mobfree.click problems on iDevices, Android
Dec 31, 2015 | 2:21 am
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I'm getting sick and tired of this mobfree.click crap on FT
Why does flyertalk partner with annoying popup sites? Flyertalk is now basically unusable on my iPhone. Yes, Flyertalk is the only website where I get redirected to this popup site.
Last edited by JDiver; Jan 3, 2016 at 9:58 am Reason: Restore original post title
Dec 31, 2015 | 8:04 am
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"Me too" for the mobfree.click which cannot be closed without killing the tab (iPhone latest iOS and safari). The first time I noticed this was mid-day yesterday and about 10-20% of my page loads -- including my initial search for this thread ironically -- are affected. 
Dec 31, 2015 | 8:07 am
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All Disruptive Ads /Advertisement on FT - PLEASE POST SCREEN SHOTS
Not sure if it's been mentioned, but one ad is preventing me from using the FT mobile webpage. Keeps asking me to download a free app, and I can't find a way to bypass the page...
Dec 31, 2015 | 11:43 am
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I've passed this on to Admin, and hope IB hasn't shut down yet for the serendipitous new year weekend holiday.
Sorry for the alien invasion.
/JDiver, Moderator
Sorry for the alien invasion.
/JDiver, Moderator
Dec 31, 2015 | 1:21 pm
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Hi guys,
We have nothing to do with the mobfree or other app store hijacks. Believe me, the last thing we want is to shoot you to some place off of FT.
This is an exploit hole that apple and google have failed to close, presumably because they are getting a lot of $ from these game companies. There has not been much we can do other than wait out the ads that are causing it, since they give no indication of which ads they are.
Thank you,
Paul
We have nothing to do with the mobfree or other app store hijacks. Believe me, the last thing we want is to shoot you to some place off of FT.
This is an exploit hole that apple and google have failed to close, presumably because they are getting a lot of $ from these game companies. There has not been much we can do other than wait out the ads that are causing it, since they give no indication of which ads they are.
Thank you,
Paul
Dec 31, 2015 | 1:40 pm
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All Disruptive Ads /Advertisement on FT - PLEASE POST SCREEN SHOTS
Thanks for the reply Paul. Will try and route all my mobile traffic via the FT app until this is fixed.
Happy New Year/New Years Eve!
Happy New Year/New Years Eve!
Dec 31, 2015 | 3:33 pm
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Hi guys,
We have nothing to do with the mobfree or other app store hijacks. Believe me, the last thing we want is to shoot you to some place off of FT.
This is an exploit hole that apple and google have failed to close, presumably because they are getting a lot of $ from these game companies. There has not been much we can do other than wait out the ads that are causing it, since they give no indication of which ads they are.
Thank you,
Paul
We have nothing to do with the mobfree or other app store hijacks. Believe me, the last thing we want is to shoot you to some place off of FT.
This is an exploit hole that apple and google have failed to close, presumably because they are getting a lot of $ from these game companies. There has not been much we can do other than wait out the ads that are causing it, since they give no indication of which ads they are.
Thank you,
Paul
Happy New Year to you and everyone at Internet Brands!
Jan 1, 2016 | 6:05 am
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Hi guys,
We have nothing to do with the mobfree or other app store hijacks. Believe me, the last thing we want is to shoot you to some place off of FT.
This is an exploit hole that apple and google have failed to close, presumably because they are getting a lot of $ from these game companies. There has not been much we can do other than wait out the ads that are causing it, since they give no indication of which ads they are.
Thank you,
Paul
We have nothing to do with the mobfree or other app store hijacks. Believe me, the last thing we want is to shoot you to some place off of FT.
This is an exploit hole that apple and google have failed to close, presumably because they are getting a lot of $ from these game companies. There has not been much we can do other than wait out the ads that are causing it, since they give no indication of which ads they are.
Thank you,
Paul
Jan 1, 2016 | 1:41 pm
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Hi guys,
We have nothing to do with the mobfree or other app store hijacks. Believe me, the last thing we want is to shoot you to some place off of FT.
This is an exploit hole that apple and google have failed to close, presumably because they are getting a lot of $ from these game companies. There has not been much we can do other than wait out the ads that are causing it, since they give no indication of which ads they are.
Thank you,
Paul
We have nothing to do with the mobfree or other app store hijacks. Believe me, the last thing we want is to shoot you to some place off of FT.
This is an exploit hole that apple and google have failed to close, presumably because they are getting a lot of $ from these game companies. There has not been much we can do other than wait out the ads that are causing it, since they give no indication of which ads they are.
Thank you,
Paul
Jan 1, 2016 | 5:38 pm
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Further to my message above, the multiple cascading error dialogs kept appearing as I traversed the site, and I was finally able to get a screen shot. This is pretty bad -- looks as if the ad may be trying to do something nefarious, and only because my Flash player is current was I spared.
Jan 1, 2016 | 7:44 pm
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also getting mobfree on ipad and android. fwiw, i was getting it on a.net yesterday (although it has since stopped there.... i hope).
Jan 2, 2016 | 1:43 am
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Aggressive mobfree.click redirects in iPad
It took multiple attempts to even get this page loaded because of aggressive redirects to mobfree.click - "unlock this page to continue" spam. Happens when the flyertalk page is about 50% loaded as the ads are coming in. iPad iOS 9.2
Jan 2, 2016 | 7:04 am
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Ditto. Incredibly annoying and disruptive.