Anyone else get URL hijacked to xprofiles.com? I clicked a link on blazersedge and it loaded...

Anyone else get URL hijacked to xprofiles.com?

I clicked a link on blazersedge and it loaded xprofiles.com. I am pretty sure there is no spyware or malware on this PC. It's pretty locked down as it's my work PC. I know there have been issues with SBnation before so I thought I would put the info out there.

5 months ago draker 3 comments 0 recs |

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I haven't had that problem, but I still have a suggestion

I would suggest getting the Firefox addon Addblock plus. It will block most adds on webpages, and you can manually add ads to be blocked. This would prevent things like this from happening. I believe it is also available on Chrome. Plus it makes a much better browsing experience. No more “You are the 1 millionth visitor!” messages,

Oh but now that I reread your message, it looks like it may have been a normal link you clocked on, in that case an ad blocker would not help.

by AxemanACL on Jan 2, 2012 9:49 PM PST reply actions

Yes! I clicked on a link from one of Dave's posts that was supposed to take me

to the DenverStiffs website (Denver’s version of Blazersedge). When I clicked on it the first time my browser instead opened an adult oriented webpage. Not sure if it was the one you mentioned because I quickly had to close my browser window so no one would think I was browsing such a site. From the glimpse that I did get, however, it does not look like the same website. I then went back to the same link and tried again but it took me to the correct page.

So, it was a one-time occurrence that struck me as strange but I could not replicate the problem. I am using ms Internet Explorer 8.

LaMarshmallow - Distant Memory.

by mlsinpdx on Jan 3, 2012 11:26 AM PST reply actions

Hijackings should be reported to SBN

www.sbnation.com/pages/contact

They’ll want as much information as you can give them — date and time of the problem, the exact page you were on, the link you clicked, etc. I don’t see anything from SBN about system-wide problems, but who knows? This could be the tip of an iceberg. They want to solve any problems as quickly as possible and that’s where they need your help.

(Most of the problems in the past have been related to virus messages. Ad blockers help with this problem. If anyone ever runs into virus messages, contact SBN with the same info. Also, screenshots from the antivirus software are useful to the SBN techies.)

by Corvid on Jan 3, 2012 11:50 AM PST reply actions