Boarding Area installing malware [edited]
Aug 7, 2015, 7:04 am
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I'm not trying to make excuses - I think this is pretty much a debacle and it is unclear why Boarding Area is disproportionately affected versus other publishers, but it is also not isolated there.
Aug 7, 2015, 9:32 am
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Aug 7, 2015, 8:21 pm
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Whenever visiting OMAT or VFTW I've been getting a pop up to install a virus.
And it's not just me, Lucky has a post dedicated to it:
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...rily-just-you/
I've scrubbed my computer clean and ran five different types of malware/virus scans. I've only seen this on Boarding Area.
Shame how low Boarding Area has sunk.
And it's not just me, Lucky has a post dedicated to it:
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...rily-just-you/
I've scrubbed my computer clean and ran five different types of malware/virus scans. I've only seen this on Boarding Area.
Shame how low Boarding Area has sunk.
Aug 7, 2015, 8:26 pm
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Ransomware bug
Clicked on a link to onemileatatime via face book and this ransomware is now on my computer. I hope my anti virus program can remove it. If this is a known problem why haven't the bloggers shut down their sites till this is fixed? How rude!
This happened today btw (8/7/2015) so whatever "fix" was done did not take.
Thank goodness for Kaspersky's team! They removed this Malware in 15 minutes and have now noted the originating site as toxic
This happened today btw (8/7/2015) so whatever "fix" was done did not take.
Thank goodness for Kaspersky's team! They removed this Malware in 15 minutes and have now noted the originating site as toxic
Last edited by bigguyinpasadena; Aug 8, 2015 at 8:06 am
Aug 8, 2015, 1:46 am
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Aug 8, 2015, 9:18 am
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Aug 8, 2015, 10:05 am
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FWIW, I believe this issue is now resolved, at least for the time being. A number of processes were changed and some real troubleshooting was finally performed, identifying bad ads and bad systems. I'm comfortable enough with the changes that I've put the Boarding Area ads back on my site. No guarantees, obviously, but I am comfortable again.
This happened today btw (8/7/2015) so whatever "fix" was done did not take.
Thank goodness for Kaspersky's team! They removed this Malware in 15 minutes and have now noted the originating site as toxic"
Aug 8, 2015, 10:20 am
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Thank goodness you quoted a post weeks old rather than any of the ones from the past few days where I noted it is broken again. I'm also unclear as to why you felt the need to post the exact same text as 14 hours ago in the same thread.
Odds are there was no actual malware installed. That hasn't been what is being reported by pretty much everyone else.
Aug 8, 2015, 11:57 am
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Aug 8, 2015, 10:13 pm
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The irony is probably the PPC model was not working so BA switched to PPL (pay per load), which just further annoys the average reader to google ad blocker and put an end to the madness.
When BA goes back to PPC, there will be less people to load ads.
For me it was ESPN with their annoying video ads that led me to ........
Aug 9, 2015, 3:17 am
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BArea has been on page view ads since quite some time and will continue to be on that. Click thru rates must be minimal. Why on earth change? The page impressions and unique visitors of the entire BArea.com family are high enough... the recent changes to the layout and rss/email feed indicate that page impressions are pretty important and require inflation... 
The best way to read blogs is to go via the text only google cache
The best way to read blogs is to go via the text only google cache
Aug 9, 2015, 6:44 am
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You should not underestimate how the switch to mobile is impacting card conversions. If you read the blogs on your mobile, the cookies will be on your mobile.
When you come apply, assuming you go direct to the Chase etc site, you will be on a desktop most of the time.
It is a big issue that the few things you will try to avoid doing on a mobile - booking a flight or hotel or taking out a credit card - are the things that pay bloggers.
When you come apply, assuming you go direct to the Chase etc site, you will be on a desktop most of the time.
It is a big issue that the few things you will try to avoid doing on a mobile - booking a flight or hotel or taking out a credit card - are the things that pay bloggers.
Aug 12, 2015, 10:49 pm
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Thank goodness you quoted a post weeks old rather than any of the ones from the past few days where I noted it is broken again. I'm also unclear as to why you felt the need to post the exact same text as 14 hours ago in the same thread.
Odds are there was no actual malware installed. That hasn't been what is being reported by pretty much everyone else.
Aug 13, 2015, 12:28 am
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