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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 4:44 pm
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Originally Posted by IBobi
Has anyone with an ads-free account (Faces of FlyerTalk, for example) been subjected to the redirect/virus warning?

Note that if you ever visit FlyerTalk without logging in, your ads-free status does not apply then, and an ad could cause this warning.l
Paul,

I went to http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/usercp.php to try logging in to test your question.

I got the login page and immediately got hit with the "virus warning."

This time, though, my own (real) MSE detected that a virus had been installed (just from going to the page!).

http://www.microsoft.com/security/po...tid=2147638814

So, I couldn't actually login before getting infected.

This is nasty stuff.

I'm not inclined to want to try to test more in case whatever the next re-direct/hijack is manages to actually damage my computer with something that my AV program misses.
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