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11-19-2017, 10:36 AM
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4 Rivet Member 
1986 34.5' Airstream 345
Londonderry
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 287
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Anoying popup!
I frequently get a popup from this site. It seems to popup when
I move my mouse in a certain way. If I do nothing too long it
pops up. It hits me about every 5 to 10 seconds. I always
say "No Thanks" but it keeps coming back.
Am I doomed to say "Yes" and do whatever it wants. Is there
anyway out?
This is what it looks like;
Pete.
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11-19-2017, 11:53 AM
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Rivet Master 
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,278
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Never click on a blind pop up. It lets them know you are getting them and verifies your IP. Get a good antivirus/pop up program and make sure it is regularly updated.
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MICHAEL
Do you know what a learning experience is? A learning experience is one of those things that says "You know that thing that you just did? Don't do that."
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11-19-2017, 12:42 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1986 34.5' Airstream 345
Londonderry
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 287
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I think that this is good advice for popup's.
'A learning experience is one of those things that says "You know that thing that you just did? Don't do that."'
Pete.
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11-19-2017, 03:15 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
2017 27' Flying Cloud
Ocala
, Florida
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 72
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I had a pop up once for 12 years !! It was a Coleman 
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11-19-2017, 06:42 PM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,695
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Find and install, "Spybot", and "Malwarebytes".
There are free versions, and they are very good at finding nasty things hiding in your computer!
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My name is Steve.... and I am an Alumaholic!
Working in my Garage is like playing TETRIS with Tools!
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11-21-2017, 08:31 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1986 34.5' Airstream 345
Londonderry
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 287
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Today that annoying popup went away! It was there yesterday.
I did not do anything on my part. It is possible that Firefox changed
something behind my back. I think that this web site fixed whatever
problem that caused the popup.
Anyway, I am happy now.
Pete.
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11-21-2017, 09:51 AM
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Rivet Master 
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Tampa
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 7,656
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Another free service is "Adblock Plus".
It's added to your browser as an extension.
I get almost no popups.
Some websites ask that I turn it off to view, but I don't.
Right now, I see it's blocking 19 elements.
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11-21-2017, 11:15 AM
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Rivet Master
1984 34.5' Airstream 345
Foothill Ranch
, California
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,695
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Good Tip MollysDad.
Im all over that!
I would still run the two programs I suggested, cos I bet there are nasties lurking!
While anyone else is in there, let me repost that Chrome and Firefox have a extension that bypasses the Photobucket picture block, so you see the old thread with all the pictures again!
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My name is Steve.... and I am an Alumaholic!
Working in my Garage is like playing TETRIS with Tools!
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11-21-2017, 11:58 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2016 28' Flying Cloud
Brandenburg
, Kentucky
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 275
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Switch to an Apple Mac computer and you won't be spending your time running a bunch of apps to stop these assaults on your computer. Got that pop-up once and never again...
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11-21-2017, 12:47 PM
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Rivet Master
1983 34' Excella
1967 24' Tradewind
Little Rock
, Arkansas
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 3,825
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mollysdad
Another free service is "Adblock Plus".
It's added to your browser as an extension.
I get almost no popups.
Some websites ask that I turn it off to view, but I don't.
Right now, I see it's blocking 19 elements.
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Another vote for Adblock Plus. I'm showing that it's blocking 21 elements for me just now. It really improves web browsing, especially here on Air Forums.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsunami-v2
Switch to an Apple Mac computer and you won't be spending your time running a bunch of apps to stop these assaults on your computer. Got that pop-up once and never again...
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Take with a grain of salt. I'm using a Mac and still (obviously) use Adblock Plus.
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11-21-2017, 01:29 PM
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Rivet Master
2000 25' Safari
Davidson County
, NC Highlands County, FL
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,493
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I also use Adblock plus.
There is a separate download for each browser you are using.
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Alan
2014 Silverado LTZ 1500 Crew Cab 5.3L maximum trailering package
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03-12-2018, 10:28 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
1976 25' Caravanner
Kent
, Washington
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 121
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Never seen as many redirects, popups and adds as this website has. Absolutely horrible to navigate. Impossible to log on at work because of the sheer number of redirects the website gets flagged by our virus protection.
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03-12-2018, 10:38 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 18,089
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tsunami-v2
Switch to an Apple Mac computer and you won't be spending your time running a bunch of apps to stop these assaults on your computer. Got that pop-up once and never again...
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Yes.
Maggie
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03-12-2018, 11:25 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2014 28' International
Blacksburg
, Virginia
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 308
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popups & redirects
I agree, the redirects are annoying.
Air345fly the popup probably went away because it left a 'Beep' on your computer. Clear the cache and cookies when you close your browser, it will help with keeping you from being tracked. ( the popup may show backup)
Try the browser 'Brave' . I don't see that popup with Brave. I see it with Firefox. Use 'Brave' and that way you don't 'have' to download all those third party apps, unless you want to. 'Brave' fights the adware stuff pretty good.
I use Adblock on 'Opera' and Firefox. I have been using Firefox less and less.
The thing about Brave, it uses a lot of resources on your computer. It has some quirks, but its pretty close to Firefox. Hope taht helps
Have a good one !
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Ra & Chelle
For my next trick, I will use my new AS & Dodge Ram CTD to make this pile of money disappear.
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05-06-2018, 09:06 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
League City
, Texas
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 6,139
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Is anyone else having trouble with audio break-through? All of a sudden your computer spits out a segment of televised audio and then cuts it off just as abruptly, because it shouldn't have been happening in the first place?
On Air Forums, this is often associated with a ticker at the bottom of the screen which says things like "Waiting for ads.adaptv.advertising.com...". Sometimes that thing also hangs the website.
I'm wondering if that ad blocker mentioned above would take care of this nonsense. I understand that Air Forums must advertise to generate sustaining revenue, but when those embedded ads start faulting left and right, it's as annoying as hell.
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05-06-2018, 09:09 AM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 17,523
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Nothing like that on Mac laptop running Firefox with all ad and pop-up blockers toggled on.
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05-09-2018, 09:25 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2015 30' FB FC Bunk
Point Pleasant
, New Jersey
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 36
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I had a problem with Colton RV popping up on my IPad for a long-time.
Even made a post about it. And then a lot of comments were made and then the thread magically disappeared.
Coincidentally the pop ups stopped as well. Same IPad.
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05-11-2018, 10:48 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2007 23' Safari SE
Annandale
, New Jersey
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 448
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Ex-Apple guy here, tired of paying through the nose for perceived quality. Only hardware problems I ever had were with my Apple products (all of them).
But they are packaged nicely.
Samsung laptop, faster and lighter than my Mac Book, with a good dose of McAfee has the same impact that my Mac did. Never a pop-up.
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05-11-2018, 12:30 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 23' FB International
2007 19' International CCD
Steamboat Springs
, Colorado
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,020
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mollysdad
Another free service is "Adblock Plus".
It's added to your browser as an extension.
I get almost no popups.
Some websites ask that I turn it off to view, but I don't.
Right now, I see it's blocking 19 elements.
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This is a good suggestion. It has stopped the constant pop-ups I was seeing. I now only see one if I have not signed in. Sometimes I have seen up to 35 elements blocked on this site.
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05-12-2018, 11:27 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
League City
, Texas
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 6,139
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Are there any mods monitoring this thread? Should I start cursing and swearing to attract one, maybe?
FYI, the Adware is crashing the site again today. As I said previously, we all realize that the forum has to advertise to defray expenses. But the Adware routinely faults and takes down pages with it, and this should not be occurring (Chrome browser, desktop environment, MSFT OS).
What happens is that a series of ad hangs culminates in an overload. Here's a screengrab of a representative set of successive issues followed by the inevitable page crash.
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