RoyBatterian Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 2nd time today I've been prompted to "Install Plugins required to view this site" , which then redirects to possible trojan downloader masquerading as Flash. I already have flash and I religiously keep it up to date (as well as any other browser plugins). I think one of your ad hosts has an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Absolutely no 3rd party plugins are required to view anything here - If you are being redirected I suspect you have picked up a malware somewhere. The ads shouldn't be able to download anything unless you click on them. The ad people are shooting themselves in the foot by not being more proactive in rooting out these jerks. And more and more people are going with ad blockers in self defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyBatterian Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 I don't have any malware, and I did not allow the drive by download. I was merely prompted to do so. I was posting it as a heads up for YOU guys. It's probably a java exploit, there is a new cross site injection exploit that's been used lately. As usual they target sites with large volumes of traffic, such as this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGMage2 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I usually view nexus in a browser that has no support for flash (no more ads talking at me) and I don't get any prompts to install flash, just the occasional placeholder image telling me I need it. So yeah, it seems odd that you are getting these prompts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 @Roy - so far you are the only one that has mentioned this. If we were having even a few others, I would suspect something else. And, as you said - we are constantly under attack by the malware vermin. Just like every site on the internet. :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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