Admin: Malicious Advert

Wasn’t worried about security, as plyphon says, unless you tell it to install, it won’t.

followed by:

me being a complete luddite (and there being no option for “no”) pressed ok.

now have some app, 360 Mobile Security, on my phone.

makes me wonder how many people now might be having everything they do on their phone being sent to some server in Russia/etc?

Well, that’s interesting… Seeing as I am on an iPhone, and therefore (I assume) pretty invulnerable to any malicious software, I let the App Store load all the way to wherever I was being hijacked to.

The answer: Candycrush bloody saga. What’s all that about then????

I just got the lovelinks pop up, again.
Still in West Yorkshire, still on a Galaxy S3.

now have some app, 360 Mobile Security, on my phone.

even with this app the window still pops up.

what is going on and how do i sort my phone out? will restoring fatory settings remove any bugs?

Go to settings->apps and delete that for a start.

That 360 App appears to be a “legitimate”* app – it’s in the app store which is how it worked it’s way on to your phone.

Which means it’s likely a safe app and isn’t harvesting your limbs for Russia.

360 Link to Playstore

However, that doesn’t stop the company using deceptive tactics to get you to install it in the first place, which is what is happening here I think.

* Whilst the app itself might be legit and not harbor any malicious code to skim credit cards, it may be legitimately sending data or something else about your usage or whatever for the owners to sell on or worse. I personally wouldn’t install it under any circumstances.

I run Lookout virus protection on my phone.

It just blocked a pop up from
Stw and have the option not to display the message again.

For those getting the problem it might be a solution.

I have both an iphone and s4 .
I have no issue with the iphone but lovelinks.us warning on chrome and android internet (whatever that is).
I know I shpuld have stayed with IOS as I never had a problem with it.
This S4 is bloody awful phone.

Is there a fix for this yet?

have you tried Lookout – works for me?

LG g2, Android 4.2.2

Htc one,

Still keep getting the lovelink crap!

I have noticed an add that looks dodgy, it appears at the top of the page and looks like a Facebook bar but with no writing, just a flashing message icon, when I clicked on it it tells me I’ve won a free app, obviously I’ve not gone any further but could this have anything to do with the problem?

Still happening. Nexus4, kit kat.

iolo – Member

I have both an iphone and s4 .
I have no issue with the iphone but lovelinks.us warning on chrome and android internet (whatever that is).
I know I shpuld have stayed with IOS as I never had a problem with it.
This S4 is bloody awful phone.

Sorry to spoil your moan but people are having the same issues on iOS. The problem is with the advert providers and is absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the OS or browser which is simply displaying that data it is served.

Might as well add here – I’m getting an annoying “You’ve won an iPad!” pop-up (and automatic redirect).

Only happens on STW and only some of the time, so assuming it’s ad-related.

I’m in France and the message is in French.

Windows 7, Firefox.

I dont get anything at all… on notebook, ipad or S3 phone.

Just read this all the way through, and so far I’ve not seen any of these pop-ups, either on my pad or phone.
However, I usually only go on here in the evening, and that’s via wifi at home. Since this issue popped up, (snigger), I’ve not had an opportunity to grab sneaky looks at STW while at work, so no idea about over phone networks.

back for me now. Wifi and O2.

Just out of interest, how long do you have to be using STW before this pop-up appears? I’ve turned off wifi on the pad, and I’ve been using it for about thirty-forty minutes, and nothing has appeared yet. That’s on O2. I can’t try on 3, the signal in this part of town is almost non-existent.

Mark

Are these of interest? Ones that try to install an app onto your phone?

Ah, this thread explains a few things i’ve seen on my Nexus.

However, overall the site is completely unuseable on my Nexus anyway, “Chrome is not responding..” “wait, close, ” etc.

So so so often on Android it’s not even funny.

Hi,

perhaps this was the cause of the problem? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/06/yahoo_tainted_ads_malware/

I just saw that on bitterwallet and was looking for this thread.

I’m not sure it’s the same as that one was targeted at PC users as well?

Just had a pop up blocked on my new phone. Moto g running android 4.3 with chrome.

Logged in as premier member with ads off. Still only ever have the problem on stw, never on other sites.

I didn’t follow it to investigate.

This has been fine for a couple of weeks for me but its started going mental again today

Phone settings

Had it a lot recently. In Singapore on hotel WiFi. Android 4.3, Google nexus 4. These and the yahoo one:

http://seth.avazutracking.net/tracking/redirect/redirect.php?id=91169377&czid=YXZhenU5MTE2OTM3NzE=&usrid=NTkxNGF2Y&rgid=Xp1OTIx&kw=vob7bn9ts7cx&vurl=1792_1490

http://lovelinks.us/gray/mobo/360.php

Got this also.. Being served up ONLY from stw

Ditto… 🙁

Had a bogus “Java update required” page served-up to me today.

Still getting the “you’ve won an ipad” scam pages as well.

ONLY from STW.

Had my first experience of this today on my new phone. Get a warning message flash up for a split second then the screen goes blank and the phone shuts down completely then powers up. Only happens on STW as the ads load up. Can stay on other sites for ages without a problem.

Sony Xperia SP, Android 4.1.2 using Chrome browser on O2. Doesn’t happen on the built-in browser.

Just had this on my nexus 4 never seen anything like it on any other web page using chrome btw

Its back again. Same as last time (screenshot above) forum unuseable on mobile now.
Any update from admin?

HTC Desire S, ancient android 2.3.5, and for the first time getting the lovelink.us “you’re app store needs updating” popup. On open free hotel WiFi and never had it on home network, but only getting on STW site.

Im getting a virus frightener, only on my phone and only on here.

I don’t get the redirects to the App Store – couldn’t Apple just ban them for their antics?

It’s not the App store or the App that cause the problem.

I fell for the bogus Java update. Lots of programme deleting, remove Firefox including all personal settings, OS back to a recovery point, reinstall Firefox, all OK now. Except Chrome which is still screwed but only serves as a back-up browser. Apart from the games everyone else gets I get some specific French things saying I’ve won an i-pad. AVG sends me a warning from time to time and Malwarbytes considers the stuff automatically downloaded when I use STW to be nasty. There were about 80 STW related things to be deleted the last time I ran a scan. Watching the adresses flashing up bottom left when I open an STW page is amusing but not reassuring.

I suggest admin put a sticky up warning users not to click anywhere on any window that opens automatically while using STW.

Bump as this is getting massively annoying now.

It’s not the App store or the App that cause the problem.

But surely it’s only the app that would propagate an exploit to drive users to download it? Qui bono? Or have I misunderstood?

But surely it’s only the app that would propagate an exploit to drive users to download it? Qui bono? Or have I misunderstood?

Or it could be the app developers have an affiliate program that someone is taking advantage of. There’s lots of poorly run affiliate programs out there where they don’t worry about fraud as long as the sales come in.

if it helps: I only get it visiting the classifieds section…

(previously I got it on all of the STW Forums)