Bloody pop-ups
Tosa, i think it would be a good idea if you complained to your service provider about the type of pop-ups the .Org is getting, because for the first time ever i'm getting bastardized pop-ups, even though i've got a pop-up blocker enabled, and it's very annoying. I can't go to a new page without being asked if i want to subscribe to AOL, AOL of all bloody things!!
Stop it somehow, or i'm leaving.
Originally Posted by Ranika
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Have you done your Microsoft updates? That cleared the rash of recent pop ups at the ORG for me, I haven't had any since. The MS popup blocker seems to work. The pop ups were beyond annoying, 1 or 2 for each page.
Tosa, in case this helps: I noticed they seemed to be linked to the "reply" or "new topic" function. Somehow, opening the posting boxes seemed to send the popups into a frenzy.
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This morning I suddenly got two pop-ups every time I clicked a link on the .org forum site, no matter which link, no matter which forum. Very annoying. Then, just as I was about to complain about them in this thread, they stopped.
Spooky...
EDIT
Right. Now they're back. I didn't change anything in my settings yesterday or today.
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Last edited by Adrian II; 10-24-2005 at 14:04.
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Which ones did you get AdrianII?
Ja mata
TosaInu
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Just refreshing this thread gives me multiple Capital One and Screensavers.com popups.
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All sorts, really, but not AOL. Now they are gone again. I feel like a moron.
The bloody trouble is we are only alive when we’re half dead trying to get a paragraph right. - Paul Scott
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I was getting quite a few with "adyieldmanager" as part of the address. Sounds exactly like what AdrianII was describing. Not sure why the MS update did the trick for me.
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Never got one. My job's anti-pop-up seems as efficient as Yahoo's one...
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Oh how annoying, this is beyond ridiculous now. Even though the pop-up blocker is working now, it's very annoying constantly having the little beeping sound and banner saying 'Pop-up blocked' every time i go to a new page. And to make matters worse, it's still AOL!! I ate AOL!! The only thing they're good for is free coasters in the mail!!
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They are back. And they are all from ad.firstadsolution.com, a known spyware and adware adress. I am running my own checks now. See what my anti-spyware comes up with before I blame it on anyone else. But let us keep each other posted on this issue.
EDIT
Meantime my anti-spyware has taken care of the pop-ups, but I still don't know where they originated.
Last edited by Adrian II; 10-31-2005 at 21:55.
The bloody trouble is we are only alive when we’re half dead trying to get a paragraph right. - Paul Scott
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Wow... this IS really annoying, they are popping up all over the place! Two of them with every page change!?!?! PLEASE do something about this??
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I too got the problem. My internet activity has been very limited lately, so it must be somewhere in the .org's server.
It's from ad.yieldmanager....something.
GAH! Even Spybot & Ad-Aware couldn't find it.
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Tools | Internet Options | Security | Restricted Sites
Add:
http://ad.yieldmanager.com
http://*.yieldmanager.com
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Nice 1 !
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I'm getting a 'quake' one now all the time... annoying!
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The host is mailed, thanks for the URLS.
Ja mata
TosaInu
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I keep getting Quake 4 and UGO stupid indecent girls.....
And they are blocking my browser!!!!
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Papewaios edit will stop them for. A quick fix until there's a final solution.
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TosaInu
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Uhm, Tosa, you have 4 posts?!
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Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
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Well, it's hard to up your postcount when you moderate forums that don't increase postcounts!Uhm, Tosa, you have 4 posts?!
EDIT-> postcount+0!
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Strange. He also joined in 2002, despite the fact that he has posts going back ot 2000...
As for the pop-ups, i havent hand any trouble with them. Not even the little "pop-up blocked" Alert that appears at some sites.
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Probably needed a new admin account after changes or something.
No pop-ups here either; I'm using Safari under Mac OS X.
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hmmm they've started bothering me too, never had problems till now...
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Thank you!
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Aaaah, what a relief! Thanks for the tip!
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Last edited by FesterShinetop; 11-01-2005 at 20:07.
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I just started getting them, but now I am getting 4-5 every time I click on a link within the org. I hope this gets resolved soon....
EDIT: It has mostly stopped now, I didn't do anything though....
Last edited by Uesugi Kenshin; 11-01-2005 at 23:58.
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Pop up blocker at 23....
'ad.firstadsolution(dot)com'
Last edited by SomeNick; 11-02-2005 at 03:38.
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pop up blocker is teh win!
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This is wierd - prior to local midnight (GMT-5) I was getting popups like crazy. This has only been a problem for me that past 2 or so days. Anyway, now it is past midnight and I'm getting an intel/Call of Duty 2(?) banner ad with sound (machine gun fire and an explosion) at the bottom of about half the pages. The first time was rather startling to hear at this hour.
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