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Post by
hjh3rd
Several times over the past month, WOWhead has lead to my browser being hijacked. It takes me to a page that says my computer has been infected and I need to call a number to get it fixed. It is obviously a fake page but I need to open Task Manager to shut down my browser and than restart it. I use Chrome on Windows 10 and have a screen shot of the latest attempt. I can't seem to post it but can send it to the appropriate person.
Post by
Sas148
Thank you for the report. I'm sorry to hear you experienced this. It's definitely not our desire for users to be exposed to this, let alone taken away from our site as a result.
If you can visit mb.zam.com/mb/History from the browser/computer you experienced it on, and send the contents to us at feedback@wowhead,com, with your screenshot, I can send it to our ad person to investigate which ad network provided the offending ad and have them block/remove it.
Thank you for your help in this matter!
Post by
hjh3rd
I just sent you the requested information. If you need anything else, please let me know.(##RESPBREAK##)2##DELIM##Sas148##DELIM##Thank you!
Post by
Erlinna
I've seen the above reported ad plenty of times as well. It's particularly disruptive because it has an audio track as well and is clearly spyware. Very disappointing to constantly have to deal with such terribly obtrusive ads on an otherwise great site every day.
I'm not even exaggerating - As I was reading and replying to this exact thread my browser was redirected and hijacked by an Adobe ad, presumably also spyware since I can't imagine Adobe actually advertising this.
Post by
hjh3rd
It happened again today (9/12) around 1 PM EST.
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