This is a heads up to let people know that there may be issues with some Mobile Nations websites, including AndroidCentral and WPCentral.
From what it seems, when the site is accessed, there is the possibility that the entire page is redirected to dubious looking downloads for flash players and other malware, one of them being "youradexchange". This appears to be affecting the main desktop version of the site, but not mobile. Forums I believe, are unaffected. Sometimes it's instant; sometimes it takes 10-15 seconds to kick in - other times it doesn't happen at all, until you open a link in, say, a new tab or window.
I have provided a screenshot to a redirected page - links have been blacked out but should any mods require full links I can provide them. This has been tested on clean machines in multiple locations, and appears to be happening mostly with Internet Explorer. All machines are free from viruses or malware. I have been able to reproduce this by other online friends accessing the site (In the UK) - but was not reproducible outside of the UK (Ireland for example). Also, it doesn't appear that iMore is affected, but could be wrong.
If you receive any pop ups then please close the page or move away from it - do not accept any downloads. In the mean time I suggest this be investigated by Mobile Nations themselves, as it affects sister sites too. Also, as Windows 8 and above automatically caches downloads before you accept them, you may also need to clear your temporary Internet files too, if you don't have adequate AV protection on your machine.
- Nukey
Update: It appears it was caused by an advert that was provided through the external advertisers (AdChoices possibly) that caused a compromisation on the UK targeted adverts. I believe that this has been removed by Google/AdChoices, so should no longer be an issue any more.
From what it seems, when the site is accessed, there is the possibility that the entire page is redirected to dubious looking downloads for flash players and other malware, one of them being "youradexchange". This appears to be affecting the main desktop version of the site, but not mobile. Forums I believe, are unaffected. Sometimes it's instant; sometimes it takes 10-15 seconds to kick in - other times it doesn't happen at all, until you open a link in, say, a new tab or window.
I have provided a screenshot to a redirected page - links have been blacked out but should any mods require full links I can provide them. This has been tested on clean machines in multiple locations, and appears to be happening mostly with Internet Explorer. All machines are free from viruses or malware. I have been able to reproduce this by other online friends accessing the site (In the UK) - but was not reproducible outside of the UK (Ireland for example). Also, it doesn't appear that iMore is affected, but could be wrong.
If you receive any pop ups then please close the page or move away from it - do not accept any downloads. In the mean time I suggest this be investigated by Mobile Nations themselves, as it affects sister sites too. Also, as Windows 8 and above automatically caches downloads before you accept them, you may also need to clear your temporary Internet files too, if you don't have adequate AV protection on your machine.
- Nukey
Update: It appears it was caused by an advert that was provided through the external advertisers (AdChoices possibly) that caused a compromisation on the UK targeted adverts. I believe that this has been removed by Google/AdChoices, so should no longer be an issue any more.
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