# Pageview hijack by commercial advert

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pageview-hijack-by-commercial-advert/585108>\
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**Created:** [June 11, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pageview-hijack-by-commercial-advert/585108 "2011-06-11T13:05:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pageview-hijack-by-commercial-advert/585108/1 "2011-06-11T13:05:45Z")

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@9:03AM, US EST, whilst viewing MPSIMS, page was hijacked and redirected to this site:

[http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/cdn/2012/affiliates-a/2012security.htm?lid=en&source=zanox&medium=affiliate&content=ZAPCRT&cid=W200038&zanpid=1514615988602352642](http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/cdn/2012/affiliates-a/2012security.htm?lid=en&source=zanox&medium=affiliate&content=ZAPCRT&cid=W200038&zanpid=1514615988602352642)

Zone Alarm, of all things… How Ironic. :smack:

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pageview-hijack-by-commercial-advert/585108/2 "2011-06-11T13:24:08Z")

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Already being discussed [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=611755)

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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pageview-hijack-by-commercial-advert/585108/3 "2011-06-11T13:30:39Z")

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Missed that - kindly merge? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pageview-hijack-by-commercial-advert/585108/4 "2011-06-11T16:27:46Z")

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Closed as duplicate.