BWE spam?? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

igotpron · 01-10-2015, 07:46 PM

Is it just me or is anyone getting spammed and redirected to "good housekeeping" or some other women fit site?? It's just about every time I switch forums or open a post I'm redirected to bs...this is on an iPhone with current iOS on safari. I've never experienced this before.

YakDout · 01-10-2015, 07:53 PM

I use tapatalk on my iPhone. Much easier for all forums with mobile device.

tsugg · 01-10-2015, 07:58 PM

I just had to do a restore on my i-pad trying to get rid of that good housekeeping page.

FlyFishinYakr · 01-10-2015, 09:04 PM

My iPad is clean! No issues.

FFY

Cbad Mike · 01-10-2015, 10:06 PM

My android is clean.

LBKayakDude · 01-11-2015, 04:15 AM

I use tapatalk as well. No issues here.

Iceman · 01-11-2015, 11:50 AM

I was getting some weird redirects last week on my PC at work to where it would just open in another site. Stopped happening though.

lambadmin · 01-11-2015, 12:00 PM

Hmm - sounds like some browser hijacker problem to me.

I just tried on my iPhone, Safari or TapaTalk - I am not getting any redirects.

On your iPhone - are you already using TapaTalk or some other forum browser app, or just straight browser?

lambadmin · 01-11-2015, 12:03 PM

If Safari - try

Clear information from your device

To clear your history and cookies from Safari in iOS 8, tap Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data. In iOS 7 or earlier, tap Clear History and tap Clear Cookies and Data.
To clear other stored information from Safari, tap Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data > Remove All Website Data.

tsugg · 01-11-2015, 12:33 PM

Don't know why I didn't think of that last night but thanks!

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

lambadmin · 01-11-2015, 08:37 PM

Al seems fine to me with the forum.
From the chatter out there, this redirect could potentially be originating from one of the Google Ads running on site, running some script.
Weird that they would be able to sneak it in - Google usually kills that kind of crap.

Please do let us know ASAP if anyone else notices any weir stuff.
Try to pay attention and to see if you can see the correlation with a banner add displayed on BWE at a time - we'll disallow it.

Internet, crazy place

ful-rac · 01-11-2015, 08:43 PM

I had the same thing happen about a week ago, and i just restarted my ipad and it cleared it right up.

01-10-2015, 07:46 PM	#1
igotpron Xcoastie Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Westminster Posts: 285	BWE spam?? Is it just me or is anyone getting spammed and redirected to "good housekeeping" or some other women fit site?? It's just about every time I switch forums or open a post I'm redirected to bs...this is on an iPhone with current iOS on safari. I've never experienced this before.

01-10-2015, 07:58 PM	#3
tsugg LOWSPARK Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: CARLSBAD Posts: 251	lol I just had to do a restore on my i-pad trying to get rid of that good housekeeping page.

01-10-2015, 10:06 PM	#5
Cbad Mike Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Carlsbad Ca. Posts: 1,206	My android is clean. __________________ [SIGPIC]

01-11-2015, 11:50 AM	#7
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	I was getting some weird redirects last week on my PC at work to where it would just open in another site. Stopped happening though. __________________

01-11-2015, 12:00 PM	#8
lambadmin Spam Sanitation Dept Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,375	Hmm - sounds like some browser hijacker problem to me. I just tried on my iPhone, Safari or TapaTalk - I am not getting any redirects. On your iPhone - are you already using TapaTalk or some other forum browser app, or just straight browser? __________________

01-10-2015, 07:53 PM	#2
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	I use tapatalk on my iPhone. Much easier for all forums with mobile device.

01-10-2015, 09:04 PM	#4
FlyFishinYakr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Nor Cal...30 min from Bodega/Tomales Bay, 1hr from Clear Lake, 2+ hr to Berryessa & the Delta Posts: 729	My iPad is clean! No issues. FFY

01-11-2015, 04:15 AM	#6
LBKayakDude Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 193	I use tapatalk as well. No issues here.

01-11-2015, 12:03 PM	#9
lambadmin Spam Sanitation Dept Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,375	If Safari - try Clear information from your device To clear your history and cookies from Safari in iOS 8, tap Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data. In iOS 7 or earlier, tap Clear History and tap Clear Cookies and Data. To clear other stored information from Safari, tap Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data > Remove All Website Data. __________________

01-11-2015, 12:33 PM	#10
tsugg LOWSPARK Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: CARLSBAD Posts: 251	Don't know why I didn't think of that last night but thanks! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

01-11-2015, 08:37 PM	#11
lambadmin Spam Sanitation Dept Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,375	Al seems fine to me with the forum. From the chatter out there, this redirect could potentially be originating from one of the Google Ads running on site, running some script. Weird that they would be able to sneak it in - Google usually kills that kind of crap. Please do let us know ASAP if anyone else notices any weir stuff. Try to pay attention and to see if you can see the correlation with a banner add displayed on BWE at a time - we'll disallow it. Internet, crazy place __________________

01-11-2015, 08:43 PM	#12
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	I had the same thing happen about a week ago, and i just restarted my ipad and it cleared it right up. __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.