Browser hijacks of Wright Chat site

DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:35 am

Anyone else experiencing having their browser(s) hijacked when visiting this site?

It's just started to happen to me - on both my home computer as well as on my cell phone. And, it's happenning on three different browsers I have tried - Opera, Chrome and Foxfire. Also, I have tried clearing of the cache and data on them to no avail and have also uninstalled and reinstalled them - again, to no avail. I have run anti-malware software/apps - and they have shown no problems on my computer and cell phone, either.

On my cell phone, I am not able to reach the site at all. On my laptop I am able to (so far) except when I just tried the 'search' feature and was hijacked.

Wright Chat is the only site that this is happening to for me - which makes me think that the site itself may have been compromised.

David

jmcnally · Post by **jmcnally** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:03 am

I have not noticed any problems, and I check in a few times a day. I use Chrome and Firefox to reach the site on a desktop computer and a laptop/tablet, both running Windows (W7 and W8 ).

DRN · Post by **DRN** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 11:40 am

My iPhone and office laptop seem to be able to connect and navigate the site OK.

Alleghany · Post by **Alleghany** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 12:11 pm

I check in several times a day with Chrome. I haven't experienced any problems.

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 3:31 pm

I am still using the Safari browser that came on my Mac. No problems with the site, so far.

SDR

DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:35 pm

Thanks, folks, for letting me know.

I guess it's always possible that I have some malware. But all scans have come back clean - and it's very odd that it happens on both my cell phone and the laptop.......... on multiple browsers ............ And, only on this site....

David

ozwrightfan · Post by **ozwrightfan** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:33 pm

I had problems yesterday, when I typed in Wright chat and clicked on the link as I usually do, it suddenly diverted to some medical pill website and when I tried several more times it went to a "f***k buddies * site, I nearly choked on my sandwich!

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:50 pm

Okay, so there's a second poster with a problem. What does that suggest ? (I ask because I don't know.)

SDR

RA · Post by RA » Wed Apr 20, 2016 12:07 am

Just for the record, I had the .... Buddy site come up as well last night even after clearing cookies etc. and shutting down.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 5:38 am

Me too. I could see the individual topics but when I clicked one I was re-directed to various xxx sites. Happy to see things working today.

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:49 am

Malware of various kinds can be expected to proliferate in our brave new world, sadly . . .

SDR

Roderick Grant · Post by **Roderick Grant** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:52 am

I have the site on my favorites bar. Never have had a problem with it.

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:00 am

. . . except on those rare occasions when the site becomes unavailable altogether -- a phenomenon which is generally shared by all of us, I gather, when it happens ?

SDR

jmcnally · Post by **jmcnally** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:36 am

In addition to the usual anti-virus software, consider an anti-malware program such as "malwarebytes." There are free trials and stripped-down free versions available to test. They find additional problems that aren't narrowly classified as viruses.

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 4:01 pm

The local Apple Genius installed AdwareMedic on my laptop after it got very corrupted about April 5. This is the newest version of MalwareBytes, which they installed about a year ago for a similar problem. Its a "please make a donation" software. I have no reason to believe it did or didn't come from Wright Chat.