Browser Hijack Spam - Advice for avoiding it is in the OP

[feenix67]

You can block pop ups easily on Android, so many apps and settings allow for this.

its not really a pop up, its a redirect. I suspect Chief needs to have a look at his code

 

[Chief]

its not really a pop up, its a redirect. I suspect Chief needs to have a look at his code

Initially it was believed to be a browser exploit but now we think it's coming in via Google ad code. That has to be dealt with at Google's end. It seems to start and stop so they may be finding them and removing them, but they keep getting back in.

I don't know for sure. Google tells nobody nothing.

Switch away from Chrome or the Samsung browser.

 

[theGav56]

Seems to be malware on Android.

Browser Hijack Spam - Advice for avoiding it is in the OP

EDIT: This is happening on the CHROME MOBILE BROWSER and Chrome-based browsers mainly. It is a kind of exploit of your browser. 1. Delete your Chrome browser cookies and don't visit BigFooty on the Chrome browser or you will just get the cookies again. 2. While it is being fixed, please try...

www.bigfooty.com

If you can get screen grab and the URL of the ad, please post it in that thread.

This stuff has ramped up further. It is only occurring on bigfooty for me.

 

[ubiquitous226]

This stuff has ramped up further. It is only occurring on bigfooty for me.

Yeah the post that was linked above is full of people with the same story, got considerably worse this morning.
My workaround on the phone is to use desktop mode, it hasn't appeared again yet but may just be a coincidence.

 

[Cesoir]

Yeah the post that was linked above is full of people with the same story, got considerably worse this morning.
My workaround on the phone is to use desktop mode, it hasn't appeared again yet but may just be a coincidence.

Basically makes the phone app unusable.

 

[Pickitt]

I usually just follow those sites and report the number, doesn't really help the thing itself

 

[Chief]

Basically makes the phone app unusable.

Tapatalk?

 

[Nostradumbass]

The site's unusable now on mobile.

 

[Chief]

support@bigfooty.comThe site's unusable now on mobile.

It doesn't seem to be happening to everyone - I haven't seen it once. Send URLs to support@bigfooty.com so we can forward them to Google.

Switch your browser away from Chrome or the Samsung default browser.

 

[Chief]

We have found that this is happening on the CHROME MOBILE BROWSER mainly.

While it is being fixed, please try using the Safari or Firefox browser.

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

My 2 cents for the diagnostic people.

iPhone. Safari.

 

[Chief]

My 2 cents for the diagnostic people.

iPhone. Safari.

Try Firefox.

 

[Pickitt]

It's not chrome problem, I'm fine on chrome mobile.

Clear cache ect

 

[Chief]

It's not chrome problem, I'm fine on chrome mobile.

Clear cache ect

It happens mainly on Chrome it seems. Only happens to me on Chrome.

It's a Chrome problem. A quick fix is to use a different browser until it is fixed by Google.

It might be via cookies, so clearing cache could be a good thing to try.

 

[Pickitt]

If you're lazy:
IPHONE



PICK THE APPLICATION YOU WANT TO CLEAR CACHE OF




ANDROID

 

[Forward Press]

Clearing cache does not work.

It's a re-direct that appears only on mobile. All other sites behave normally.

Sorry Chief, you've got something to deal with that seems to only affect BigFooty.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

I've had it 8 times this morning (android).

Same here.

Kind of relieved it wasn't just my device that was having issues.

 

[Chief]

Clearing cache does not work.

It's a re-direct that appears only on mobile. All other sites behave normally.

Sorry Chief, you've got something to deal with that seems to only affect BigFooty.

Yes: See the OP.

Switch your browser away from Chrome or the Samsung default browser.

 

[Bont2Bruce]

When it occurred: while visiting bigfooty via Chrome on my Pixel 6.
More specifically: when my finger touched the ad rather than anywhere else that would allow me to scroll down the page
Only way out of the loop that I could find was to close the browser and reopen from a new tab.
Was then fine to scroll through bigfooty pages as long as I didn't accidentally touch an ad.
There are possibly more ads than non-ads in terms of space used in some of the thread pages though, which makes it more difficult.

 

[Chief]

When it occurred: while visiting bigfooty via Chrome on my Pixel 6.
More specifically: when my finger touched the ad rather than anywhere else that would allow me to scroll down the page
Only way out of the loop that I could find was to close the browser and reopen from a new tab.
Was then fine to scroll through bigfooty pages as long as I didn't accidentally touch an ad.

Per OP - try a different browser while this issue is hunted down at Google.

 

[checkraiseulite]

happening to me on iPhone using chrome. not happening on any other sites.

seems to be fine on safari.

 

[arrowman]

It's happening for me on Samsung Internet, I don't know that it's just a Chrome thing.

 

[tiger_tough]

Happening to me on Samsung Chrome often. Seems alot worse tonight though. Very annoying

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Really hit me hard tonight so I have switched to Firefox. So far, so good.

 

[Nostradumbass]

Seems to have cleared up in the last hour or two.