# Popup ads on SDMB?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popup-ads-on-sdmb/664732>\
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**Created:** [July 28, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popup-ads-on-sdmb/664732 "2013-07-28T12:17:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popup-ads-on-sdmb/664732/1 "2013-07-28T12:17:54Z")

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Why am I getting an ad at the top of the page saying “DO YOU OWE BACK TAXES?” etc. I only get it here, and the small print says “Not affiliated with [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com)”.

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popup-ads-on-sdmb/664732/2 "2013-07-28T16:38:12Z")

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Malware maybe? I’m not seeing any ads—but then, I don’t owe any back taxes.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popup-ads-on-sdmb/664732/3 "2013-07-28T16:51:02Z")

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> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#):
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> Malware maybe? I’m not seeing any ads—but then, I don’t owe any back taxes.

Unlike the guy who got the Ransomware screen on his computer and turned himself in to the police because he actually did have kiddy porn. :smack:

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popup-ads-on-sdmb/664732/4 "2013-07-29T23:40:52Z")

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Ok, had to uninstall my browser and download a new copy, but for now anyway I’m clean.