# SDMB ads are resuming - post problem reports here **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 9, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426 "2014-06-09T18:26:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![andrewm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@andrewm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewm)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/66 "2016-08-23T02:23:05Z")
I’m pretty sure you guys are technically defrauding all the other advertisers when you take their money for an impression that can never actually be seen by a user because it’s hidden behind the full-screen popup. ---
**Author:** ![SantaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@SantaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SantaMan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/67 "2016-08-24T22:46:32Z")
PC - Firefox - lots of javascript script stalls [vdn.vigilink.com/api/vglink.js21](http://vdn.vigilink.com/api/vglink.js21) ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/68 "2016-08-31T23:00:23Z")
Post problem reports here? Fine. Here you go. To whom do I send the .png images of screenshots of the two auto downloads that hit my computer and started to DO things as they opened? Here are the two addresses from the address bars. Oh, the second one is pretty long. Tough. It is pretty clear that the SDMB is no longer about Fighting Ignorance. It’s only about Ca$h for Click$. You may want to change the adorable catch-phrase up there at the top left in the banner. " Hacking into your OS since 2015 Because We Have To " is a bit more accurate. ## :mad: Address line #1- [http://amongstgamers.com/top-20-gaming-universities-2/?utm\_source=dvd&utm\_medium=traffic&utm\_content=305043528](http://amongstgamers.com/top-20-gaming-universities-2/?utm_source=dvd&utm_medium=traffic&utm_content=305043528) * * * Address line #2 - [http://a.aproductmsg.com/asw/pir/305/2612032/2/o.html?cdm=xads.zedo.com&a=2612032&x=3981&g=172&c1=305043528&c2=305043528&i=0&n=305&s=1&1=7&2=1&tg=1472683124&vr=2&m=102&w=37&os=9&p=8&h=3474157&f=3474159&b=14400&o=20&y=1758&v=1&t=i&u=XdRLruRSTKaTdSHKrz7@MQ\*\*~083116&z=0.05115699504079696&mb=141&dm=.zedo.com&pt=Advertisement&q=&sk=&l=&cd=&adm=c13.zedo.com&r=2&ldm=l1.zedo.com&exp=0&cm=&tt=0&wm=Transparent&dnt=1&tsad=0&p1=&p2=&p3=&p4=&p5=&ctg=zSample%3A58&prfl=&ct=0&awd=axp.zedo.com&cl4=true&ce=UTF-8&pu=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.straightdope.com%2Fsdmb%2Fforumdisplay.php&tz=-05\_00&rc=0&csv=1&atd=1&dtd=1&dct=2067&dmf=&dvm=&dsr=&djs=2063&dhs=2065&patt=2&ptg=1472683124072&zpu=boards.straightdope.com\_\_\_\_1\_&tpu=&osn=Mac+OS+X&osv=10.10&brn=Firefox&brv=48.0&pc=[{"n"%3A"FFad"%2C"v"%3A"0"%2C"e"%3A22876}%2C{"n"%3A"FFcat"%2C"v"%3A"305%2C43528%2C15"%2C"e"%3A22876}%2C{"n"%3A"FFMChanCap"%2C"v"%3A"5084220B305%2C43528%232612032|0%2C1%230%2C24"%2C"e"%3A2592000}%2C{"n"%3A"PI"%2C"v"%3A"h3474157Za2612032Zc305043528%2C305043528Zs1Zt6244Zm1358Zb14399"%2C"e"%3A30}]&dmn=c13.zedo.com](http://a.aproductmsg.com/asw/pir/305/2612032/2/o.html?cdm=xads.zedo.com&a=2612032&x=3981&g=172&c1=305043528&c2=305043528&i=0&n=305&s=1&1=7&2=1&tg=1472683124&vr=2&m=102&w=37&os=9&p=8&h=3474157&f=3474159&b=14400&o=20&y=1758&v=1&t=i&u=XdRLruRSTKaTdSHKrz7@MQ**~083116&z=0.05115699504079696&mb=141&dm=.zedo.com&pt=Advertisement&q=&sk=&l=&cd=&adm=c13.zedo.com&r=2&ldm=l1.zedo.com&exp=0&cm=&tt=0&wm=Transparent&dnt=1&tsad=0&p1=&p2=&p3=&p4=&p5=&ctg=zSample%3A58&prfl=&ct=0&awd=axp.zedo.com&cl4=true&ce=UTF-8&pu=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.straightdope.com%2Fsdmb%2Fforumdisplay.php&tz=-05_00&rc=0&csv=1&atd=1&dtd=1&dct=2067&dmf=&dvm=&dsr=&djs=2063&dhs=2065&patt=2&ptg=1472683124072&zpu=boards.straightdope.com ____ 1_&tpu=&osn=Mac+OS+X&osv=10.10&brn=Firefox&brv=48.0&pc=%5B%7B%22n%22%3A%22FFad%22%2C%22v%22%3A%220%22%2C%22e%22%3A22876%7D%2C%7B%22n%22%3A%22FFcat%22%2C%22v%22%3A%22305%2C43528%2C15%22%2C%22e%22%3A22876%7D%2C%7B%22n%22%3A%22FFMChanCap%22%2C%22v%22%3A%225084220B305%2C43528%232612032%7C0%2C1%230%2C24%22%2C%22e%22%3A2592000%7D%2C%7B%22n%22%3A%22PI%22%2C%22v%22%3A%22h3474157Za2612032Zc305043528%2C305043528Zs1Zt6244Zm1358Zb14399%22%2C%22e%22%3A30%7D%5D&dmn=c13.zedo.com) ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/69 "2016-09-28T20:44:41Z")
I keep getting a Pop up saying 'Script Error ’ then the screen goes blank , is anyone else having this happen ? This just started today. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/70 "2016-10-19T03:21:28Z")
Tonight I’m getting repeated warnings from McAfee: When we visited this site, we found it exhibited one or more risky behaviors. Is this happening to anyone else? Is there anything I need to do? I close the browser and come back and it happens again. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/71 "2016-10-28T00:43:29Z")
Just added Adblock Plus to my Opera browser (Win 10) - annoying docking ads are gone! Woo hoo!! Sorry, Ed, I do feel a bit guilty, but it was just too much to take. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/72 "2016-10-28T05:24:34Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Just added Adblock Plus to my Opera browser (Win 10) - annoying docking ads are gone! Woo hoo!! Sorry, Ed, I do feel a bit guilty, but it was just too much to take. Oops! I meant to post this in the “docking ads” thread. That’s what was “just too much to take.” Sorry! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/73 "2016-11-16T20:08:32Z")
Pop-up ads in iOS? You must be joking. Are you guys just looking for the point people are leaving? Look no further. ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/74 "2016-11-16T21:16:37Z")
It seems like I have just started seeing ads in the last few months, although the OP is from 2015. But since they have started appearing, the site is much slower and frequently crashes my browser (Firefox). Will buying a membership make these go away? If not, I don’t think I’ll be around here much anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/75 "2016-11-16T21:29:58Z")
OK, paid for subscription and I am blessedly adless. Best $15 I ever spent. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/76 "2016-11-16T22:40:07Z")
_one of us… one of us…_ ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/77 "2016-11-22T16:36:18Z")
I am getting popovers at the bottom of my screen that take up about 1/4 of the screen with no x to cancel them. Makes trying to read the forum very unpleasant. I use chrome. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/78 "2016-11-22T18:14:17Z")
> [@Mikemike2](#): > > I am getting popovers at the bottom of my screen that take up about 1/4 of the screen with no x to cancel them. Makes trying to read the forum very unpleasant. I use chrome. Those would be the docking ads. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=808451&highlight=docking](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=808451&highlight=docking) Very unpleasant. The official answer you’re going to get is to buy a membership. ---
**Author:** ![appleaday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@appleaday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleaday)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2016, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/79 "2016-11-23T09:38:42Z")
Just started today: page is often hijacked. Once it was a survey for Comcast, once an ad for McAfee, and there were about a half dozen others I failed to take note of. I can get rid of them by hitting the back button, but it’s a real nuisance. I’m using Safari. ---
**Author:** ![LunarPlexus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LunarPlexus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LunarPlexus)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/80 "2016-11-24T01:48:39Z")
Same here, with the added joy that every once in a while the hijacked to page decides to download a flash update for me. This is crap. ---
**Author:** ![KAndre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@KAndre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KAndre)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/81 "2016-11-28T19:34:47Z")
My pages are hijacked as well - one for a “windows optimizer”, one for a “call this number to unlock you PC” scam and one for Comcast. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/82 "2016-11-28T19:44:50Z")
> [@KAndre](#): > > My pages are hijacked as well - one for a “windows optimizer”, one for a “call this number to unlock you PC” scam and one for Comcast. Those are bad but you DO NOT want to involved with Comcast. Those are some _nasty_ MFs. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/83 "2016-11-30T16:35:17Z")
I had my adblock disabled for a bit and I got a couple page redirects, took me right out of the reply window. On Chrome. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/84 "2016-12-02T19:33:57Z")
On my Mac I frequently, while simply reading a thread, get redirected to [http://learn2upgrade.upgradeinstall24freshandalwaysfree](http://learn2upgrade.upgradeinstall24freshandalwaysfree). ---
**Author:** ![appleaday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/41988e/32.png) [@appleaday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleaday)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/85 "2016-12-03T00:14:25Z")
I keep getting hijacks, most recently while I was working on a post . This is really annoying. I can deal with the ads, but these hijacks are really too much. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426.md?page=5)