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Ok, I can't reproduce this result again; I've clicked on URL in emails and they all go to FF, just as they should. &nbsp;I have malwaregytes on this machine and yYesterday IT cleared my computer of any possible viruses or malware; so I'd be surprised to find any on the machine how.<br />
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It's very strange, but if I can't make it happen again I guess there's nothing else to do.
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Ok, I can't reproduce this result again; I've clicked on URL in emails and they all go to FF, just as they should.  I have malwaregytes on this machine and yYesterday IT cleared my computer of any possible viruses or malware; so I'd be surprised to find any on the machine how.

It's very strange, but if I can't make it happen again I guess there's nothing else to do.

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I just noticed; this morning, when I clicked a URL a browser opened with the webpage of the URL; but I didn't recognize the browser. &nbsp;I didn't think too much of it at the time; &nbsp;I thought maybe an IE window had opened for some reason and since I'm not very familiar with the IE UI I wasn't sure. I went ahead and logged onto the site; and entered my username and password. &nbsp;When it happened again I got suspicious! So I closed the window and opened my browser the usual way; and pasted the URL directly.<br />
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Is there some kind of scam that redirects; when a URL is clicked on, to a bogus webpage that captures usernames and passwords?<br />
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I just noticed; this morning, when I clicked a URL a browser opened with the webpage of the URL; but I didn't recognize the browser.  I didn't think too much of it at the time;  I thought maybe an IE window had opened for some reason and since I'm not very familiar with the IE UI I wasn't sure. I went ahead and logged onto the site; and entered my username and password.  When it happened again I got suspicious! So I closed the window and opened my browser the usual way; and pasted the URL directly.

Is there some kind of scam that redirects; when a URL is clicked on, to a bogus webpage that captures usernames and passwords?



Bogus browser winder

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