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  1. Kirillos

    Kirillos Administrator
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    If someone still have this problems, please let me know.
     
  2. barabba

    barabba Formula Junior

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    Is this site using a Russian company to support the back end ? Oh dear…
     
  3. rob lay

    rob lay Administrator
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    no, server and admin in Texas. Kirill, our developer of 5 years lives in Russia.
     
  4. Brian A

    Brian A F1 Rookie

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    They’re baaaaack.
     
  5. PhoneClip

    PhoneClip Karting

    Oct 19, 2021
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    I just ran into this on iOS Safari.
     
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  6. Kirillos

    Kirillos Administrator
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    Thank you for letting know right away. We have already contacted the advertisers to solve the problem.

    It would be very helpful if you could take a screenshot, so that we can more accurately determine which advertisers were involved in this.
     
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  7. Brian A

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  8. Kirillos

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    Thank you very much. This will speed up the process.
     
  9. PhoneClip

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  10. NeuroBeaker

    NeuroBeaker Advising Moderator
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    Is that the upload you meant to send? The bikini picture is quite pretty (probably best saved for the backroom lounge) but doesn't really give us much to go on for getting you some assistance.

    All the best,
    Andrew.
     
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  11. RedNeck

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    That's a whole different kind of virus...Mods can't cure that one.
     
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  12. PhoneClip

    PhoneClip Karting

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    Weird. I am very sure that I selected my screenshot on my phone (and fairly certain that I don't have any bikini pictures there.

    Let me try again, this time I am uploading (the phone screenshot) from my computer.
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
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  13. paulchua

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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^
     
  14. PhoneClip

    PhoneClip Karting

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    Please let me know when this is resolved on the site. I would like to try posting again from my phone and hopefully not upload any bikini pictures.

    In the meantime, I have taken a few basic precautions: reset Safari on my phone, update my phone, reset my FChat password, and get a PPI on this Dino being sold by a reputable dealer in another state...
     
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  15. NeuroBeaker

    NeuroBeaker Advising Moderator
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    @Kirillos is on the case. :)

    All the best,
    Andrew.
     
  16. LDP Tifoso

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    …LucykDay.xyz still obnoxiously there 11:30pm Chicago, Tues night. Have been seeing it / suffering through it for a number of days. Took four different FChat logins to even get here tonight; and glad to find this thread.
    Site is pernicious esp because you cannot! exit out of it’s hijacking of my FChat session.
    Free or paid subscriber - the integrity of this site / safety of its members (lurkers too) should not be compromised !!
    I will now NEVER, EVER do anything with or through Luckyday, even if it proves legit.
     
  17. Kirillos

    Kirillos Administrator
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    It's not a virus.

    One of the advertisers (not direct sponsors) allowed such ads to run through. We are working with the advertiser to fix the problem on their end, and we are blocking this domain on our end. This will take some time. When the procedure is completed, I will let you know.
     
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  18. PhoneClip

    PhoneClip Karting

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    So was the bikini picture also a product of the advertising taking over? or something going on with my phone? I swear I do not have any bikini pictures on my phone and am pretty sure I selected the advertising screenshot when I went to upload an image.
     
  19. Kirillos

    Kirillos Administrator
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    I don't think the bikini picture is advertising related. But probably.
     
  20. rob lay

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    I think it was probably from your phone, you can check by viewing your collection of photos on your phone.

    https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/attachments/g4-jpg.512547/
     
  21. PhoneClip

    PhoneClip Karting

    Oct 19, 2021
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    That's the funny thing: I actually haven't even seen the picture that was uploaded to FChat. Whenever I click on the attachment link or the link that you provided, I get taken to a page that reads: "You do not have permission to view this page or perform this action."
     
  22. rob lay

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  23. PhoneClip

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  24. eurocarguy101

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    I didn’t see a recent post about this, but I keep getting these redirect pages when I’m on F-Chat to something like the attached. It doesn’t matter if I’m on F-Chat or google searching and clicking on a link to F-Chat. Any help would be greatly appreciated because it is infuriating. I’m using Chrome on my iPhone if that’s of any consideration. Image Unavailable, Please Login
     

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