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Pop-up ads in posts
In every thread, certain words are hyperlinked, and moving your mouse over them causes pop-up ads to appear. Please tell me this is only temporary.
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Hmm, I haven't noticed yet. Didn't they do this before as a "trial" run but only for certain people?
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I've been going thread to thread for a bit and haven't seen this a single time.
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Ah the joys of third-party hyperlinking.
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You probably have spyware on your system and/or a crappy toolbar program.
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I've been seeing these for months, maybe a year.
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Originally Posted by Thor Simpson
(Post 9689996)
You probably have spyware on your system and/or a crappy toolbar program.
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I haven't seen this either. I'd imagine it would suck.
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I also don't see anything like that, on IE or Firefox. Where do the links take you? That might be an indicator of what toolbar/add-on/whatever is causing it.
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Well, reading up on Kontera does seem to indicate it is an ad system controlled by the site.
I also read that AdBlock and IE7Pro can block these things, and since I have them installed, maybe that's why I don't see those links. However, I tried disabling AdBlock in Firefox, and I did not get the links (I did get to see lots of other ads that I don't normally see), so I'm not sure what's happening. |
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I have Adblock Plus installed.
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I don't have adblock and I've never seen these on either IE or FF.
Did you try it in Safari, just for grins? |
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Noirfan, the fact that you're the only one seeing this indicates to me that you should do a full Spyware scan on your system.
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Originally Posted by Groucho
(Post 9691596)
Noirfan, the fact that you're the only one seeing this indicates to me that you should do a full Spyware scan on your system.
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I did a spyware search and didn't find any, although I had two "tracking cookies". I deleted them, and now am ad-free.
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Originally Posted by Cheato
(Post 9690434)
Well, reading up on Kontera does seem to indicate it is an ad system controlled by the site.
I also read that AdBlock and IE7Pro can block these things, and since I have them installed, maybe that's why I don't see those links. However, I tried disabling AdBlock in Firefox, and I did not get the links (I did get to see lots of other ads that I don't normally see), so I'm not sure what's happening.
Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 9690486)
I have Adblock Plus installed.
fyi, in case you aren't aware, it's against DVDTalk policy to use ad blocking software.
Originally Posted by GeoffK
(Post 4232056)
DVD Talk Membership is not free, the membership fee (which is thirty dollars per year) is paid on your behalf by the advertisers on this site. As such you agree not to use any ad blocking or suppression software or be liable for your membership fee.
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Er, I meant I have Adblock Plus uninstalled.
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 9692470)
Er, I meant I have Adblock Plus uninstalled.
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Ah, the joys of running a Windows system.
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Originally Posted by CRM114
(Post 9694503)
Ah, the joys of running a Windows system.
Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 9690274)
I thought spyware was strictly a PC problem? For the record, I'm using Firefox 3.5.2 on Mac OS X 10.5.7. I've also never come across these ads on any other websites I frequent.
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I've gotten the ads a few times in the past. It usually goes away after awhile.
Pretty lame. :down: |
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