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justaprogressive

(6,326 posts)
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 10:47 AM Sunday

Whois: eoperfops12.qcloudteo.com

Suspicious attempts at connection to, on multiple DU pages.

Doesn't act like an advertiser. TIA
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Whois: eoperfops12.qcloudteo.com (Original Post) justaprogressive Sunday OP
Do you have any of their posts? surfered Sunday #1
Sorry these are not associated with a user justaprogressive Sunday #2
Send a screenshot if you see it again surfered Sunday #3
here ya go justaprogressive Sunday #4
Brave.exe belongs to the brave browser sboatcar Sunday #6
No the pages are linking to that website! justaprogressive Sunday #8
Ahhh gotcha sboatcar Sunday #9
DNS lookup says its registered in china, names redacted sboatcar Sunday #5
yeah like I said ODD! justaprogressive Sunday #7
Send DU email to EarlG surfered Sunday #11
Here's one theory surfered Sunday #10

justaprogressive

(6,326 posts)
2. Sorry these are not associated with a user
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 11:17 AM
Sunday

it's on the pages themselves.

A whois tells me VERY little about this ip address...

sboatcar

(744 posts)
6. Brave.exe belongs to the brave browser
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:17 PM
Sunday

I've also seen brave.exe spoofed as other things, but it looks like someone is trying to do some kind of an exploit from a brave browser coming from that IP address (I'll provide it if you'd like it, but I'd rather not post in here)

justaprogressive

(6,326 posts)
8. No the pages are linking to that website!
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:54 PM
Sunday

I'm using Brave. The page is trying to direct the browser to connect to this suspect website.

surfered

(11,706 posts)
10. Here's one theory
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 03:32 PM
Sunday

1. Perhaps it's an embedded gif from a non secure server...
Ie: http vs https at the beginning of the embedded image URL

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