[Elecraft] Elecraft Website Hacked?

[Phil Genera]

This is almost always caused by some Chrome extension based malware.

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Phil

On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 9:26 AM, Jerry Moore <jermo at carolinaheli.com> wrote:

> Works for me in Chrome, IE, and Edge, all latest version/patch
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron
> D'Eau Claire
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2017 11:35 AM
> To: 'Dave Fifield' <dave at ad6a.com>; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Website Hacked?
>
> No problem here browsing around the Elecraft web site using Chrome. Do you
> recall a specific link that did that?
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ken
> G Kopp
> Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 8:09 AM
> To: Dave Fifield; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Website Hacked?
>
> No problem here ... but I've avoided the Chrome browser.  😂
>
> 73
>
> K0PP
>
>
> On Jan 3, 2017 04:41, "Dave Fifield" <dave at ad6a.com> wrote:
>
> 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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