Redirect to smartphonegirls.com

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ronotron

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• Mar 21, 2012

• #41

This happened to me just a moment ago... I'm also in Germany. Browsing with dolphin HD using wifi

 

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harddisk_wp

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• Mar 22, 2012

• #42

Confirmed, both WLAN and 3G (O2 Germany). I think this happens only when you log in from German IPs... and unless I overlooked something, everyone affected in this thread has a Samsung Galaxy phone, including me with a Galaxy Note.

Samsung got infected by trojans or other bullsh*t maybe? Remember the scandal some years ago where Apple distributed virus-infected iPods?

---------- Post added at 10:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:22 PM ----------

@ site-ops: please close/x-ref threads http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1536791 and http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1542804

both deal with the same problem as this thread.

 

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pokkaf

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• Mar 23, 2012

• #43

No, the problem is not Samsung specific. I got the same problem with my HTC Desire (also with a German IP address). It's some ad that redirects your browser to the smartphonegirls booking page. I've installed AdFree on my rooted phone and haven't been redirected since.

In my opinion the biggest problem is the fact that wap billing is still so "easy" and hardly controllable. But that would be a case for some - in this case German - court.

 

bemymonkey

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• Mar 24, 2012

• #44

I've already written to the BundesNetzAgentur about the issue - their answer was that it's not their jurisdiction.

I've spoken to my phone provider - not their responsibility.

Others have spoken to lawyers - civil litigation of any kind isn't worth it.




These scammers will continue screwing us over until someone with enough time and money to spare takes them to court just for kicks.

 

Braxos

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• Mar 28, 2012

• #45

Now a new pages is popping up when using the browser to access xda forum from my mobile cry

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gokpog

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• Mar 29, 2012

• #46

Getting redirected almost every time too. URL is http://cat.m.bgames.itouchservice.d...n_id=102f593168dbfabe0ff13420bb1788&path=SPO6

It's so annoying, workaround for ics phones is to enable "request desktop version " if you're not rooted and can't install adfree. That fixes the redirect. Please look into it.

 

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sidcmj

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• Mar 31, 2012

• #47

i am having the same problem, do people have a fix for this yet?

 

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xnopasaranx

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• Apr 4, 2012

• #48

I have been having these popups while surfing the net on my transformer prime. My milestone 2 has been rooted for quite a while and I had my hosts file filtered so I never had problems before. on the tf201 the ads can't harm me but it's really annoying. I unlocked my device now anyway and have and ad filter installed. I might be going out on a limp here but this could very well be a problem domestic to germany. A lot of cellphone fraud with weird fake sms and wap business going on over here. They got me on a contract I supposedly signed by reading an sms on my palm pre back in 2011. I had to pay for some crap subscription I never agreed to because of malicious ads on some site.

This needs to be taken care of before someone actually has to pay for some trashy porno site.

 

Ryanmo5

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• Apr 7, 2012

• #49

Damn I've never been redirected to smartphonegirls.com so guess I'll have to go visit there and see what the fuss is all about

 

-Happy Feet-

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• Apr 7, 2012

• #50

I'm from Germany ,
I have search for "XDA Developers" then I use the leading Link ,but no redirecting to smartphonegirls.com why ever.

Edit: smartphonegirls.com is in maintenance mode

Gesendet von meinem HTC Desire HD mit Tapatalk

 

Last edited: Apr 7, 2012

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gokpog

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• Apr 13, 2012

• #51

I'm getting redirected to the next site, this time the target is http://m.spacko-tv.net/?s=de_itp21&...d=102728afb8388bda4b7dfacbd20724&kma:path=SPi

 

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htc-hermes

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• Apr 20, 2012

• #52

redirect to spacko-tv.net

pulser_g2 said:

Correct. There's actually a post just above from our advertising partners, trying to find out more information so we can get this removed.

Unfortunately these things need traced back to the point of entry, so even though we know it's there, it isn't just a magic button press to remove it unfortunately...

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Hi pulser_g,

I am redirected permanently to spacko-tv.net. Is anybody working ob this issue?

Bye

Htc-hermes

 

Last edited: Apr 21, 2012

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jpo234

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• Apr 21, 2012

• #53

htc-hermes said:

Hi pulser_g,

I am redirected permanently to spacko-tv.net. Is anybody working ob this issue?

Bye

Htc-hermes

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Me too! Lenovo a1 with cm7 on WLAN connected to DSL. Once again, this is from germany.

 

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pmcee

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• Apr 30, 2012

• #54

Archer said:

You can't be charged for clicking something on a website. There must be something else responsible for that.

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hi,

first of all sorry i havent found this thread before i opened mine. :
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1627328


i am exactly one of the victims of such service. mine looked similar but was another service (spacko tv) which cost me 4.99 EUR.

AND I GOT BILLED right away...

please read my other thread.

and please do something about it... when i am in tapatalk and want to do a search on a topic i have to click on "view in browser" and this ad comes up every second time...

 

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johnmia34

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• May 3, 2012

• #55

re install your application and then try it again.

 

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ItnStln

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• May 3, 2012

• #56

I've never had this happen on either my Android or my PC.

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thezood

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• May 3, 2012

• #57

This happens to me too fairly regularly and it has been going on for quite long. Very embarressing when it happens around people. I think it's annoying that the managers of this site hasn't taken care of the problem after such a long time. Makes you wonder if it isn't intentional. The web ad business is an ugly one.

 

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sAmiZZle

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• Jul 4, 2012

• #58

I'm from Australia on Telstra provider and got redirected to a porn ad which I am really not happy about. I clicked on a bookmark to get to a forum within xda. This only has happened only android phone. Not sure what the URL was since I got out of it quickly. Seems to be only the first time thus validating the argument that clearing cookies brings the ad back again.

 

pulser_g2

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• Jul 6, 2012

• #59

Please report these in the stickied thread.

He (admin)isn't happy about these and posted about it. But we monitor the intrusive ad thread specially, and yell at the advert people when they mess up

 

bemymonkey

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• Jul 10, 2012

• #60

Hello Pulser, other forums here in Germany are being hit with the same issue - have you managed to determine which advertiser is at fault, or any technical details as to how the redirect is inserted?

We really need to start fighting this problem at its core, and not just on the surface.