http[colon]//boonwirsdownjohn[dot]ga is a copy of TPFC: WTF?

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Re: http[colon]//boonwirsdownjohn[dot]ga is a copy of TPFC: WTF?

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My AV blocks the site because it has been reported as a malware site.

So, my guess would be that they're distributing malware, and copying us is a way to get traffic to the site.
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Re: http[colon]//boonwirsdownjohn[dot]ga is a copy of TPFC: WTF?

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I can access it all right with SeaMonkey, but there's something wrong with the CSS, making all text content appear in a single column with no images or formatting.

And yes, SYSTEM's explanation seems very likely to me. :|

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Re: http[colon]//boonwirsdownjohn[dot]ga is a copy of TPFC: WTF?

#3 Post by lintalist »

1. You can report the site to Google as malware site https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebro ... are/?hl=en

2. I would edit the OPs post to avoid the link from working now it just adds to their traffic e.g. so something like domain [dot] tld - that way people can't click on it by accident.

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Number two is a go. And thank you for the reminder, lintalist. 8)

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Re: http[colon]//boonwirsdownjohn[dot]ga is a copy of TPFC: WTF?

#5 Post by webfork »

Ding-A-Ling wrote: Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:04 pm What the hell is this site, http[colon]//boonwirsdownjohn[dot]ga, about? It's some sort of really poor copy of TPFC.
Thanks for catching that. Sites like that show up roughly once a year and really the only way to stop them is what we've got going on in this thread: people willing to ping sites and authorities about their status.

Also I didn't know about that resource lintalist pointed out. Thanks.

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