Signs 101 redirecting to Scam website

[Texas_Signmaker]

When I browse the forums on my android phone, quite often it will re-direct me to some scam webpage and my phone starts talking to me. It doesn't happen when I'm on my PC viewing the forums. I actually bought a new cell phone last night (because my old fell out of my pocket while awkwardly bending down to pickup the drill 30' high in the bucket... shattered in a gazilion peices) and my NEW phone has the same re-directs ONLY on Signs101

My IT experience in a previous life tell me maybe one of your advertisers is not on the up-and-up.

Has anyone else had this problem?

 

[nate]

Yes

 

[CanuckSigns]

try running an ad blocker and see if the problem still happens

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

I'm running Ad block plus on my PC ... don't think I've got one on the phone... But still, if it's the ad's then the Admin needs to review who he' selling to

 

[TomK]

I just got 2 redirects on mobile while browsing threads here.

One was a Walmart redirect and the other a YouTube redirect.

Have not had it happen on my desktop yet just mobile.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

I'm running Ad block plus on my PC ... don't think I've got one on the phone... But still, if it's the ad's then the Admin needs to review who he' selling to

There are a couple of things going on.

1. More then likely the software tends to be outdated on Android phones (if you are using Android phone). Look to see what kernel it's running. Some are running really old and unsupported kernels. Since it would be on an older kernel, the other software used more then likely are older versions as well. Just my experience mind you.

2. With regard to this site, since there is a good portion of Google ads on here, the "attack" doesn't have to happen to this site specifically, just on Google's end and that will filter down to those that use the service (it has happened before with some major issues).

"Malvertizing" is the new thing and it can be anywhere from annoying to some series stuff. Here is the irony, some of the severe ones don't necessarily go after the desktop, laptop etc, they go after the router or other IoT devices that see very little update and are also more then likely running older kernels. Which if they get the router, they can affect all your network devices (yet another reason why I say production rigs OFF the WAN).

Edit to Add: Bare in mind, Ad block programs aren't 100%. The best that I've found is to setup things at the firewall level (dedicated hardware/software firewall, not the built in OS stuff).

 

[WildWestDesigns]

This is what I got on my desktop running FF on Linux.

I'm willing to bet that Google Ads is apart of that (if not all of it). Just depends on how much is hosted offsite for the images and where at.

 

[Johnny Best]

Maybe it's your FaceBook page doing it.