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Squawk7777
27th Jan 2003, 00:28
Hello!
I have got a question about a recent rather embarassing moment. I entered a website (name is aviation related) into the address bar. It turns out that this name or site doesn't exist, but I was redirected to a graphic porn site. Mind you, that happen at the busy library. :o
http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/pcangry.gif
How is it possible that one gets redirected to a pornographic site and not to the usual "Webdomain, site available ..." ?
Is there a setting on IE6 with can disable this "redirection"?
PaperTiger
27th Jan 2003, 04:19
It was the site itself which did the redirect. Either by a bit of JavaScript (which you can disable/warn) or an HTTP REFRESH which you can't.
There are Content Advisor settings but I tried it and found it restricted some totally innocuous sites and missed some stinky ones. I'm surprised a library doesn't have Net Nanny or some such installed on their machines. Perhaps you might suggest it to them.
It happened to me (honest!) a couple of years ago when a hacker redirected the Geneva airport arrivals page to something big and busty. After checking a few 'movements' I emailed the Geneva site webmaster with details and received profuse thanks from them. This way you help the fight against malicious hacking.
If you can remember the details I urge you do do the same.
Squawk7777
27th Jan 2003, 22:10
PT, BOAC - Thanks
I happened at the university library. I use them once in a while since they have got T3 - yeah!!!
Tonic Please
30th Jan 2003, 11:47
If you go to :
Internet Options ----- then choose "Security" at the top of those choices, you can change the level of obscenities. You have four options which you can personalise.
Mine are all at minimal, not for pornographic reasons, but because sometimes you cannot even access pages that have no obscene things, but maybe show the smallest area of a female.
I have not been re-directed before...so you must have just been unlucky. My idea may for-warn you next tmie tho.
Hope this helps a bit ...
Dan :D
CBLong
31st Jan 2003, 13:30
You may also have been a victim of a common ruse - setting up a dodgy website whose URL is a slight misspelling of a popular legitimate website, in order to get a few extra hits from people with fat fingers. I remember www.yahhoo.com being quite rude...
What was the aviation-related website you were aiming for??
Not sure if this trick is still so widespread though, I'm going back a few years... it used to be all fields round here...
:D
cbl.
subload
8th Feb 2003, 20:59
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Wonder why................:ok: