Tom
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Thanks Jackie.
FWIW - the Malwarebytes free version will only capture crap when it scans your system which must be manually called or scheduled, while Malwarebytes Premium ($$) will protect real-time plus scan. Both do a good job when scanning, but real-time makes it more effective.Tom said:malwarebytes is a good tool. They have a free version that will keep you safe. Please don't assume the spam is coming from this forum, because it's not.
Tom and Margi said:Times two for malwarebytes. Ned Rider originally recommended it years ago and said the free version was adequate and not to bother with the upgraded version.
Have been using ADBLOCK PLus for a couple of years and it seems to work well based on how many sites are telling me that I should disable it on their sites. Some even require it be disabled for them (which I do not do unless desperate to see something on their site) and others just request that it be disabled but do not make it mandatory. On the Forum this morning I see it is blocking 6 ads of some sort. It tells you how many in a little block next to their icon.Patnsuzanne said:UTTransplant: After some research, we?re trying an app called Adblock Plus. It?s free from the Apple App Store and is for mobile devices. We put it on our iPads to see how it works. So far, so good.
Since some report this only happens on this forum, I wonder if there is some way "they" could have attached something to the rvforum cookie. You might try deleting your rvforum cookie (or all cookies if need be) and see if the problem goes away.shorts said:I?m also getting the same amazon spam pop up on my iPad which is actually coming from a site called gift(something).top. I know it?s not the forums fault but I only get it while on this forum. It?s been for the last few days and usually 3-4 times while trying to read the forum. I have pop up blocking on and haven?t figured out how to stop it. It?s very annoying as you can?t get out of without completely closing the browser and then have to go back and try to find where you were in the forum. Maybe I?ll try the app that was mentioned. Glad to see I am not the only one having this problem.
Vicki
It's a free trial for the premium version. If you do not pay for premium at the end of the trial period, it will revert to the free version. Be aware, the free version does not provide real-time protection, although frequent manual scanning will still help.Bill N said:The only free version I am finding is a 14 day trial - is that what you are referring to?
I put the trial version in and it dectected over 500 problem files and I elected to quarantine all of those. So far I cannot see any change so I guess I did not mess up on doing this trial. No plans to purchase.
Bill
Tom said:Occasionally I'll inadvertently click on one of the ads above. This only happens if I browse/scroll on my Android tablet while laying in bed. It's what I call 'fat finger syndrome'. Which ad comes up up depends on which one I click on. If I click the last but one, the actual ad is served by Google, and what comes up is dependent on my prior browsing history (Google targets their ads to the individual). This happens to be a place-holder, inserted when we lose a sponsor/advertiser.
This behavior is not limited to this forum although, since I visit the forum more frequently than most sites, especially while laying in bed, it's to be expected that I'd experience it more often here. Some nights, I only visit this forum (checking on stuff), and that could erroneously lead me to believe "it only happens here".
FWIW I don't attempt to browse this or other sites on my phone, but I'd expect an even higher incidence of fat finger syndrome (because my fingers cover a larger percentage of screen area).
Ditto to above, delete cookies and history from app settings and see how it goes.Molaker said:.................... You might try deleting your rvforum cookie (or all cookies if need be) and see if the problem goes away.
I keep reporting them and it says "we will try not to show this ad again", next ad, same one!