Hey guys,
Can anyone explain random words being linked to bad ads in the forums?
Is this a bot or is this revenue raising?
Adverts taking over forums?
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Adverts taking over forums?
by fargone » Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:13 pm
GonFreeces31 wrote:fargone wrote:I realise this is completely off topic, but Icy deserves the limelight more than others. Some of whom dominate the forums with their endless posts.
What, I make legit points too...
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Re: Adverts taking over forums?
by Peralisc9001 » Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:50 pm
In forums? It happens to me when i check the card list. Random words within the card list are linked to ads. SIGH!
~ Retired ~
perhaps until the game is actually improved through change or perhaps forever since there are so damn many other games and better things to do @_@
http://www.educatinghumanity.com/2012/0 ... anies.html
perhaps until the game is actually improved through change or perhaps forever since there are so damn many other games and better things to do @_@
http://www.educatinghumanity.com/2012/0 ... anies.html
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Re: Adverts taking over forums?
by Callonia » Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:26 pm
Peralisc9001 wrote:In forums? It happens to me when i check the card list. Random words within the card list are linked to ads. SIGH!
Really? Even when with ad blocker enabled?
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Re: Adverts taking over forums?
by caeser » Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:47 pm
fargone wrote:Hey guys,
Can anyone explain random words being linked to bad ads in the forums?
Is this a bot or is this revenue raising?
This is a nasty virus. My wife just had it on her computer. I'll see if I can find the info and post. She had links showing up in text on a lot of web pages. When you mouse over it, there should be some sort of website referenced. Google that and you can find the virus info yourself.
It does not show up on any virus or malware scan. Here's two links that can get you started -
http://botcrawl.com/how-to-remove-text-enhance/
http://botcrawl.com/how-to-remove-the-browser-seek-hijacker-virus/
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Re: Adverts taking over forums?
by Peralisc9001 » Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:17 pm
Callonia wrote:Peralisc9001 wrote:In forums? It happens to me when i check the card list. Random words within the card list are linked to ads. SIGH!
Really? Even when with ad blocker enabled?
Maybe not?
I have ad block of some kind activated on opera. Might have forgotten to add one to firefox too.
~ Retired ~
perhaps until the game is actually improved through change or perhaps forever since there are so damn many other games and better things to do @_@
http://www.educatinghumanity.com/2012/0 ... anies.html
perhaps until the game is actually improved through change or perhaps forever since there are so damn many other games and better things to do @_@
http://www.educatinghumanity.com/2012/0 ... anies.html
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Re: Adverts taking over forums?
by caeser » Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:21 pm
Peralisc9001 wrote:Callonia wrote:Peralisc9001 wrote:In forums? It happens to me when i check the card list. Random words within the card list are linked to ads. SIGH!
Really? Even when with ad blocker enabled?
Maybe not?
I have ad block of some kind activated on opera. Might have forgotten to add one to firefox too.
It's a virus. Adblock doesn't work on it.
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Re: Adverts taking over forums?
by Peralisc9001 » Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:29 pm
So the virus only works on FireFox.
~ Retired ~
perhaps until the game is actually improved through change or perhaps forever since there are so damn many other games and better things to do @_@
http://www.educatinghumanity.com/2012/0 ... anies.html
perhaps until the game is actually improved through change or perhaps forever since there are so damn many other games and better things to do @_@
http://www.educatinghumanity.com/2012/0 ... anies.html
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Re: Adverts taking over forums?
by caeser » Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:37 pm
Peralisc9001 wrote:So the virus only works on FireFox.
No. She had the problem in Firefox, Chrome, and although she never uses it, Internet Explorer. It worked its way deep into the computer and took quite a while to get it out. Had to be done manually.
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Re: Adverts taking over forums?
by Shirozaki » Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:26 pm
I agree with Celsius in that is not natural behaviour of a machine, and neither the forum nor the webpage are actually infested by random hotlinks.
I assume you clicked on one of the spam bot advertisements?
I assume you clicked on one of the spam bot advertisements?
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Re: Adverts taking over forums?
by CainHyde » Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:21 pm
Fargone, I don't use adblock and didn't saw anything that you described in Alteil web/forum.
I think caesar is right.
Good luck with removing it.
I think caesar is right.
Good luck with removing it.
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