ARCHIVE: All Disruptive Ads /Advertisement on FT (older posts)
Dec 12, 2016, 1:42 pm
#661
Join Date: Jun 2016
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Think I'm having the same issues as memesweeper. Only seems to occur on iOS on Safari (iOS 10.0.2), but not on my MacBook. When visiting Flyertalk forums (and also PPRUNE, also Internet Bulletin Boards occasionally though with nothing like the same frequency as on Flyertalk) I regularly get an App Store popup like below.
If I remove the data:text/html;base64, and then run the remainder through a base64 decoder it does generate html, and I can pass this to anyone that needs it, but don't want to post it generally as it does include some personal information.
This seems to occur when there is a Monster Legends advert at the top of the page, but this may be unrelated.
Having cleared all website data from my phone this continues to occur, and still occurs following a full reset to factory settings so I don't beleive this is related to malware on my phone. I presume it is a rogue advertiser using a rather sketchy JavaScript command to try to force me through to the App Store.
Is this occurring for anyone else, and do I need to do anything else to bring it to the attention of Internet Bulletin Boards or do they read new posts in this forum?
Many thanks,
Hodders
If I remove the data:text/html;base64, and then run the remainder through a base64 decoder it does generate html, and I can pass this to anyone that needs it, but don't want to post it generally as it does include some personal information.
This seems to occur when there is a Monster Legends advert at the top of the page, but this may be unrelated.
Having cleared all website data from my phone this continues to occur, and still occurs following a full reset to factory settings so I don't beleive this is related to malware on my phone. I presume it is a rogue advertiser using a rather sketchy JavaScript command to try to force me through to the App Store.
Is this occurring for anyone else, and do I need to do anything else to bring it to the attention of Internet Bulletin Boards or do they read new posts in this forum?
Many thanks,
Hodders
Last edited by Hodders; Dec 12, 2016 at 1:54 pm
Dec 12, 2016, 1:55 pm
#662
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Try Photobucket. I don't think imgur works here.
Or you can make a FT album and post from there.
Or you can click GO ADVANCED and attach it.
Or you can make a FT album and post from there.
Or you can click GO ADVANCED and attach it.
Dec 12, 2016, 2:00 pm
#663
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Location: Cumbria, UK
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Think I solved it, at least it's showing for me now. Still on imgur but the link they give doesn't include the .jpg on the end, and adding that seems to have made it appear correctly now.
Dec 14, 2016, 11:19 pm
#664
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Hodders has the exact same experience as me. Happy to share any details in a PM to he site owners. Switching to the full site (as opposed to
Mobile version) does not fix the issue.
Mobile version) does not fix the issue.
Dec 15, 2016, 2:21 am
#665
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When using this forum on iOS periodically I get a screen refresh (from embedded page data, not a hosted page) which pops up a fake 'open this in App Store' dialog ... pressing anything then tries to send you off elsewhere (hint: hit back in Safari to avoid). You can try and renter the thread and probably won't see the same problem but 'last read' position is lost. Super annoying. Could a mod raise this with the site owners/hosters? Almost certainly a malware laden third party ads server is the cause.
Dec 15, 2016, 9:29 am
#666
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Having real issues with loud noisy intrusive video ads popping up and playing unprompted on many screens using Microsoft Edge browser. Makes the site unusable for me and ....... seems to do nothing to resolve.
Dec 15, 2016, 1:32 pm
#667
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Thank you everyone -- the mobile ad hijack issue and the audio ads have been reported and we will work to remove them.
Having said that, we paused one of our mobile ad networks yesterday in an effort to remedy the hijack; are you still seeing the hijacks today on mobile?
Having said that, we paused one of our mobile ad networks yesterday in an effort to remedy the hijack; are you still seeing the hijacks today on mobile?
Dec 15, 2016, 6:49 pm
#668
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Cumbria, UK
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I have not stored the links that have popped up as I didn't trust them that much, but if you need me to PM you the link when it next occurs so you can view the decoded HTML then let me know.
Thanks for trying to solve this,
Hodders
Dec 16, 2016, 4:44 am
#669
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data:text/html;base64, ... etc. (Full text available on request.)
Dec 21, 2016, 11:58 pm
#670
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Location: London
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Continually happening over the past week using iPhone 7 - mostly redirects trying to force open the App Store to download the skybet app (undoubtedly targeted from my browsing history!)
Can email screenshots if requested. Makes the forum too annoying to use on this device.
Can email screenshots if requested. Makes the forum too annoying to use on this device.
Dec 22, 2016, 5:28 pm
#671
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There's a lexus ad that automatically plays with audio.
Dec 22, 2016, 7:20 pm
#672
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Mobile hijack on iOS/Safari is happening again. Domain this time is you-gift-card(dot)pw, the usual "randomly selected to receive a $1000 gift card" messaging.
Dec 24, 2016, 11:09 pm
#673
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Dec 25, 2016, 11:32 pm
#674
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Same as last two above. iOS/safari current version
Dec 26, 2016, 8:31 am
#675
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