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MadEngineer

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#315942 31-Aug-2024 20:24

Is this a new thing?

Mouse-over on a link shows it normal, but clicking the link goes to go.skimresources.com, which I've got blocked

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#3277585 31-Aug-2024 20:25

E.g for a link provided to carjam in one post, tries to send me to:

https://go.skimresources.com/?id=zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz&isjs=1&jv=15.7.1&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekzone.co.nz%2Fforums.asp%3Fforumid%3D48%26topicid%3D315931&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carjam.co.nz%2Fcar%2F%3Fplate%3DED1041&xs=1&xtz=-720&xuuid=zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz&cci=zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

edit - removed some ID numbers

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#3277586 31-Aug-2024 20:25

We used this a few years back and I decided to try it again.

It will update links to stores with our affiliate code. Other links remain unchanged.

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#3277587 31-Aug-2024 20:28

Thanks, was wondering if this linux install got hacked or something.

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#3473776 25-Mar-2026 21:53

This happened to me today, first time ever. Never happened to me back in 2024.

As @MadEngineer said, the link appears normal, but then on clicking the link, you get the above warning. Thankfully I can just click the direct link below again. Even in the page source it appears to be a generic <a> tag: <a rel="ugc noopener" href="https://legasea.co.nz/">https://legasea.co.nz/</a>

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#3473777 25-Mar-2026 21:57

As explained before, Skimlinks will rewrite links, adding affiliate codes so we can get a percentage of any sales.

Nothing evil. Some adblockers do their thing a s block it. If you click Proceed you land on the destination page. The only difference is our code being added.

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#3481945 18-Apr-2026 14:59

Just started getting this too (from the Apple TV link)

Generic Microsoft Edge error page that have no option to get past. Might be the Eero built-in ad blocker but cannot be bothered putting a whitelist in there so will navigate another way.

Hmmm… can't reach this page

Check if there is a typo in go.skimresources.com.

DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN