MyLot Redirections...?

By pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
Derry, Northern Ireland
October 14, 2017 12:45pm CST
So I can go to a post here on myLot, select the link to a Don McLean video (Vincent) on that post, and when I get back to Chrome from the YouTube app, my Chrome is displaying some random ad, or, worse, telling me I have to quickly act to prevent some virus getting installed... Or I might be presented with a page of somewhat scantily-clad women... The URLs in my Chrome history, from when I selected the post by someone whose posts I interact with here on myLot, to going back to whatever surprise page Chrome has waiting for me, is shown above for @mylotbugs to peruse, if it helps. Read the URLs from the bottom of the screenshot up to the top. It does appear that the myLot prompt to go to Youtube is the page after which the unwanted actions happen... I have given my phone a good going over using the malware detection and removal instructions at the URL below, all seems clear and clean health wise on the phone itself. What is it, @mylotbugs or @GoAskAlice? Btw: the url in my browser history above, the one for www3.mylot... goes to the destination that I have left in Admin & Bugs' PM. It lands in different places each time you access it!
This page contains step by step instructions on how to remove adware, pop-up ads, redirects or a virus from Android phone.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111168)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Oct 17
I have had this happen to me in the past and it turned out to be what they call P.U.P. (potentially unwanted programs) so I talked to Microsoft about it and they told me the best way to rid my PC of this problem was to uninstall Chrome ... that's the browser I was using at the time ... then shut down and wait a short while and when I rebooted I could either reinstall Chrome or use Edge or IE, I no longer suffer this kind of harassment.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
14 Oct 17
A P. U. P? Yeah, it is more prevalent recently, the last ten days or so. Strange, which is why I draw attention to it in a post of my own, as well as on a recent Administrative Announcement about it.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111168)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Oct 17
I've had to uninstall Chrome once about 2 months ago @pgntwo but lucky for me it hasn't been troublesome lately. I figure hackers learn how to get around any modifications we make to hinder them, sadly they are smarter than I would like.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
14 Oct 17
@rebelann It is a constant war of wits...
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (73407)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Oct 17
My Chrome on my PC is alright. I don't have a smartphone. Hope that gets cleared up.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
22 Oct 17
@pgntwo Hmmm... Seeing those bothered you, pgn? Or maybe it was your youngest talking to you when you got redirected that put a crimp in your enjoyment?!
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
23 Oct 17
@DaddyEvil Sitting in a public area in a coffee shop affords one little time to savour such tidbits, when chance flings them onto the screen...
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GoAskAlice
@GoAskAlice (5807)
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16 Oct 17
@Mylotbugs, is this helpful information for you?
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
21 Oct 17
@pgntwo And another one, showing the myLot starting point on the left hand side.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
15 Oct 17
hope they can figure it out for you
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pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
15 Oct 17
I can work with it, up to a point. I did unintentionally download a (benign) app from the Play store yesterday because the redirect sent me there just as I tapped the screen. Sneaky.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
15 Oct 17
Alex posted saying that Bugs is working on this, I hope they can find where is the problem.
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