[Elecraft] Elecraft Website Hacked?

[Mike va3mw]

I suspect your chrome had been hacked. 

I have seen this before with Chrome on my iPad being hacked. I had to uninstall Chrome from  my iPad and reinstall to solve the problem.

Well Avast  shows your system is clear, it clearly is not and you do have a problem on your own personal computer sadly. 

It is impossible for antivirus programs to detect all types of computer infections.

73 Mike va3mw



> On Jan 3, 2017, at 6:47 AM, Ken Talbott <ktalbott at gamewood.net> wrote:
> 
> Chrome behaved similarly for me - ON ALL
> WEBSITES!  I quit using Chrome and
> problem went away.
> Ken ke4rg
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> ] On Behalf Of Dave Fifield
> Sent: January 3, 2017 06:40
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft Website
> Hacked?
> 
> I've been noticing that every now and
> then, when I'm on the Elecraft website
> looking around, my Chrome browser will
> get re-directed to spurious ad websites
> instead of the link I clicked on the
> Elecraft site. Anyone else noticed this?
> 
> 
> 
> At least one of the redirectors was to a
> website that pretends to take over your
> PC and holds you ransom until you pay a
> fee to unlock your files (which of
> course is utter nonsense, since all you
> have to do is use the Task Manager to
> end the browser app and the problem is
> gone).
> 
> 
> 
> I did some scientific research today,
> and with the help of the good folks at
> Avast! (the virus/malware blocking
> service I use) and determined that a) I
> have NO viruses, Trojans, adware,
> malware, or any other nastyware, and
> that
> b) these browser redirects are ONLY
> happening when I click on links on the
> Elecraft website. I can browse other
> websites with impunity and not see any
> redirects - it's just links on the
> Elecraft website that do it. 
> 
> 
> 
> This leads me to believe that, somehow,
> the Elecraft website has been hacked or
> otherwise loaded with an adware virus.
> Please can someone at Elecraft have a
> look at the problem and clean up the web
> code ASAP?
> 
> 
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Dave Fifield
> 
> AD6A
> 
> 
> 
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