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unclebilly 02-03-2019 10:21 AM
WTF is a trackback?
 
I was trying to add a photo to the random transportation pic thread and noticed this. What the heck is a trackback?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1549221695.jpg

herr_oberst 02-03-2019 11:07 AM
Looks like you've been looking for fake Oakleys!

widebody911 02-03-2019 11:30 AM
A malware/spam/spyware vector. Use Firefox + NoScript and you can block the element completely

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1549225823.jpg

Bob Kontak 02-03-2019 01:56 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by widebody911 (Post 10341846)
A malware/spam/spyware vector.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_(malware)

Greek to me. The "method"?

I have seen the noise unclebilly speaks of. Is the no script required or is the issue benign?

Por_sha911 02-03-2019 03:49 PM
Someone please explain in laymans terms. Is this a problem malware? Will shutting it down cause issues with loading other websites or items?

masraum 02-03-2019 03:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by widebody911 (Post 10341846)
A malware/spam/spyware vector. Use Firefox + NoScript and you can block the element completely

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1549225823.jpg
Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. I've forgotten about those. There have been at least a half a dozen threads about them over the years. Some were even commented on by Wayne.

unclebilly 02-03-2019 04:03 PM
So is this malware / threat vector on my iPad?

If I ‘go advanced’, there is an option to send trackbacks but there are no urls like I the example above from the random tranny pic thread...

A930Rocket 02-03-2019 07:28 PM
I’ve seen them as well and knew they had been discussed before.

So, other than seeing them when posting a picture, is there any harm in them?

widebody911 02-04-2019 05:27 AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackback


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