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Spam links appearing

Post by imme » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:16 pm

As bus been hacked? Spam links are appearing on the board.

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Post by imme » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:22 pm

It isn't happening when I use bus on my phone. And I've checked my laptop for viruses, it isn't happening on any other website I go on.
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Post by Milvus » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:39 pm

Does it still happen if you use BUS through a different browser?
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Re: Spam links appearing

Post by imme » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:48 pm

I don't know. I only have Firefox on my laptop.
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Post by Milvus » Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:26 pm

Have you tried clearing your cache?
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Re: Spam links appearing

Post by imme » Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:37 pm

Yes. I ran c cleaner.
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Re: Spam links appearing

Post by mande » Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:59 pm

That looks like a spyware ad to me - not a virus by definition. Have you made sure your spyware detection has been updated? I would suggest running Spybot or a similar program. I'm on my PC right now and using Chrome, and do not see these ads.

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Re: Spam links appearing

Post by imme » Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:45 pm

I've downloaded malwarebytes. So far it hasn't found anything on my computer.
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Re: Spam links appearing

Post by roseleaf » Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:59 pm

I haven't got anything like that (using Chrome).
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Re: Spam links appearing

Post by imme » Tue Aug 11, 2015 12:04 am

i'm using internet explorer and no ads are appearing. there aren't any malware or viruses on my computer. I might try uninstalling forefox and see if that helps.
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Re: Spam links appearing

Post by imme » Tue Aug 11, 2015 12:15 am

i've uninstalled firefox, and have installed chrome and there are no a links. so i'll stick with chrome.
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Re: Spam links appearing

Post by Spidey » Tue Aug 11, 2015 3:52 am

Firefox has a known exploit with Flash that makes it vulnerable to attacks. Installing Chrome was the best thing to do, but you should run CCleaner and MalwareBytes again to check for problems.
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