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    Are you sure that it's not an advertising mechanism? I've seen some Web sites that intermittently redirect clicks to ads in a new tab or a pop under. Commented Aug 10, 2015 at 6:08
  • @NeilSmithline, I didn't say it isn't. A malicious page is launched as a result and I didn't click on the ads. Are u saying this isn't clickjacking? Commented Aug 10, 2015 at 6:47
  • I agree with @NeilSmithline - this sounds like a "pop-under" rather than a clickjacking attack. Clickjacking aims for the victim to perform an "unsafe" action immediately, without detection (e.g. like this page, buy this widget using your already logged in ebay account, etc). Commented Aug 10, 2015 at 11:03
  • @SilverlightFox, yup, that would be a typical case of clickjacking. In this case, user clicks are being hijacked to launch the malicious link. The only difference is that user is made aware after the fact due to the new window popping up (it didn't pop-under on a mobile browser). Commented Aug 10, 2015 at 11:35
  • Remember its only a clickjacking attack if the page is being attacked by another page that is framing it - if the page itself is creating pop-unders then I wouldn't class it as clickjacking. Commented Aug 10, 2015 at 11:53