Sketchy redirects: go.neowin.net

[shockz 5,144]

Why is it when i click on a newegg link by any poster in this thread:

It first redirects to go.neowin.net, and throws up a security error in the process?

 

I.e clicking on https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAD6H5EE6765

 

Actually does this first?

 

https://go.neowin.net/?id=2728X590260&xs=1&isjs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2FProduct%2FProduct.aspx%3Fitem%3DN82E16824236660&xguid=250574fe78f533b0c16b23a5e0a4bf86&xuuid=43b49cf9366d896103de46c69f5f5262&xsessid=&xcreo=0&xed=0&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.neowin.net%2Fforum%2Ftopic%2F1377764-the-horror-of-finding-a-1440p-144hz-ips-gsync-gaming-monitor-27-pref-curved%2F&pref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.neowin.net%2F&xtz=300&jv=13.12.1-stackpath&bv=2.5.1

 

Are you guys making spiffs on these? Only seems to happen with newegg links?

 

Edit: seems to happen only when logged out.

 

[Brandon H 2,521]

was about to say I don't notice this but then I saw your edit; I get the redirect as well when not logged in but it doesn't give me any security/certificate error like you're seeing

 

date/time isn't wrong on your computer is it?

 

edit: here's the cert if that's helpful for review @sheinbein @Steven P. @Redmak

 

[Steven P. 12,459]

It is skimlinks affiliate links, we used to have it enabled for members too but people complained so it is now only enabled for guests, because running Neowin actually costs money 😮 and we have to make it somehow/somewhere 😛  

[+sheinbein 81]

Indeed I'm seeing the same SSL error: "This server could not prove that it is go.neowin.net; its security certificate is from *.redirectingat.com."
@DaveLegg @Redmak is there a way to add go.neowin.net to the www.redirectingat.com cert?

[DaveLegg 959]

17 hours ago, sheinbein said:

Indeed I'm seeing the same SSL error: "This server could not prove that it is go.neowin.net; its security certificate is from *.redirectingat.com."
@DaveLegg @Redmak is there a way to add go.neowin.net to the www.redirectingat.com cert?

We have no control over that - it's not our certificate. It's something Skimlinks will need to fix, hopefully @Steven P. can fix that through their support.