Has early-retirement forum been hacked?

[audreyh1]

The = "don't click on the link again" advice isn't very helpful when you've been using the same website forever and you are only clicking on forum links you've used many times. It's not like I clicked on any ad.

But yes, once I reset my iPad, I had no more trouble.

I'll turn on blocking popups. Hmmmm - it was already on. But I get pop ups all the time!

 

[RunningBum]

I'm getting the pop-up on my Windows laptop again. I just got it when I went to "New Posts". The popup asks "Do you want to allow this website to open an app on your computer?" With choices of Allow and Cancel. Once again I picked Cancel. I gave my specs in post #22 above. I've only seen it once so far today. I am NOT on Safari.

 

[MichaelB]

It's back. I've seen this at a couple other websites over the years. In my case I updated my iOS earlier today.

I'll attach a screenshot

 

[euro]

I loved the quote from Apple: This is not a virus. No, no, it's just a malicious program that installed itself in a component of the Apple iOS operating system without your knowledge or permission. Nothing to see here. Move along.

I'm quite fond of Apple, usually, but this is funny!

 

[rodi]

Hmmm - nothing running windows 10.

 

[rodi]

And no issues on Android.

 

[Fedup]

MichaelB, I had the same thing popped up today. I had to hit cancel. I didn't do any update.
Edit to add, I see the same pop up again.

 

[FUEGO]

Hmmm - nothing running windows 10.

Same here. Nothing on Win10 with Chrome. Also have adblock plus installed.

 

[audreyh1]

It's back. I've seen this at a couple other websites over the years. In my case I updated my iOS earlier today.

I'll attach a screenshot

I had it pop up on the flyertalk.comforum yesterday. Kicked out Safari and reloaded, and it went away.

This seems to be something that gets into forum sites.