anyone else getting phishing popups ?


Anyone else getting popups browsing in this forum? I am posting here in the cables forum because this is the place I have received this phishing popup. I have not seen them in any other forum, or website. 

My AVG stops the popup from happening, but one of my laptops on Malwarebytes does not, and the cable forum webpage becomes a fake McAfee anti virus popup (ironically) which states you are infected "click here" . I have had one before which said I won a prize also in this cable forum. 

Since I cannot post a picture of this screen shot of this fake popup I have a link to the image via dropbox if you are curious to see what this looks like

Please respond if this has also happened to you, as when I reported this to Audiogon admin they state I have been the only one to do so.

Mcafee phishing

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Thanks for the responses. Just to clarify it is not just a popup, or any legitimate advertising, but an actual overtaking of the entire webpage and a redirect to a different one. The Audiogon tab gets removed on my Macbook, and a different one appears. I am no expert, but I believe this is what it is called:

What is a malicious redirect?

A malicious redirect is code inserted into a website with the intent of redirecting the site visitor to another website. Malicious redirects are typically inserted into a website by attackers with the intent of generating advertising impressions. However, some malicious redirections can have more damaging effects. A malicious redirect can exploit vulnerabilities in a site visitor’s computer through web-based scripts to install malware on unprotected machines.

 

You just missed my last post, but I am on a Macbook running Monteray 12.6.9. Here is a dropbox image of what it looked like when AVG caught the malicious redirect: AVG called it "URL: scam" you can see the Audiogon background as AVG didnt allow the redirect.

 

AVG block example

 

At least one other has seen this "hijack" - I did report it so this one is now probably blocked from happening again, but at least I did prove I am not the only one. 

I always use Brave browser for the web, McAfee antivirus scans and removes all cookies, temp files etc once a week. Amazing how much crap accumulates in a week.

Also this computer is for email and web only. So if it really gets slammed hard, I just wipe it out and reload.

Some good info there

Did Audiogon go to a new algorithm to force the advertisements down our throats?

I don’t believe these are legitimate ads, they seem to be malicious hijacks from code unknowingly embedded in the host website- if they are indeed paid "ads" and the website owner is knowingly permitting it, that is one webpage I will never visit again!

No popups, just an endless stream of inappropriate lingerie and sex toy ads from TEMU

You are the lucky one