RMweb Premium Jamiel Posted May 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25 I am accessing RMWeb from a laptop using the touch pad. When I use the touch pad to drag down a page I am frequently (3 times in 5 minutes browsing) being taken to spam websites, the kind that reload a page numerous times so that you cannot go back to RMweb. This is a work laptop, so I cannot upgrade the security, but it is pretty high, and the websites are frequently flagged for dangerous content. I am not getting this on other websites. I am also not a premium member as I cannot afford that right now. It looks the advert overlays are hacking RMweb. I guess that simple answer is to pay the subscription so that adverts are removed. Are others experiencing this? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted May 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25 I am paying the subscription and for some reason RMweb, is running very slowly. I suspect the issues have some relationship. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Izzy Posted May 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25 It often does this at certain times, been like it again for few weeks now. I suspect it mainly tied to excess demand over the what the servers can supply combined with updates which often appear to cause issues. Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 3 hours ago, Jamiel said: I am accessing RMWeb from a laptop using the touch pad. When I use the touch pad to drag down a page I am frequently (3 times in 5 minutes browsing) being taken to spam websites, the kind that reload a page numerous times so that you cannot go back to RMweb. This is a work laptop, so I cannot upgrade the security, but it is pretty high, and the websites are frequently flagged for dangerous content. I am not getting this on other websites. I am also not a premium member as I cannot afford that right now. It looks the advert overlays are hacking RMweb. I guess that simple answer is to pay the subscription so that adverts are removed. Are others experiencing this? this is my sixth attempt to say yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted May 25 Administrators Share Posted May 25 I haven't had any issues at this end to investigate. Screenshots may be helpful. It's also worth trying an alternative browser. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buckner Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) 11:02 AM accessed RMWeb immediately with no issues - twice. Edited May 25 by Mike Buckner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium paulj Posted May 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25 Happened to me just now virtually seconds after accessing RMWeb 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jamiel Posted May 25 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25 11 minutes ago, paulj said: Happened to me just now virtually seconds after accessing RMWeb Yes, these are the same sites I was spammed to. Once more while reading the replies, and once* while typing a response (now being typed in Word as my reply was also wiped). I am using Firefox. I will give it a try in a different browser and post alter, but have to go out right now. It has been happening for few days, but is particularly bad today. Jamie *twice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted May 25 Administrators Share Posted May 25 Just now, Jamiel said: It has been happening for few days, but is particularly bad today. It would have been beneficial to know before a bank holiday weekend but I am escalating it now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jamiel Posted May 25 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25 Thanks Andy. It has beceome significantly worse today. They also include this kind of page that tries to trick people into downloading viruses. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted May 25 Administrators Share Posted May 25 It's been escalated as a serious issue. Unfortunately it's not one I can fix at this end. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted May 25 Administrators Share Posted May 25 I may have created an emergency workaround. Go to the bottom of any page and click on Themes. Select IPS Default. It's a bare bones version but I'd be interested to know if it gets around the problem. Plus it will help me hone in on the cause. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jamiel Posted May 25 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25 (edited) Thanks Andy I jave only had the IPS default on for a minute, but so far it hasn't been hijacked. That would appear to make it look like it is part of the advertisitng and video overlays, so the hack may be with the advertising links. Also the adverts today are less than typical for RMweb (from my experince). The below was in the sidebar. Just to say I like that Theme, but it may not be beneficial for RMweb to promote its existance for obvious reasons. Thank for looking into this. Jamie EDIT - I was pm RMweb 2023 (Default), I have had a quick flock through the other themes, and haven't had the hojacking again. I didn't get it on a brief use of teh 2023 defult this time either. Edited May 25 by Jamiel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted May 25 Administrators Share Posted May 25 3 hours ago, kevinlms said: I am paying the subscription and for some reason RMweb, is running very slowly. I suspect the issues have some relationship. It won't be related (if you are Gold or Premium). 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium paulj Posted May 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25 Thanks Andy. As I was reading your workaround it switched to a pornographic website😮. Have turned on the IPS theme and so far so good👍 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 2 hours ago, AY Mod said: It would have been beneficial to know before a bank holiday weekend but I am escalating it now. It only started this morning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 2 hours ago, AY Mod said: I may have created an emergency workaround. Go to the bottom of any page and click on Themes. Select IPS Default. It's a bare bones version but I'd be interested to know if it gets around the problem. Plus it will help me hone in on the cause. Thanks Andy. That does seem to have fixed it. It was happening so often I couldn't post because it kept jumping out of and losing anything I typed, especially when I hit the enter button. Been using this default theme for an hour without any more trouble. I'm on firefox and W11. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFPettigrew Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Been happening to me regularly today - browsing via Chrome. So far so good on the cut down theme. All the best Neil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 23 hours ago, AY Mod said: It would have been beneficial to know before a bank holiday weekend but I am escalating it now. Its been happening since at least wednesday and I posted on thursday I was having issues, initially only on one part of the activity part section This morning I did as suggested and switched to the striped down system, not only has it stopped the malware but also speeded up the system, thanks for finding the workaround Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted May 26 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26 I've not seen these "redirected spams" but then again I am gold. I did check what theme I was using and it seems that I have always been "IPS Default". Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted May 26 Administrators Share Posted May 26 8 minutes ago, hayfield said: Its been happening since at least wednesday and I posted on thursday I was having issues, initially only on one part of the activity part section But as I said in the other topic you'd posted it in the wrong section. I don't get to read everything all of the time; I do have other work stuff too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernfrance Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 I've never had problems accessing the site via iphone, ipad or Mac. I visit it frequently, and use Chrome on two devices and Safari on another. Whether this is just because I am using Apple products I don't know. I'm not getting any overlays today (I did Friday and before) but haven't done anything differently, or pressed any other buttons on thr site to change the run mode. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted May 26 Administrators Share Posted May 26 10 minutes ago, hayfield said: not only has it stopped the malware but also speeded up the system, Gold and Premium users will get better performance as they don't get Google ads served. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators AY Mod Posted May 26 Administrators Share Posted May 26 1 minute ago, Southernfrance said: I'm not getting any overlays today Because, as shown on the header notification on every page, I have changed everyone onto a stripped back version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Just now, AY Mod said: Gold and Premium users will get better performance as they don't get Google ads served. Thanks, but I don't mind the Google adds, nothing in life is free, just saying the sites performance has improved Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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