Jan 1, 2018, 6:02 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
NOTE: Please see the 2018 DESKTOP BUG REPORTS thread here.
Your full report (see above) will assist Internet Brands / FlyerTalk in handling these expeditiously. Admin / Tech attempts to respond to all reports speedily, but eliminating problems / bugs may require devising technical solutions that may require time. (Internet Brands operates during usual work hours on the U. S. West Coast; customary holidays, weekends, etc. are observed.)
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Some ways to reverse new features
1) Disabling infinite scroll: (see Post #2 for detail)
- Go to My FlyerTalk Control Panel
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- Disable Infinite Scroll
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- Miscellaneous Options
- Message Editor Interface and select Standard Editor -- extra formatting controls (you may see odd behavior in this unsupported editor)
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Link to Archive of 2017 FT 15 Nov 2017 Upgrade Tech Thread - BUG REPORTS.
ARCHIVE: Issues with FT -- 2018 DESKTOP Devices BUG REPORTS
Feb 12, 2018 | 9:38 pm
#16
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Contrary to admin advice, I wasn't using any ad blocker, but installing one made the site usable again.
Feb 12, 2018 | 10:06 pm
#17
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I don't have adblocker and it still took 10+ min for this page to load. using chrome and its the adnxs virus causing the problems.
Feb 12, 2018 | 11:06 pm
#18
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So now I have an ad blocker.
Well done FT.
p.s. I've been finding a lot of ads auto-playing audio in the past while too
Feb 12, 2018 | 11:11 pm
#19
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I finally managed a shot with my phone.
'Waiting for secure.adnxs.com...'
and
'Waiting for adserver-us.adtech.advertising.com...'
I will probably be able to make this post before it freezes again. That's in Safari. It's useless in Chrome.
'Waiting for secure.adnxs.com...'
and
'Waiting for adserver-us.adtech.advertising.com...'
I will probably be able to make this post before it freezes again. That's in Safari. It's useless in Chrome.
Feb 13, 2018 | 6:20 am
#20
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As I mentioned in my first post on the topic, I’ve cleared my cache on both browsers. I work in digital content myself, so I’ve never used an ad-blocker. I do find it a bit curious, though, that your immediate advice is to remove an ad-blocker despite several reports of success in eliminating the problem ... by using an ad-blocker.
Also, in addition to Safari being unusable, I can confirm what others have reported: Chrome doesn’t work either. In fact if anything, the symptom is worse; whereas only the tab containing FT crashes when using Safari, browsing FT on Chrome causes the entire browser to freeze, requiring a force-quit. Even Firefox for desktop is affected: the page never completes loading, so it’s impossible to post messages.
The only device I have that allows me to visit FT is my iPad Pro running iOS 11.2.5.
I concur with others that the problem appears to be a rogue ad containing either malformed or malicious JavaScript being served to desktop platforms.
Also, in addition to Safari being unusable, I can confirm what others have reported: Chrome doesn’t work either. In fact if anything, the symptom is worse; whereas only the tab containing FT crashes when using Safari, browsing FT on Chrome causes the entire browser to freeze, requiring a force-quit. Even Firefox for desktop is affected: the page never completes loading, so it’s impossible to post messages.
The only device I have that allows me to visit FT is my iPad Pro running iOS 11.2.5.
I concur with others that the problem appears to be a rogue ad containing either malformed or malicious JavaScript being served to desktop platforms.
Feb 13, 2018 | 6:46 am
#21
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Yup, site is unusable now. maxes out cpu usage and massive memory usage as well Its not your browser or cache... I have the same issue across multiple computers and browsers. Just trying to navigate and load a page takes minutes, if it recovers and loads at all.
Feb 13, 2018 | 6:52 am
#22
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Feb 13, 2018 | 7:08 am
#23
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Same here. Each page taking about 3 minutes to load in chrome, with the 'waiting for secure.adnxs.com' note at the bottom of the screen. Unbearable.
I did read that Chrome will release a new version on Feb 15 (Thursday) with an integrated ad blocker...
NOTE: I downloaded Chrome Ad Block....... and solved problem instantly.
I did read that Chrome will release a new version on Feb 15 (Thursday) with an integrated ad blocker...
NOTE: I downloaded Chrome Ad Block....... and solved problem instantly.
Last edited by dave_261; Feb 13, 2018 at 9:17 am Reason: wrote too fast and left out pertinent info!
Feb 13, 2018 | 8:39 am
#24
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And during this time network activity spikes as well... sustained transfer for 60 seconds on the order of 30-40 MB data received, and also about 10MB sent.
... is transferring and requesting that much data?
... is transferring and requesting that much data?
Feb 13, 2018 | 8:58 am
#25
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I'm finding the site unusable since last night, both in Firefox with Adblocker, and I.E. without one.
Adblocker is telling me it is stopping hundreds of items per minute.
Adblocker is telling me it is stopping hundreds of items per minute.
Feb 13, 2018 | 9:15 am
#26
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Feb 13, 2018 | 9:37 am
#27
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Last 18 to 24 hours FT is unusable. Pages won't load, or load very slowly. Not sure what the owners of FT are trying to accomplish but if it is to alienate ( can't use the words I would like to use) users then they are doing an outstanding job.
Not even an acknowledgement that there might be a problem.
Not even an acknowledgement that there might be a problem.
Feb 13, 2018 | 9:43 am
#28
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Hi guys, I've alerted our Ad Ops, and they're working on a fix (they were able to immediately reproduce it). "Adnxs" is probably what a lot of you are seeing.
Feb 13, 2018 | 12:21 pm
#29
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I have the "adnxs" problem on my Mac, but am now on my wife's Dell and able to log on. I wasn't going to post here and was just going to respond by "liking" posts, but the "Like" button is not working on this computer.
Feb 14, 2018 | 6:35 pm
#30
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