# ad attacks **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 23, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-attacks/766662 "2016-09-23T18:19:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-attacks/766662/1 "2016-09-23T18:19:07Z")
[moderator note - links spoilered to prevent accidental clicking - DO NOT CLICK THESE LINKS!!!] this ad page : [link spoilered - do not click on this link] [http://adexc.net/networking/data.php?ad\_spv=919&ref=13&pub\_sd=1287847-4280705214-0&6&prod=9&ad\_unit\_id=2&creative\_id=2&sid=6&t=1457603843840&rh=9&utm\_source=5=referral&adserver=adsrv1&aff=0706&referal=17470355531474653424](http://adexc.net/networking/data.php?ad_spv=919&ref=13&pub_sd=1287847-4280705214-0&6&prod=9&ad_unit_id=2&creative_id=2&sid=6&t=1457603843840&rh=9&utm_source=5=referral&adserver=adsrv1&aff=0706&referal=17470355531474653424) tried to load this : [link spoilered - do not click on this link] [http://finishedupdate.upgradenotesoft4evernew.online/?pcl=38zEsAfDHW1ntMKMilt8fiEPn6uI473tFo2mGDlddRQ.&cid=17470355531474653424&pubid=1287847-4280705214-0&v\_id=B10uFsx2VhAKriZpv4stmrnSYNMJh4Na6RJIY8N-e2g](http://finishedupdate.upgradenotesoft4evernew.online/?pcl=38zEsAfDHW1ntMKMilt8fiEPn6uI473tFo2mGDlddRQ.&cid=17470355531474653424&pubid=1287847-4280705214-0&v_id=B10uFsx2VhAKriZpv4stmrnSYNMJh4Na6RJIY8N-e2g). The first tried ot load attack fake flash update 2 and the second tried to load fake flash update 4 … just thought ya needed to know ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-attacks/766662/2 "2016-09-23T20:01:20Z")
It’s best practice to make links like those unclickable. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-attacks/766662/3 "2016-09-23T20:06:07Z")
Nm. Accidentally clicked Submit. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-attacks/766662/4 "2016-09-23T20:12:37Z")
Thanks for letting us know. I’m leaving the links clickable for now until the folks in charge of the ads get a chance to see what they are. DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINKS. I’ll remove the links once the ad folks see where it’s coming from. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-attacks/766662/5 "2016-09-26T00:27:59Z")
welcome funny thing is I didn’t click on them … I left the comp for a sec and came back and they were trying to load … ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-attacks/766662/6 "2016-09-26T01:08:32Z")
I get 'em too. (Using Firefox. And they have the FF logo so they look “official”.)