Technical

[KopiKat]

I suspect this forum may have been hacked!
The following pop up appears when I do a 'Preview' of my posts. Anyone else having this? I don't think it's my PC as I don't visit such sites and only used it for Banking, Stocks, News and this forum...

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[setan]

I tried to preview, but did not get this message.

[KopiKat]

I tried to preview, but did not get this message.

Hmm.. seems ok now...
I tested it multiple times before I posted....

[sportsinvestment]

wow... from the URL in the pop up, looks like spam...

[KopiKat]

I scanned my system, nothing detected.. I only had Facebook and this Forum opened when that pop-up came up everytime I was doing a preview earlier on....

To be safe, suggest cyclone check on his side...

[wsreader]

possibly your mouse had gone over one of those strategically placed adverts?

[cyclone]

There are 3 possibilities to this issue :
1. Valuebuddies.com has been hacked. The possibility is very slim if most of the forumers does not experience the above mentioned issue. Your admin has also applied strict Linux security system. Online security check also gives a "Currently Safe" result : http://www.avgthreatlabs.com/sitereports...avg.com.au
2. Your system has been infiltrated. Most users do not realise that their system has been infiltrated. Are your antivirus or malware protection system up todate ? The chance are very high.
3. Possibly your mouse had gone over one of those strategically placed adverts. The possibility is also slim. Most of the adverts are not adult sites and a click to an advert will not go to this kind of page.

[KopiKat]

There are 3 possibilities to this issue :
1. Valuebuddies.com has been hacked. The possibility is very slim if most of the forumers does not experience the above mentioned issue. Your admin has also applied strict Linux security system. Online security check also gives a "Currently Safe" result : http://www.avgthreatlabs.com/sitereports...avg.com.au
2. Your system has been infiltrated. Most users do not realise that their system has been infiltrated. Are your antivirus or malware protection system up todate ? The chance are very high.
3. Possibly your mouse had gone over one of those strategically placed adverts. The possibility is also slim. Most of the advert are not adult sites and a click to an adverts will not go to this kind of page.

cyclone,

Thank you for spending the time to ensure it's not due to the forum.
As for (2), I've also checked and ensured that everything's uptodate on my side....

Now, I feel like 'Chicken Little'....

[cyclone]

Your admin encourages forumers to report any technical program. If you do not report, I may not know what is going wrong.

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Several good ways to protect your system :
1. Always update your operating system and other softwares.
2. Always update your anti virus and other malware protection system.
3. Use firewall.
4. Do not download files and install program from unknown or untrusted sources.
5. Use strong password, do not use password like "123456".
6. Back up files frequently.

[swakoo]

I scanned my system, nothing detected.. I only had Facebook and this Forum opened when that pop-up came up everytime I was doing a preview earlier on....

Another possibility?

The beginning of the end of popup porn, Facebook worms and cross-site phishing?