Possible HP Hack?

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   Susana Sposted 13 years ago

   Have a look at this hub and tell me what you think. http://hubpages.com/hub/pink-comforter
   
   The amazon capsules have extra html in them that shouldn't be there.
   
   I also saw one of my friends here had posted a very strange comment on a hub which I though was not like her at all. It just said "data recovery services" on a hub that was nothing to do with that. I'm 99.9% certain she didn't post it.
   
   I have emailed the team, but wondered how widespread this was.

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      WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I just experimented a bit - with those amazon items etc. Strange maybe it's a random hack?

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         Susana Sposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         
         
         When you added the same items did they come up with the same bits of extra html then?
         
         I've checked a few of my amazon hubs and they look fine.

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            WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Nope they didn't.

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   Mishaposted 13 years ago

   Looks more like Amazon hack to me

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      Mishaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Ah, I know what it is. When you add a specific amazon product, you can add a description. I bet this poor spammer tried to add poker links into description - but links are not live. No hack, just a regular spam attempt that failed

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         WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I just tried it and I believe you are right.

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         Susana Sposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I'm not sure - it might be, but I don't think a spammer would have posted a forum thread saying what's up with my amazon capsules. http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/52737

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            Mishaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Umm, providing that thread was not a smart ass attempt to figure out how to make links live - I would suspect guy got some kind of trojan/malware on his own computer. Still likely nothing to do with HP or Amazon websites

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               Susana Sposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Well that seems to solve the puzzle Glad we got to the bottom of it! Cheers

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                  Pearldiverposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  Does it Really Solve the Puzzle??
                  
                  Is That REALLY You Susana?

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                     Susana Sposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     Lol Pearl It's me alright! I thought at first it was a hack of the site, but after doing some digging around on google it looks far more like a virus someone has on their PC, rather than anything site wide.
                     
                     There are plenty of people complaining that when they type into an online venue, these strings of html (a href link code) come out automatically or are added to the bottom of their text. So puzzle solved! Not so good for the person that has it on their PC though

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               pauldeedsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               I agree, that appears to be what happened.

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                  Susana Sposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  I spoke to the person today by phone and it does seem to be a piece of malware localised on her PC which somehow automatically creates all this spam crap. I'm sure she sent an email to you guys today to explain what's happening and I sent one to Maddie for good measure.

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   pisean282311posted 13 years ago

   i added amazon ..it look perfectly fine to me...

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   Susana Sposted 13 years ago

   Hmmm, I just found this on google which suggests it's some kind of malware or virus.
   
   http://www.seasonsecurity.com/a/random- … 24191.html

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   Kangaroo_Jaseposted 13 years ago

   Ya mean some one has pasted in the Amazon descriptions their own hacked spam code and now I GOTTA COPY AND PASTE MYSELF????????
   
   Whats the world coming to when a user has to copy and then paste someone else's spam, geebus, that means making an effortand moving my mouse around and clicking on more screens. I was disgusted at spam behavior in the past, now I am doubly disgusted!!!

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      WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      If you copy and paste yourself, what are you going to call your clone?

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         Kangaroo_Jaseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         You picked up I forgot the comma, so if I did have an actual clone, Id call him mini me.......

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            WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Oh that is SO evil.

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               Kangaroo_Jaseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               

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                  WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  Hahaha that used to be an avatar of a guy on a forum I frequented years ago!

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                     Kangaroo_Jaseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     may I present..........................Mini Me BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
                     
                     darn should have put that in the post above lol

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                  adrienne2posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  @Kangaroo_Jase Now thats the cutest video I have ever seen. LOL U rock Jase.

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                     Kangaroo_Jaseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     ahhhhhh Ty Adrienne, appreciate the comment, I roll on occasion too lol

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         agvulpesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         He would be Wallaby_Jase !

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            Kangaroo_Jaseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            hmmmmm,
            
            
            Being a young one, would think he or she would be more a........ joey Jase lol

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