Advertisement when login to Driverheaven.net

FnF · Sep 24, 2005, 07:11 AM

When I login to Driverheaven.net, the page is refreshing, and goes to 1 advertisement, and I cant see anything anymore from the Driverheaven.net site, only the advertisement. I need to re-inlog to 10 times sometimes, before I get the good Driverheaven.net site

Isnt that a bit much?

Zardon · Sep 24, 2005, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FnF

When I login to Driverheaven.net, the page is refreshing, and goes to 1 advertisement, and I cant see anything anymore from the Driverheaven.net site, only the advertisement. I need to re-inlog to 10 times sometimes, before I get the good Driverheaven.net site

Isnt that a bit much?

It certainly is, however I need to see the ad you are getting so I can trace it to any rogue ad code as it could be spyware on your machine.

FnF · Sep 24, 2005, 09:03 AM

When I see the ad again, I will post a screenshot here. I checked everything with Spybot and MS AntiVirus and Hitman Pro, everything was clean. Browser is FF btw.

Huigie · Sep 24, 2005, 02:49 PM

<img>

http://ilead.itrack.it/clients/Nokia...teid=AdS355597

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Zardon · Sep 24, 2005, 03:26 PM

Thanks guys, ill look into it.

***craig5320*** · Sep 24, 2005, 04:33 PM

Can you take a shot of the ad in position, including the browser window etc.

At first look that ad isn't coming from us. That's an italian ad provider which we've never had any business from, and all our code has been check by me and is functioning correct.

If you could get that screenshot and if possible view the source of the page and post the html of the page. Thanks

***craig5320*** · Sep 24, 2005, 05:57 PM

Update: I have taken down code that runs our Pop-under ad, this is the ad that opens in a second window but does not steal focus from the site.

Report back if you no longer find the ad.

FnF · Sep 25, 2005, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Huigie

<img>

http://ilead.itrack.it/clients/Nokia...teid=AdS355597

<img>

Yes, this one is it

Quote:

Originally Posted by craig5320

Can you take a shot of the ad in position, including the browser window etc.

At first look that ad isn't coming from us. That's an italian ad provider which we've never had any business from, and all our code has been check by me and is functioning correct.

If you could get that screenshot and if possible view the source of the page and post the html of the page. Thanks

It is just simply on the left upper corner of the screen. The whole page is refreshing, and you only see this add in your screen (Go back doesnt work either!). So just open the ad in a new screen, and you should see the same as we do

Quote:

Originally Posted by craig5320

Update: I have taken down code that runs our Pop-under ad, this is the ad that opens in a second window but does not steal focus from the site.

Report back if you no longer find the ad.

Nice, lets hope it works fine now

Drakon · Sep 25, 2005, 12:18 PM

I seem to get an ad that pops up in another window. The page is blank, but there's an address on the top: http://secwave.vo.llnwd.net. The title says "Reunion"

Zardon · Sep 25, 2005, 12:40 PM

craig removed the popup last night so that isnt possible now.

Drakon · Sep 25, 2005, 01:41 PM

I dunno, Z. It just popped up this morning around the time I posted above. I'll double check to see if I have any spyware.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 25, 2005, 05:47 PM

Z it's coming from a rouge add, It seems to be the ad the larger
2nd from @ the bottom of the page one. I saw this a few times
I was going to say something about this yesterday but I wanted
to make sure I did not have spyware. Also to try to track it down.
When The pop showed up the advert at the bottom of the page was
blank. Makes me think it maybe the cause or have something to do
with the popup.. Check your Pms for two screen shots of the problem.
Thing shows up several times in a short period.

Edit:

Its still happening but this time all the add banners appeared correctly.

EDIT: this is after a routine format still getting them

FnF · Oct 1, 2005, 08:13 AM

I got the same stupid, annoying, ad today again:

When I press the previous button it is going back to my startpage, and I needed to refresh the page again

So it still hasnt been fixed yet.

UnIcOrN · Oct 1, 2005, 08:20 AM

Same here.. I saved the source of the site to my HD.. Should i post it to one of the moderators here?

Dark Lord · Oct 1, 2005, 08:33 AM

i just got some bastard popup from a winfixer.com i beleive it was. said something along the lines of let us check your computer for problems. when you click the X, it launched a full page ad for the same thing. close that up, and another mini one pops up again and the same thing happens again. after actually hitting Close this time it dissapered.

Chaos · Oct 1, 2005, 11:51 AM

I have also been getting an ad for "Winfixer" that requires multiple attempts to close, it was then detected by Spy Bot Search and Destroy

FnF · Oct 1, 2005, 12:01 PM

Well, I checked my system with Spybot (100% up-to-date) too, and it found nothing. So that Winfixer thingy might come from another site... But the problem is still that annoying ad that is forcing me to retyp Driverheaven.net (Sometimes even 10+ times

)

Matth · Oct 1, 2005, 03:07 PM

Tracking cookies are a privacy violation, nothing more.

As for the rest, I've already made my decision... Google toolbar and IE6 fight over who gets to block popups, and FALKAG (Falk Adsolution) earned themselves a "shoot on sight" on any of my systems, for their sh*tty behaviour on this and other sites (joining TRIBALFUSION and anything GATOR in my firewall's "banned sites" list).

... Makes note to click Gooogle ad, though THEIR privacy policies are highly suspect.

I never used to smash ads so ferociously, but the behaviour of most ad companies has now deteriorated to the level of alley cats, just like the number of junk phone calls means even a legitimate telesales operator is likely to get a gruff rejection - the bad ones are spoiling it for the few that are ok.

riles9262 · Oct 1, 2005, 07:23 PM

I get that reunion ad coming up while at work too (the one neon posted) but it comes up once every 30-60mins > at home with opera i haven't seen it, but here with ie it comes up all the time (on multiple comps too).

Lakevren · Oct 20, 2005, 10:24 PM

What's really annoying is that even when I close the Driverheaven.net window page, stupid things still popup. Now I don't mind ads, just as long it doesn't keep disrupting my work, which this does (hell, disrupts my gaming by minimizing my game). Only way to fix it is completely close the browser (in ie case, end process iexplorer.exe), then restart it again, and don't visit DH unless yer prepared for another popup. It never happens when I visit any other site, just as long I haven't opened DH for that session.

***craig5320*** · Oct 20, 2005, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lakevren

What's really annoying is that even when I close the Driverheaven.net window page, stupid things still popup. Now I don't mind ads, just as long it doesn't keep disrupting my work, which this does (hell, disrupts my gaming by minimizing my game). Only way to fix it is completely close the browser (in ie case, end process iexplorer.exe), then restart it again, and don't visit DH unless yer prepared for another popup. It never happens when I visit any other site, just as long I haven't opened DH for that session.

We only run one ad that operates in a seperate window. and that's the initial pop-under ad on the front page. It's designed to only run once a day if you have your cookies setup properly. and if you close the DH window it will be there underneath but I assure you it loaded when you first entered the site. DH does not run any other pop-ups. and our pop-under does not make anymore pop-ups occur.

Nforce2XP · Oct 21, 2005, 02:39 AM

This is weird , i`m having same problem described above, and sometimes an add that says if i want scan my computer for spywares and visus, and things like that.
and i don`t do anything just listening to music or chatting on msn messenger its comes back bothering me, and when i clo se it, another popup appears saying that there was a problem running a scrypt or something like that.

Nforce2XP · Oct 22, 2005, 12:54 AM

Ok this what i`m talking about, i went to the DH website and then clicked a link posted on the news section, and closed the browser to go read the other website and sudenly this thing appeard telling me thats there was an error with page or something.
ok check this OUT. http://img452.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dherror3bi.jpg

Mr cairo · Oct 22, 2005, 01:10 AM

are we ever going to sort out the Komplett advert ????

***craig5320*** · Oct 22, 2005, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cairo

are we ever going to sort out the Komplett advert ????

Yes, I'm in the process of converting all the themes over to vb3.5, and I will move the ad into the same possiton as is seen in BlueHeaven. It's a timely process and i'm currently juggling Uni, Work and my girlfriend. But I promise it will be sorted.

***craig5320*** · Oct 22, 2005, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nforce2XP

Ok this what i`m talking about, i went to the DH website and then clicked a link posted on the news section, and closed the browser to go read the other website and sudenly this thing appeard telling me thats there was an error with page or something.
ok check this OUT. http://img452.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dherror3bi.jpg

Ah.. what you're seeing there isn't a second pop-up advert from DH, but a script error generating by your browser. most likely either because the ad is running javascript and you're blocking it, or your having a problem with the javascript ran on the main page, which is working fine in my browser so the problem there could be your security settings on running java code.

Nforce2XP · Oct 22, 2005, 03:15 AM

ok i`m going to check my setting but i`m sure i have everything as default, but i will double check my friend , thanx for you patience

Mr cairo · Oct 22, 2005, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craig5320

Yes, I'm in the process of converting all the themes over to vb3.5, and I will move the ad into the same possiton as is seen in BlueHeaven. It's a timely process and i'm currently juggling Uni, Work and my girlfriend. But I promise it will be sorted.

sweet

Sep 24, 2005, 07:11 AM	#1
FnF DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 615 Rep Power: 0	Advertisement when login to Driverheaven.net When I login to Driverheaven.net, the page is refreshing, and goes to 1 advertisement, and I cant see anything anymore from the Driverheaven.net site, only the advertisement. I need to re-inlog to 10 times sometimes, before I get the good Driverheaven.net site Isnt that a bit much? __________________ DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!

Sep 24, 2005, 09:03 AM	Thread Starter #3
FnF DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 615 Rep Power: 0	When I see the ad again, I will post a screenshot here. I checked everything with Spybot and MS AntiVirus and Hitman Pro, everything was clean. Browser is FF btw. __________________ DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!

Sep 24, 2005, 02:49 PM	#4
Huigie DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	<img> http://ilead.itrack.it/clients/Nokia...teid=AdS355597 <img> __________________ Specs Real men don't eat honey, real men chew bees. "Loesje"

Sep 24, 2005, 04:33 PM	#6
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,565 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	Can you take a shot of the ad in position, including the browser window etc. At first look that ad isn't coming from us. That's an italian ad provider which we've never had any business from, and all our code has been check by me and is functioning correct. If you could get that screenshot and if possible view the source of the page and post the html of the page. Thanks __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Sep 24, 2005, 05:57 PM	#7
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,565 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	Update: I have taken down code that runs our Pop-under ad, this is the ad that opens in a second window but does not steal focus from the site. Report back if you no longer find the ad. __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Sep 24, 2005, 03:26 PM	#5
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Thanks guys, ill look into it.

Sep 25, 2005, 12:18 PM	#9
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	I seem to get an ad that pops up in another window. The page is blank, but there's an address on the top: http://secwave.vo.llnwd.net. The title says "Reunion"

Sep 25, 2005, 12:40 PM	#10
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	craig removed the popup last night so that isnt possible now.

Sep 25, 2005, 01:41 PM	#11
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	I dunno, Z. It just popped up this morning around the time I posted above. I'll double check to see if I have any spyware.

Sep 25, 2005, 05:47 PM	#12
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	Z it's coming from a rouge add, It seems to be the ad the larger 2nd from @ the bottom of the page one. I saw this a few times I was going to say something about this yesterday but I wanted to make sure I did not have spyware. Also to try to track it down. When The pop showed up the advert at the bottom of the page was blank. Makes me think it maybe the cause or have something to do with the popup.. Check your Pms for two screen shots of the problem. Thing shows up several times in a short period. Edit: Its still happening but this time all the add banners appeared correctly. EDIT: this is after a routine format still getting them __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Oct 1, 2005 at 02:03 AM.

Oct 1, 2005, 08:13 AM	Thread Starter #13
FnF DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 615 Rep Power: 0	I got the same stupid, annoying, ad today again: When I press the previous button it is going back to my startpage, and I needed to refresh the page again So it still hasnt been fixed yet. __________________ DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!

Oct 1, 2005, 08:20 AM	#14
UnIcOrN HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 239 Rep Power: 0	Same here.. I saved the source of the site to my HD.. Should i post it to one of the moderators here? __________________ [COLOR=white][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/COLOR]

Oct 1, 2005, 08:33 AM	#15
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	i just got some bastard popup from a winfixer.com i beleive it was. said something along the lines of let us check your computer for problems. when you click the X, it launched a full page ad for the same thing. close that up, and another mini one pops up again and the same thing happens again. after actually hitting Close this time it dissapered. __________________

Oct 1, 2005, 11:51 AM	#16
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	I have also been getting an ad for "Winfixer" that requires multiple attempts to close, it was then detected by Spy Bot Search and Destroy __________________

Oct 1, 2005, 12:01 PM	Thread Starter #17
FnF DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 615 Rep Power: 0	Well, I checked my system with Spybot (100% up-to-date) too, and it found nothing. So that Winfixer thingy might come from another site... But the problem is still that annoying ad that is forcing me to retyp Driverheaven.net (Sometimes even 10+ times ) __________________ DH and ATI rock!!!!!!!!!!

Oct 1, 2005, 03:07 PM	#18
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Tracking cookies are a privacy violation, nothing more. As for the rest, I've already made my decision... Google toolbar and IE6 fight over who gets to block popups, and FALKAG (Falk Adsolution) earned themselves a "shoot on sight" on any of my systems, for their sh*tty behaviour on this and other sites (joining TRIBALFUSION and anything GATOR in my firewall's "banned sites" list). ... Makes note to click Gooogle ad, though THEIR privacy policies are highly suspect. I never used to smash ads so ferociously, but the behaviour of most ad companies has now deteriorated to the level of alley cats, just like the number of junk phone calls means even a legitimate telesales operator is likely to get a gruff rejection - the bad ones are spoiling it for the few that are ok.

Oct 1, 2005, 07:23 PM	#19
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	I get that reunion ad coming up while at work too (the one neon posted) but it comes up once every 30-60mins > at home with opera i haven't seen it, but here with ie it comes up all the time (on multiple comps too). __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Oct 20, 2005, 10:24 PM	#20
Lakevren MedicalEntropy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 294 Rep Power: 0	What's really annoying is that even when I close the Driverheaven.net window page, stupid things still popup. Now I don't mind ads, just as long it doesn't keep disrupting my work, which this does (hell, disrupts my gaming by minimizing my game). Only way to fix it is completely close the browser (in ie case, end process iexplorer.exe), then restart it again, and don't visit DH unless yer prepared for another popup. It never happens when I visit any other site, just as long I haven't opened DH for that session. __________________ [COLOR=darkorange][COLOR=SeaGreen]Opteron 170 @ 2500 MHZ (In Need of Better HSF)[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorange][COLOR=Yellow]DFI LanParty UT SLI-DR Expert[/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]HIS IceQ3 X1900XT @ 680/785 [COLOR=YellowGreen]Corsair XMS Pro DDR 400 1GB[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=royalblue]CoolerMaster WaveMaster Case[/COLOR]

Oct 21, 2005, 02:39 AM	#22
Nforce2XP DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los angeles Posts: 201 Rep Power: 0	This is weird , i`m having same problem described above, and sometimes an add that says if i want scan my computer for spywares and visus, and things like that. and i don`t do anything just listening to music or chatting on msn messenger its comes back bothering me, and when i clo se it, another popup appears saying that there was a problem running a scrypt or something like that. __________________ RES.T.A.R.S

Oct 22, 2005, 12:54 AM	#23
Nforce2XP DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los angeles Posts: 201 Rep Power: 0	Ok this what i`m talking about, i went to the DH website and then clicked a link posted on the news section, and closed the browser to go read the other website and sudenly this thing appeard telling me thats there was an error with page or something. ok check this OUT. http://img452.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dherror3bi.jpg __________________ RES.T.A.R.S

Oct 22, 2005, 01:10 AM	#24
Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,780 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	are we ever going to sort out the Komplett advert ???? __________________ *Please consider Sponsoring my wife for the race for life*

Oct 22, 2005, 03:15 AM	#27
Nforce2XP DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los angeles Posts: 201 Rep Power: 0	ok i`m going to check my setting but i`m sure i have everything as default, but i will double check my friend , thanx for you patience __________________ RES.T.A.R.S