is Flyertalk unstable?
Jul 21, 2015, 12:51 pm
#46
No longer at FT -- contact IBJoel please
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: California
Posts: 304
Jul 21, 2015, 6:45 pm
#47
No longer at FT -- contact IBJoel please
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: California
Posts: 304
Our tech team responded and ran tests on the datastore and plugins, and everything seems to up and running without any malware.
If you happen to run into this issue again, we recommend for you to clear any cache and cookies on your browser. Please let us know if you have any other technical issues. We are happy to help! Thank you so much for patience.
If you happen to run into this issue again, we recommend for you to clear any cache and cookies on your browser. Please let us know if you have any other technical issues. We are happy to help! Thank you so much for patience.
Jul 21, 2015, 7:02 pm
#48
No longer with Internet Brands
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: DL DM 1.6MM, Marriott LT Plat
Posts: 5,343
If this were a virus on FT, we'd be seeing hundreds of reports, not just one
Jul 23, 2015, 3:19 pm
#49
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club (Silver), Le Club Accor (Silver)
Posts: 680
I've been having problems with Flyertalk (ads?) over the last couple of weeks, which is annoying as it's probably the website I visit more than any other! The most frequent problem is when browsing the forums, I click to the next page of a topic and seconds later am auto-forwarded to a suspicious looking shopping website called aliexpress.com (they don't get good reviews!). This has happened both at home using Chrome and at work using Firefox.
In addition, I've had lots of "flash plugin has frozen / crashed" style messages but those can easily be ignored.
Tonight, however, an ad at the top of a forum index page (hotel deals) had a fake-looking "click here to upgrade" style message, of the kind I would never click on (but some people may). Going into a topic on the page however then saw "setup.jse" downloaded onto my computer. I have a decent anti-virus and would never open the file but this is a worry. I've not had this issue on any other website, and my PC is only a few weeks old.
Anyone else had similar?
Cheers
Steve
In addition, I've had lots of "flash plugin has frozen / crashed" style messages but those can easily be ignored.
Tonight, however, an ad at the top of a forum index page (hotel deals) had a fake-looking "click here to upgrade" style message, of the kind I would never click on (but some people may). Going into a topic on the page however then saw "setup.jse" downloaded onto my computer. I have a decent anti-virus and would never open the file but this is a worry. I've not had this issue on any other website, and my PC is only a few weeks old.
Anyone else had similar?
Cheers
Steve
Jul 23, 2015, 3:57 pm
#50
No longer with Internet Brands
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: DL DM 1.6MM, Marriott LT Plat
Posts: 5,343
I've been having problems with Flyertalk (ads?) over the last couple of weeks, which is annoying as it's probably the website I visit more than any other! The most frequent problem is when browsing the forums, I click to the next page of a topic and seconds later am auto-forwarded to a suspicious looking shopping website called aliexpress.com (they don't get good reviews!). This has happened both at home using Chrome and at work using Firefox.
In addition, I've had lots of "flash plugin has frozen / crashed" style messages but those can easily be ignored.
Tonight, however, an ad at the top of a forum index page (hotel deals) had a fake-looking "click here to upgrade" style message, of the kind I would never click on (but some people may). Going into a topic on the page however then saw "setup.jse" downloaded onto my computer. I have a decent anti-virus and would never open the file but this is a worry. I've not had this issue on any other website, and my PC is only a few weeks old.
Anyone else had similar?
Cheers
Steve
In addition, I've had lots of "flash plugin has frozen / crashed" style messages but those can easily be ignored.
Tonight, however, an ad at the top of a forum index page (hotel deals) had a fake-looking "click here to upgrade" style message, of the kind I would never click on (but some people may). Going into a topic on the page however then saw "setup.jse" downloaded onto my computer. I have a decent anti-virus and would never open the file but this is a worry. I've not had this issue on any other website, and my PC is only a few weeks old.
Anyone else had similar?
Cheers
Steve
Jul 24, 2015, 1:22 pm
#52
No longer with Internet Brands
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: DL DM 1.6MM, Marriott LT Plat
Posts: 5,343