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Old 12-25-2013, 09:28 AM   #1
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This just happened to me on my kindle fire. Was rerouted to adultfinder dot com. Browser is Amazon Silk. The Kindle is brand new, and Barrowdowns is one of the first websites it ever visited. It hasn't been active long enough to pick up a virus. This happened when I clicked on BOOKS.
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Old 12-26-2013, 09:04 AM   #2
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It just happened again, while I was replying to a thread in The Books.
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Old 12-26-2013, 07:07 PM   #3
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Just chiming in again to say that the admins are aware that there's an issue. I think some exxxtra code got inserted into a vBulletin script somewhere that's occasionally redirecting people. Thanks for all the info.
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Old 12-27-2013, 06:33 AM   #4
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Just chiming in again to say that the admins are aware that there's an issue. I think some exxxtra code got inserted into a vBulletin script somewhere that's occasionally redirecting people. Thanks for all the info.
"exxxtra"

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Old 12-28-2013, 03:21 PM   #5
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Registration Problem
In addition to the Adult Friend Finder glitch, we are also having an issue with registering a new account. We have a nonmember with us who now wants to join, but the registration requires a Captcha image which is not showing up. This problem is happening in Safari on an iPhone, Chrome on an Android phone, and Firefox on a laptop.
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Old 12-28-2013, 03:27 PM   #6
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And just saying that not just the forum but also the main site occasionally redirects to Adult Friend Finder!
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Old 12-29-2013, 07:19 AM   #7
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Encaitare, I've turned the CAPTCHA off. Have your friend try again and see if the registration works.

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Old 03-02-2014, 05:52 AM   #8
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Still all clear. I've noticed that the spambots, strangely absent during the re-direct business, are now back. Maybe it's coincidence, but if forced to choose, I'll take the bots.
...Followed by five spambot posts.
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...Followed by five spambot posts.
It really is odd! During the re-direct business, I don't remember seeing any bots, and now that that seems to be behind us, we're getting slammed. Is there some monstrous directing force driving it all?
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Old 03-02-2014, 08:48 AM   #10
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It really is odd! During the re-direct business, I don't remember seeing any bots, and now that that seems to be behind us, we're getting slammed. Is there some monstrous directing force driving it all?
Perhaps the porn sites redirected the spam as well. Thus, you have a hybrid, Spamographic material, in which nude models hold faux-Coach purses strategically in front of their naughty parts.

EDIT: at 9:10 PM EST I see 6 spammers all starting accounts simultaneously. This is ridiculous.
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Old 12-27-2013, 12:54 AM   #12
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Ah, I'm relieved that the redirecting glitch isn't only happening to me. I assumed it was a virus on my computer at first, and was worried when no amount of antivirus scanning could pick the problem up. I have assorted scripts blocked, so all I ever saw was a blank page. So they were adult web pages, eh? Condolences to those who got redirected to those while people were watching.
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