Hi,
I accidentally typed http://www.gogle.ro instead of http://www.google.ro and that website redirected me to a very strange website called : http://69.6.27.18/facebook/spotthedifference/
NoScript blocked the website and gave me a link of it, instead of giving me the website. I closed the webpage immediately and went to history and spotted another website just before typing http: //www.gogle.ro, and that was : http://login.tracking101.com/sw/95016/CD47880/
My question to you guys is.. did NoScript protect me from a possible malitios attack ? Or cookie stealing ? or should I start to worry and reinstall my windows ?
If someone has the courage, please test it out!
Thanks in advance!
Typed wrong google and got redirect.. help ?
Typed wrong google and got redirect.. help ?
Last edited by Alan Baxter on Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:59 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Disabled only link which didn't go to google.ro
Reason: Disabled only link which didn't go to google.ro
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Re: Typed wrong google and got redirect.. help ?
I tested it out with NoScript while running Firefox in Sandboxie. Looks to me like NoScript blocked any problems this time. Don't worry.
BTW, To prevent problems caused by typos, I almost never use urls typed into the address bar. I pretty much just click on links or access bookmarks and history with the Awesome bar. It's a good thing gogle.ro didn't phish you with a perfect imitation of a google login page. Would you have been tricked into giving away your password? (I know I might have been.)
BTW, To prevent problems caused by typos, I almost never use urls typed into the address bar. I pretty much just click on links or access bookmarks and history with the Awesome bar. It's a good thing gogle.ro didn't phish you with a perfect imitation of a google login page. Would you have been tricked into giving away your password? (I know I might have been.)
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Re: Typed wrong google and got redirect.. help ?
Thanks for the help! I can't imagine surfing the web without noscript, what an amazing plugin
EDIT: Tracking101 also added a tracking cookie to my browser but I deleted it manually.. let's hope it won't come back..
EDIT: Tracking101 also added a tracking cookie to my browser but I deleted it manually.. let's hope it won't come back..
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Re: Typed wrong google and got redirect.. help ?
You're welcome. Good catch with the cookie. I've configured Firefox to Keep cookies until I close the browser so cookies like that are automatically deleted. I usually restart Firefox at least once a day.
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Re: Typed wrong google and got redirect.. help ?
I think all the links are 1 in the same?
Ah never mind. I see Alan pulled some trickery.
If you want to see the bogus links, you'll need to type the URLs.
Ah never mind. I see Alan pulled some trickery.
If you want to see the bogus links, you'll need to type the URLs.
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Re: Typed wrong google and got redirect.. help ?
Probably somebody trying to steal your Facebook credentials or give you one of the zillion viruses that are spreading all over Facebook. Ordinarily, I'd say it's just a FB activity of some kind (e.g. a game), but the deliberate "typo-phishing" doesn't leave much room for doubt.
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Re: Typed wrong google and got redirect.. help ?
OP did it. I've never seen it done that way before. Select and copy gets the bogus link, but clicking on it is safe. Nifty!therube wrote:I think all the links are 1 in the same?
Ah never mind. I see Alan pulled some trickery.
If you want to see the bogus links, you'll need to type the URLs.
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Re: Typed wrong google and got redirect.. help ?
I did that so if someone actually clicked on a link (by mistake) they would not be in danger. Yes, you have to manually type them in the adress bar in order to workAlan Baxter wrote:OP did it. I've never seen it done that way before. Select and copy gets the bogus link, but clicking on it is safe. Nifty!therube wrote:I think all the links are 1 in the same?
Ah never mind. I see Alan pulled some trickery.
If you want to see the bogus links, you'll need to type the URLs.
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