PSA: Redirects, spoof pages, and forced downloads
By Yuki
@yukimori (10193)
United States
May 5, 2016 2:10pm CST
Hey, everyone!
I just wanted to take a moment to make you aware of something that just happened to me. I was reading a discussion here on myLot when my page was suddenly redirected to another site.
I hadn't clicked on anything, but the page I was brought to looked like an Adobe Flash Player download page.
It wasn't, though... the page was on a domain other than Adobe.com.
And it tried to get me to automatically download an .exe file... which is probably a virus. 
The problem is most likely with one of the ad networks. I've made Bugs aware of it, so hopefully it will be taken care of soon.
If you happen to run across this, please cancel the download and use your browser's back button to return to myLot.
The problem is most likely with one of the ad networks. I've made Bugs aware of it, so hopefully it will be taken care of soon.
If you happen to run across this, please cancel the download and use your browser's back button to return to myLot.16 people like this
16 responses
@IvySaysHi (4603)
• United States
5 May 16
The problem with my computer is if it is downloading something i didnt authorize it does it quickly.. I constantly get a message saying that pop up has been blocked from the website and I assume it is something harmful so I am glad it gets blocked
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
5 May 16
I had viruses on my computer and recently had to have some work done on it to get rid of them. That Adobe Flash page is what I was getting. Every day that site would come up and then I would get a notification on my computer that my anti-virus software had just gotten rid of some malware. I would have your computer checked for viruses, malware and trojans. Perhaps My lot needs to check in this also.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
6 May 16
@yukimori ....Yes, it started as nothing on mine too. And I keep mine well maintained as well. My daughter using my Wifi is what did it to mine. Not happening again.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
6 May 16
@yukimori ...The one I have now is for three years and run behind so I don't have to worry about remembering to run it.
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@yukimori (10193)
• United States
6 May 16
@celticeagle Let's just say that there's a reason my husband doesn't use my computer regularly. 
I have to rescue his about every 6-12 months if I don't keep up on running scans on it while he's at work. He somehow manages to get the obnoxious things that completely lock you out of your computer, throw up threatening messages about how the FBI is ZOMG gonna get you for downloads that were done over your network connection, and demand that you go buy XYZ prepaid card and enter the details on their secure form to pay the FBI guys off so they don't come knocking on your door TODAY!
Thankfully it doesn't take that much to get that stuff wiped from the drive and the computer back in top shape, but I tend to drag it out for a day or three. It makes him more careful about keeping up on the anti-virus when he's not able to play his online games with his friends. 
I have to rescue his about every 6-12 months if I don't keep up on running scans on it while he's at work. He somehow manages to get the obnoxious things that completely lock you out of your computer, throw up threatening messages about how the FBI is ZOMG gonna get you for downloads that were done over your network connection, and demand that you go buy XYZ prepaid card and enter the details on their secure form to pay the FBI guys off so they don't come knocking on your door TODAY!
Thankfully it doesn't take that much to get that stuff wiped from the drive and the computer back in top shape, but I tend to drag it out for a day or three. It makes him more careful about keeping up on the anti-virus when he's not able to play his online games with his friends. 2 people like this
@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
6 May 16
I got the same Adobe thing and handled it the same way. I know my Adobe is not out of date, I just updated it. I was thinking that maybe it was just my fat and awkward fingers.
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@shaggin (74988)
• United States
9 May 16
@yukimori I just had it happen again on this post. I found no way to contact mylot to tell them about it though.
I was watching TV when I saw that Sesame Street has an HIV positive muppet. I never knew that there was an HIV positive muppet before. The character's name is...
@yukimori (10193)
• United States
9 May 16
@shaggin I've just been messaging @myLotBugs when it happens.
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That hasn't happened to me here yet, but that would totally irritate me.
But I have seen similar things happen on earning sites . . . I hate that!! 
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
6 May 16
last time i notified the powers that be, they assured me that such didn't come from here. i'm constantly blockin' "pups" via my gremlin getter.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
6 May 16
@yukimori i've always thought 'tis a great shame that folks so talented use their knowledge'n skills to do harm 'cross the globe.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
29 Jul 16
I have and done just what you did. I have been on internet long enough to have learned. lol
@DaddyEvil (174296)
• United States
31 May 16
I hadn't heard there was a problem like this on myLot, Yuki... Thank you for the warning! I do appreciate it.
@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
18 May 16
Several times when firstn opening mylot I have gotten that flash player page. I'm pretty sure the first time I did hit to download. I sure hope that's not why my laptop isn so slow now!
