dirty ads

panther · 20-12-2006, 19:39

now i dont know if this is a adware problem or its on everyones but when i go on certain web sites i get these ads appearing for adult friend finder .com

its on this web sit .... http://www.tickerfactry.com/ezticer/...r.phpstart=100

are you seeing it too it showing topless women and its the sort of thing i dont want my kids to see
HOW DO I GET RID???

shillelagh · 20-12-2006, 20:19

nope it aint showing topless women - its asking me if i want to do an ovulation chart! The way it looks like that its on the website itself and you cant do anything about that except not use it.

WillowTheWhisp · 20-12-2006, 20:21

Are they pop up ads Panther? Have you got a pop up blocker?

Lolly · 20-12-2006, 23:08

No I don't get anything, but I have a Pop-Up Blocker, so I wouldn't. Although I do get told when its blocked one, and that message hasn't come up so, i'm presuming none have come up.

flashy · 20-12-2006, 23:10

panther have you been smelling petrol fumes again?

jedimaster · 20-12-2006, 23:56

not on mine either but i also have a popup blocker

Mick · 21-12-2006, 06:47

Sorry Panther but i have stopped your link working as there are children on this site and as you dont want your children seeing it we dont want the children on the site seeing it too .

entwisi · 21-12-2006, 08:19

There is a way to stop it. it depends on what browser you use as to the method though.

Firefox has an ad blocker, right click over teh image and select block images from .... option

Not sure about IE as I don't use it however there is another option involving the hosts file that works no matter what browser you use.

If you rightclick the image and select copy link location.

Paste it into notepad and note what the domain is (i.e. http://WWW.ACCRINGTONWEB.COM/forum its teh bit in capitals)

go into c:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc and open the file called "hosts" in notepad. it will look like this

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

On the line that says localhost, add a space at the end and then type the domain that you got from the image, save the file and exit

panther · 21-12-2006, 18:38

SORTED!!

put windows defender on and that phishing thingy on and there nothing like it now, i do have a popup blocker with google but that dont work half the time! does anyone recommend a good blocker??

panther · 21-12-2006, 18:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by entwisi

There is a way to stop it. it depends on what browser you use as to the method though.

Firefox has an ad blocker, right click over teh image and select block images from .... option

Not sure about IE as I don't use it however there is another option involving the hosts file that works no matter what browser you use.

If you rightclick the image and select copy link location.

Paste it into notepad and note what the domain is (i.e. http://WWW.ACCRINGTONWEB.COM/forum its teh bit in capitals)

go into c:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc and open the file called "hosts" in notepad. it will look like this

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

On the line that says localhost, add a space at the end and then type the domain that you got from the image, save the file and exit

cheers

entwisi

Wynonie Harris · 23-12-2006, 23:26

Topless women? Where? Damn! Why do I miss everything?

mushroom42 · 26-12-2006, 03:01

Hi, Panther, you could try changing browsers. I use Mozilla Firefox, and have no problems with pop-ups. You can download it from http://mozilla.com/en-US/ its a freebie.
I have been using it for about 4 months, and its great, beats hell out of Internet Explorer. Click on Download Firefox Free, follow the instructions. I would not go back to IE now. Hope this helps, regards, Nigel.

panther · 30-12-2006, 19:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by mushroom42

Hi, Panther, you could try changing browsers. I use Mozilla Firefox, and have no problems with pop-ups. You can download it from http://mozilla.com/en-US/ its a freebie.
I have been using it for about 4 months, and its great, beats hell out of Internet Explorer. Click on Download Firefox Free, follow the instructions. I would not go back to IE now. Hope this helps, regards, Nigel.

thanks mushroom, the problem i had as gone now, but ill keep the address incase it comes up again

cheers

SamF · 07-01-2007, 23:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by panther

thanks mushroom, the problem i had as gone now, but ill keep the address incase it comes up again

cheers

You might want to give it a try anyway, firefox is faster, more secure and has various great add-ons if you wish to customise it.

entwisi · 08-01-2007, 07:44

Don't forget there are other options as well. you need to try a few and see which ones suits how your brain is wired. Opera is my main browser and I use a lightweight one called Dillo from time to time