Additional security check is required

[kater1]

I tried to get on the Menards.com website today and got stopped by this. What is the deal? I have done a full scan with AVG and Malwarebytes and found nothing.

Any help?


http://www.menards.com/_Incapsula_R...522-467648889732727875&edet=12&cinfo=0b000000

 

[pcgeek11]

Enter the words as described. It is to prevent bots from entering the web site.

This is a common thing and you haven't seen this before?

 

[Mike64]

I have done a full scan with AVG and Malwarebytes and found nothing.

It's not malware issue at all. They're concerned about keeping their site "secure" from things like price-checking bots. They're not checking for, nor do they giving a flying "fig", whether your PC is infected with malware ...

 

[kater1]

It just a pain in the rear to have to do that every time I go to their site.

Do any of you have to go through it?

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[kater1]

Enter the words as described. It is to prevent bots from entering the web site.

This is a common thing and you haven't seen this before?

Nope. First site I ever been to that wants it every time you visit.

(Spam deleted)

 

[Spacehead]

Nope. First site I ever been to that wants it every time you visit.

Do you delete Menards cookies all the time? Do you get that every time you visit or every time you try to log into your account there?

 

[kater1]

I do not delete cookies and I only get it the first time I go to the site after closing the browser window. I use Firefox and Chrome

(Spam deleted)

 

[pcgeek11]

It just a pain in the rear to have to do that every time I go to their site.

Do any of you have to go through it?

Well you can always complain and go elsewhere.

 

[Elixer]

Enter the words as described. It is to prevent bots from entering the web site.

This is a common thing and you haven't seen this before?

Pretty much this.
If they are getting lots of hits from the same IP, or the IP is blacklisted, their detection goes off.

 

[John Connor]

They use Incapsula which is a CDN (Content Delivery Network) that focuses on caching and security. It's like CloudFlare. This is where the captcha comes from. It's more than likely IP based.

If you are using your home IP, now would be a good time to make sure your router's firmware is up to date. Although that may not be the cause since IPs are shared by all good and bad alike.

 

[Mike64]

Nope. First site I ever been to that wants it every time you visit.

It's not something I've ever looked into, but it often seems fairly random, and sometimes comes and goes over time. Not long ago, even Amazon was doing it every time I opened a link from another site, and since so many people use Amazon as general reference, it was starting to get really tiresome, but then it stopped before I got sick enough of it to stop bothering with the links... (ETA: Others' comments about ISPs hadn't occurred to me, but would cetainly explain some of what appears to be random-ness.) It also seems to depend to some extent on whether you navigate to a site directly or via a link from another site...

 

[bruceb]

If I use your link that error pops up. If I just go to Menards.com ... it does not and I can browse the site fine (with Firefox 47.0.2 and AdBlock Plus)