There are suddenly words within posts, randomly it seems, connected with some URLs which are not content related but always leading to amazon. Is that because of not reaching the donation goals? I would then ask the community to donate one Dollar per user per month for furtheron being free of advertising and shit. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Shopping URLs?
- Thread starter AstroSam
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That's an adware infection. Download Malwarebytes and clean your system.
supitza
Vault Dweller
No - here at home I'm having the same issue. Take this post for instance: https://testsquadron.com/threads/sams-happy-hour-gmt-1-daily-work-coffee-bar.6820/page-147#post-150312
The word "shure" is linked with an amazon URL - am I the only one...?
[edit] The word "amazon" also is automatically changed into a link. And everytime it says "shopping link added by Skimlink".
[edit2]Even in my private messages I'm having those "Skimlinks". And as I said, on my business laptop as well as at home...
The word "shure" is linked with an amazon URL - am I the only one...?
[edit] The word "amazon" also is automatically changed into a link. And everytime it says "shopping link added by Skimlink".
[edit2]Even in my private messages I'm having those "Skimlinks". And as I said, on my business laptop as well as at home...
supitza
Vault Dweller
You need to send me your RSI password, your credit card number and your home address and I'll fix it for you. :slight_smile:
No, really, it's fine for everyone else, so you must have gotten infected with malware. Scan your computer with an antivirus software?
The strange thing about it is: on my business laptop I'm running Firefox. Here at home on my private PC I'm surfing with Chrome. Thus two different computers with different browsers - but probably the same malware? Can't really be, can it? I just took a look into the chrome apps, but noticed nothing special in there. Erased all temp files, cookies etc. Now those strange links are gone. And yes, for sure I'm having installed a Antivirus prog as well as a malware protection program - always!
I don't understand it. I'm currently doing a search by SpyBot S&D. Curious if it'll find something...
I don't understand it. I'm currently doing a search by SpyBot S&D. Curious if it'll find something...
Okay, got it: Antivir, which I just activated additionally to Avast, just reported that it blocked two trackers - by the homepage testsquadron.com!
Thus, it seems to be a "problem"(?) of the homepage, not of my computers (which, as I said, can't be because on my business laptop nothing can be installed, no app, plugin or else, not even java can be started).
Thus, it seems to be a "problem"(?) of the homepage, not of my computers (which, as I said, can't be because on my business laptop nothing can be installed, no app, plugin or else, not even java can be started).
See, the beergoggles of truth have revealed your problem.Okay, got it: Antivir, which I just activated additionally to Avast, just reported that it blocked two trackers - by the homepage testsquadron.com!
Thus, it seems to be a "problem"(?) of the homepage, not of my computers (which, as I said, can't be because on my business laptop nothing can be installed, no app, plugin or else, not even java can be started).
uhhh, errr..... I mean the tea leaves of clairvoyance. for you.
glad you caught the issue
Pinterest or one of 20,000 others using Skimlinks may have caused it....this time.
It's pretty typical stuff these days.
Skimlinks makes products that sort of activate just on a click on a web page. (Javascript snippet) (not like it's something new). They have 4 products.
The worrisome part is it's in use a lot. "Skimwords" also takes the spoken word and other things and uses that info.
It's just another form of target marketing. Awfully intrusive and quite profitable for web page owners and companies thereof.
Check out the Wiki link. It's worth a read.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skimlinks
The bottom line is, nothing is sacred and there is NO privacy on the net.
From wiki:
"In 2014, Skimlinks drove $625 million in sales for over 20,000 vendors".
"In February 2012, LL Social, an online marketing blog, broke the news that Pinterest was using Skimlinks to monetize content posted by its users"
Believe me "target marketing" , "Data Mining" and Greed are real and quite huge in the internet world. Behave accordingly.
It's pretty typical stuff these days.
Skimlinks makes products that sort of activate just on a click on a web page. (Javascript snippet) (not like it's something new). They have 4 products.
The worrisome part is it's in use a lot. "Skimwords" also takes the spoken word and other things and uses that info.
It's just another form of target marketing. Awfully intrusive and quite profitable for web page owners and companies thereof.
Check out the Wiki link. It's worth a read.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skimlinks
The bottom line is, nothing is sacred and there is NO privacy on the net.
From wiki:
"In 2014, Skimlinks drove $625 million in sales for over 20,000 vendors".
"In February 2012, LL Social, an online marketing blog, broke the news that Pinterest was using Skimlinks to monetize content posted by its users"
Believe me "target marketing" , "Data Mining" and Greed are real and quite huge in the internet world. Behave accordingly.
Beerjerker
Grand Admiral
@Sam K Macer and anyone else having similar issues, I suggest:
https://www.safer-networking.org/
Spybot is free and thorough. Update it regularly, scan system, and immunize.
Also I highly recommend adblock as malicious advertising is where most viruses find their way in.
https://www.safer-networking.org/
Spybot is free and thorough. Update it regularly, scan system, and immunize.
Also I highly recommend adblock as malicious advertising is where most viruses find their way in.
Yeah. I use Chrome with uBlock Origin and Ghostery and have Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit always running. I just use Windows Defender now in Windows 10 for anti-virus, with the other protections in place I really don't need anything more advanced (and Defender ain't too bad these days). It's been years since I've had a virus or malware infection.