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Pop-up ads
Posted:
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:04 pm
by Thomas Altmann
To the administrators:
almost every time I enter the forum, I see pop-up ads, often when clicking "New Posts" or when leaving. This is for 3 or 5 days now. Purpose or virus? Or am I the only one seeing it?
Thomas
Re: Pop-up ads
Posted:
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:06 am
by Chtimulato
It could come from your browser settings.
I use Firefox with an ad-blocking plugin, called µBlock-Origin. You can install it via the menu "Tools" -> "Add ons". It works fine.
I don't know if there's something similar for Chrome. And I don't use Microsoft's browsers, Internet Explorer and Edge, so I can't tell either.
Re: Pop-up ads
Posted:
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:47 am
by Chtimulato
And there's also a "Reading mode" in Firefox, which allows you to avoid the ads. I just discovered it.
Purpose or virus?
It doesn't prevent you to launch a virus analysis though.
Re: Pop-up ads
Posted:
Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:39 pm
by Thomas Altmann
Thank you Chtimulato. Avira says my device is clean and safe. My suspicion was that the forum might have been infected.
I checked Firefox for ad blockers. They all claim to access my data and browser activity, including uBlock Origin. Which I don't want. You may say that it happens all the time, anyway. But at least I can deny my consent.
I know the text-only view, and I use it occasionally, but never with congaplace.
Nevertheless - thank you for your advice!
Thomas
Re: Pop-up ads
Posted:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:40 am
by Thomas Altmann
This is what I see, and I do not get it from any other site I visit, not even the European Finale Forum, which is also the phpBB type.
It doesn't inhibit the use of the forum, but it's annoying.
Thomas
Re: Pop-up ads
Posted:
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:19 am
by Chtimulato
And I guess you don't want to buy jewels from Wempe and don't need pocket money either...
Unless the forum admin(s) can do something, the only solution I know is an ad blocker, sorry...