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dpeters11
09-27-10, 01:51 PM
Came over to the site, and an ad came up, along with the audio "You've won". It flashes between white and pink, saying "This is not a joke, you're the 100,000th visitor."

I didn't click on it, but generally these things will take you to a page to get a large gift card, free TV etc. I've never known any of them to be all that legit.

Most places I don't pay any attention to the ads, but I believe the ads here aren't from Google and you have a bit more control.

If it is legit, and I just gave away my chance at a free new TV, I don't think I want to know.
matt
09-27-10, 04:56 PM
I laughed when I saw that ad. I have seen the post counts thread, do they honestly think I would believe a number as low as 100,000? :lol:
Davenlr
09-27-10, 05:13 PM
I laughed when I saw that ad. I have seen the post counts thread, do they honestly think I would believe a number as low as 100,000? :lol:

100,000 ... maybe correct. For this week!
David Bott
09-28-10, 07:19 AM
This ad is surely not from us and SHOULD NOT have audio or anything like that. So, I need to find the ad provider is came from and close it down. Augh! Sorry!
davring
09-28-10, 07:29 AM
Thank you.
fiasco
10-05-10, 12:23 PM
http://www.cpalead.com/mygateway/mygateway_iframe_loader.php?pub=112417&gateid=MTM3OTEz

Here's another bad ad. When moving between pages in DBStalk I get his with this redirect.
matt
10-05-10, 12:27 PM
http://www.cpalead.com/mygateway/mygateway_iframe_loader.php?pub=112417&gateid=MTM3OTEz

Here's another bad ad. When moving between pages in DBStalk I get his with this redirect.

If you remove this, how will I prove I am human?
kokishin
10-05-10, 12:46 PM
I'm getting this too starting today! Extremely annoying!!!

http://www.cpalead.com/mygateway/mygateway_iframe_loader.php?pub=112417&gateid=MTM3OTEz

Here's another bad ad. When moving between pages in DBStalk I get his with this redirect.
dsw2112
10-05-10, 02:28 PM
Very annoying...please fix!
bidger
10-05-10, 03:36 PM
Glad to know I'm not the only one who experienced it.
Nick
10-05-10, 04:08 PM
Same here -- what's up?
David Bott
10-05-10, 04:52 PM
No idea where this is from I am sorry to say and I have not seen it.

Is it a ad that pops over your browser? Pops under? Is it a page by itself?

I am using FireFox. (In case it matters.)

Screen shot anyone?

Thanks
Nick
10-05-10, 05:11 PM
Firefox, a box pops up in a new tab -- something about three questions .
David Bott
10-06-10, 08:13 AM
Sounds almost like a browser virus or something as I can not find anything directly and I would also not allow for such an ad to open a new browser tab/window unless an ad was clicked.

Not saying that was it, but I do know that sometimes if you visit a site that has an "issue" then when you go to other sites such things can continue to happen.

I looked over the PHP files and the logs, I do not see anything in regards to an intrusion into the code here.

Sorry again for the issue you are seeing.
dsw2112
10-06-10, 12:02 PM
Interesting, I've only had this problem on DBSTalk, so I'm not sure what's up then... Using IE8.
MysteryMan
10-06-10, 12:05 PM
I've lost count how many times I've hit that ad here on DBSTalk.
ladannen
10-06-10, 04:38 PM
I got that ad yesterday while at work using IE8.
Never got it at home using Firefox.
dennisj00
10-06-10, 05:12 PM
Here's a screenshot, the url was above. . .23605