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Boards.ie Front page redirects to download a strange file

  • 01-11-2015 01:17AM
    #1
    Nate--IRL--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,263 ✭✭✭


    I'm checking on my computer for an infection, but for me the Boards.ie Front page redirects to download a strange file

    I get this message....

    7RhI7dD.png

    And the front page tries to redirect to......

    mdJ7Okk.png

    Nate


Comments

  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,478 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Almost certainly a dodgy ad. Did you catch the URL of the ad that was displayed?


  • #3
    Nate--IRL--
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,263 ✭✭✭Nate--IRL--


    Strange, as I run Adblock - I didn't see any ads, to note it.

    Problem seem to have gone now too.

    Nate


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,160 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Any time it happened with me on iOS, if I cancelled the download, an Energia ad appeared on the top of the page.


  • #5
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,925 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Just got the same pop up - I'm running adblock & have ads disabled as a subscriber.

    Seems there's a few more people reporting it in Feedback too.

    It does seem that the site is constantly trying to load asset.pagefair.com though.


  • #6
    Aeternum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭Aeternum


    I have just had this also. Didn't click on any ad, just on the boards logo on the top left of the screen. Only ad I could see on the screen was one for Opel.


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  • #7
    moneymad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 882 ✭✭✭moneymad


    Same here i also run adblock plus on firefox


  • #8
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,478 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Closing, as this isn't a boards.ie issue, and was the ad network as it first appeared.


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