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dalip · 27 June 2010, 11:33 AM

I just got a pop up screen asking me to log in again to view a page on this forum...I ignored it and carried on...which was not a problem...

My sense is that this may be some kind of way to obtain your log in details...

May be wrong...but with the recent attacks am being careful..apologies if this has already been posted.

Put this here so that it got the most attention..

Mods please move if necessary.

TimeToGo · 27 June 2010, 11:36 AM

It has happened to me several times through the "rolexforums.com" gate. It has not happened to me in the ************ gate.

dalip · 27 June 2010, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimeToGo

It has happened to me several times through the "rolexforums.com" gate. It has not happened to me in the ************ gate.

Perhaps telling.

Mockingbird · 27 June 2010, 11:41 AM

Yeah, I've learned never to trust these things, especially when it comes in the form of a pop-up.

rfknauss · 27 June 2010, 11:46 AM

Dalip ..... thanks for the heads-up!

Lol-x · 27 June 2010, 11:51 AM

Where's it coming from?
Is it when you click on some banner?
I recommend that you block pop-ups.
I don't how this is happening.........

nauticajoe · 27 June 2010, 11:54 AM

It happened to me too. I think the pop-up read, "bestwatches.com"? Then it asked for user id & password. I simply closed the window & re-opened a new one. It didn't pop up again.

Mockingbird · 27 June 2010, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lol-x

Where's it coming from?
Is it when you click on some banner?
I recommend that you block pop-ups.
I don't how this is happening.........

Pop-ups are blocked, and it looks sort of like the pop up window you get when you get a PM on this forum.

Because it asks for our login info, it appears to be an attempt at site security.

TimeToGo · 27 June 2010, 11:58 AM

Just happened again...

It says "Connecting to BestWatchesSites.com" and it asks for username and password.

Lol-x · 27 June 2010, 12:02 PM

O.K. thanks the bestwatchsites.com link has been removed.

dalip · 27 June 2010, 12:05 PM

Just came up for me in normal browsing...I have pop ups blocked.

It was a bestwatches request so hopefully that'll clear it Steve.

Hooper · 27 June 2010, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalip

I just got a pop up screen asking me to log in again to view a page on this forum...I ignored it and carried on...which was not a problem...

My sense is that this may be some kind of way to obtain your log in details...

May be wrong...but with the recent attacks am being careful..apologies if this has already been posted.

Put this here so that it got the most attention..

Mods please move if necessary.

Me too, hit Esc button a few times. Gone for the moment !

Lol-x · 27 June 2010, 12:20 PM

Maybe clear your cookies and temporary files.
If it is still coming up then it might be originating from some other link and so I'll have to investigate that further.

MortgageGuy · 27 June 2010, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nauticajoe

It happened to me too. I think the pop-up read, "bestwatches.com"? Then it asked for user id & password. I simply closed the window & re-opened a new one. It didn't pop up again.

Was happeneing to me non stop yesterday...Not today though

tgoose1 · 27 June 2010, 01:00 PM

Has happened to me several times over past two days, just ignored it.

ersnyder · 27 June 2010, 01:07 PM

I had to log in again in just the last 15 minutes but there was no pop up. It was just as though I hadn't logged in in the first place. I checked the "remember me" box and I've stayed logged in since.

sleddog · 27 June 2010, 02:31 PM

Shouldn't you be on your way to London???

I think we all got this pop up earlier!! Not this time for me....Seems to be fixed Steve.!

Speed · 27 June 2010, 02:35 PM

Whew! Wasn't just me...Any explanation?

Guess we are all rightfully a bit jumpy...

sleddog · 27 June 2010, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speed

Whew! Wasn't just me...Any explanation?

Guess we are all rightfully a bit jumpy...

Seems to have been most of us Bill.....
I just ignored it and it went away!! Didn't pop up this login though......Steve is on to it!!!

Lol-x · 27 June 2010, 02:43 PM

I hope it is fixed Rob

Watch Professor · 27 June 2010, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ersnyder

I had to log in again in just the last 15 minutes but there was no pop up. It was just as though I hadn't logged in in the first place. I checked the "remember me" box and I've stayed logged in since.

I had to log in just a few minutes ago.

Safetrends · 27 June 2010, 02:48 PM

I would still like to know what happened to the pop up, how it got on TRF and is it an attempt to crash TRF in some way?

sleddog · 27 June 2010, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lol-x

I hope it is fixed Rob

Seems to be Steve......No pop up this time for me!!

PS: This is 4th login today,earlier it came up 3 times of 3 logs...Tonight,nothing!! Whatever you did,it worked for now....

sturgeon123456 · 27 June 2010, 04:32 PM

Happened to me as well. Only once and it was yesterday.

Lol-x · 27 June 2010, 11:07 PM

Thanks Rob

I think the website link in the top left corner must have snuck some delinquent code into their link. I don't know if it was intentional or a mistake.
Anyway, I've removed the link to 'BestWatchSites' and that seems to have alleviated the problem.
The link didn't mean much it was purely for linking purposes (as there is no commercial advertising on the forum).
Anyway it's best to play it safe as this kind of think is entirely unacceptable.

Numismatist · 1 July 2010, 03:19 AM

Happened to me too, I logged in on my phone, hope I didn't give away my login?

Nicko · 1 July 2010, 03:58 AM

I think I may have logged on, was this a separate pop-up or did it look like the forum log on screen?

27 June 2010, 11:33 AM	#1
dalip "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Dalip Location: Mumbai and Perth Watch: Rolex PAM Omega Posts: 18,656	Heads up!! I just got a pop up screen asking me to log in again to view a page on this forum...I ignored it and carried on...which was not a problem... My sense is that this may be some kind of way to obtain your log in details... May be wrong...but with the recent attacks am being careful..apologies if this has already been posted. Put this here so that it got the most attention.. Mods please move if necessary. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ *"The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else." George Bernard Shaw*

27 June 2010, 11:46 AM	#5
rfknauss 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Richard Location: Macungie, PA Watch: 5513 Sub, LV Sub Posts: 14,494	Dalip ..... thanks for the heads-up! __________________ *"Few things in life give man as great a pleasure as wearing a Rolex!"* TRF's "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Patron

27 June 2010, 11:51 AM	#6
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,256	Where's it coming from? Is it when you click on some banner? I recommend that you block pop-ups. I don't how this is happening......... __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

27 June 2010, 12:02 PM	#10
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,256	O.K. thanks the bestwatchsites.com link has been removed. __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

27 June 2010, 12:05 PM	#11
dalip "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Dalip Location: Mumbai and Perth Watch: Rolex PAM Omega Posts: 18,656	Just came up for me in normal browsing...I have pop ups blocked. It was a bestwatches request so hopefully that'll clear it Steve. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ *"The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else." George Bernard Shaw*

27 June 2010, 11:36 AM	#2
TimeToGo 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Florida Posts: 16,600	It has happened to me several times through the "rolexforums.com" gate. It has not happened to me in the ************ gate.

27 June 2010, 11:41 AM	#4
Mockingbird "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: -- Posts: 2,097	Yeah, I've learned never to trust these things, especially when it comes in the form of a pop-up.

27 June 2010, 11:54 AM	#7
nauticajoe "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Joe Location: PA Posts: 14,774	It happened to me too. I think the pop-up read, "bestwatches.com"? Then it asked for user id & password. I simply closed the window & re-opened a new one. It didn't pop up again.

27 June 2010, 11:58 AM	#9
TimeToGo 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Florida Posts: 16,600	Just happened again... It says "Connecting to BestWatchesSites.com" and it asks for username and password.

27 June 2010, 12:20 PM	#13
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,256	Maybe clear your cookies and temporary files. If it is still coming up then it might be originating from some other link and so I'll have to investigate that further. __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

27 June 2010, 01:00 PM	#15
tgoose1 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisiana Watch: Rolex Submariner Posts: 666	Has happened to me several times over past two days, just ignored it.

27 June 2010, 01:07 PM	#16
ersnyder 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: Eric Location: Long Beach CA USA Watch: Rolex Explorer II Posts: 4,102	I had to log in again in just the last 15 minutes but there was no pop up. It was just as though I hadn't logged in in the first place. I checked the "remember me" box and I've stayed logged in since.

27 June 2010, 02:31 PM	#17
sleddog TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Rob Location: Nearby. Posts: 24,906	Shouldn't you be on your way to London??? I think we all got this pop up earlier!! Not this time for me....Seems to be fixed Steve.! __________________ He who wears a Rolex is always on time, even when late!! TRF's "After Dark" Bar & Nightclub Patron-Founding Member..

27 June 2010, 02:35 PM	#18
Speed "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA Posts: 19,695	Whew! Wasn't just me...Any explanation? Guess we are all rightfully a bit jumpy...

27 June 2010, 02:43 PM	#20
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,256	I hope it is fixed Rob __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

27 June 2010, 02:48 PM	#22
Safetrends Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: David Walz Location: San Diego CA USA Watch: my hand. :) Posts: 9,156	I would still like to know what happened to the pop up, how it got on TRF and is it an attempt to crash TRF in some way?

27 June 2010, 04:32 PM	#24
sturgeon123456 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 2,551	Happened to me as well. Only once and it was yesterday.

27 June 2010, 11:07 PM	#25
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,256	Thanks Rob I think the website link in the top left corner must have snuck some delinquent code into their link. I don't know if it was intentional or a mistake. Anyway, I've removed the link to 'BestWatchSites' and that seems to have alleviated the problem. The link didn't mean much it was purely for linking purposes (as there is no commercial advertising on the forum). Anyway it's best to play it safe as this kind of think is entirely unacceptable. __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

1 July 2010, 03:19 AM	#26
Numismatist "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Chris Location: Camden ME & STT Watch: 116600 Posts: 6,350	Happened to me too, I logged in on my phone, hope I didn't give away my login? __________________ Rolex 116600 Sea-dweller Montblanc Solitaire Doué Black & White Legrand FP Montblanc Solitaire Doué Black & White RB Montblanc Meisterstück Diamond Mozart BP Montblanc Meisterstück Mozart BP

1 July 2010, 03:58 AM	#27
Nicko Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Not here anymore Posts: 4,787	I think I may have logged on, was this a separate pop-up or did it look like the forum log on screen?

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