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cexuwaleozbu · 11/09/2016 11:24

Browsing mumsnet using the chrome browser on an android phone.

Opened a thread "www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2729635-Im-being-watched-WATCHED" on an "open in new tab" but the new tab opened with a spam advert page of the kind that tries to make you not navigate away. I presume this is an unintended hijack of some kind.

I copied the content of the navigation field in case it is of use to you but it seems to be gibberish.

data:text/html;base64,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

This seems to happen quite regularly - what kind of info will help you to stop it?

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TheLadyWithTheYellowHat · 11/09/2016 14:50

Ive got this too! How odd

Brontebiscuits · 11/09/2016 14:48

I got one as well. IPhone 7. Is this issue EVER going to get sorted out???

Butterchunks · 11/09/2016 14:11

I've just had a sky broadband one but couldn't any details as it made my phone unresponsive.

PinkSquash · 11/09/2016 14:00

I had this on the same thread too, can't SS it though

AnyTheWiser · 11/09/2016 13:59

Also- it's sniffing your router which is why it says sky or whatever.

AnyTheWiser · 11/09/2016 13:57

Yes- I've just had this on a names thread same thing offering I've won a iPad or some crap.
Android phone, chrome browser.

Longislandicetee · 11/09/2016 13:56

I had this too on my android phone.

GaryGilmoresEyes · 11/09/2016 13:54

Mine from earlier.

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lolalament · 11/09/2016 13:54

I just had this on the AIBU board

Soupandasandwich · 11/09/2016 13:39

This has appeared twice in a few minutes. It's an OTBT thread, so I can't give details, but it's one I check in regularly.
Using HTC and Chrome.

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Apanicaday · 11/09/2016 13:38

I've also had it today - same as above, except mine said "sky broadband user".

Runningupthathill82 · 11/09/2016 13:36

I got the same thing. I was turning to a new page of the dodgy no-birthday-present thread at the time.

TeaPleaseLouise · 11/09/2016 13:34

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