Speedo Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Anyone else getting annoying pop up ads for fake Amazon gift cards on mobile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 I browsed around for a while on mobile and didn't get any pop-up ads, not sure where they would be coming from... Only ads we have are the google ones that sit on the page, and they can't have pop-ups. Interested to hear if anyone else is seeing them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Kyle_ Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 I have been getting them every time I get on here on mobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knapppers Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 I never get them on mobile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarJarBlinks Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 I have gotten them as well on mobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Really weird, I've spent a bit of time lately browsing through the forums on Chrome and Safari on my iPhone and haven't had a single popup appear. There certainly shouldn't be any pop up ads at all, the only ad provider we use is Google and they never use pop-ups. What devices/browsers are you folks using who are getting these ads? Would be interested to know if you are still getting them when you try an alternative browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Also if someone could take a screenshot of one of the ads that pops up that might help me track it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted November 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Also if someone could take a screenshot of one of the ads that pops up that might help me track it down.Here's one I just got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Thanks Speedo. I really can't get anything like this to show up anywhere, I've gone through all the code and specifically the ads, nothing at all. I've done some reading online specifically related to the popup you posted an example of, and all signs point to it being an app on Android that contains malicious code which hijacks your web browser and displays ads at random. Having said that, I'd expect it to occur on any website and not just this one. Are you seeing these ads pop up on other websites too? I'd really love to say there's something I can do about this but unfortunately it really doesn't look like it has anything to do with the boards at all, everything here seems to check out 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Speedo has been on some dodgy sites I reckon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 2 hours ago, ...Dan... said: Speedo has been on some dodgy sites I reckon. Well, duh ... I got weird shit I need to get out of my system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 I'm on android too but I've not seen this pop up. is it taptalk related maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 4 minutes ago, Kay said: I'm on android too but I've not seen this pop up. is it taptalk related maybe? No, it happened even when I didn't have Tapatalk installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Tapatalk is for virgins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 5 minutes ago, ...Dan... said: Tapatalk is for virgins. Well, then my wife and I should probably have a pretty serious discussion about our girls then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted April 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 I'm still getting these ... pretty much everytime I'm on this site. Anyone else getting them as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patient #48273 Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 This actually happened to me for the first time today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted April 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Patient #48273 said: This actually happened to me for the first time today. Yep, that's one of them. I also get one for Angry Birds and Wal-Mart. Seriously, it's everytime I come on to this site now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patient #48273 Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 It hasn't happened to me since yesterday. Not sure if this matters, but I was using unsecured wifi at a hospital while visiting a family member there. I'm going back there today, so I guess I'll see if it happens again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted April 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Just now, Patient #48273 said: It hasn't happened to me since yesterday. Not sure if this matters, but I was using unsecured wifi at a hospital while visiting a family member there. I'm going back there today, so I guess I'll see if it happens again. I haven't gotten it either since I made this post. So, problem fixed, I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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