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Mastrap · May 8, 2008, 09:03 AM

PerformanceOptimizer

This has been happening when viewing the photo critique thread in Firefox. Window closes, alert box opens telling me that my PC is infected/needs repair etc. Hitting cancel brings up the above page.

Please stop these morons. Thanks.

Rumor · May 8, 2008, 04:23 PM

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10

analogue SPRINKLES · May 9, 2008, 10:28 AM

This is ridiculous. These nasty pop-ups have been hitting me now for 2 days in Safari. I am going to stop coming here until they fix it as it keeps messing things up.

turtle777 · May 9, 2008, 11:06 PM

I haven't seen any. Only in Canada ?

-t

Chuckit · May 10, 2008, 11:05 AM

I haven't gotten hit by one either, even mashing reload on the photo critique thread.

analogue SPRINKLES · May 10, 2008, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

I haven't gotten hit by one either, even mashing reload on the photo critique thread.

I just got 2 in a row visiting the lounge just now. It actually takes you away from MacNN and loads 3 popups screens, resizes your window and when you close it it does it again.

This is extremely annoying that it happens on MacNN as this doesn't' happen to me anywhere else on the net and 2 days later nobody seems to be doing much about it.

C.A.T.S. CEO · May 10, 2008, 02:39 PM

I haven't noticed it at all, but then again I'm using ad blockers on all of my browsers.

Originally Posted by Rumor

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10

Old version, use Adblock Plus or SafariBlock if you use Safari.

But these are only temporary solutions. MacNN needs to fix this problem quick.

ghporter · May 10, 2008, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO

MacNN needs to fix this problem quick.

Correction: Our ADVERTISERS have to correct this quick. We have this in our sights, but we sell that ad space and it's up to the people who fill that space to not be jerks. Like they are with this crap. Consider this issue "in work." Hopefully that will mean that we'll have the stuff corrected shortly.

If anyone gets this particular annoyance again, please provide what link you clicked on and the time of day (give it to us in GMT/London time if possible, with reference to your local time zone otherwise), so we can figure out which particular ad placer is placing the annoying and out-of-context ad.

analogue SPRINKLES · May 12, 2008, 02:29 PM

I just had it happen to me AGAIN about 20 min ago.

turtle777 · May 12, 2008, 02:34 PM

Seriously, I think those ads might not be rotated in the US.

Only Mastrap and SWG reported those, but nobody with a confirmed US location

-t

Jim Paradise · 07:19 AM

Edit.

Dakar the Fourth · May 12, 2008, 04:35 PM

And so chips in another Canadien.

I think turtle is onto something.

Doc Juansinn · May 12, 2008, 05:12 PM

Another MacNNer in Canada getting zapped. This has happened on just about every visit to MacNN over the past several days.

Haven't bothered to log times until today. 2:06 p.m. Pacific Time. Main page of forums. Hadn't even clicked on anything yet.

Spliff · May 12, 2008, 06:10 PM

Just happened to me when I tried to enter the Lounge. I didn't click any ads or other links.

I'm also in Canada.

turtle777 · May 12, 2008, 07:50 PM

The Intarweb God must hate ya'll

-t

Doc Juansinn · May 13, 2008, 06:16 PM

And another hijack. 3:06 p.m. Pacific Time. Had just clicked on the link to the lounge.

Any updates on finding the offending advertiser?

ghporter · May 13, 2008, 06:28 PM

Dr., where are you physically? In Canada too? This may actually be a serious issue, and we need to know if Canadian users are getting this, but not others.

turtle777 · May 13, 2008, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by ghporter

Dr., where are you physically? In Canada too? This may actually be a serious issue, and we need to know if Canadian users are getting this, but not others.

According to his location, he is in "A crappy place in Canada".

I'd think that qualifies as Canada

-t

ghporter · May 13, 2008, 07:03 PM

Yes, I got that much, but not where in Canada. I'd also like all the other Canadians to tell us where they are, because it might be regional rather than national. I just wasn't as lucid as I should have been when I replied to Dr Wahnsinn's post.

Doc Juansinn · May 13, 2008, 07:39 PM

Thanks GH. I'm in Maple Ridge, B.C. ISP is Shaw.

I could also add that that last one I reported was severe enough that I had to quit Firefox to get out of the loop before I could continue browsing MacNN.

Hope this helps.

turtle777 · May 13, 2008, 07:55 PM

Seems like ALL over Canada, BC and Ontario is hardly the same region.

-t

Spliff · May 14, 2008, 03:34 PM

I'm in Vancouver, BC.

analogue SPRINKLES · May 16, 2008, 04:13 PM

I just got hit with it AGAIN at 4:12 EST when hitting the lounge.