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morriss003 | April 25, 2009 10:15 PM | in Technology & Internet

Possible hijack. Please advise.

Recently I googled SUPREME TEMPLE PYTHIAN SISTERS. A website with Pythian Sisters came up as the first result. When I click on the website, I was directed to a website with an IP address. Immediately my McAfee popped up with a warning that this was a dangerous site. I used the back button to get back to Google. I tried it again with the same result. Then I typed in pythiansisters.org in a new tab, and I was able to get to the site. McAfee says that the sight is secure. I went back to the tab with Google and clicked on the link again. This time I was sent to the legitimate site. What do you think?

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BEST ANSWER chosen by asker | thekid | April 26, 2009 03:55 AM

It is indeed a very bad site. It forwards you to hxxp://tubeontvgl.com/scan/?id=259 (I put the x's in there so people don't click the link) which is a site based out of the Ukraine. It proceeds to send you javascript pop ups saying you need to install anti-virus software. These are almost 100% of the time scam virus websites so just to be on the safe side I'd clear your browsers cookies and caches. After that run your anti-virus software and you should be fine.

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morriss003 | April 26, 2009 05:07 AM

Excellent.

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dumblonde | April 26, 2009 08:15 AM

I tried the google search and it's strange, avg sitescanner says it's ok and firefox said it was an attack site. It's obv an attack site bc it redirects to a sketchy IP address.
But how could this have happened in the first place? It seems the domain itself is owned by a legitimate group. Were they hacked?

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jennie8109 | April 26, 2009 05:47 AM

In addition to your virus and spyware protection, download CCleaner from ccleaner.com. I use it on my system when I know I have hit an unsafe site and it cleans up everything. I love the program. It also cleans your cookies, cache, and unwanted programs.

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