Anyone else seeing big overlay ads on all the pages here?

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08 Nov 2013, 2:22 pm

The ads, for different products/groups each time, fill the screen from left to right, and have a large black circle with a white X in the middle. I think I've seen them on one other site I've visited recently, but not on any others. Don't know if I've gotten some type of virus on my tablet, or if it's something everyone's getting.

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08 Nov 2013, 2:29 pm

I wouldn't know. I have an adblocker, but this post should belong in Random or Technology.

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08 Nov 2013, 3:27 pm

Tablet and mobile adverts have been getting absolutely ridiculous lately, so I wouldn't be surprised if this was a normal advert.

I sometimes get huge advertising banners at the bottom of the screen here. My advice? Block them. I don't like to think that I'm taking revenue away from sites, but when advertising is this intrusive, I don't feel that I should have to tolerate it.

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08 Nov 2013, 3:56 pm

i get these too (as i type this it has actually BLOCKED the text so i couldn't see what i was typing). i use myPad

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08 Nov 2013, 4:20 pm

On my phone I see the banner ads. I hate it. I should really get an adblocker on my phone.

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08 Nov 2013, 4:27 pm

I haven't seen ads in 5 years

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08 Nov 2013, 5:05 pm

Sounds like a mobile problem.

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11 Nov 2013, 11:48 pm

Thanks guys. Was afraid something was wrong.

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12 Nov 2013, 5:15 am

Yeah I get them too. Just annoying banner ads from phones and tablets. Hail the modern world lol

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12 Nov 2013, 5:22 am

Adverts? I've heard people say there are adverts on this site, not that I see any myself. (Adblocker plus and NoScript).

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12 Nov 2013, 5:40 am

No ads for me, just using Firefox 25 on a PC.

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12 Nov 2013, 9:10 am

I have Adblocker, but the actual picture ads on WP were OK, except they were pictures of disgusting stuff what put me off my food.

I do have Adblocker but it's still useless because I keep getting blank ads coming up. So I don't know what the good of having Adblocker is if you still keep on getting blank ads come up, you might as well have the ads! Funnily enough it only seems to do this on WP, not on any of the other websites I go on. Well, Youtube has blank ads too what make the page keep jumping down. Stupid ads.

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12 Nov 2013, 10:16 am

Joe90 wrote:

I have Adblocker, but the actual picture ads on WP were OK, except they were pictures of disgusting stuff what put me off my food.

I do have Adblocker but it's still useless because I keep getting blank ads coming up. So I don't know what the good of having Adblocker is if you still keep on getting blank ads come up, you might as well have the ads! Funnily enough it only seems to do this on WP, not on any of the other websites I go on. Well, Youtube has blank ads too what make the page keep jumping down. Stupid ads.

That isn't supposed to happen. I don't see any ads or blank ads. I suspect your browser / add-ons are still not working properly after your last computer virus infection. It is one thing getting rid of nasties on your computer and another thing to repair / fix any problems those viruses caused to your existing software and its settings / configuration.

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