Beware MSI website redirection

If you are trying to access www.msi.com in order to check on and download newer bios or utility files for your AMD motherboard (any motherboard, apparently), please note that *this morning* I discovered that all requests for www.msi.com are being redirected to us.msi.com, a site which only features a download for Live Update and nothing else. Not even Firefox 30's anti-redirection feature will prevent it; nor will cleaning out recent browser history. (IE 11 gave the same result.) I had to do a Bing search for just plain "msi.com" before finding a link to the International site, then I had to drag the link into my bookmarks before I was able to access the International MSI site again (through the link.) The address is now msi.com/index.php (no "www").
This gets weirder: if I simply try and type in msi.com or www.msi.com into the browser's address bar, I am now always redirected to the us.msi.com site! The *only* way I can get to the International MSI site is to click the bookmark!... This will take me to the main page and to the bios and files pages for my AM3+ motherboard (G46), which is located on the...www.msi.com website! Lol...
If MSI would simply mirror the International site on the us site, I'd have no problem with going to the us.msi.com site. But I need to check the International site because the US site doesn't host the individual bios and utility files for my MSI motherboards...
Prior to this morning I had been able to access the www.msi.com site directly and without redirection to the us.msi.com site. I have a feeling that MSI does not intend to make it more difficult for us in the US to access the global site, but nevertheless that seems to be the outcome. Anyway, just Bing the location and drag the bookmark/favorite into the appropriate place, and anyone else afflicted with this problem can also access the International site to get at the individual files you may need. Just thought I'd mention this...

Quote from: Sea Dog on 20-June-14, 02:14:02
Just checked and have had no problems with my bookmarking and selection of MSI Europe, MSI Global, or MSI USA. No redirection was taking place. That was with Internet Exploder 11.
It's still redirecting me. Of course, I now use the correct links as indicated above. http://msi.com/index.php takes me to the Global site; www.msi.com redirects me to us.msi.com (the redirection happens for me with FF30 & IE 11) Haven't the foggiest idea why this started happening... At least I have the correct links now!
I'm glad it isn't happening on your end...it only recently started happening to me...

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Quote from: Sea Dog on 20-June-14, 02:14:02
Just checked and have had no problems with my bookmarking and selection of MSI Europe, MSI Global, or MSI USA. No redirection was taking place. That was with Internet Exploder 11.
It's still redirecting me. Of course, I now use the correct links as indicated above. http://msi.com/index.php takes me to the Global site; www.msi.com redirects me to us.msi.com (the redirection happens for me with FF30 & IE 11) Haven't the foggiest idea why this started happening... At least I have the correct links now!
I'm glad it isn't happening on your end...it only recently started happening to me...

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MSI Website(s) Security Holes (2014 preview?)

Hello guys,
weeks ago I discovered several security holes on *.msi.com websites. I contacted MSI several times (3 MSI facebook accounts, 2 EMail adresses) and told them where the security holes are located and what an attacker could do with this holes - but they ignored me: They didn't reply (They publish stuff on facebook and dont read the messages I send them on fb ...? - emails are the same) and they didnt fix the holes. This is just irresponsible so I just wanted you to know that most msi websites are unsafe so you shouldn't register etc because it's easy to get access to the database-server(s). If you want something like a "proof" - just contact me,
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to other users: Please dont give any personal information to MSI, be carefull if you visit their websites. I'll tell you once they fixed the security holes (Okay well, only if they dont delete this post)
to those MSI guys: Stop ignoring me, check your Facebook and mail accounts and just talk to me and fix the security holes. And well, would be pretty nice to get a reward for my work (In my opinion it jsut would be fair). And well - if you delete this post I'll publish everything TODAY, with detailed PoC.
Have a nice day,
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First of all - sorry for using foul language and thanks to xmad to let me post again
MSI now fixed all security holes I discovered, but if you are registered on any *.msi.com website, please change your password. If you use the same email and password on other websites, please change your password there too. I was able to gain access to several databases, so it's possible that somebody else was able to do this too.
If somebody is interested in the timeline (dates are in dd.mm.yyyy format):
08.12.13 Discovered first security hole and contacted MSI via email
09.12.13 Discovered 30 other security holes
10.12.13 Contacted MSI
16.12.13 Contacted MSI
18.12.13 Contacted MSI
19.12.13 Contacted MSI
31.13.13 Contacted MSI
02.01.14 MSI contacted me and started to fix the security holes
03.01.14 MSI fixed the security holes I discovered
Well, in my opinion more than 2 weeks to fix a security hole is just to long, but everything should be fine now.
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While surfing web too many website redirect occurs on safari as well as Google search. I am using wifi. This problem not there on my pic which is connected through wired modem

While surfing web too many website redirect occurs. I am using wifi. some times it redirects to sexual sites some times to App Store. I tried after deleting history and cookies also. I am using safari and Google browser. I changed router configuration and password but problem still exists.

Hi! Thanks for your quick reply.
A few things happened since I've posted this.
1)I've deleted all the history and cookies from my macbook safari and when I opened the website with the issue, the problem did not happen this time.
2)Seeing this, I've deleted my history on iPhone's safari and opened the same website but the problem was there again.
3)The problem does not happen on iPad.
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MSi website support not working - poor service!

MSi website support is not working. Everytime I try to contact them using the support tickets I get a garbled message on screen and once you click the OK button it clears your ticket with nothing posted.
It's a very poor way for a company supposed to be a BIG company showing support to its customers.
You can't telephone them, cannot now use the ticket support, and can only HOPE someone from their technical department reads THIS.
I sent them an email about it and I'm just waiting to hear from them.
It makes me want to change to ASUS in future!

Ok I'll try to remain calm as I've just received a warning about "bashing" MSi.
I'll include the screenshot again for your attention. At least the moderators here are reviewing the situation it seems, which, on a large forum, I didn't think would be noticed.
After going through advice of how to update my BIOS with their technical help on the website I flashed my MSi Z68A-GD65 (B3) successfully to version 22.8. It was playing up before that on the orginal BIOS, slowing down in Windows, not recognizing various USB devices, and I had a Primary BIOS led flashing which meant it had failed on the mobo so the computer wasn't coming out of 'sleep' very good (I just left it on all the time instead).
22.8 made it seem to be at it's best then I contacted them on which update next; they said P.1. Unlike the previous one which I flashed inside the BIOS using M-flash, this had to be done in DOS which I did.
I saw a brief message which I think said updating should not be done while it is overclocked (I had the OC button on) but other than that it went through and said update was "successful". That was the last message my machine made.
It is now in a constant 'boot loop' which lasts about 10 seconds, not enough time to interrupt or use a boot device, and just cycles switching off to booting then switching off, etc.
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After lots of communication MSi UK agreed to inform the service department for a RMA to be sent to me, even though it was out-of-warranty. Then they closed the ticket. I opened a new ticket asking why they closed the ticket and I still had not received any RMA, they told me not to worry the RMA will be coming, then closed that ticket.
After waiting 10 days I tried to use the website form again filling out all the criteria on the form and instead I get this garbled writing with the OK button as I mentioned, which just sends you back to the home page with nothing updated.
So I am really frustrated at this point, unable to phone MSi (they won't talk to you), use the website (in UK) and have had to explain everything through an email correspondence, hence my lack of patience on this forum.
For years I put my faith in MSi products, I have a Nvidia graphics card also, and they are the market leader with the best looking designs and most powerful components. But they should provide better customer support when things go wrong and are failing anyone who resides in the UK with a website service which doesn't work, and closing tickets before the problem has been sorted or the RMA has been sent.
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Automagic website redirection

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Oy Vey Zak!!!
I've been over this for about an year now ( you can read other related posts) and have grown weary because there is no viable solution. The issue is that certain manufacturers devices, mainly Samsung & Archos tablets in my case, don't "pull" the correct version of my site. I have tried my site on iPads and the correct version appears no problem however not everybody has (or likes) an iPad. On Samsung and Archos Tablets the Phone site appears which look crappy. In this case I would expect that, due to the resolution of the tablets, the desktop version would appear which makes sense and is desirable.
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Did you ever get any resolution to this?
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