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It has happened twice lately, but only on the RPG Codex. Anyone know if this is some function of the XenoForo software?

I just clicked on the link https://dungeonsofchaos.wordpress.com/
in the Really Obscure RPGs thread.

Instead of taking me to the Wordpress site, I was taken to four other sites in succession:
http://usd.ced-max.com/zcvisitor/5c...a82f0324643&custom-data=kgube6sc2x000ft40n303

http://usd.ced-max.com/zcredirect?v...h=1536&browserHeight=742&iframeDetected=false

https://rd2szgb.bizrate.com/rd2?t=https://prf.hn/click/camref:1011l98Lv/creativeref:1011l19657/adref:SZ_REDIRECT_ID/[REDIRECTID:SZ_REDIRECT_ID]/destination:https://ao.com/product/m1refpact29196-xbox-one-game-white-79465-293.aspx?&WT.z_PT=Gaming&WT.z_AT=Games&WT.z_BR=Xbox%20One&WT.z_FT=Free%20Standing&WT.z_PC=M1REFPACT29196&WT.srch=1&WT.z_MT=Affiliate&WT.z_RTM=PHG&mid=297500&catId=100000033&prodId=14139550486&pos=0&lg=0&bAmt=9a2afb930702cd49&ppr=e00caea17a9f99f0&oid=14139550486&atom=100000034&bidType=2&bId=18&cobrand=2&mpid=79465&rf=nsg&trkTypeId=6&trkId=5b174710-d245-11ea-a58a-0a82f0324643:ao:&rtp=ad_type:SEARCH&rtp=referrer_id:zr5ce12172199d11ebba0712e78442c0079472a578f4704c5396504232df19af3a051076c4521affefbf&rtp=device_id:Firefox&rtp=match:ao&rtp=device_carrier:unknown&rtp=device_os:Windows&rtp=campaign_name:GB.SD.TM.297500.AOMP&rtp=cpc:0.053100&rtp=referrer_name:&rtp=source_2:porraceous-wild&rtp=match_type:broad&rtp=source_3:0.053100&rtp=source_1:uniform-pod-w7ngkxv7h&rtp=bid:0.050000&rtp=keyword_name:dungeonsofchaos.wordpress.com,rpgcodex,rpgcodex.net&rtp=campaign_id:1426641&rtp=longCampaignId:5b174710-d245-11ea-a58a-0a82f0324643&rdrSerial=b2fe787f-1689-4581-b7a7-50b84c5efeb9

https://ao.com/product/m1refpact29196-xbox-one-game-white-79465-293.aspx?&WT.z_PT=Gaming&WT.z_AT=Games&WT.z_BR=Xbox One&WT.z_FT=Free Standing&WT.z_PC=M1REFPACT29196&WT.srch=1&WT.z_MT=Affiliate&WT.z_RTM=PHG&WT.srch=1&WT.z_MT=cbances&WT.z_RTM=PHG&WT.z_CN=1011l14190&WT.z_AG=Comparison&WT.z_AT=16039449267779696226812031000008005&WT.z_KW=cbances&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=Comparison|1011l14190|cbances

I ran a check with Malware Bytes, but all it found was a "suspicious looking file" from April 2020 called PowerISO7-64.exe
 

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That sounds like some malware, we don't have any link redirects in place, only VigLink which affiliates links to certain online stores like Newegg, Amazon, etc.
 

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Using Mozilla, and it turned out be some malware.

I run Malwarebytes regularly, but apparantly the main program doesn't catch everything; I need to run Malwarebyte AdwCleaner as well.
 

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Using Mozilla, and it turned out be some malware.

I run Malwarebytes regularly, but apparantly the main program doesn't catch everything; I need to run Malwarebyte AdwCleaner as well.

Stop going to cheap porn sites
 

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