# Redirecting Ads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redirecting-ads/740458>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 14, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redirecting-ads/740458 "2015-12-14T22:13:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redirecting-ads/740458/1 "2015-12-14T22:13:14Z")

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I’ve been getting redirecting ads from a website ([go.goadvs.com](http://go.goadvs.com)) every time I load a page here. I’m on my Android phone if it makes a difference.

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**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:** [December 14, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redirecting-ads/740458/2 "2015-12-14T22:18:31Z")

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By “redirecting ad” do you mean an ad that takes you off of the SDMB and takes you to the ad page?

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**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redirecting-ads/740458/3 "2015-12-14T23:17:12Z")

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It will redirect me to a new offsite webpage stating that it will send me back to my previous page in 10 seconds, or click here to visit the advertisers page.

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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redirecting-ads/740458/4 "2015-12-14T23:22:19Z")

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Just checked the trackers, etc in Ghostry and that site isn’t shown, so it’s probably related to your phone.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redirecting-ads/740458/5 "2015-12-15T02:28:44Z")

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Virus - [https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-go-goadvs-com/](https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-go-goadvs-com/)

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**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redirecting-ads/740458/6 "2015-12-15T04:40:58Z")

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Ah. That is what I get for letting my son play with my phone all day.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redirecting-ads/740458/7 "2015-12-16T17:02:36Z")

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> [@RetroVertigo](#):
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> Ah. That is what I get for letting my son play with my phone all day.

I bought a friend’s one year old a $15 “iPhone”. It does pretty much all a one-year old needs to do on a phone; swipes left, makes noises, etc. Just a thought.

[Here it is!](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HLAN5GS?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00)