Oh forgot to tell, this is the only link I have discovered sofar that is doing this on my system. And ofcourse I checked for infections with Avast , housecall, checked for spy/addware with add-aware and Spybot S&D and I run TheCleaner. Just to be sure it is not an error here.
Here is some additional information. I had this link tested by about 7 other people using Opera. Looks like it has to do with the way Opera handles java or javascript. Disabling it in the preferences brings people to http://www.avast.com/forum/ when it is enabled they have the same thing as I have. We checked with several other browsers, Netscape, IE, Mozilla, MozillaFirebird and sofar the problem did not appear. We gonna try some other things/settings and will post it here if we come along some more information that might be usefull.
Ok, here is a part of my irc log file about a reaction I got when I asked them to try opera and the link:
[11:17] Artras Yabb site, but I have javascript, java, user agent, referrer all disabled
[11:18] Corydon > strange thing it sometimes works, and sometimes it is showing a sponsored advertising/search page
[11:18] Artras if I enable js, referrer, and agent, it brings me to http://www.avast.com/forum/
[11:18] Artras actually it doesnāt bring me to http://www.avast.com/forum/, it just closes the page that was supposed to open
[11:19] Artras if I enable js and referrer, while blocking agentāit brings me to the correct yabbse page
yep, stupid magic touch turned to dooā¦ :o
cojo
Clciking on the bottum link on the page I (see picture in previous msg) takes me to this site: http://www.zoneedit.com/lameinfo.html?zone=yabb.info I sure hope not too many people have the same thing going on. Itās not nice for Avast and Yabb, which I think are very respectable companies.
Avast has nothing to do with this - we only use YABB SE forum software, we are not responsible for any DNS problems of third party companies. I check the template of this forum but the link is hardcoded and can not be changed. There is not much we can do about this!
BTW: It still works without problems from my side!
Pavel
Posted by: Artras Posted on: January 16, 2004, 08:52:01 AM
Oh forgot to tell, this is the only link I have discovered sofar that is doing this on my system. And ofcourse I checked for infections with Avast , housecall, checked for spy/addware with add-aware and Spybot S&D and I run TheCleaner. Just to be sure it is not an error here.
Artras
did ya check your comp with CWShredder?
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
my IE did go to some search page when i tried to go somewhere else,nasty browser hijack thing
yes mr.morden I checked. Funny you mentioned cwschredder. Iām a official mirror of that prog and all the other progs from Merijn ;D
well thats because i can see where you surfā¦hehehā¦naw just kidding
morning allā¦hope this day is a good one for all
what exactly is cwshredder? is it like an eraser for your visited web sites, personal info, deleted temp files?
thanks!
cojo
it removes brrowser hijack trojans
example,you type www.google.com and it goes somewhere else
check that site where is that proggie,there is plenty of info about that CWShredder thing
Ok, I informed Opera about this prog. With everything that (sofar) is said in this thread. Hope they can come up with something to solve it, cause it is only Opera who is doing this. If they respond I certainly will post it here. And ofcourse Pavel, it is not an error at Avast. I know that. Was just saying that I feel sorry for Avast this is happening. It is not nice when people get to see screens/sites like that when the click on one of the links here. Avast and Yabb donāt deserve this. Have nothing but the highest respect for the entire Avast team, who do a great job. (btw thanks for the quick update with the new virus last night)
My knowledge of the english language aināt that good, so I hope you all will understand what Iām trying to say. Having problems to express myself clearly in english, sorry for that.
Artras, your command of the english is just fine!
Much better than I would be able to do with your first languageāwhich is?
Latin, I do a fair job from my years of Catholic education from grade school on through my BSN (nursing degree)
cojo