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Annoying Repeated Pop-Up Ads
01-11-2018, 12:20 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: The Bay Area
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Annoying Repeated Pop-Up Ads
Is anyone else getting continued ‘Google’ popup ads (mid-screen, unclosable) while on E-R.org?
Note to Admin: Pls fix this ASAP if it’s originating on the site. 
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01-11-2018, 12:23 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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No.
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01-11-2018, 12:27 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Beaverton
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Download Ad Blocker. It's awesome
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01-11-2018, 12:29 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Texas: No Country for Old Men
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Not seeing them on my Windows desktop or android phone.
Try logging out and clearing your cookies.
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Numbers is hard
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01-11-2018, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Bernalillo, NM
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no. Maybe you could try an anti-virus program?
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01-11-2018, 12:40 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 3,508
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by Huston55
Is anyone else getting continued ‘Google’ popup ads (mid-screen, unclosable) while on E-R.org?
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No.
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01-11-2018, 12:48 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 40,714
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No pop-ups here on my Windows desktop, iPad or iPhone.
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01-11-2018, 01:02 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 10,125
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None here on my desktop using Google Chrome.
I should note that I have been getting "Google" ads elsewhere on my phone which you can't exit from. When you look at the URL, they aren't from Google.
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01-11-2018, 01:08 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bir48die
Download Ad Blocker. It's awesome
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Also turn on the popup blocker in your browser.
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I thought growing old would take longer.
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01-11-2018, 01:10 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 9,358
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I had something similar happen. I picked up some adware while switching over antivirus programs. My Chrome browser was infected even though I was using Firefox when I would see the ads. I had to uninstall Chrome, run Malewarebytes Adwcleaner, check for clean scan, then re-install Chrome, recheck for clean scan. Without uninstalling Chrome, the adware hid in there somehow and would reappear even after Adwcleaner tried to delete it.
Only Adwcleaner found the culprit. The regular Malewarebytes and Avast scans came up clean. I don't think using a pop-up blocker it the long term fix for this kind of issue because you probably want to get rid of the adware off your PC, not just not see the pop-ups.
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01-11-2018, 01:38 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: West of the Mississippi
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Nope. No such problems here.
You might be the victim of malware that is hijacking your browser. Time to run the appropriate malware detection software.
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The worst decisions are usually made in times of anger and impatience.
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01-11-2018, 02:29 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Indialantic FL
Posts: 1,330
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I am getting them on an Amazon Fire.
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Thx for all the replies...
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01-11-2018, 02:43 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: The Bay Area
Posts: 2,736
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Thx for all the replies...
This is the message I sent in response to E-R.org tech help:
It (popup) no longer appears. However, I’m having trouble with E-R.org threads loading; they load part way (progress bar in Safari), then just hang there; happens with multiple threads on E-R.org; doesn’t happen on other websites. I’m using a relatively new iPad Pro with plenty of free storage & a good network connection. Cleared all cookies, selected pop-up blocker, removed E-R.org “favorite” link & replaced it, and signed out/back in to E-R.org.
I’ll wait to see if they can help me.
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You may be whatever you resolve to be.
100% x 10% > 10% x 100%
Small pensions & SS cover essentials
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01-12-2018, 02:08 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: The Bay Area
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In case you’re wondering...
...seems to be working fine now, after doing things above. Thx for all the suggestions.
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11-03-2022, 07:47 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2017
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Just need to add this to my subscribed threads so I can reread it while I am working on my laptop later. My old laptop fell apart, my son bought me new one which I am now using, and I am being bombarded by ads which I believe are (literally) raising my blood pressure (as they are getting me upset).
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