ER.Org Web Page Gets Hijacked

[scrabbler1]

It took me a while to realize this, but once a week or so and for the last month, and only when I am moving around within ER.Org, I get redirected to some other website. Often, they are for some fake anti-virus or anti-spyware program. One time, however, I also got a warning from my PC itself that the website I was being redirected to was a dangerous one and not to go there.

Sometimes, I can't simply X out of the website, so I have to go into Task Manager to shut down my browser that way. Anyone else having this problem?

 

[braumeister]

Have you run something like Malwarebytes on your system?

 

[Major Tom]

Anyone else having this problem?

Not having that issue here.

 

[scrabbler1]

Have you run something like Malwarebytes on your system?

Yes. Windows Defender, too. They come up clean.

 

[Janet H]

Yes. Windows Defender, too. They come up clean.

My guess is that you have been cookied by some advertiser and this is the cause. You might try (in order):

Log out of the site
Clear out your cache and cookies
Restart your device

Log back in.

 

[braumeister]

I would agree that Janet's procedure should clear up the problem.