# Frequent redirects to viruse notification/hijack pages

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequent-redirects-to-viruse-notification-hijack-pages/777169>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [January 14, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequent-redirects-to-viruse-notification-hijack-pages/777169 "2017-01-14T23:02:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequent-redirects-to-viruse-notification-hijack-pages/777169/21 "2017-02-23T23:29:04Z")

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Happened on android now.

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**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequent-redirects-to-viruse-notification-hijack-pages/777169/22 "2017-02-24T00:27:42Z")

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> [@markn\_1](#):
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> I got this several times yesterday.
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> [Screenshot](http://greenwoodsoftware.com/misc/ss-20170222.png)

I just had this one today, too. I can supply my own copy of the screenshot if it woild provide any additional info.

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**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequent-redirects-to-viruse-notification-hijack-pages/777169/23 "2017-02-24T01:01:20Z")

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Thank you all for the reports. I’ve informed the powers that be and will update when we have more info.

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