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LAS14

(14,620 posts)
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 11:18 AM Aug 2016

Follow up to previous post

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by George II (a host of the Hillary Clinton group).

I posted information about getting my computer hacked when trying to log onto an invitation only Hillary site. The post was locked, but if anyone was following, here's the info I got from the company that hosted the website.

RESPONSE FOR PROBOARDS “SUPPORT HELPER”
Hi
You didn't happen to take any screenshots at the time, did you?
Because you mentioned 3 things, perhaps this could explain what you experienced. On the most common captcha , you will get it loading, and then have a 'verify' button. Next, you will be prompted to do something, for example, select a specific image(s), or move an image to the centre, or rotate an image, or something like that. After that, an ad will display. Is it possible that you could you have clicked the ad?

Under the ad, there should have been a 'submit' button to finish the captcha.

MY ANSWER
I no longer have an account at that web site, so I can't show you want I experienced, but what you describe sounds familiar. I had to rotate something. Then I got the ad. If the ad is something that ProBoards supports, then that may explain my experience. I was sure it wasn't a ProBoards thing. I don't know what I did to get "out," but whatever I did it presented a message in the same format as the Verify message asking me to call support at an 8xx number. So it may be the ad site that has been hacked. Or a malicious site that bought ProBoards ad space.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512378889

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Follow up to previous post (Original Post) LAS14 Aug 2016 OP
This post has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton. Please post in appropriate forum. Locked. George II Aug 2016 #1

George II

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1. This post has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton. Please post in appropriate forum. Locked.
Thu Aug 25, 2016, 12:10 PM
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