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[WillowRun]

I logged on this weekend to visit my favorite SDA message board.  Typed adventtalk.com and instead of my favorite message boards, I found myself staring at the 3ABNtalk message boards.  I've checked norton and the firewalls to make sure nothing was amiss..but I must state categorically that I want nothing and no part of 3ABNtalk and what ever trick they used to point my browser to their site wwas not appreciated at all.  Has this happened to anyone else.  Advice would be greatly appreciated.



Willow

[Snoopy]

Willow,

As you may know, Ian's groupies have purchased several domain names almost identical to ours in an effort to trick people into going to their site.  If you ever clicked on the last link they provided which the same as ours minus one "t", you know what I mean.  Is it possible your browser might be automatically filling in that address rather than ours which has two "t"s?

[WillowRun]

Snoopy,

I tried dropping a t in adventtalk and I went to their boards.  I was so horrified at what I was seeing, I didn't check my spelling.  Totally not cool buying up similar domains to siphon off the unsuspecting. 

oh well mystery solved.

Thanks for the help.  I was sure I'd been trojaned.

[Fran]

Did you type .org?  *************

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[Murcielago]

I logged on this weekend to visit my favorite SDA message board.  Typed adventtalk.com and instead of my favorite message boards, I found myself staring at the 3ABNtalk message boards.  I've checked norton and the firewalls to make sure nothing was amiss..but I must state categorically that I want nothing and no part of 3ABNtalk and what ever trick they used to point my browser to their site wwas not appreciated at all.  Has this happened to anyone else.  Advice would be greatly appreciated.



Willow

Willow,

As you said, they tricked you into going to their site. Ian and Steffan had to use deceit and trickery to get you there. That says something about them.

[Snoopy]

You're right - totally not cool!  But typical.

Snoopy,

I tried dropping a t in adventtalk and I went to their boards.  I was so horrified at what I was seeing, I didn't check my spelling.  Totally not cool buying up similar domains to siphon off the unsuspecting. 

oh well mystery solved.

Thanks for the help.  I was sure I'd been trojaned.

[WillowRun]

Did you type .org?  *************

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Nope...but I went it tried it.....Amazing.

[Murcielago]

Did you type .org?  *************

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Nope...but I went it tried it.....Amazing.

More misdirection and trickery from the experts.

[christined]

So sad that 3abntalk has to resort to this sort of thing to get readers.    I have adventtalk in my favorites so I don't have to type it in all the time.  This AM I did type in adventalk*com and adventalk*org and of course I went to 3abntalk.  When I do go to their site to see what poison they have over there, it is just me the guest visiting. 

[Bob Pickle]

I wonder if such tricks could make them vulnerable to a trademark lawsuit.

Poison is the right word.

[Emma]

I do not think this type of 'poison' is worth pursuing - noting yes, for reference and to keep
away, but not worth the extra notice further publicising such petty actions would engender.

"By their fruits you shall know them".

[princessdi]

Now, I didn't have that to happen to me, however, I was wondering why the site was so quiet........

[Johann]

Now, I didn't have that to happen to me, however, I was wondering why the site was so quiet........

Because you and I are quiet. There has just been the fourth death among friends and family within a few days. That does make one wonder

[Snoopy]

I am so sorry to hear that, Johann.

Now, I didn't have that to happen to me, however, I was wondering why the site was so quiet........

Because you and I are quiet. There has just been the fourth death among friends and family within a few days. That does make one wonder

[Snoopy]

I see that another trick is to place a hyphen between "advent" and "talk".  With either ".com" or ".org" at the end, one is taken to their site as well.