Re: [OT] Spam Tabs in Browser

On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 12:41 AM, Rony Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just happened today.
>
> Click on Register Now and a spam tab opens. If you close it, your
> registration page is there.
>
> http://youtoocancycle.com

I went to the link and it opened the registration page on a new tab
w/o any ad/spam tab *but* my access is from the US.  This was in
Chrome [a]; with very few extensions from Google and LinkedIN active.
I wonder if VPN would mitigate this annoyance.

I also use dnsmasq (localhost) DNS resolver with extension to block
"suspect" sites [b].  It has helped clean up a lot of pop ups in my
browsing, even those injected by the web sites in question.

Try disabling/removing any extension and the dnsmasq technique.

PS - agree with GN about https.  It's a shame that web site owners
don't want to go through LetsEncrypt setup to secure the site with
https.

-- Arun Khan

[a] Google Chrome 66.0.3359.181 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Revisiona10b9cedb40738cb152f8148ddab4891df876959-refs/branch-heads/3359@{#828}

[b] https://gist.github.com/erlepereira/c11f4f7a3f60cd2071e79018e895fc8a and
     https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
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