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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Help, my web site has been hijacked!
From: Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 19:00:02 +0100
References: <402C5CAA.4DB7B59F@chello.nl> <402C8434.6040701@rhodos.dk>

Ruben,

I also use Mozilla. Mozilla has a built in pop-up blocker. That's why.
In IE I use the google toolbar which also has a pop-up blocker.

Best regards,

Michiel Fokkema

RUBEN BLĘDEL wrote:

> Nathan
> 
> Contact your web-provider
> 
> I tried to visit your website from my workstation - it runs on Mozilla 
> instead of  explorer and there was no sign of the porn banner thing - 
> then I used the explorer on my labtop and was asked to pemit the porn 
> thing being installed - but no thanks - the problem is that to many 
> explorers are not updated with the latest safty patches and to many has 
> way to low security in the preference setting on their explorer.
> 
> all this security kills the fun of going to websites with a lot of 
> different effects but rather that then what you have just experienced
> 
> regards
> 
> Ruben
> 
> Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 
>> Yesterday, a Dutch LUGger told me that upon visiting my web site, he was
>> offered to install a "free porn" toolbar or something like that,
>> immediately upon arriving at the main page. I was shocked and would like
>> first of all to inform everyone that this is NOT something I have
>> initiated. I have since tested it myself at work and at home, and sure
>> enough--you come to my site and look at the contents in the normal way,
>> but in the background a download and installation program is running. My
>> hosting service (Dot5Hosting in the UK) is being quite useless about it
>> and claims that they see nothing. But since I am able to replicate the
>> problem on two different computers, I can only conclude that the problem
>> is on their end. Has something like this ever happened to you, what is
>> the technique that the crooks used, and most importantly, what can I do
>> to get rid of this (short of taking my site down)?
>>
>> Many thanks for any advice you might have.
>>
>> Nathan
>>  
>>
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In reply to: Message from Nathan Wajsman <n.wajsman@chello.nl> ([Leica] OT: Help, my web site has been hijacked!)
Message from RUBEN BLĘDEL <ruben@rhodos.dk> (Re: [Leica] OT: Help, my web site has been hijacked!)