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Edit: Removed my comment as it seems to have caused some confusion. I apologize again LHammonds. EDIT by LHammonds: There is no problem between us. Live long and prosper!

Thanks LHammonds but back when this first happened that was the FIRST thing my husband did. Our PC is protected as he's a bit paranoid about Malware. We're clean. The problem as Dark0ne has told me is that some of the ads on Nexus have been hacked. Do please don't be one of those people who automatically assumes it's the users fault and then ignores the problem just because it's easier. :thumbsup:

Bumping this to make sure it doesn't get ignored. :thanks: I'm having to argue with my husband now about adding the Nexus to our list of unsafe/do not go to sites. :wallbash: I really don't want to do that so I hope you can resolve this someday soon.

Okay. Sadly it happened again. My browser was just jacked by a Nexus add again. I didn't get an image of the ad itself before I was redirected to this page: http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f85/whoguru/The%20Piv%20Pile/JackedAgain.jpg However I was on the download page for one of my houses, here: http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=27088 and had just tried to navigate to my profile when it happened. As per usual, I had to use the Task Manager to kill my browser altogether.

Aaaaaaand again. Sorry guys. :confused: Here's another ad screen for you. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f85/whoguru/Oblivion%20Screenshots/Nexus03.jpg

No problem. If it happens again I'll be sure to grab more if I notice different ads. :thanks:

35+ Oblivion Gamer Girl here. :yes: I much prefer the fantasy world over the pseudo-realism of Fallout to play in. In fact, the only wargame I do play on a regular basis is Medal of Honor and I play that online with a clan. Oblivion and long before it, Morrowind pull me in and take me out of my life and allow me to express myself in any way I want as both a player and a modder. The Lore of the Elder Scrolls is also something near and dear to me. As an armchair historian, I appreciate the thought and care that went in to it's creation...and the sometimes hysterical lapses in the Lore as well. :P I just don't feel the same connection to Fallout's game world.

And again today I'm afraid. :confused: I remembered to screenshot the page this time though. Perhaps this will help? Again, had to use the task manager to kill FF in order to close the page. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f85/whoguru/Oblivion%20Screenshots/Nexus01.jpg And this one a few seconds later when I tried to open one of the other tabs. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f85/whoguru/Oblivion%20Screenshots/Nexus02.jpg

:wallbash: Ugh. I should have thought to grab a screenshot of the page. I WILL remember to do so the next time it happens. Thank you very much for taking the time to respond. My PC is currently clean. Whenever something like this happens, the first thing we do is check for viruses/spyware/malware etc... My husband is a bit of a paranoid about that type of thing. :biggrin: Thanks again guys and I will be sure to grab a screenshot next time. :thanks: ~Red

Well, Nexus just tried to hijack my browser again. I was doing a search for a mod at the time. When I hit enter to start the search, I got a pop up asking me if I was sure I wanted to navigate away from the page. Once again, I was forced to use the Task Manager to kill FireFox as the bloody pop up wouldn't let me close the page. It didn't manage to actually redirect me this time, so I'll attribute that to my having upgraded Java to it's most recent version. Has anyone taken a look at this yet? I wonder how many others have experienced this problem but, as most people do, not bothered to post anything about it. I know you guys have your hands full daily so I appreciate any help you can give. The download pages are cooperating again for me now, but that it keeps happening tells me there's a bug lurking somewhere. Thanks again. ~Red

Well, if the problem was sorted out of older versions of Java then it appears to have resurfaced in a newer version as I was using the most recent but one until 20 minutes ago. I'm not an MS hater. You're safe. :biggrin: I happen to like it...most of the time. LOL If I hear from anyone else that they've had this problem, I'll be sure to direct them here and let you know. Thanks for the help! ~Red

Well, so far so good. I logged out, cleared the cache and logged back in. I've not gotten redirected again yet and I visited several download pages including the ones I was jacked on earlier. Now, the copy of Java we're using is, I believe, the latest version or latest but one. I'll have to check. We check for updates monthly for the plug ins. Is this exploitable weakness a property of the newer versions or older? Edit: Just checked. I was using the last most recent version. Just updated to the newest.

I was redirected both times to a bogus site claiming my PC was infected and that it was running a scan. I couldn't close the page. A "warning" pop up forced FF to freeze and stay open and in the end, I had to use the task manager both times to close it. I'm really using just basic plug ins in my browser. Nothing fancy. Adobe Acrobat, Java, Quicktime, Real Player, Shockwave. That's about it really. To answer one of the next spate of questions: No, I have not changed anything in my browser today or indeed in the last month at least.

I'm using FireFox. I was on the Oblivion Download pages. The first page I went to was the blocked page for Leyawiin Reborn and the second was my own download page for Valus Cottage. :thanks:

Not me. I am already using FireFox. So, not that simple to explain it away. Sorry to ruin your moment of genius. :biggrin: And I'm a bit irritated by the whole thing as I use Nexus quite a bit not only to download but to host my mods as well. I'd like an explanation of what happened and if it will soon be sorted so I don't have to worry about having to kill my browser with the task manager before something nasty takes over my computer.

I've just had my browser hijacked twice in the last ten minutes. Both times immediately after navigating to a Nexus page and both times I was forced to use the Task Manager to kill the browser. I've run a virus check. Doesn't appear anything dire has made it through my firewalls but that my browser got hijacked at all means you guys may have a problem. :confused: I just wanted to give you a heads up on this. It seems to only be happening on the download pages as I had no problem when loading the forums here. Hope it's nothing serious but I'll be steering clear of the Nexus download pages for a bit I think. :( ~Red