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Originally Posted by exerda
(Post 29213512)
The ads FT serves up also include a ton of the stupid "Your device is infected with the virus (16!) Click Here to Cleanse!!!" ads which redirect to their ad over and over again. I usually have to close the window, and bring FT back up, when those ads start. :mad:
That, and the "Congratulations Verizon Customer! You are the winner of $100 Amazon gift card!!!" ads. Both redirect away from the page you were browsing and try to intercept attempts to return to the prior page you were on. I get these on a couple of other web sites on my mobile devices, too, but FT seems to be the worst offender. Seriously, Chrome for Android needs to have some better ad-blocking options. |
Originally Posted by IBobi
(Post 29189364)
We apologize for the bad ads. We hope in the new year to have a solution that handles them more proactively and quickly. Thank you for your patience!
We know there’s a problem; many members have helpfully shared specifics such as device, operating system, browser, screen shots, etc. The problem has persisted in spite of time, and whatever Internet Brands has attempted to solve the issue has been insufficient. IB undoubtedly understands ads bringing income need viewers, and a diminution of viewers is harmful to that revenue stream. We have heard from IBobi that they hope to resolve this issue close to the new year. Let’s see what happens. Regardless, the Rules (link) still apply in this forum. Please continue documenting disruptive and rogue ads here, providing the requested information. IB needs that input. But please continue doing so civilly. Thank you, JDiver, Co-Moderator |
I was on the following page and received the below pop up:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-...l#post29209086 https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...a67845386d.png I’m on an iPhone 6S, using safari, and accessing from the US. |
Thank you for your post and your patience. The specifics really do help.
These, along with the phony virus infection warnings and browser page hijacks, are disconcerting. Hopefully Internet Brands has figured out the source and will be able to control that within a week or two, as mentioned above by IBobi. /JDiver, Co-Moderator |
I’m browsing this exact page in this forum and got the pop up and redirect ad.
I also got it in the HHonors and Delta Skymiles forums. Terrible. Makes the website unusable. FlyerTalk should be embarrassed by the level of infiltration of toxic ads. It it has been happening for months on iOS 11 and above using Safari on both the desktop and mobile sites. |
Add me to the list of You won an Amazon gift card! pop-ups. iPhone 6 Plus. It is so persistent I thought I had some malware on my phone.
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Originally Posted by dhuey
(Post 29214035)
Add me to the list of You won an Amazon gift card! pop-ups. iPhone 6 Plus. It is so persistent I thought I had some malware on my phone.
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https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...5f4b426d3b.png
This crap is back. Accessing using iPhone X with Chrome from Oregon. |
Originally Posted by JDiver
(Post 29213821)
We know there’s a problem; many members have helpfully shared specifics such as device, operating system, browser, screen shots, etc. The problem has persisted in spite of time, and whatever Internet Brands has attempted to solve the issue has been insufficient. IB undoubtedly understands ads bringing income need viewers, and a diminution of viewers is harmful to that revenue stream. Thank you, JDiver, Co-Moderator Hopefully the upcoming solution will solve the problem, I do however wonder why of all the Internet forums I frequent none of them have anywhere near the issues that FT has with disruptive ads/malware pop ups. Why is this - surely knowing the reason would lead to a solution? In the meantime whilst posting this I continue to get the Amazon pop up as shown on post above on both Iphone 7+ and IPad both under Safari and IOS 11.2.1 browsin* from Hawaii on Time Warner Cable. |
Originally Posted by atword
(Post 29157796)
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I think it’s mad at me for reporting it. It just did it to me four times in under a minute on another thread. And I got the ad and mandatory jump to another site within about a minute of trying Firefox. So it seems to be FT, not Chrome specific.
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Originally Posted by IBobi
(Post 29189364)
We apologize for the bad ads. We hope in the new year to have a solution that handles them more proactively and quickly. Thank you for your patience!
JDiver, Co-Moderator |
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...943bcacffc.png
Motorola Droid Turbo Max. Visiting plain OMNI. |
I am amazed that the issue with these incredibly annoying Pop Ups continues. It has now reached the point that I cannot even access FT on my mobile device as the Pop Ups take over every time I go to the site. I have never experienced this on any other site. I find it hard to believe that the IT team at FT does not have the skills to stop this.
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Thanks Exerda, I have reported that ad.
As far as the ads "counting" as clicks, I can assure you they don't. We like you guys to stay on our pages :) |
I do not use any sort of ad ******* on my aging iPad, but I have observed that my solution to the constant page reloads on that device (i.e. disabling Javascript in Safari) has the unfortunate side effect of disabling most of the site's ads. Would someone who does not have to disable Javascript to use the site please inform me when these problems are fixed so I might once more enjoy the bounteous ads that the site provides? TIA.
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Originally Posted by IBJoel
(Post 29216898)
Thanks Exerda, I have reported that ad.
As far as the ads "counting" as clicks, I can assure you they don't. We like you guys to stay on our pages :) Here's another instance, different URL (same hardware, viewing Omni/PR at the time). https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...99dcd15aa4.png If I get one of the fake virus ads, I'll post it. Got one earlier but forgot to screen shot it. |
phony virus ads chrome browser Android
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Originally Posted by lewisc
(Post 29217950)
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...53c3f4f8e5.png
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...61ab7b638e.png |
I don’t know how these happen technically. They seem to be much more common on certain threads. Are people hacking the site to add these?
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No. They happen because ad providers add them.
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Originally Posted by IBJoel
(Post 29216898)
Thanks Exerda, I have reported that ad.
As far as the ads "counting" as clicks, I can assure you they don't. We like you guys to stay on our pages :) |
Got the same "four virus" hijack spam ad just a minute ago in the /PR forum, I believe within the tweets thread.
Motorola Droid Turbo Max, latest Chrome (not sure of the version #, but I updated it yesterday). https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...98dad67da7.png https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8d431d1367.png |
Originally Posted by GB
(Post 29216485)
I am amazed that the issue with these incredibly annoying Pop Ups continues. It has now reached the point that I cannot even access FT on my mobile device as the Pop Ups take over every time I go to the site. I have never experienced this on any other site. I find it hard to believe that the IT team at FT does not have the skills to stop this.
Now, let’s get back on topic and post useful information about disruptive ads. (Off topic posts may be summarily deleted.) Thank you, JDiver, Co-Moderator NOTES: If you have a popup warning you of a virus on your device, absolutely ignore it. “A search on BBB Scam Tracker found that 81 reports this year of similar scams using pop-up messages on phones. On its website, Apple advises its user if they get a pop-up ad or a page warning you about a problem with your device just simply close the pop-up ad, or navigate away from that page and continue browsing.Jul 27, 2017” ABC2 News The likelihood of virus infection of iOS is very low, and Android is a “sandboxed “ OS also unlikely to be infected. There are products from reliable providers such as Symantec you can use if you’re worried about a virus on your device. |
All ads have been reported. Thank you all for posting them.
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Regarding mobile redirects/hijacks,
As I mentioned earlier, we are going to try, hopefully sooner than later, to handle the dreaded mobile advertising hijacks a bit better in 2018. More to come on that soon, I hope -- I am waiting for word. Meanwhile, it's come to my attention that on the CHROME mobile browser, you can try this to fix:
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The workaround is not working for me. May try rebooting my phone altogether or killing Chrome vs
Soft restarting it. Just got the "four virus" one when trying to access this thread on three consecutive attempts... |
Seriously sick of these virus alerts. Just disable ads for god's sake until you can stop them.
<redacted> MODERATOR NOTE: This thread is now archived. Please refer to new desktop and mobile device ad reporting threads for 2018. Also note:
Originally Posted by IBobi
(Post 29189364)
We apologize for the bad ads. We hope in the new year to have a solution that handles them more proactively and quickly. Thank you for your patience!
cblaisd and JDiver, forum Co-Moderators |
This thread is now archived. Please refer to new desktop and mobile device ad reporting threads for 2018.
Also note:
Originally Posted by IBobi
(Post 29189364)
We apologize for the bad ads. We hope in the new year to have a solution that handles them more proactively and quickly. Thank you for your patience!
cblaisd and JDiver, forum Co-Moderators |
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