Originally Posted by
Scifience
Doesn't appear to be the dreaded Net Nannies but rather the almost-as-nefarious advertisers. At least here, accessing that URL displays an ad:
Looking at the source for the page also uncovers things like
adFrame_2608BD7F_EDB2_976D_8F4C_C032B747AD04 and
hxxp://202.106.195.182/adpolestar/door/;ap=2608BD7F_EDB2_976D_8F4C_C032B747AD04;ct=js;pu= afp, all of which suggest that this is some type of advertising scheme. Also, the auto-closing is explained by a bit of JavaScript that sets it to close after 20,000ms or 20 seconds.
Is it possible you got some type of Chinese adware on your system? Or, alternatively, it could be that your ISP is injecting these ads into the sites you visit, a possibility suggested by the
DNS reference in the URL. Do you have ....... installed in Firefox, explaining why it just appears as a blank window?
Sneaky adware/malware is possible--unlikely--but I'll try to check and take countermeasures. Second is definitely possible and maybe best explanation--the ISP is indeed China Unicom. But it's odd that I haven't found any site browsed via Firefox (besides FT) where this is getting inserted.
Yes, I do have ....... installed. Thanks for your technical input! For now, I am using a different browser for accessing FT. It's an incredibly annoying popup.