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Old 01-23-2014, 06:16 AM   #1
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I haven't got a single redirection, but lately my computer is popping up some "website blocked" icon whenever I open the Downs. I think it calls the spam website a "blackhole website", but I have to double-check.
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Old 01-23-2014, 06:59 AM   #2
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I haven't got a single redirection, but lately my computer is popping up some "website blocked" icon whenever I open the Downs. I think it calls the spam website a "blackhole website", but I have to double-check.
Same happens to me just about every day on my laptop. I've stopped trying to access with my Kindle. Same "blackhole" message, too. My laptop uses Norton., but my Kindle doesn't seem to have a dedicated security software. It's new, so I don't know for sure.
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Old 01-23-2014, 08:08 AM   #3
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Same happens to me just about every day on my laptop. I've stopped trying to access with my Kindle. Same "blackhole" message, too. My laptop uses Norton., but my Kindle doesn't seem to have a dedicated security software. It's new, so I don't know for sure.
I use Norton at home, a different program on the work computer, and neither has given me any warning about the Downs.
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Old 01-23-2014, 05:16 PM   #4
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BTW, I just saw a television ad for Adult Friend Finder dot com. Maybe this invasion is a surreptitious arm of a new advertising campagn? I wonder if other discussion sites are experiencing the same problem.
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Old 01-23-2014, 05:44 PM   #5
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BTW, I just saw a television ad for Adult Friend Finder dot com. Maybe this invasion is a surreptitious arm of a new advertising campagn? I wonder if other discussion sites are experiencing the same problem.
To me, spammers and telemarketers are of the same ilk. Someone having to go to such lengths to advertise any product or service should be given a wide berth.
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Old 01-24-2014, 10:31 AM   #6
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Hey, Adult Friend Finder is gone!... Now it's Russian Brides...
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Old 01-24-2014, 03:30 PM   #7
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That was completely not me. *whistles* No no, had nothing to do with it. *glances around anxiously* The weather is wonderful. *fiddles with a piece of paper*


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