# Why is the Tapatalk forced pop-up not treated with the same ferocity as other advertising malware? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 4, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tapatalk-forced-pop-up-not-treated-with-the-same-ferocity-as-other-advertising-malware/703667 "2014-11-04T20:38:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tapatalk-forced-pop-up-not-treated-with-the-same-ferocity-as-other-advertising-malware/703667/10 "2014-11-06T21:19:17Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I have requested that Tapatalk be looked at and updated if possible, with the hope that in so doing we can better control what Tapatalk sends out to people, especially those who are never going to use the app. Please note that simply updating Tapatalk is _not_ enough, you have to also remove the script call to tapatalkdetect.js in your style sheet. It’s easy to do, especially you guys only have the one style, but it requires admin access. My earlier post on this: > [@Tapatalk nagging on mobile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-nagging-on-mobile/698822/7): > > No, this is coming from the SDMB. Earlier versions of Tapatalk automatically inserted a call to a Javascript function in your style sheet that pops up that window. It only gets called when it detects you’re on a mobile device and not logged in, I believe. > > The remedy is to update Tapatalk to the latest version and then remove that old line from the default style (just search in templates for tapatalkdetect.js in the AdminCP). I believe the new version still has some sort of “hey, do you want to use Tapatalk??” message, but I think it’s easier to disable / ignore. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-tapatalk-forced-pop-up-not-treated-with-the-same-ferocity-as-other-advertising-malware/703667)._