[PPRAANet] PPRAANet forums sending dangerous ads.

[Phillip H. Blanton]

Hello all. I don't have all of the details yet, but I was recently
presented with an evil, spear phishing attempt via a pop-under ad sent
to my browser via the ad service on the PPRAANet forums.
(*http://ppraa.forumotion.net/*)

The ad was targeted to me as a Century Link customer. Here's a screen
shot of the pop-under ad...



I reported it to Century Link, but they didn't much care. They followed
the script, "Thank you for reporting this issue, to keep yourself safe
online please refer to... blah blah blah".

Here's a screen shot of the page info of the pop under ad. Note the
Referring URL...



So my warning is to be careful when using the forums. Maybe someone
should limit who can advertise on the forum page, if possible. If it's
not possible then the forums need to be moved somewhere safer.

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Phillip H. Blanton (NØTAN)
phillip at n0tan.com
719 244-0779