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Post by alloydog on Feb 23, 2020 7:11:31 GMT -9
When I click on the image preview of an image, postimg.cc opens in a new tab. Then when I close the tab, I'm back with the forum. A few minutes ago, I was viewing a post, I clicked on the image preview and postimg.cc opened in a new tab. But, this time, the original tab, which was open on the is forum jumped to an online betting site! I tried it a couple of times and it happened every time.  Is this now the normal behaviour for postimg.cc? Or is something that just affects me? EDIT: Strangely enough, after posting this, I clicked on the image preview in this post and it didn't happen... |
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Post by shep on Feb 23, 2020 8:42:43 GMT -9
Strange stuff!  |
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Post by alloydog on Feb 23, 2020 8:54:47 GMT -9
Strange stuff! And even stranger is that I can't get it to do it again. Yet the first time I noticed it, it happened every time! |
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Post by Vermin King on Feb 23, 2020 11:58:51 GMT -9
It isn't something I had seen before, and this is the first time I have heard of it. Which thread was it in? My first thought when I read this was ' Is this something originally posted to PostImage.cc or PostImage.org?'
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Post by squirmydad on Feb 23, 2020 13:43:58 GMT -9
Weird. One more image issue to watch out for.
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Post by alloydog on Feb 23, 2020 20:31:36 GMT -9
It happened when I clicked on the first image in the thread Factoria Tabletop´s showcase!. ( Image link) After not being able to replicate the issue yesterday, I tried again this morning and lo and behold, it happened again:  Clicking the Back arrow on the browser tab does return it to the forum page, but it is annoying. |
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Post by squirmydad on Feb 24, 2020 7:57:51 GMT -9
Aha! I got it to happen this morning. I'll go looking for an antidote. Thanks.
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Post by alloydog on Mar 8, 2020 7:28:41 GMT -9
It just happened again on RH Worldbuilding's post RH Worldbuilding Fantasy Paper Minis, the image of the Dwarf Lords (Link postimg.cc/6T7vZNdt ), but not with any other of the images in that post. I tried it several times. The first two times it went to unibet, the next, to some other "news" website about gambling. After that, it didn't happen. I even tried reloading the forum page, but it still didn't do it. |
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Post by squirmydad on Mar 8, 2020 7:47:02 GMT -9
Hmm, couldn't make it fail this time. It feels like Proboards is playing whack-a-mole with these pesky hijacks. Thanks.
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Post by alloydog on Mar 11, 2020 23:50:16 GMT -9
It happened again this morning. The first two images I looked at open in a new tab, but the original tab ehich was on the forum, bounce to the Unibet website.
One thing I realised is that it only seems to happen twice per visit. So, if I stay on the forum and view other images, then it won't happen again.
I think it is something to do with the postimg website. While trying to find anything about it, I found this, seemingly unrelated post from reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/8sudxp/1368744_1468195_postimgcc_postimageorg/
It seems that postimage-dot-org is not adverse to underhand tactics.
Anyway, I found that the browser I am using at the moment has Pop-ups and redirects allowed, so I switched it off.
For Chrome 80, to switch them off:
Settings -> Privacy and security -> Site Settings -> Permissions -> Pop-ups and redirects
Set to "Blocked (Reccomended)"
I will also do this on my home PC, and I'll keep an eye on if it happens again.
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Post by squirmydad on Mar 12, 2020 6:29:29 GMT -9
Thanks, I haven't seen anymore myself since that first round. The problem is in Postimg and Proboards is aware of it.
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