For some reason, when I got on this morning, my page on the forum is suddenly overloaded with adds, much more than any time in the past. It is just on this site though. Is there something weird or is it just my computer acting up again?
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Adds..orr something.
- Thread starter DinoInstitute
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Agreed! It may be good to use on other sites, but not for a site like this with great content! Just trying to offer an explanation to OP.
If you must use it, add an exception for this domain.
CAPTAIN HOOK
Well-Known Member
I think its down to the OPs settings - my browsers been fine
Yeah, never mind. come to the conclusion that it is my computer. I'm not quite sure how to stop these pop up adds though. It is google chrome.
flynnibus
Premium Member
run a malware scanner https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/ - sounds like your brower has been hijacked by some malware.
This might explain what you were seeing with all of those ads:
"Last night, researchers at Malwarebytes noticed strange behavior on sites like Last.fm, The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post. Ads on the sites were being unusually aggressive, setting off anti-virus warnings and raising flags in a number of Malwarebytes systems. After some digging, researcher Jerome Segura realized the problem was coming from Google's DoubleClick ad servers and the popular Zedo ad agency. Together, they were serving up malicious ads designed to spread the recently identified Zemot malware. A Google representative has confirmed the breach, saying "our team is aware of this and has taken steps to shut this down.""
"Last night, researchers at Malwarebytes noticed strange behavior on sites like Last.fm, The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post. Ads on the sites were being unusually aggressive, setting off anti-virus warnings and raising flags in a number of Malwarebytes systems. After some digging, researcher Jerome Segura realized the problem was coming from Google's DoubleClick ad servers and the popular Zedo ad agency. Together, they were serving up malicious ads designed to spread the recently identified Zemot malware. A Google representative has confirmed the breach, saying "our team is aware of this and has taken steps to shut this down.""
msteel
Well-Known Member
On that note, what (if any) control over ads does the site have? If I find ads offensive is there any built-in way to communicate that to the ad providers?
We have two sources of ads, Google Adsense and direct with advertisers. We have 100% control over the ads that are displayed directly. With Adsense, Google has ultimate control over that, and we rely on their filtering of those ads to meet their standards. Their standards are extremely high however, so it is rare to get any issues with Adsense quality.
It varies, but that is a possible ad location.