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Discussion in 'Off-Topic Members Lounge' started by shrtrnd, Nov 26, 2012.

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  1. Nov 26, 2012 #1
    shrtrnd

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    Is it my computer not blocking spam, or are we now infiltrated by Google?
     
  2. Nov 26, 2012 #2
    KJ6EAD

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    I'm using an android phone and see no ads. Maybe it's a browser dependent situation.
     
  3. Nov 26, 2012 #3
    shrtrnd

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    OK, I'll check into this.
    All of the sudden, I'm getting Google ads for electronic distributors up the ying-yang.
    They show-up in between most every post I read now.
    Thanks for the report.
     
  4. Nov 26, 2012 #4
    donkey

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    I had this issue too for a while. since the reinstall on my compno issues. the worst part was certain words had "links" in them. they took me to some very unsavoury sites.
     
  5. Nov 26, 2012 #5
    Ian

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    There shouldn't be any advertising on the site for members - I've checked the coding and everything looks ok at this end. It may be worth running a malware scan to double check for an infection. I know that some malware apps can inject advertising in to pages.
     
  6. Nov 26, 2012 #6
    shrtrnd

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    Thanks, will do.
    Glad to know it's my computer, and not something that happened to the site.
     
  7. Nov 26, 2012 #7
    CocaCola

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    Do a scan with http://www.malwarebytes.org/ and see if you have a browser hijacker...

    Next dump your cookies for this site and log back in afterwards you might have a corrupt cookie that is confusing the forum and making it think you are a guest...
     
  8. Nov 27, 2012 #8
    GreenGiant

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    I had this issue for like a day, only on my work computer (I use Chrome on there and FF at home) but once I restarted my computer it fixed it, not sure if it was cookies or what, I know my work has a weird cookie policy set up on the laptops
     
  9. Nov 27, 2012 #9
    shrtrnd

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    Hmmm, didn't get a chance to do anything. Like GreenGiant, went home and had
    no problems on home computer, only had the problem on the work computer.
    Came in today, and the 'Ads By Google' problem is gone. Looks like some kind of
    intermittent issue with commercial company software that occasionally doesn't block
    things like that Google Ad problem.
    Thanks for all the advice, good to know if I encounter this at home.
     
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