DynamiteData failure

[Motorheader]

Goto this post:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2081731

As of the last 15 minutes any newegg link is a failure - gets stuck and won't open. The only link that opens is patriotmemory link - it isn't hijacked by dynamitedata.

Happens in IE, Firefox, and Opera

I was able to capture some of the link failures progression - one goes to doubleclick then fails at dynamitedata, one goes to offers.cnet.com and fails at dynamitedata, one goes to bizrate.com then fails at dynamitedata as well.

So what is dynamitedata doing besides failing to open links. Bizrate is getting clicks even though I'm not clicking on them? Same for the other two as well? And why isn't the patriot memory link hijacked?

Time to edit my hosts file I guess.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Changing your hosts file won't work, the links will be permanently broken. There is a Firefox addon or Greasemonkey script somewhere that removes the Dynamite Data redirect, shouldn't be hard to find.

So what is dynamitedata doing besides failing to open links. Bizrate is getting clicks even though I'm not clicking on them? Same for the other two as well? And why isn't the patriot memory link hijacked?

It tracks clicks so that AT can monetize links to certain sites. It has a history of poor reliability.

 

[allisolm]

For me the first 2 motherboard links work fine, the last one I get a blank page.

Memory one - blank page.

Vidoecards - works.

Drives - blank page.

I tried the 12 Newegg links in the shell shocker thread in Hot Deals and they all work.

 

[Motorheader]

I received a message earlier today regarding the links. Nice to get feedback. They are actively looking at this.

 

[allisolm]

I guess they figured it out - at least all the links work for me now.

 

[thescreensavers]

I have this problem all the time, I really hate AT forums for that.