grook.net hijacking the forum?
- Thread starter djmartins
- Start date
Scout Driver
Well-known member
Beware any thread posted on by gogo. I have experienced this too and just sent a PM to bmwpower.
Scott
Scott
JC23
Well-known member
I got redirected on a thread, a fail messeage upon replying and have noticed real slow response times in moving about the forum.
Nuke 'em!!!
Nuke 'em!!!
Ord
Well-known member
I am able to see those threads using internet explorer after I made a change to my settings:
From the menu choose tools, internet options. Click on the security tab, choose internet zone, and then click the custom settings button. Look through the list of options to find "Allow META REFRESH" and set it to Disable.
Then you can view those posts without being redirected.
From the menu choose tools, internet options. Click on the security tab, choose internet zone, and then click the custom settings button. Look through the list of options to find "Allow META REFRESH" and set it to Disable.
Then you can view those posts without being redirected.
54FordPanel
Well-known member
YoungSmoke
Well-known member
Gotta love it when the bull wins!
chopper1
Member Emeritus
Banning him is one thing. What's going to prevent him from registering under another name? This could go on, and on, and on.......
One forum I was on folded when the spamming got out of control.
One forum I was on folded when the spamming got out of control.
We have very vigilant mods/admin. Even if we have to play whack-a-mole for a while, it will end.
chopper1
Member Emeritus
Dave, I'm not that computer savy but isn't there a way to block his IP[?], the same way it recognizes it to automatically log in to the site?
Yes, I believe there is, although I am probably not much more savvy than you are in this area.
I am sure Ryan would know how to do that, though.
HOTFR8
Banned
Ford12508 Just emailed me as he has been having problems getting onto the forum.
Looks like this may be why.
Looks like this may be why.
Torque1st
MEMBER EMERITUS
Blocking IP addresses can block other users besides the perp. Ryan has a huge arsenal of tricks available. If I remember correctly the admin can delete a user along with their posts.
R6 Racer
Well-known member
Somthing hit my comp the other day. I am having serious problems. I hope no one else has what I picked up. No wories I am using my sons computer untill I get mine back.
travisd
Well-known member
If a random user can insert code that causes redirect, the solution is not to ban users, or IP's -- they will get back on. Some part of the forum is not sanitizing the user input as it should -- probably a bug in the vBulletin software, basically. Redirects for spamming a site are really relatively benign - I'd be more worried that the same flaw could be exploited to do a more destructive cross-site scripting attack.
Falcon67
Well-known member
Depends on where he in coming from and who the ISP is. If the DHCP set up (there's some of them trick admin words) for only one Class C, he could be any of maybe 240 ~250 addresses. It goes up from there. If it's a Class B, it'd be one of maybe 65,000. When your DHCP lease runs out, you may get your same IP and you may not. So you block the whole block and 64,999 people suffer. I just had this issue with a faculty member that was on vacation in Russia. He could not connect back to the university because he was behind a giant block of banned IPs. THat's what he gets for hanging out in spam country. Over an above that, these guys may have access to a gazillion hijacked accounts or computers, all in different IP address spaces. They do like to stick to easy targets, so a little resistance and they go elsewhere. Hopefully.
What Travis said - Firefox also just patched a **** load of "drive by" flaws. If the bad guys score a zero day flaw in a browser and you hit the wrong web site before an update cycle...tag, you're it. It's that bad out there.
What Travis said - Firefox also just patched a **** load of "drive by" flaws. If the bad guys score a zero day flaw in a browser and you hit the wrong web site before an update cycle...tag, you're it. It's that bad out there.
Last edited:
HOTFR8
Banned
I am noticeing a BIG difference in the speed of the forum this time as to my earlier post in this topic. It is faster now than earlier. I have not heard if Ford12508 has access here as yet so can Ryan or a MOD look into that please. It looks like it has something to do with what has been happening here on the forum.
Edited note: I am getting odd messages after I make a post.
Edited note: I am getting odd messages after I make a post.
HOTFR8
Banned
Admin, Mods, Is there a way you can make this post stand out so members get an idea as to what is going on. The redirection problem still exists.
Sure makes what we all enjoy here on the forum no fun
Sure makes what we all enjoy here on the forum no fun Cryptic1911
Well-known member
If HTML code is allowable in posts, thats probably why its doing that. Try disabling that and it won't allow them to put a script in the post