AnneP Posted November 23, 2017 ID:1186081 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Occasionally when I visit cnn.com I get a redirect to a phony Firefox Critical Update page. I have relentlessly scanned computer with Malwarebytes and Avast and find nothing. Is anyone else getting this? Whois and even duckduck can't find anything on the URL uiz4obaileysonline dot org. I can't help but think I have something on my computer that causes this redirect and Mozilla says they can't help. Thought? Ideas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted November 24, 2017 ID:1186083 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hi AnneP These redirections are caused by malicious ads (malvertising). They can be prevented by using a good adblocker. Personally, I would suggest to install uBlock Origin, since it's much more than a simple adblocker. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneP Posted November 24, 2017 Author ID:1186088 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Thanks so much for the speedy reply. I'll definitely give uBlock a try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted November 24, 2017 ID:1186091 Share Posted November 24, 2017 No problem Install it, and I'll check back in 72h and ask you for an update. You'll have more than enough time to test it and see if the redirections stopped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted November 26, 2017 ID:1186694 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Hi AnneP, Are you still with me? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneP Posted November 27, 2017 Author ID:1186876 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Hi Aura .. still with you. Happy to report no bogus redirects so far. Thanks again for your uBlock recommendation. Way better than AdBlock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted November 27, 2017 ID:1186879 Share Posted November 27, 2017 No problem AnneP, you're welcome! Stay safe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted November 27, 2017 ID:1186880 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Glad we could help. :)If you need this topic reopened, please send a Private Message to any one of the moderating team members. Please include a link to this thread with your request. This applies only to the originator of this thread.Other members who need assistance please start your own topic in a new thread. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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