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Let me just mention that without Sandstein handling things, this rather important area appears to be somewhat understaffed at the moment. [[User:Looie496|Looie496]] ([[User talk:Looie496|talk]]) 17:55, 24 September 2010 (UTC) |
Let me just mention that without Sandstein handling things, this rather important area appears to be somewhat understaffed at the moment. [[User:Looie496|Looie496]] ([[User talk:Looie496|talk]]) 17:55, 24 September 2010 (UTC) |
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:I'm not surprised one bit. <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — [[User:Rlevse|<b style="color:#060;"><i>R</i>levse</b>]] • [[User_talk:Rlevse|<span style="color:#990;">Talk</span>]] • </span> 22:58, 25 September 2010 (UTC) |
:I'm not surprised one bit. <span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — [[User:Rlevse|<b style="color:#060;"><i>R</i>levse</b>]] • [[User_talk:Rlevse|<span style="color:#990;">Talk</span>]] • </span> 22:58, 25 September 2010 (UTC) |
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== What's this? (strange site-redirect) == |
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{{resolved|Typing error by OP, no action required. [[User:Exxolon|Exxolon]] ([[User talk:Exxolon|talk]]) 06:16, 26 September 2010 (UTC)}} |
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What's this: http://survey.prizesgiveaway.com/enwiki/w/index.php?f=wikkipedia (Popped up when I manually typed wikipedia.org into my browser) [[User:Seb az86556|Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556]] <sup>[[User_talk:Seb_az86556|> haneʼ]]</sup> 11:41, 25 September 2010 (UTC) |
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:Unless you mistyped, wikipedia.org should take you straight to the main site. Your computer may be infected with a virus or malware that's redirecting your browser to other URLs. Run MalwareBytes (malwarebytes.org - Make SURE that's the site you download from) and Antivirus (http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage or http://www.free-av.com/ are safe). [[User:Exxolon|Exxolon]] ([[User talk:Exxolon|talk]]) 13:13, 25 September 2010 (UTC) |
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::That seems the most likely explanation; I've had to deal with browser hijackers before, they can be really quite annoying. Another common one is for the hijacker to replace search engine hits (google, yahoo, ask, and whatever else), with its own advertisements. By the way, I would recommend trying to download any antivirus or malware applications from a different computer if possible, as it may well attempt to intercept URLs of known antiviruses. <span id="sig" style="background:#FFFFC0">'''[[User:Giftiger_wunsch|<font face="Verdana" color="#900000">Giftiger<font color="#FF0000">Wunsch</font></font>]]''' [[User_talk:Giftiger wunsch|<font face="Tahoma" color="#0060A0">[TALK]</font>]]</span> 13:15, 25 September 2010 (UTC) |
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:::More likely it's just [[typosquatting]]. I just typed wikkipedia.org into a browser window and it took me to the prize givaway site. --[[User:Ron Ritzman|Ron Ritzman]] ([[User talk:Ron Ritzman|talk]]) 13:44, 25 September 2010 (UTC) |
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::::Whoops, I didn't notice the "f=wikkipedia" in the url indicating the referrer ;) Yes, it must have been a typo. <span id="sig" style="background:#FFFFC0">'''[[User:Giftiger_wunsch|<font face="Verdana" color="#900000">Giftiger<font color="#FF0000">Wunsch</font></font>]]''' [[User_talk:Giftiger wunsch|<font face="Tahoma" color="#0060A0">[TALK]</font>]]</span> 22:40, 25 September 2010 (UTC) |
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:::::Ditto. Definitely a typographic error, marking resolved. [[User:Exxolon|Exxolon]] ([[User talk:Exxolon|talk]]) 06:16, 26 September 2010 (UTC) |
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Let me just mention that without Sandstein handling things, this rather important area appears to be somewhat understaffed at the moment. Looie496 (talk) 17:55, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
- I'm not surprised one bit. — Rlevse • Talk • 22:58, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
What's this? (strange site-redirect)
ResolvedWhat's this: http://survey.prizesgiveaway.com/enwiki/w/index.php?f=wikkipedia (Popped up when I manually typed wikipedia.org into my browser) Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 11:41, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
- Unless you mistyped, wikipedia.org should take you straight to the main site. Your computer may be infected with a virus or malware that's redirecting your browser to other URLs. Run MalwareBytes (malwarebytes.org - Make SURE that's the site you download from) and Antivirus (http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage or http://www.free-av.com/ are safe). Exxolon (talk) 13:13, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
- That seems the most likely explanation; I've had to deal with browser hijackers before, they can be really quite annoying. Another common one is for the hijacker to replace search engine hits (google, yahoo, ask, and whatever else), with its own advertisements. By the way, I would recommend trying to download any antivirus or malware applications from a different computer if possible, as it may well attempt to intercept URLs of known antiviruses. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 13:15, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
- More likely it's just typosquatting. I just typed wikkipedia.org into a browser window and it took me to the prize givaway site. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 13:44, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
- Whoops, I didn't notice the "f=wikkipedia" in the url indicating the referrer ;) Yes, it must have been a typo. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 22:40, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
- Ditto. Definitely a typographic error, marking resolved. Exxolon (talk) 06:16, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
- Whoops, I didn't notice the "f=wikkipedia" in the url indicating the referrer ;) Yes, it must have been a typo. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 22:40, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
- More likely it's just typosquatting. I just typed wikkipedia.org into a browser window and it took me to the prize givaway site. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 13:44, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
- That seems the most likely explanation; I've had to deal with browser hijackers before, they can be really quite annoying. Another common one is for the hijacker to replace search engine hits (google, yahoo, ask, and whatever else), with its own advertisements. By the way, I would recommend trying to download any antivirus or malware applications from a different computer if possible, as it may well attempt to intercept URLs of known antiviruses. GiftigerWunsch [TALK] 13:15, 25 September 2010 (UTC)