Is the site infected?

[Jason Maffettone]

I am having a weird issue here on Pirates Ahoy and no other websites that I have noticed. I open the site and it's fine. The first time I try to go to a new page I get redirected to various, random websites--usually porn or places trying to sell things. If I open a new window and go to the new page here it works properly after that. It seems to happen the first time I open Pirates Ahoy in a session.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Never seen that before, @Jason Maffettone.
Since when did that start happening?

 

[Grey Roger]

I can't confirm this. Both on Firefox and Chrome, I start by going to "PiratesAhoy!", from there click on "Forums" (I also tried "Wiki"), and get to the correct page without being redirected anywhere.

@Jason Maffettone: which browser are you using? After starting at "PiratesAhoy!", which page do you go to next - "Forums", or somewhere else?

 

[Mad Jack Wolfe]

I'm seeing no redirects on this site, nor am I being alerted by security software that anything untoward is going on. Sounds like you're the victim of a browser hijack, @Jason Maffettone. Try this tool for scanning and removal of any malware that may have attached itself to your system: AdwCleaner

 

[Jason Maffettone]

Never seen that before, @Jason Maffettone.
Since when did that start happening?

I can't confirm this. Both on Firefox and Chrome, I start by going to "PiratesAhoy!", from there click on "Forums" (I also tried "Wiki"), and get to the correct page without being redirected anywhere.

@Jason Maffettone: which browser are you using? After starting at "PiratesAhoy!", which page do you go to next - "Forums", or somewhere else?

@Pieter: about two days ago.

@Grey Roger: I'm using Firefox. I typically start from either the main page or the POTC Modding page. It seems to mainly happen when I select something from my alerts or inbox.

 

[Hylie Pistof]

I can not confirm this. All is normal on Firefox Nightly.

 

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