As a preface, I know my computer and it's not infected. Full AV/Malwarebytes/Spybot scans ran. Issue only on SG with Adblock turned off. Turning Adblock on seems to eliminate it so I figure this is an ad script.

When opening any page, there is a chance that the page will open and then 1 second later redirects to a page that tries to convince me to "update Java". It's not a legit Java webpage (not to mention Java does not update in this way) and reports online find that this "update" is just a Malware package.

For the record, the link is "http://javeupdatecaa.com/download/chrome.php?dv1=Ybrant%20Digital". If you land on a page with a URL that looks like this, back out. It does not appear to Drive-By so you should be OK as long as you don't click the "download" button.

A duplicate ticket is being sent to support as it's likely a bad advert; this is just a warning to Forumites.


UPDATE: Seems cg has made some changes that have fixed the issue. Thanks for the quick attention to the problem cg!


UPDATE: Seems to have returned, but under a new URL: "http://get-new-java.com/index.php?dv1=Ybrant%20Digital".


UPDATE: New changes have been made to nip this issue. Please let me know in the comments below if it comes back for any of you.

11 years ago*

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My wife accidently installed this fake Java thing and left me with a ton of malware. Sigh... As if I did not have enough going on.

10 years ago
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