 2 weeks ago. No reply.

The "front page" was disabled a couple days after which kinda fixed it. Now it's back and regardless of which section of ASC I click I get that redirect hijack.

Doesn't matter if it's chrome or Firefox even with unlock origin the thing bypasses it and redirects me.

I sent a "complaint" message to the webmaster yesterday. The one that says: your complaint will likely not be read.

It's been going on for a while now so let's see if there's any fix soon.

HaloSix4 · April 13th, 2022, 08:22

I'm not having this issue with the Boring Grey theme, standard Blue and redirects like with pretty well every click. Give the Grey a try to see if that changes anything on your end.

Sentenced2Burn · April 13th, 2022, 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaloSix4

I'm not having this issue with the Boring Grey theme, standard Blue and redirects like with pretty well every click. Give the Grey a try to see if that changes anything on your end.

Been rocking Boring Grey for years, tried to swap to blue to see if it helped but no dice so far.

Sad to here there's no acknowledgement from management.....

JiamingQ · April 13th, 2022, 11:37

My redirects recently have been sending me to phishing sites...

RainyEyes · April 13th, 2022, 12:30

Looks like ASC has been compromised and a script has been uploaded to redirect pages out.

IN THE MEANWHILE:

If you are not using a browser with an adblocker please consider using one adding the following link to your blacklist until the hijackers catch wind and change the domains/admins respond:
qohxtklfmy.com (April 14 2022 domain changed and no longer in use)
bkojgwewp.com
wyojnsttfnfhw.com
hllpiaaxwdv.com
yelvksiegoxlylg.com
jomtingi.net (comes blacklisted with ublock origin)
grootcho.com (comes blacklisted with ublock origin)

This should stop the redirects/popups but it's not guaranteed to last forever. Until an admin is able to respond to the malicious script removal; if the popups/redirects return despite the blacklisting i will investigate and update the post with more malicious domains to add.

Evidence on
Line 50 > injected script
and
Line 11 > inject script

I'm not sure if this means that the website has been indeed hijacked and if information exchange is now vulnerable however I would recommend to err on the side of caution.

Do what you think is right with this information.

Drakker · April 13th, 2022, 13:44

I reported it to upper management a while ago, they did something at first and it helped, but I have the feeling that the site just gets re-infected over and over again. The software for the site is severely outdated, there's not much that can be done other than upgrading to the latest version. But that's like a 10 years jump in technology, its going to be time consuming, not sure the owner is willing to do it, otherwise it would have been done a while ago.

Kungpow · April 19th, 2022, 01:45

At some point I would like to see some sort of requirement to post topics or comments. Some other forums implement this and it seems to help with preventing spam.

Ratters · April 19th, 2022, 01:49

Duck Duck Go Browser shows no ASC website at all (when searched) for four days so something very screwy is going on

tvw · April 21st, 2022, 11:08

Just saying the site has seemed to be clear of the redirects for the last couple days at least on my end.

**Edit** 4/24/2022, Spam redirects still here. Mobile and desktop

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April 12th, 2022, 13:23	#1
Sentenced2Burn Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2013	What's up with the spam-rediricts? trying to browse and reply to my PMs lately has led to redirects to spammy adware/malware. Only happens on ASC. Zero issues with my phone, never had this occur previously __________________ "World's laziest sniper"

April 12th, 2022, 14:37	#2
Trayne wr3ck Trader rating Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winnipeg	Me too. Site is pretty much unusable __________________ ~DEATH be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so, ~

April 12th, 2022, 19:42	#5
Sentenced2Burn Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2013	Can an admin or moderator weigh in here? Is this a known issue/being worked on/intentional? __________________ "World's laziest sniper"

April 12th, 2022, 18:26	#3
BrendanL Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto	Same, I get redirected lately to scam/spam websites, glad I found the reddit.

April 12th, 2022, 18:52	#4
tvw Trader rating Join Date: May 2015 Location: Regina,Sk	Same here. Any time I click a tab I am redirected to a random spam page. I decided after this incident that it's best to keep all personal info off this website with any exchange from EE. Exchange email's for the security of both parties.

April 12th, 2022, 19:58	#6
Fireboy Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alberta, Earth	This platform is completely unsecured and outdated, that is why. I'm not hating just addressing the elephant in the room. __________________

April 13th, 2022, 08:22	#8
HaloSix4 aka Halo64 Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Omemee, ON	I'm not having this issue with the Boring Grey theme, standard Blue and redirects like with pretty well every click. Give the Grey a try to see if that changes anything on your end.

April 13th, 2022, 11:37	#10
JiamingQ Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: North York, ON	My redirects recently have been sending me to phishing sites...

April 13th, 2022, 12:30	#11
RainyEyes Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Scarbororororough	Looks like ASC has been compromised and a script has been uploaded to redirect pages out. IN THE MEANWHILE: If you are not using a browser with an adblocker please consider using one adding the following link to your blacklist until the hijackers catch wind and change the domains/admins respond: qohxtklfmy.com (April 14 2022 domain changed and no longer in use) bkojgwewp.com wyojnsttfnfhw.com hllpiaaxwdv.com yelvksiegoxlylg.com jomtingi.net (comes blacklisted with ublock origin) grootcho.com (comes blacklisted with ublock origin) This should stop the redirects/popups but it's not guaranteed to last forever. Until an admin is able to respond to the malicious script removal; if the popups/redirects return despite the blacklisting i will investigate and update the post with more malicious domains to add. Evidence on Line 50 > injected script and Line 11 > inject script I'm not sure if this means that the website has been indeed hijacked and if information exchange is now vulnerable however I would recommend to err on the side of caution. Do what you think is right with this information. Last edited by RainyEyes; April 14th, 2022 at 21:39.. Reason: updated malicious domains list

April 13th, 2022, 13:44	#12
Drakker Official ASC Geomorphologist Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Montr?al south shore, Qc	I reported it to upper management a while ago, they did something at first and it helped, but I have the feeling that the site just gets re-infected over and over again. The software for the site is severely outdated, there's not much that can be done other than upgrading to the latest version. But that's like a 10 years jump in technology, its going to be time consuming, not sure the owner is willing to do it, otherwise it would have been done a while ago. __________________ Keep quiet. Sound travels faster than BBs. Québec province's master age verification representative.

April 19th, 2022, 01:45	#13
Kungpow Trader rating Join Date: May 2013 Location: BC	At some point I would like to see some sort of requirement to post topics or comments. Some other forums implement this and it seems to help with preventing spam. __________________ Current Airsoft Guns: TM Glock 18 "Upgraded" AGM M4A1 GBBR "Upgraded" King Arms M4A1 GBBR

April 19th, 2022, 01:49	#14
Ratters Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouver	Duck Duck Go Browser shows no ASC website at all (when searched) for four days so something very screwy is going on __________________ Can´t sleep. Clowns will eat me!

April 21st, 2022, 11:08	#15
tvw Trader rating Join Date: May 2015 Location: Regina,Sk	Just saying the site has seemed to be clear of the redirects for the last couple days at least on my end. Edit 4/24/2022, Spam redirects still here. Mobile and desktop Last edited by tvw; April 24th, 2022 at 10:04..

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