Mobile site ads hijacking browser
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Oct 11, 2016 at 6:27 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 4

tdockweiler

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This happened a week ago and I thought maybe I just clicked the wrong item in google search results.
So far it's happened about 4 times, but only on the mobile version of the site.
 
When I want to find something on this site i'll often type it into google and then click your link.
I ALWAYS make sure it's the correct url.
 
Within seconds my chrome browser is hijacked and it re-directs Head-Fi to ads.loadreviews.com
This page allows me to win an Iphone 7 if I do a spin on their wheel.
 
This happens very randomly. If I try to recreate this issue it rarely occurs.
 
I ran two mobile virus/malware scanners (AVG/malwarebyes) and everything is clean/secure.
Very limited apps and the only way I can stop this from happening is if I disable javascript.
Clearing the cache/cookies does nothing.
 
Device is a Nexus 7 2013 version with all updates and the latest version of Android OS.
I'm using Chrome.
 
BTW this occurs on ZERO other sites ever.
 
Example: I search google for "DT-880" and then click the first head-fi result. This will cause the problem. Url is definitely Head-Fi
 
Oct 11, 2016 at 10:18 PM Post #2 of 4
In the last week, I've had a few occasions where Norton blocked head-fi a few times using Internet Explorer on Windoze 10.
 
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