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Mfreddy

Posted on 06/09/2015 5:29:28 PM PDT by mfreddy

Is it just me, or are others dealing with pop up ads that make it impossible to navigate the page? I thought this was the purpose of the quarterly fundraiser, to make these ads not necessary.


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KEYWORDS: idiot; malware; virus
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1 posted on 06/09/2015 5:29:28 PM PDT by mfreddy
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I don’t see any.


2 posted on 06/09/2015 5:30:16 PM PDT by samtheman
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Your ads aren’t coming from FR.


3 posted on 06/09/2015 5:30:42 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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I’m not getting any pop-up ads???


4 posted on 06/09/2015 5:30:54 PM PDT by doc1019 (Blue lives matter)
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I don’t see any in IE or Firefox must be something else going on in your device


5 posted on 06/09/2015 5:31:40 PM PDT by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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It’s you. I’ve never gotten a pop up on this site in well over 10 years.


6 posted on 06/09/2015 5:31:50 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
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Free Republic does not have pop up ads.

If you’re seeing them, you’re infected with malicious advertising software that has hijacked your browser.


7 posted on 06/09/2015 5:31:54 PM PDT by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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Are you logged in?


8 posted on 06/09/2015 5:32:15 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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I'm not seeing any popup ads. Using Safari 8.06 with Adblock Plus
Several shown as blocked, though, when Forum page opens
9 posted on 06/09/2015 5:33:11 PM PDT by doc11355
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You are experiencing a browser plugin issue or other sort of browser hijack. You may want to run some adware and virus scans.

Alternatively, you may try using another browser.


10 posted on 06/09/2015 5:33:23 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Funny how Hollywood's 'No Nukes' crowd has been silent during Obama's Iranian nuclear negotiations.)
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You may have a virus that hijacked your DNS or web browser...


11 posted on 06/09/2015 5:33:54 PM PDT by bigtoona (tr)
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To: mfreddy; Crazieman

What Crazieman said. There are no ads on FR, popup or otherwise, except for the Freepathon posts.

Your PC is infected with malware that is popping up ads over anything you browse. Time to do a virus scan.


12 posted on 06/09/2015 5:33:59 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Download, install and run malwarebytes from their website. See if that doesn't clear it up.
13 posted on 06/09/2015 5:34:05 PM PDT by Abby4116
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I’m not getting any ads! I use Ad Blocker Plus, but it shows no ads here at all. Get everything Google and Gmail off your computer. Use Ixquick for searches. Google is a spy agency!


14 posted on 06/09/2015 5:34:08 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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Is it just me

Yes

15 posted on 06/09/2015 5:34:20 PM PDT by TomServo
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Why do you immediately assume the problem is FR and not on your end?


16 posted on 06/09/2015 5:34:21 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
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FR does not use popup advertisements of any sort. I'm guessing malware here, possibly a browser redirector or something of the like. THESE GUYS might be able to tell you if that's the case.
17 posted on 06/09/2015 5:34:22 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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Sorry, those were mine. Can you forward them to me please?


18 posted on 06/09/2015 5:34:27 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx


19 posted on 06/09/2015 5:35:13 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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Go here.

https://www.avast.com/en-us/index

Avast. The world’s #1 antivirus.


20 posted on 06/09/2015 5:35:18 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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