Re: Strange download
maryalene
Enthusiast - Level 1

Now that Daniel mentions CNN, it does seems like the downloads always start after I visit that site. Guess it's time to find a new place to check the news on my phone.

Re: Strange download
Portlandia
Enthusiast - Level 2

Ditto, now that I think about it, it was a CNN article that was linked. Is there really nothing we can do about this? It seems, at the very least, they should alert us and allow us to opt out.

Re: Strange download
spot61701
Newbie

This happened last night on my android note 5 on the sprint network. I had, earlier in the day, linked to a bleacher report article on peyton manning from cnn. It did had frames imbedded. Now, my internet browser has been hacked...when i attempt to visit yahoo, it hijacks to a different, but yahoo-looking (-ish...it's a bad fake). Pretty concerned on this.

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Re: Strange download
brutusf
Newbie

Happened to me too, also while visiting CNN website. Will be interested to know if anyone figures out a solution.

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Re: Strange download
Portlandia
Enthusiast - Level 2

I did figure out how to delete the file, at least (Samsung galaxy s5)

Settings \ Storage \ downloads \ find the file \ click and hold so a select button appears and when you select it a trash can will appear in the top right.

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Re: Strange download
butlerwbm
Newbie

Same thing happened to me yesterday.  CNN article for me too, whaddya know?

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Re: Strange download
brutusf
Newbie

The question now is, how do we stop it from continuing to happen?

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Re: Strange download
butlerwbm
Newbie

CNN? Verizon? ...CNN?  For the record I got it with an S6 Edge.

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Re: Strange download
brutusf
Newbie

Actually, for the record for me also, this happened to me on my Nexus 7

tablet which does not have cellular service. So this is definitely a CNN

problem. Good luck figuring out how to get them to stop their website from

doing it.

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