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    ads on this site?

    what is up with the ads on this site??  every 2 seconds i get a system doctor pop-up which takes me to their website.  is this on mydeathspace or spyware on my computer? (more likely to be mydeathspace as it only does it on this site).

    any ideas?

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    Re: ads on this site?

    http://mydeathspace.com/smf/index.php?topic=4884.0




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    Re: ads on this site?

    Stop visiting porn sites and you won't have a problem.

    5,000+ other members don't have a problem with the Ads.


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    Re: ads on this site?

    Visit the link above - it was happening to me too.  I think it has to do with a cookie that downloads from somewhere and pops up when you come to MDS - tracker cookie.

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    Re: ads on this site?

    [quote author=Olivia link=topic=5145.msg204297#msg204297 date=1172632671]
    Visit the link above - it was happening to me too.  I think it has to do with a cookie that downloads from somewhere and pops up when you come to MDS - tracker cookie.
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    Nonsense!  I need to track what you guys are up to when not on MDS. haha 

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    Re: ads on this site?

    And WTF is with all of the spammer trolls posting in the forum lately?

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    Re: ads on this site?

    [quote author=mydeathspace link=topic=5145.msg204394#msg204394 date=1172636124]
    Nonsense!  I need to track what you guys are up to when not on MDS. haha 
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    I'm serious Mike!  It only ever happens when I come to MDS - no other websites.  J's solution fixed it for now.  And it happened at both work and home and I definitely don't do porn at work!

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    Re: ads on this site?

    [quote author=Olivia link=topic=5145.msg204524#msg204524 date=1172640371]
    I'm serious Mike!  It only ever happens when I come to MDS - no other websites.  J's solution fixed it for now.  And it happened at both work and home and I definitely don't do porn at work!
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    Sorry, I have no idea.

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    Re: ads on this site?

    All good it's fixed now anyways. J said it might have been attached to one of the ads here I think.

    I thought I was going to end up on this site as a murderer though when it wouldn't stop popping up.

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    Re: ads on this site?

    was it that phone popup from the bottom of the screen?
    and when you pressed close it would open back up about 20 times?

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    Re: ads on this site?

    There were two - error safe and system doctor.  If you google them online, they are notorious spyware.  It keeps trying to get you to download some stupid program and keeps popping up. 

    WinFixer, WinAntiVirus, ErrorSafe, SystemDoctor and DriveCleaner are identical or similar computer programs available for Microsoft Windows that claim to repair computer system problems. They are forcibly installed on the victim's computer by the SysProtect vector. They display false information with regards to a user's computer, thereby confusing said user into believing their PC is infected with viruses, spyware and/or other forms of malware. The adverts pop up a display with notifications to convince the user that something may be amiss with the computer, or run a fake diagnostic. The program repeatedly prompts the user to purchase a licensed copy of the program.

    Due to these problems, WinFixer and its sister applications are generally considered scareware spyware. Indeed, their misleading popups and forced downloads mirror the infection strategies of many spyware programs. Computers infected with this trojan also exhibit sluggish performance

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinFixer

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    Re: ads on this site?

    I admit it... my pop ups come from teh porn sites! All of my POP UP'S...


    Yes yes I know...

    :hitwitrock:
    Boring game.

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    Re: ads on this site?

    I am not going to bitch about ads on a free site. I see no pop up ads by the way so also think you have been pornized. I use IE6 on XP Pro.

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    Re: ads on this site?

    The people having problems with popups is due to spyware being installed on their system.

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    Re: ads on this site?

    [quote author=DEADZONECARTMAN link=topic=5145.msg204950#msg204950 date=1172679173]
    I admit it... my pop ups come from teh porn sites! All of my POP UP'S...


    Yes yes I know...

    :hitwitrock:
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    Yours too?

    Huh, I thought I was the only one.

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    Re: ads on this site?

    [quote author=Royal Pain link=topic=5145.msg208035#msg208035 date=1172788594]
    Yours too?

    Huh, I thought I was the only one.
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    We are what people would call honest Royal...
    Boring game.

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