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#1 Franz Oberhauser

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Posted 07 May 2015 - 06:39 PM

I have use this forum for a while, and yes i just now made an account :D. The majority of the time i have search james bond cbn in google i clicked the link to come to the forums and it redirects me to porn sites. I have never had this happen in past but now it's becoming a norm for me. Just thought you should know this. God forbid if it happens to a young kid. Then you could have a hell of a problem.


Edited by Franz Oberhauser, 07 May 2015 - 06:40 PM.


#2 Dustin

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Posted 07 May 2015 - 06:48 PM

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

#3 Call Billy Bob

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Posted 07 May 2015 - 06:54 PM

I have use this forum for a while, and yes i just now made an account :D. The majority of the time i have search james bond cbn in google i clicked the link to come to the forums and it redirects me to porn sites. I have never had this happen in past but now it's becoming a norm for me. Just thought you should know this. God forbid if it happens to a young kid. Then you could have a hell of a problem.

I have also noticed this, although it only happens to me on my tablet - not my desktop.

#4 stromberg

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Posted 07 May 2015 - 08:42 PM

Tech staff will be looking into this. Does it happen only with searches for CBn, or other ones, too? Also, does it happen with every browser and on every computer? It's possible that it comes from a browser hijack, or a malware, so please check your computers for that (the fact that it only happens on your tablet may be an indicator for it, Call Billy Bob).

 

Tried myself, and I got a redirect on the sixth or seventh attempt (but not to an adult site), so chances are that it's our problem...



#5 Call Billy Bob

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Posted 07 May 2015 - 08:52 PM

It could be a search engine thing, since my tablet automatically uses Bing while all my desktop's web browsers are set to use Google.

And I should note that this doesn't happen every single time on my tablet - maybe once a week or so. The last time it happened, I scanned for malware and nothing was reported.

#6 Franz Oberhauser

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Posted 08 May 2015 - 01:12 AM

 Does it happen only with searches for CBn, or other ones, too? Also, does it happen with every browser and on every computer? It's possible that it comes from a browser hijack, or a malware, so please check your computers for that (the fact that it only happens on your tablet may be an indicator for it, Call Billy Bob).

 

 I will go test it out on other search engines, internet browsers and i will do a scan on my computer for malware. I will report back soon.


Edited by Franz Oberhauser, 08 May 2015 - 01:13 AM.


#7 Simon

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Posted 08 May 2015 - 08:58 AM

Had a quick test on this and searching for Commander Bond popped up options for the main site and the forums.

 

Clicking on the forums took me once to a site selling routers or some such.  But on 2nd and 3rd attempts, it came through to the forum page.

 

Unusual.



#8 JCRendle

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Posted 08 May 2015 - 02:10 PM

I had this on my phone.



#9 glidrose

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Posted 09 May 2015 - 07:31 PM

This occasionally happens to me when I use the google search engine to find older posts here. Apparently there's something called the "google redirect virus".



#10 stromberg

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Posted 09 May 2015 - 07:53 PM

That's why I was asking the above questions. The reason for this may come from the site itself, but it also could be a user problem (malware, virus or infected browser). No a tech guy myself, but I'm tending towards a site problem. 

 

The Admiral is looking into it, trying to get rid of this as quick as possible.



#11 stromberg

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Posted 09 May 2015 - 09:45 PM

Should be fixed. Please, let us know if this still happens.



#12 Blofeld's Cat

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Posted 10 May 2015 - 12:18 AM

Cool, I have a date!  :P



#13 stromberg

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Posted 13 May 2015 - 08:53 PM

Asking again just to make sure the fix really worked: does this still happen to anyone?



#14 Call Billy Bob

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Posted 13 May 2015 - 09:01 PM

I haven't checked in on my tablet recently - will be sure to post on this thread if it happens again.

#15 Dustin

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Posted 13 May 2015 - 09:35 PM

No, wasn't able to replicate it. I only ever had this once up to now.

#16 Simon

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Posted 13 May 2015 - 11:20 PM

Have tried tonight and all seemed fine.

 

Not sure if this could be cookie related; this trial was not after a complete clear out of such...



#17 Bondage007

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Posted 02 August 2015 - 10:04 AM

Still getting this problem. Google search for forums leading to random scam/porn sites



#18 Dustin

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Posted 02 August 2015 - 10:19 AM

Can't replicate this at the moment. Did you try clearing your cache?

#19 Bondage007

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Posted 02 August 2015 - 10:52 AM

 

Can't replicate this at the moment. Did you try clearing your cache?

 

Hmm, strange I just tried it again and it's normal

 

I've only gotten this problem for this site (the cBn forums, not the main site) and no other site on google search


Edited by Bondage007, 02 August 2015 - 10:54 AM.


#20 glidrose

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Posted 21 December 2015 - 07:09 PM

Still happens from time to time...

#21 SecretAgentFan

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Posted 22 December 2015 - 05:19 AM

Strangely, it doesn´t happen to me, using Safari on a Mac and iOS on an iphone.



#22 Dustin

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Posted 22 December 2015 - 07:14 AM

I just was able to replicate it with searching for the forums on Google. Definitely still an issue.



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