margarete   10 #1 Posted December 10, 2011 on a respectable website and you are not taken to the link but to a baddie link, is there a specific term for this? - You know, like phishing, for instance. - I clicked on a link which should have taken me to "2005 Whitbread Poetry Prize, Cold Calls", but instead took me to a page in Chinese or Japanese or some other oriental language and which seemed to be selling toiletries, despite the correct URL appearing on the address line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
walkerx   10 #2 Posted December 10, 2011 it is called phishing  you can also call it spoofing (where someone spoofs the address you are going to)  or you can call it malicious as that's what it is  but the most common term is phishing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Sarkysod   10 #3 Posted December 10, 2011 That sounds like web jacking to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
margarete   10 #4 Posted December 10, 2011 Thank you for those suggestions, walkerx and Sarkysod. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
sccsux   10 #5 Posted December 10, 2011 That sounds like web jacking to me.  Checking the whois records suggest the domain has a new owner (recent change). Looks like a domain hijack.  Domain name: whitbread-bookawards.co.uk  Registrant: kenji kadokura  Registrant type: Non-UK Individual  Registrant's address: 334-56 tokunobu hiratuka-shi 2540902 Japan  Registrar: eNom, Inc. [Tag = ENOM] URL: http://www.enom.com  Relevant dates: Registered on: 26-Sep-2010 Renewal date: 26-Sep-2012 Last updated: 25-Aug-2011  Registration status: Registered until renewal date.  Name servers: ns1.dns.ne.jp ns2.dns.ne.jp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
margarete   10 #6 Posted December 10, 2011 That is such a helpful reply, sccsux. - Thank you very much.  It's a scary thought that that sort of thing can happen! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
BarryRiley   10 #7 Posted December 10, 2011 it is called phishing you can also call it spoofing (where someone spoofs the address you are going to)  or you can call it malicious as that's what it is  but the most common term is phishing  Phishing is attempting to gain details from someone through imitation and misrepresentation. This site seems to be attempting to sell its wares through dubious means Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Nazo   10 #8 Posted December 11, 2011 This is not such an uncommon thing. The owner of a web site let's their domain expire, someone else buys it in the hope that people will end up there when they attempt to visit the old site. It's annoying but not particularly malicious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...