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Gnome

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Hacked?
« on: January 27, 2009, 07:19:30 PM »
I logged on to facebook and was browsing, when all of a sudden my internet went to a "Bad" site. Thinking I clicked an ad I pressed back, but after 5 seconds it happened again. I restarted my computer and it stopped, but now I'm afraid. What should I do?

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Re: Hacked?
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2009, 07:39:20 PM »
return to the "bad" site?


I would suggest not going on facebook or if it happens again taking your computer to a Mac store. Or not listening to a 12 year old. What browser you using?
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Re: Hacked?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2009, 07:42:32 PM »
One time on my pc, 65 web browsers suddenly opened. I unplugged my ethernet cord and it stopped.

I would say to enable firewalls, tell your parents(be truthful) and get some anti-virus/protector program.


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Re: Hacked?
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2009, 07:48:43 PM »
I have firewalls, but it wasn't like I was looking for it, it just was like BAM. I have iAntivirus, and it came up with nothing. So I am very confused. Ā 

EDIT: Gan, you make sound like I was on the site to begin with, I wasn't I was on face book when I was redirected all of a sudden

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Re: Hacked?
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2009, 07:49:34 PM »
"bad" lol

I believe most of us here know xD
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Re: Hacked?
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2009, 07:53:38 PM »
You weren't hacked, facebook was. It's a popular pastime of bored hackers to trick social networking sites into sending their users to "bad" (lol) sites.

At least, thats usually what happened.
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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2009, 08:21:36 PM »
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Gan, you make sound like I was on the site to begin with, I wasn't I was on face book when I was redirected all of a sudden
I did? Sorry, I wasn't trying to make it sound like that.

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You weren't hacked, facebook was. It's a popular pastime of bored hackers to trick social networking sites into sending their users to "bad" (lol) sites
One large reason I don't have facebook or myspace. :P


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Re: Hacked?
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2009, 08:21:43 PM »
Here's a suggestion go to Safari preferences and turn on "Block pop-up windows"
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Re: Hacked?
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2009, 08:28:50 PM »
It wasn't a pop-up, it was a redirection.
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Re: Hacked?
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2009, 03:16:55 PM »
Well its a good idea anyway.
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