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Bad ads!

Posted: 23 Dec 2017
by Loque
On my mobile device i noticed some adds that hijack the website. Maybe you can do something against this?

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 23 Dec 2017
by full-of-life
Never seen this before. I've got Ad-blocker. Net Neutrality and how hackers start their afternoons.

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 23 Dec 2017
by Loque
full-of-life wrote:
23 Dec 2017
Never seen this before. I've got Ad-blocker. Net Neutrality and how hackers start their afternoons.
My desktop is pretty safe, but i dont have an adblocker for my mobile device. Ads are a pretty high security risc. Since the last days 2 times on Reasontalk a ad hijacked the site, abd tried to install a "security update" and offered some money games...

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 23 Dec 2017
by full-of-life
Although the current trend is definitely towards wireless networks, mainly because they are often more convenient for users, wired networks can be superior when it comes to issues such as network security and faster upload/download speeds. The cat-and-mouse game between hackers and system administrators is still in full swing.

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 23 Dec 2017
by WongoTheSane
Loque wrote:
23 Dec 2017
full-of-life wrote:
23 Dec 2017
Never seen this before. I've got Ad-blocker. Net Neutrality and how hackers start their afternoons.
My desktop is pretty safe, but i dont have an adblocker for my mobile device. Ads are a pretty high security risc. Since the last days 2 times on Reasontalk a ad hijacked the site, abd tried to install a "security update" and offered some money games...
I'm only browsing RT on desktop, but I only have "fair" ads (i.e. ones that just display an ad, don't force pop-ups, etc). What you're describing looks more like a browser hijack, you might want to check that with an anti-malware?

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 23 Dec 2017
by Loque
WongoTheSane wrote:
23 Dec 2017
Loque wrote:
23 Dec 2017


My desktop is pretty safe, but i dont have an adblocker for my mobile device. Ads are a pretty high security risc. Since the last days 2 times on Reasontalk a ad hijacked the site, abd tried to install a "security update" and offered some money games...
I'm only browsing RT on desktop, but I only have "fair" ads (i.e. ones that just display an ad, don't force pop-ups, etc). What you're describing looks more like a browser hijack, you might want to check that with an anti-malware?
Its happening only on RT and mobile Chrome. Its typical for "bad ads" trying to hijack or download some sh!t
I guess most other sites have clean ads or check them.

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 23 Dec 2017
by WongoTheSane
Loque wrote:
23 Dec 2017
WongoTheSane wrote:
23 Dec 2017


I'm only browsing RT on desktop, but I only have "fair" ads (i.e. ones that just display an ad, don't force pop-ups, etc). What you're describing looks more like a browser hijack, you might want to check that with an anti-malware?
Its happening only on RT and mobile Chrome. Its typical for "bad ads" trying to hijack or download some sh!t
I guess most other sites have clean ads or check them.
If it happens again, would you mind taking a screenshot and sending it to us or posting it here? It really shouldn't happen, the ads are heavily filtered and sent by Google AdSense, so it would help us investigate! Many thanks!

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 23 Dec 2017
by Loque
I can try, but as soon as i entered RT the hijacking starts and i dont know which ad it was.

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 23 Dec 2017
by WongoTheSane
Loque wrote:
23 Dec 2017
I can try, but as soon as i entered RT the hijacking starts and i dont know which ad it was.
Android or iPhone? If iPhone, I can try to reproduce on my end...

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 23 Dec 2017
by Loque
WongoTheSane wrote:
23 Dec 2017
Loque wrote:
23 Dec 2017
I can try, but as soon as i entered RT the hijacking starts and i dont know which ad it was.
Android or iPhone? If iPhone, I can try to reproduce on my end...
Android. Happened 2 times since yesterday. The last hours nothing.

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 23 Dec 2017
by WongoTheSane
Loque wrote:
23 Dec 2017
WongoTheSane wrote:
23 Dec 2017


Android or iPhone? If iPhone, I can try to reproduce on my end...
Android. Happened 2 times since yesterday. The last hours nothing.
Damn. If anybody else is seeing this, please chime in!

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 25 Dec 2017
by Zac
Yes, its happened to me 3 times. I don't click on anything but suddenly a pop up occurs with no way of closing other than to click the 'leave site' option which results in a cascade of new pop ups. I have to 'close all apps' on my phone to get rid of them.

Pretty disconcerting.

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 25 Dec 2017
by WongoTheSane
Zac wrote:
25 Dec 2017
Yes, its happened to me 3 times. I don't click on anything but suddenly a pop up occurs with no way of closing other than to click the 'leave site' option which results in a cascade of new pop ups. I have to 'close all apps' on my phone to get rid of them.

Pretty disconcerting.
Android too?

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 25 Dec 2017
by demt
My adds are all ok just free plugins and loads of articles on digital music
And the latest in Google and windows

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 25 Dec 2017
by WongoTheSane
demt wrote:
25 Dec 2017
My adds are all ok just free plugins and loads of articles on digital music
And the latest in Google and windows
Same here, but I've been doing some research and it appears that some users are affected by some ads under a specific set of circumstances. These ads heavily use redirects, which will be forbidden in Chrome starting from the next version that's being rolled out on Feb. 15th. In the meantime, I'd advise affected people to try an ad blocker (uBlock Origin is available on all platforms, and works better than adBlock). We'd rather loose a few cents than annoy you guys with unclosable tabs. I'd be interested to know if it solves the problem, so please report if you've tried this! Thanks!

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 25 Dec 2017
by Zac
Yes I'm android too. It is fairly rare but will keep you informed regarding the update.

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 27 Dec 2017
by Loque
This is where it took me right now...

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 27 Dec 2017
by WongoTheSane
Loque wrote:
27 Dec 2017
This is where it took me right now...
I'm on Chrome beta channel and I can confirm this URL gets closed (I mean, the tab) as soon as it opens. It's almost impossible to filter out on our end, as it stems from a legitimate ad category (in which only a very small proportion are spammy, and they only appear for a few users, depending on their interests). Blocking ads would be your best bet in the meantime, I'm afraid. You don't have one enabled on RT yet, right?

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 27 Dec 2017
by Loque
WongoTheSane wrote:
27 Dec 2017
Loque wrote:
27 Dec 2017
This is where it took me right now...
I'm on Chrome beta channel and I can confirm this URL gets closed (I mean, the tab) as soon as it opens. It's almost impossible to filter out on our end, as it stems from a legitimate ad category (in which only a very small proportion are spammy, and they only appear for a few users, depending on their interests). Blocking ads would be your best bet in the meantime, I'm afraid. You don't have one enabled on RT yet, right?
Is there a adblocker for chrome mobile version?

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 27 Dec 2017
by WongoTheSane
Loque wrote:
27 Dec 2017
WongoTheSane wrote:
27 Dec 2017


I'm on Chrome beta channel and I can confirm this URL gets closed (I mean, the tab) as soon as it opens. It's almost impossible to filter out on our end, as it stems from a legitimate ad category (in which only a very small proportion are spammy, and they only appear for a few users, depending on their interests). Blocking ads would be your best bet in the meantime, I'm afraid. You don't have one enabled on RT yet, right?
Is there a adblocker for chrome mobile version?
I incorrectly assumed uBlock Origin worked on mobile, as it's in the Chrome Web Store, but apparently it doesn't. It works with Firefox Android, though. Here is a list of alternatives for Chrome Android:

https://alternativeto.net/software/ublo ... rm=android

Bear in mind I can't vouch for any of those, as I don't have Android, so exert caution and read user's opinions!

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 17 Jan 2018
by Zac
:( updated chrome today and things are worse. Can't get on rt without it tripping out to some virus accuser site that has no way out. It's messing my phone up big time. Lost all apps on my sd card after an unrequested reboot. I'm going to have to stay away if this isn't solved.

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 17 Jan 2018
by submonsterz
Me too a couple of times now on this site chrome on android .....
Clicked on no add etc only has happened I've purged my browser went away came back purged gone not been back again so far fingers crossed

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 04 Feb 2018
by Loque
I hope the chrome update would help, but except it is even slower it does not

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 05 Feb 2018
by Loque
:( at first I saw something like "rgshark" in the URL, than I could win prizes for Amazon... Really anyoing. I hate those guys...

Re: Bad ads!

Posted: 07 Feb 2018
by chk071
I know those ad issues from another forum. Only happens on the mobile forum website there as well. I don't know how exactly Google Adsense works, but, i could imagine that the risk of having such ad providers in the "package" will be bigger on smaller websites or forums, because the ad providers don't have to pay so much for the ads, hence it will attract less serious providers.