# So the SDMB has added contextual in-text ads now? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 2, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-has-added-contextual-in-text-ads-now/633468 "2012-09-02T18:54:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-has-added-contextual-in-text-ads-now/633468/21 "2012-09-04T01:10:15Z")
Yes, it is correct that you should have assumed the addware you were getting from the things you were downloading was behind your problems and not a message board that you’re protected from by the AdBlock you just admitted to using. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-has-added-contextual-in-text-ads-now/633468/22 "2012-09-04T01:13:56Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Yes, it is correct that you should have assumed the addware you were getting from the things you were downloading was behind your problems and not a message board that you’re protected from by the AdBlock you just admitted to using. Again, that program had a download date from three or four weeks ago on it and the contextual ads started showing up _yesterday_. Given the evidence I had, I made a guess. It was wrong, but it wasn’t so insane that it should amuse you. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-has-added-contextual-in-text-ads-now/633468/23 "2012-09-04T01:37:55Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > I ran Malwarebytes, SpyBot, SuperAntiSpyware, and AVG. None of them reported finding Yontoo/EasyInline. > > I also checked Firefox, IE, and Chrome. The inline ads only appeared in Firefox. > > But turning off the 1 Click Downloader (which came with some program I downloaded a few weeks ago) got it. It’s weird that it just started showing up yesterday though. Ok, lesson learned. It’s not weird that it started showing up yesterday: the bad guys were trying to cover their tracks. Malware isn’t written by amateurs anymore: I understand that some of this stuff contains high quality social and software engineering. _Caveat User_. Hey (to the best of your knowledge) at least you are not infected by [ZeuS](http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/07/eu-to-banks-assume-all-pcs-are-infected/). ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-has-added-contextual-in-text-ads-now/633468/24 "2012-09-04T01:54:12Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Again, that program had a download date from three or four weeks ago on it and the contextual ads started showing up _yesterday_. Them malware dudes sure are devious, eh? All they have to do to throw you off the scent is wait a few weeks to activate the payload. > [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > But turning off the 1 Click Downloader (which came with some program I downloaded a few weeks ago) got it. You don’t say how you “turned it off,” but you might want to do more than that. Malware like that doesn’t go gently into the night without a protest, and may require some remedial efforts to completely remove. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-has-added-contextual-in-text-ads-now/633468/25 "2012-09-04T02:20:04Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > I ran Malwarebytes, SpyBot, SuperAntiSpyware, and AVG. None of them reported finding Yontoo/EasyInline. > > I also checked Firefox, IE, and Chrome. The inline ads only appeared in Firefox. > > But turning off the 1 Click Downloader (which came with some program I downloaded a few weeks ago) got it. It’s weird that it just started showing up yesterday though. Free anti-virus programs are worth _twice_ what you pay for them. ---
**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-has-added-contextual-in-text-ads-now/633468/26 "2012-09-04T11:04:33Z")
Use Web Of Trust ([https://www.mywot.com](https://www.mywot.com)) as another in your arsenal of tools to determine whether something on the web is safe for you to view. It’s not foolproof as it’s crowd-sourced, but it’s valuable nonetheless. The website associated with the problematic software in this case is marked as disreputable. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-sdmb-has-added-contextual-in-text-ads-now/633468.md?page=1)