So i turned on my computer minutes ago and i entered in my browser bar what i thought was 4chan and pic related appeared (I'm using chrome not ie). I can tell its maware so i clicked out of it and looked online to see if there was something wrong with 4chan. I didn't find anything about a virus on 4chan so i went back on and now its fine.
Could it be that i didnt have 4chan in the address bar? All i do is type "4" and then it shows up and i click on it. I do it so fast so maybe something else got in address bar?
It's 4chan.ORG not .net or .com.
>>359803
the thing is, when i type the 4 in the bar the site immediately appears as the first result because i've been here many times In order for a .net or .com to appear, i would of have to enter them in at least once before, but i didn't since they never appear while i'm typing.
>I'm using chrome not ie
were you using ie when this happened and then you switched to chrome?
there is malware that redirects any url to a scamsite. it probably has nothing to do with 4chan. it could have just affected ie. run a virus/malware scan.
>>359802
you have a virus
congratulations, dumbass
>>359802
install firefox
>>359906
then why did you say pic related? post a screenshot of what you actually got.
>>359919
Because it looked exactly the same as the one i got, other than it was on chrome. I probably still should of screenshot it huh? I didn't think of it.
>>359953
Uh, you do realize that is a legit update, right? Please tell me you are not this bad at computer. I recommend installing it and then taking a computer 101 course + meds for your overblown paranoia.
BleepingComputer.com, download rkill.
Scan with Windows Defender or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
Also, install Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit.
>>359802
try http:/ memegenerator.com
>>360013
http:// memegenerator.com
Uhh, the same thing just happened to me
It seems like maybe someone hacked the frontpage and nowhere else?
>>360042
It seems like it's not happening a second time
That means the most likely culprit is a malicious ad banner in the rotation somehow
>>359960
Adobe Flash player is the program most commonly targeted for fake updates. The alert looks slightly wrong to me and it's being forced by a very suspicious website
Just happened to me OP, thought I may have entered the url wrong. Guess not
also this
https://www.4chan.org/flash
I think 4chan has been haxxed, because I too just encountered a similar scam.
>Open new private browsing window
>Type "4chan" in address bar
>Get Google search results for 4chan
>Click on 4chan
>Get pic related
>Take pic related
>Close window, reopen private browsing window, click a random board, go to 4chan as normal, come to /qa/
>Post pic related in this thread
>Probably be called cancer for admitting to using private browsing for 4chan
I use AdBlock normally, although private browsing stops that, so maybe it would have happened for any site.
Yeah, there's a bad ad on the front page. HIRO!
>>360132
Wow good job nook
>>359802
>>359906
>>360042
>>360045
>>360111
>>360831
>>360838
>>360132
https://www.4chan.org/feedback
https://www.4chan.org/feedback
Not even kidding you there. Describe your problems.
Same here I get redirected to some weird website whenever I access the main page.
>>360872
Please go to https://www.4chan.org/feedback and submit your issue.
Additionally, scan your PC with MBAM >>360006 etc.
If you use a browser that supports extensions, get NoScript/Scriptsafe and an ad-blocker (you can still whitelist on boards.4chan, if you want, it seems clean for now)
im getting this too
>>359802
>internet explorer
You deserve this.
>>362229
>bad reading comprehension
you deserve that
>>360838
This. The front page ads are associated with malware since they don't use engine-4chan ads or whatever it is.
good thread guys
>>364413
whoops wrong thread.
>browsing 4chan with ad-block disabled
You deserve what you get
