No problem here and I use nothing but the Chrome browser. Jim/KA2RVO
On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Ken G Kopp <kengk...@gmail.com> wrote: > No problem here ... but I've avoided the Chrome browser. 😂 > > 73 > > K0PP > > > On Jan 3, 2017 04:41, "Dave Fifield" <d...@ad6a.com> 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to kengk...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to ka2...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
