SERNAK Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Hey guys, Has any of you experience lately, any re-direction issues when trying to open the forum's page? Every time I have tried to open the forum's page, I'm redirected to a suspicious web page, which I close immediately. Any thoughts on this one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfmajor60 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 First I would run a full system scan with your anti virus. It may be that you have trojan or a rogue plugin in your browser. I'm not sure which browser you are using, but find your manage your Add-ons tab and see if you find any suspect add-ons or plugins there. Try using a different browser also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Hi jfmajor60, This is the page that takes me, when I try to open the arcforums web page: http://url4short.info/a2d216dd Don't know why this is happening. Perhaps it's a rogue plugin or, a trojan (which I hope not but,...), as you're suggesting. My browser is Safari v.4 and I don't use an anti virus program because I don't need one. I have a Mac, which as a working platform is used by just a few people (at least this used to be true a decade ago ) so, there are not a lot of viruses for this OS. Thanks again for your reply. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfmajor60 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I'm not familiar with Macs but I found this perhaps it will help https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110929123221AAYghbz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Thanks jfmajor60, I'll have a look at it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I get the same re-direction when i try to access the forums using the tablet. However on my PC i go to the ARCAir site and go to the forums from there with no problem. Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Hi Jari (Finn), I just did what you're doing and had no problems. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotthldr Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I've been getting this problem off and on for over a week. Same divert page as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I only get diverted when I link from google. on either my work computer or my home pc. if i open the forums from the link on the homepage. it goes right to the forums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 I have just opened the web page from Google and no problem. Go figure!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 I should have knocked on wood. It happened again!!!! :angry: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.linus Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) yup i get it too. not everytime, but every couple of days or so, and thats on both mac & pc. i have not had any issues using my iphone, however.If i hit the refresh key it routes back to the ARC forum Edited April 27, 2014 by .linus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) The exact same thing is happening to me, Sernak. Malwarebytes once did the trick for me a year ago for a redirect virus my computer got infected with, but it isn't helping now. And it's just the ARC site this time that I'm being redirected from. Edited May 1, 2014 by crackerjazz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevehnz Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Is this still an issue for anyone? I've been getting this quite a bit recently, probably means I'm spending too long looking stuff up but flaming annoying, 'specially when you get around to the tab its on & then can't find the original link. If I go back to the original link & open this again, it always comes onto the correct page. Only does it with ARC & only to the url4short link which has too many words & not enough pictures for me to be interested in.;) I'm wondering if somehow this is a google ad that ARC has subscribed too, inadvertantly or otherwise? :unsure: Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Nope, never ever had that. (Browsers in use are Chrome and Firefox, if that makes any difference.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Madhatter Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I get it on the iPad the first time I try go on, but then I close it and try again and it works. I initially thought it was just an iPad thing but then it started happening on my work PC now. I don't get it when using the home PC as I use Firefox as my browser. It's very annoying. Is anyone looking into this issue? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevehnz Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 As you say. if you close & reopen its OK then but annoying when your link is 3 pages back on google & you have to go find it again. ( Tabbed browsing. :( ) I'm using Firefox too & it does it on that. This is the only site I've seen it on. Steve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I get it too. When I do a google search for arc forums, of the first 3 hits I get if I click on the second one it goes to that annoying URL4short thing, which was my saved link, but if I click on the hit below it, it goes straight to the forums without a problem. I am using a Mac by the way….. Craig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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