Topic: Hijacking attempt!
AndyBgood Joined Thu 12/25/08 Posts: 5775 |
I suspect an attack on our systems through this site! I keep getting a Java Security Alert and a new tab opens on its own while posting on this site now.
The Java application Analytics9 attempts to install and it is not a verified publisher! DO NOT RUN THIS APPLICATION. THIS IS AN EARMARK OF AN ATTACK. I hope the administrators look into this becasue I do not appreciate advertising or data collecting directly from my machine. I suspect this Java application is a lot more than it seems! |
1956deluxe Joined Thu 12/06/07 Posts: 8216 |
I have had attacks attempted from here too in the past.
They were caught by my anti-virus software and blocked. Now it seems this site also has allowed these nasty little pop ups that get thru my pop up blocker. |
Gossipmpm Joined Tue 03/03/09 Posts: 16321 |
Yep!!!
And do hate the pop ups!!' Grrrrrrr |
Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 17910 |
Andy, I've been getting that same thing today when I use the site on my computer.
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charles Joined Wed 07/26/06 Posts: 4662 |
Thanks for letting us know about this, guys. We are looking into it. If we need it, we'll ask for the details of your computer.
The pop-unders probably are not going away, but we do not want to be causing trouble for any of your machines with faulty ad coding. We definitely won't stand for "advertising or data collecting". |
charles Joined Wed 07/26/06 Posts: 4662 |
I've been working with the ad company, but we have yet to duplicate the problem. Therefore, we're asking those seeing this behavior to take screenshots of the program as it is trying to load, take a screenshot of the Mingle2 content while the program is trying to load, and record the URL that it is coming from. Of course, we'd also like to know the details of the operating system, browser, and security software that you are using. In other words, we'd like to collect as much information as possible.
The company that we are using for this has a solid reputation for not letting malicious programs get through, so we're confident there is no information collecting going on. We do want to make it work as it should on as many platforms of possible, though. In any event, please email the information to the following email address, for now: mingle2.billing@nextc.com |
Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 17910 |
Not sure about the other computers, but mine hasn't done it again since yesterday when I posted that.
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