hogsmaws Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 this has been happening for a while now but when i have a nexus page open it eventually tries to take me somewhere else that my antivirus blocks (thank goodness). anyone else experience this?
Reginald_001 Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 Just one of their banners trying to insert malware, most likely.
Pork Type Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 I've donated a few bux here and there, in order to get better download speeds during reinstall events. They're not "Evil," 1 hour ago, Reginald_001 said: malware You'd better provide evidence before accusing particular sites of anything.
GrimReaper Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 It's not the site itself, it's when ad-servers get hijacked and malware gets injected into ads. The site usually has no control over what ads come from which server. Nexus provides the space for ads to be displayed ad firms rent the space said firms have their own ad servers those get infected with malware Which means nexus can serve as a vector to spread that shit without the site being infected with anything.
Reginald_001 Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, Pork Type said: I've donated a few bux here and there, in order to get better download speeds during reinstall events. They're not "Evil," You'd better provide evidence before accusing particular sites of anything. Your argument is based on two misconceptions. 1) I wasn't accusing the site, but one of it's commercial affiliates, it has been known to happen many times before, on many sites. In fact I host most of my mods there and use it actively; and have never been critical about them, unless it was warranted. 2) The added words 'most likely' in my initial post indicate that there's no form of certainty in my statement, meaning there's no need to provide proof.
2dk2c.2 Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 bored teen or bored-teen's soccer-mom on a mission from god? In *my* day they'd pump up their cb radio and say "nyaaaaah!!!!!"
Reginald_001 Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, 2dk2c.2 said: bored teen or bored-teen's soccer-mom on a mission from god? In *my* day they'd pump up their cb radio and say "nyaaaaah!!!!!" In any case someone that doesn't value their own time, considering how they chose to spend it.
DoctaSax Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 Nothing LL can do about it, but you can report bad ads and what not over here: https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/forum/4100-report-bad-ads/ Intel they want: Quote What we need: Let us know what anti-malware/adware/virus software you have on your PC and ensure you've run a scan that returns clean before reporting the ad to us. The date and time you saw this ad. The URL of the page you were on at the time, e.g. http://www.nexusmods.com/games/? Your general location - e.g. I live in Exeter, in Devon, in England. If you don't want to give the city you live in, then your state and country will suffice, e.g. Devon, England. A good description of what is happening that makes you think this is a bad ad. An example might be, "I was browsing the site, but immediately upon loading the page at http://www.nexusmods.com/games/? I was redirected to another website that told me I had a virus on my PC that I had to pay money to remove". If you get redirected or sent to another site, provide the URL that you are sent to. A screenshot of the bad ad really, really, REALLY helps us out as well. Please take the time to do a print-screen or use the snipping tool in windows (press the start menu, type "snipping", click "snipping tool") and upload it to your report for us to view. The snipping tool is an extremely simple and intuitive piece of software for taking pictures of what's on your screen.
Pork Type Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 This is so fucking dumb. Nexus doesn't even ban the mention of LL any more. Seriously. What does the problem boil down to any more? Clicks? Culture? Certainly not content. Would you Ideologues just leave the rest of us the fuck alone? (LoL)
Mr. Otaku Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 Personally this hasn't happened to me, at least not that i can recall. Nexus right now is doing the weird little pop up video playing boxes type ads, it's annoying but not too much, though at times i feel like removing Nexus from my adblock's exclusion list.
ToJKa Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 Well, Avast considers the site safe no matter how much i refresh, and it is prone to overreactions. So i guess it's fixed or McAfee is even more paranoid
winny257 Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 4 hours ago, GrimReaper said: It's not the site itself, it's when ad-servers get hijacked and malware gets injected into ads. The site usually has no control over what ads come from which server. Nexus provides the space for ads to be displayed ad firms rent the space said firms have their own ad servers those get infected with malware Which means nexus can serve as a vector to spread that shit without the site being infected with anything. not only! also Nexus distributes Malware in uploaded mods! most mods are scanned for viruses, but there are some which are not scanned! intended, that is the question? Here's an example, this mod was not scanned. Elven Blades - Elven Sword and Greatsword Model Replacers https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/98970
winny257 Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 5 hours ago, Pork Type said: I've donated a few bux here and there, in order to get better download speeds during reinstall events. They're not "Evil," You'd better provide evidence before accusing particular sites of anything. Sorry, you are naive and trust Nexus! a few years ago I downloaded a mod from Nexus, there was a very malicious virus in this mod. this virus almost destroyed my computer, only with the help of a computer specialist the hardware could be rescued in my PC. after that there was trouble with Nexus!
Mr. Otaku Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, winny257 said: Sorry, you are naive and trust Nexus!a few years ago I downloaded a mod from Nexus, there was a very malicious virus in this mod. this virus almost destroyed my computer, only with the help of a computer specialist the hardware could be rescued in my PC. after that there was trouble with Nexus! That sounds like Nexus gave you a lot of kampf.
winny257 Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, Mr.Otaku said: That sounds like Nexus gave you a lot of kampf. Oh yeah, They were not exactly enthusiastic, when I presented a bill of over 300 euros. you must know, Nexus then still belonged to the EU. Now it will be more difficult to sue money.
Mr. Otaku Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, winny257 said: Oh yeah, They were not exactly enthusiastic, when I presented a bill of over 300 euros. you must know, Nexus then still belonged to the EU. Now it will be more difficult to sue money. Damn ma boi here be packing some heat ass dough!
winny257 Posted August 15, 2019 Posted August 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, Mr.Otaku said: Damn ma boi here be packing some heat ass dough! Spoiler I was not the only one which downloaded this mod, they were many. the anger was gigantic, therefore has Nexus introduced the scans. and therefore there is no longer a Winny on Nexus.
Pork Type Posted August 18, 2019 Posted August 18, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 3:41 PM, winny257 said: and therefore there is no longer a Winny on Nexus. You'll be back tomorrow. Or the next. Or in 2. Being weird as usual. Winny. YOU CAN'T STAY AWAY. >15,218 posts on LL How many do you on Nexus... Oh Wait, Stop
gregathit Posted August 18, 2019 Posted August 18, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 1:33 PM, ToJKa said: So i guess it's fixed or McAfee is even more paranoid McAfee is pretty much the worst of the worst, especially when you use the free version. And since this thread has moved off topic (and the topic question is irrelevant to LL) the thread is closed. Cheers!
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