Grr Site Getting Overtaken Again

[Prudie]

Ed I'm posting this in frustration as I don't think you will do anything about it but all evening I've had to shut down AB about 10 times because it gets overtaken with adobe flash update ads, flirchi, arrows., warnings about MS threats, more I can't remember. Surely you want this fixed for the benefit of users. What exactly is the problem?
Yes I've run a scan and antimalware with no threats. Still keeps happening - only on AB (heard that before?)

[mushroom25]

am i to understand, then, that the solution to this won't be the site administrators fixing this problem, but that it's my responsibility to find and use a browsing resource that filters the issue instead?

i use a company supplied resource for which i do not have administrator rights. it has internet explorer and no advert filter facility. i cannot change any of the default settings, and i cannot install any other browser, or any add-on utility.

is this the end of using this site, for people like me that cannot switch?

[viv41]

I think (hope) the Ed and his team will fix it tomorrow, if not, I'm off permanently. Only been on for a short time this morning and I'm sick of flirchi, Desktop and other sites telling me I've won things !!!

[Quizproquo]

Sadly, until the admin team do something radical, Adblock seems to be the only answer.
They are shooting themselves in the foot at the moment by allowing this to continue for so long.
I know adverts are the bread and butter of the site, but taking them down until a fix can be found is the only way to fix this before you lose all the customers, the people who see the ads.

[THECORBYLOON]

I know that the EDs had to do some work behind the scenes to get rid of a problem last week and it may be they will need to do the same thing for the latest. I installed an "unmentionable" and malwarebytes last week but that works only if I use wi-fi because it's the advanced version of the "unmentionable" I installed.

[Svejk]

I'm at a loss to understand why you don't switch to ABmobile.
I always use it. About once a week I have to reluctantly switch to Desktop to award best answers. And it's carp. ;-(

[Gromit]

AB accepts adverising from a variety of sources. There are 4 advertising spaces and I think 3 companies populating those spaces. In those spaces are a selection of different advertisers serving up different ads.
The space under Latest posts is Google Ads and is probably not the problem.

Either one (or more) of the advertisers is introducing a script which is intrusive and spoiling our enjoyment.

It might be that AB Admin do not know which one, or that there is no one looking after the site this weekend.

This has be going on a recurring for months. If the same ad company is responsible then AB should seriously think about not taking their money, because they are causing long to harm to the site.

[tamborine]

Get/borrow/steal an iphone & free yourself of pop ups

[Elina]

Because it's a boring format Svejk. I don't know what appears for you but I can't see the whole layout of the page, I need two pages open, the normal site page to see/read what's posted & the mobile site to answer as I can't answer on the normal page.

[Doosh]

Hey prudie, just got an infection warning from avast and flirchie keeps taking over this page,also got a white boxy saying something or other asking me do I want to stay or leave on page. Peace!

[HansUrbancka]

G'afternoon Prudie..... I am applauding your posting and hope that, upon the Ed's return from his weekend away from AB Towers, issues will be taken very seriously and appropriate action taken to resolve matters.

I am somewhat afraid to say too much because I am aware that, irrespective of one's technical knowledge (mine is very limited) it is best to try and avoid a nasal issue. In other words I wish to avoid getting up anybody's nose and end up as Expelled, Banned, User Inactive or Suspended.

Hans.

[THECORBYLOON]

I don't use the mobile version because I can see only the questions and not any of the categories

[ABSpareEditor]

Hello,
This is a problem with some dodgy ads which have been appearing. There is no need for you to do anything to your computer/tablet, it's not a virus or anything like that, and we have now fixed the problem.

[RATTER15]

Svejk, I also dont like AB mobile, used it a few times but didnt like it, I always use main site, no problem apart from this latest bug!

[jomifl]

I have adblocker and was surprised to find that some video streaming channel don't allow access if you use adblocker. Can't help thinking that I don't need them enough to be bullied into not using adblocker..so sodem.

[zebo]

"Recover webpage" an issue, only on AB.

[Elina]

Hi ed .. If things have been rectified, why can I not answer on the normal site format. When I try to post a reply on normal site, the minute I type one letter in the submit button disappears & a letter count starts instead? I'm only able to reply via the mobile format on my Kindle at the moment.

[ABSpareEditor]

Hi Elina, we're looking into this.