# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/106 "2017-01-18T18:27:55Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > So I downloaded the Ghostery browser. Works great! No more ads, no more hijacks, no more malware. > > But no more revenue for overlords, either. This is worth updating, I think. I’ve been using Ghostery as my “SDMB browser” since I posted that, and I haven’t been hijacked once. The only problem is that it’s not good at resizing fonts when browsing threads. Still a good tradeoff and it means I can read the boards from my phone. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/107 "2017-01-19T20:46:38Z")
It just happened again 2 minutes ago. Does the Dope have any logs of what web sites you serve? ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/108 "2017-01-21T15:14:57Z")
I just got it using the Ghostery browser. I’m using a Nexus 5X, running Android 7.1.1 with the January 5th security update. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/109 "2017-01-21T15:18:19Z")
Here’s the URL of another sleezy ad: us.fwismtgo.pw/ymaxmqmy/jf63ilrjjgs778s.php? … [deleted remainder of link in post] ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/110 "2017-01-21T16:49:55Z")
**Gaffa** : That URL contains information about _you_. Stuff that you _really_ don’t want posted on the Internet. The site name is sufficient. ---
**Author:** ![SmokeTwibz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SmokeTwibz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmokeTwibz)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/111 "2017-03-24T11:38:57Z")
As soon as I go to the main SDMB forum page, a new browser window starts in the background. After reading any thread for a couple of minutes, the page auto-scrolls to the first advertisement on the page that is right above the thread’s first reply. As soon as I get back to the spot where I was at, the page with auto-scroll back to the advertisement above the first reply in the thread. Very frustrating. This happens when I’m signed in and when I’m not signed in. ---
**Author:** ![SmokeTwibz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SmokeTwibz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmokeTwibz)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/112 "2017-03-24T11:53:54Z")
Here’s a screen capture of the auto-scroll ad the browser defaults back to at about the same time I find my previous spot in the thread. [![](https://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p485/smoketwibz/autoscroll1_zps3fs5sjm8.jpg) ](https://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p485/smoketwibz/autoscroll1_zps3fs5sjm8.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/113 "2017-03-24T12:09:44Z")
Yep. I got that too … or something similar. Reading a thread and then some random audio from a hidden ad starts assaulting me. So … sorry SDMB advertisers, I’m officially ad-blocking everything now. Cooincidentally, this makes browsing shit like YouTube and [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) markedly better experiences as well. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/114 "2017-03-24T14:15:50Z")
Using Chrome ver.Version 56.0.2924.87, I am getting the fake CNN “smart pill” report as a pop-_over_ from [socialaffluent.com](http://socialaffluent.com) as I try to sign in. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/115 "2017-03-27T17:22:26Z")
The hijack ads were gone but I just got one today. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/116 "2017-03-27T17:32:57Z")
I use Safari Version 10.0.3 (10602.4.8.0.1)… your damn ads keep hijacking my browser as mentioned above…jeeze, WTF!! Haven’t we been here before? Seriously…WTF! ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/117 "2017-03-27T17:53:25Z")
Got one today too. Chrome on android. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/118 "2017-03-27T20:44:04Z")
And again a few seconds ago, on the pit thread on trump and the German invoice. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/119 "2017-03-27T22:09:05Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Got one today too. Chrome on android. I forgot to mention this point. I’m on chrome on android too when I get them. I don’t get the hijack ads on my laptop with chrome. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/121 "2017-04-14T06:44:41Z")
Reported ---
**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:** [May 2, 2017, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/122 "2017-05-02T06:05:38Z")
The board is unusable in iOS. Pop up banners with a too small “x”. Tapatalk solves this : it also kills any revenue from “normal” ads. You guys have nastier ads than most porn sites (and those at least are on topic). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/123 "2017-05-02T13:11:25Z")
> [@The\_Librarian](#): > > … > You guys have nastier ads than most porn sites (and those at least are on topic). > … Is this still true!? I’ve been avoiding opening the site in an unprotected browser for months. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/124 "2017-05-11T08:59:05Z")
Jesus Fucking Christ, please fucking stop it with the giant intrustive modal windows and constant redirects for “Ripple Pea Milk”. Just the notion of it is making me nauseous, and the clearly just-been-molested child in the add makes me concerned about being nabbed for having inadvertent child pornography. Also, the redirects to scam-ass sites demanding your password or telling you how your device has been hacked is essentialy perpetuating fraud. I swear this is worse than the cursor-over text adds from fifteen years ago. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/125 "2017-05-22T18:50:41Z")
“Trending Offers and Articles” and Taboola “You May Like” ads are appearing now when I open the SD. I use Google Chrome and haven’t had this problem before. How can I get rid of them? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426/126 "2017-05-25T14:56:18Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > “Trending Offers and Articles” and Taboola “You May Like” ads are appearing now when I open the SD. I use Google Chrome and haven’t had this problem before. How can I get rid of them? Since renewing my membership earlier this month, the number of PMs I can keep has shrunk from 500 to 250, and the number of PMs I can send at once has shrunk from 10 to 5. What happened? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ads-are-resuming-post-problem-reports-here/690426.md?page=7)