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i noticed that when i try to go to the 101 forums through a Google search i will get redirected to a malware site the first time. it's going to filestore72 where it asks you to download some app. looking online it looks like the vbulletin software might have been hacked. anyone else noticing this?
 
I'm not seeing this. What page has the 101 link? Did you look at the page source?
 
Does the same thing when using a google search for Autogeek and clicking on an Autogeek link.
 
Try a different browser and if possible a different computer. If the problem can't be replicated then it's very likely something on that particular computer. You might try also clearing browser cache, cookies, and if you're computer savvy, your hosts file.
 
it happens on every computer and phone that i own. that's mac, Windows, Android and ios
 
I’ve seen it in a couple different PC’s and both browsers on my phone.

This is what I see at times when I google for one of Mike’s write ups.

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Shot in the dark here: did you try all of these from home where they would be getting internet connection through the same router/cable modem/gateway? For example, try turning off WiFi on your phone so that you force the phone to use cellular data.
 
Can you check the page source for the errant link? If it looks OK then your DNS might be messed up.

It may be your carrier's sniffers tracking your activity.
 
Route246 said:
Can you check the page source for the errant link? If it looks OK then your DNS might be messed up.

It may be your carrier's sniffers tracking your activity.
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That's what I was getting at. Router or gateway DNS could have been altered.
 
That shot was from safari on my phone. I see it at home on firefox and at my work pc which still uses internet explorer. It's been showing up for a few weeks now.
 
This happens to me, and hitting the back button and clicking the link again makes it work.. for whatever that’s worth


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I've tried from my house, my work, and regular LTE cellular network. I also found articles of other sites running vBulletin with the same issue being related to a hack.
 
I have been getting this message occasionally as well....
 
is there any way to get the attention of the sysadmin to take a look to confirm nothing is wrong?
 
Count me as another one who has experienced this.

Many times.

On iPhone, iPad, and a Mac running the latest Firefox.

On the computer, the ISP blocks the redirect and puts up an error site.

On the phone/ipad, even when connected to the same ISP, it goes through.

Ad blocker SW (Im running ABP on the computer with Firefox, purify on the ipad) doesnt stop it.
 
georgez said:
i noticed that when i try to go to the 101 forums through a Google search i will get redirected to a malware site the first time. it's going to filestore72 where it asks you to download some app. looking online it looks like the vbulletin software might have been hacked. anyone else noticing this?
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This happens to me too. I always hit the back arrow and click the link again and it works.


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I've seen the same thing and it seems to occur at random.

As others have experienced, the re-direct occurs on different devices running different OS's on different networks which seems to point back to either the forum software or the host network.
 
Taking a break from my detailing to update this for the site admins: I'm an IT consultant and have been running into the exact same issue the other folks have been describing. Ran autogeekonline.net through some tools and found this:

Scan Results - Free Website Malware Scanner

"Malware entry: malware.forum_redirect.1
Description: Infection that targets mainly outdated vBulletin sites with the VBSEO plugin. It redirects visitors coming from search engines to one of the following sites: myfilestore[.]com, filestore72[.]info, file2store[.]info, url2short[.]info, filestore123[.]info, url123[.]info, dollarade[.]com"

Basically, there's a random redirect happening because of an outdated VBulletin SEO plugin that's infected with malware.

Hope that helps, I'll send you my bill. :-)
 
It's a way for them to make money on the side allowing click-jacking, nothing else.
 
Same thing happening to me on multiple PCs. I sent the site admin some feedback weeks ago similar to what Slowcorrado posted, but did not hear back. Personally, I think it is mainly an annoyance, but it may have an adverse effect on site traffic/ranking if not addressed as google often blocks sites from search results if they detect an infection.
 
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