Getting "go.skimresources.com" error when clicking forum links on main page

[hxlover904]

For the last couple of weeks I've been getting the error in the title whenever I try to click through to the discussions on news story. I think it's tied to an ad blocker. From a little research, it seems to be a way of tracking referral link clickthroughs, but I don't understand why they'd have something like that on the discussion links on the main site. Is anyone else getting this error? Can something be done about it besides turning off adblockers?

If I type in forums.macrumors.com directly into the address bar, i can get to the forums, but it's a little tedious to always have to do that to see the comments on a story.

 

[NoBoMac]

Looks like you have malware installed. Skimresources is a known, old malware.

Get Malwarebytes or some other similar program and do a scan.

 

[arn]

No skimresources isn’t malware. It’s just an affiliate service we use. We can work around it I think.

 

[Crzyrio]

I am having the same issue as well! Tried turning off everything and still running into it.

 

[hxlover904]

No skimresources isn’t malware. It’s just an affiliate service we use. We can work around it I think.

Do you have any idea when it might be fixed?

 

[arn]

Try it now

 

[hxlover904]

Try it now

It's still doing the same thing if i click on the forum link at the top right of the page. But it works now if i click on the comments link on an article

 

[arn]

It's still doing the same thing if i click on the forum link at the top right of the page. But it works now if i click on the comments link on an article

check again

 

[hxlover904]

check again

it's now working when I click the forum link at the top of the page and when i click on links to the comments. However, if i click on the recent comments sidebar on the front page, I still get the error. it's getting better!

 

[Crzyrio]

Looks to be working! Thanks.

Curious what causes this?
I thought I had turned off all Addblockers for Macrumors well before this happening, but still ran into it.

 

[MacGizmo]

I'm still seeing these links in various (not all) comments with links.

 

[dukebound85]

I have been getting this error on practically every link posted

 

[dukebound85]

I have been getting this error on practically every link posted

any fixes to this?

 

[rboy505]

I went Googling for and answer and ended up here But I'm 85% sure it's related to my VPN, or rather skimresources not liking VPNs. If I turn it off I get through the link.

 

[arn]

Does your VPN also block ad urls? That would make more sense than pure VPN alone.

 

[beach bum]

I'm having issues opening an article that a member posted within his post and am getting the below screenshot when trying to open. This is the 2nd day that this has happened and I do not have a VPN although I do use 1Blocker.

 

[xJustxMegx]

But does it work when you disable 1Blocker? Because it looks like 1Blocker is blocking the server. @beach bum

 

[beach bum]

But does it work when you disable 1Blocker? Because it looks like 1Blocker is blocking the server. @beach bum

Disabled for MR on Monday and still won't let me open the links. I've had 1Blocker for years and have never had any issues until Monday.

Edit: no longer an issue.

 

[xJustxMegx]

Strange but if it works that's fine! They might have updated something in the filters, no clue.

Glad it works again.

 

[C0ncreteBl0nde]

I am having the same problem today for the first time.

 

[Nermal]

But does it work when you disable 1Blocker? Because it looks like 1Blocker is blocking the server. @beach bum

Unless things have changed in recent versions, Safari will actually say something like "Can't connect to [blah] due to a content blocker" rather than just "can't find the server".

 

[xJustxMegx]

I never seen the "can't connect to" message even as I sometimes visit a page that gets blocked by my adblocker.