Ack - redirected ads and pop ads taking over browser

Kaky · 07-13-2008, 05:25 PM

I can't seem to browse this site without getting redirected over and over and over and over. Its a miracle I managed to find the Help forum so I could ask for help.

I'm logged in and yet I'm redirected to an advertiser. It says I'll be redirected in 10 seconds. I wait and I'm never returned to the original page but to a few pages back.

When I try to go to the next page I'm redirected again.

If I close the advertiser, I get a gajillion ads popping up at me.

This is FORT with over-taking ads? How many must I endure each session? So far (with a few pages of browsing) I've seen at least 20 of them.

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waywyrd · 07-13-2008, 05:44 PM

I've had the same problem the last two days, and I have a good pop-up blocker. I was thrown to some other site (don't remember what it was) and had to close the browser to get out, it wouldn't let me return. That's only happened twice. Then AVG started freaking out, giving me Trojan warnings.

I use IE, if that helps.

**Mantenna** · 07-13-2008, 05:50 PM

How very strange! I have a pop-up blocker, use Firefox as my browser, and have not had any problems. We'll have to investigate this.

AshleyPSU · 07-13-2008, 06:17 PM

I haven't logged into the site for a day or so and I just logged on a bit ago and it took me to another site and said I would be redirected in 10 seconds. So, it happened to me too.

**Mariner** · 07-13-2008, 06:21 PM

It happened to me earlier today too.

lildago · 07-13-2008, 06:41 PM

Manny, count yourself lucky. I'm using Firefox and have the same issues as everyone else. It's a BIG pain!

gabriel · 07-13-2008, 06:47 PM

I just had an ad for something pop up I just waited and ended up back at forums home.

Katydyd · 07-13-2008, 06:57 PM

It's been happening like crazy on my MAC! It's seems to be OK if I'm actually posting or IMing, but if I'm just trying to look through threads,it's really bad! Glad I caught this so I know it's not just me.

Kaky · 07-13-2008, 07:27 PM

I'm on a Mac too. Took me 10 tries to read this thread.

Its horrible. I have to log out of here....and will try in a few days. The frustrating part is that the ad on the other website where it redirects me claims it will return me. It might return me (might not) but it never brings me to the page where I was last. It brings me to the forum index or another forum but never the thread that I was on and trying to read.

I hope it can be fixed.

dagwood · 07-13-2008, 07:32 PM

It happened to me a couple of weeks ago. The hijack site would return me but then I would flip back to another site. It was annoying.

07-13-2008, 05:25 PM	#1
Kaky Owned by a Wiener Dog Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas! Posts: 407	Ack - redirected ads and pop ads taking over browser I can't seem to browse this site without getting redirected over and over and over and over. Its a miracle I managed to find the Help forum so I could ask for help. I'm logged in and yet I'm redirected to an advertiser. It says I'll be redirected in 10 seconds. I wait and I'm never returned to the original page but to a few pages back. When I try to go to the next page I'm redirected again. If I close the advertiser, I get a gajillion ads popping up at me. This is FORT with over-taking ads? How many must I endure each session? So far (with a few pages of browsing) I've seen at least 20 of them. __________________ Fabulous Fifty Want to be green?? Join the Premium Member FORT team. Click for more info!

07-13-2008, 05:44 PM	#2
waywyrd Voodoo chile Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 9,327	Re: Ack - redirected ads and pop ads taking over browser I've had the same problem the last two days, and I have a good pop-up blocker. I was thrown to some other site (don't remember what it was) and had to close the browser to get out, it wouldn't let me return. That's only happened twice. Then AVG started freaking out, giving me Trojan warnings. I use IE, if that helps. __________________ When someone shows you who they really are, believe them the first time.

07-13-2008, 05:50 PM	#3
Mantenna Hardcore Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: In Dreams Age: 22 Posts: 8,483 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Ack - redirected ads and pop ads taking over browser How very strange! I have a pop-up blocker, use Firefox as my browser, and have not had any problems. We'll have to investigate this.

07-13-2008, 06:17 PM	#4
AshleyPSU Penn State Forever Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central PA Age: 25 Posts: 3,766	Re: Ack - redirected ads and pop ads taking over browser I haven't logged into the site for a day or so and I just logged on a bit ago and it took me to another site and said I would be redirected in 10 seconds. So, it happened to me too. __________________ "...and just like that, I lost my head." - Carrie, SATC

07-13-2008, 06:21 PM	#5
Mariner Reliving The Trials Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Where the Sonics Should Stay Posts: 15,194	Re: Ack - redirected ads and pop ads taking over browser It happened to me earlier today too. __________________ "I miss Darva Conger." - Phonegrrrl

07-13-2008, 06:41 PM	#6
lildago You ain't seen crazy yet Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 9,370	Re: Ack - redirected ads and pop ads taking over browser Manny, count yourself lucky. I'm using Firefox and have the same issues as everyone else. It's a BIG pain! __________________ The end is nothing; the road is all. ~Willa Cather

07-13-2008, 06:47 PM	#7
gabriel Still thinking of Zac Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Milwaukee WI Age: 50 Posts: 6,651	Re: Ack - redirected ads and pop ads taking over browser I just had an ad for something pop up I just waited and ended up back at forums home.

07-13-2008, 06:57 PM	#8
Katydyd DreamTeam Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waiting for the polls to open Posts: 892 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Ack - redirected ads and pop ads taking over browser It's been happening like crazy on my MAC! It's seems to be OK if I'm actually posting or IMing, but if I'm just trying to look through threads,it's really bad! Glad I caught this so I know it's not just me. __________________ "With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world." Desiderata

07-13-2008, 07:27 PM	#9
Kaky Owned by a Wiener Dog Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas! Posts: 407	Re: Ack - redirected ads and pop ads taking over browser I'm on a Mac too. Took me 10 tries to read this thread. Its horrible. I have to log out of here....and will try in a few days. The frustrating part is that the ad on the other website where it redirects me claims it will return me. It might return me (might not) but it never brings me to the page where I was last. It brings me to the forum index or another forum but never the thread that I was on and trying to read. I hope it can be fixed. __________________ Fabulous Fifty Want to be green?? Join the Premium Member FORT team. Click for more info!

07-13-2008, 07:32 PM	#10
dagwood Someday we'll find it Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rainbow Connection Age: 37 Posts: 14,866	Re: Ack - redirected ads and pop ads taking over browser It happened to me a couple of weeks ago. The hijack site would return me but then I would flip back to another site. It was annoying. __________________ The lovers, the dreamers and me