More ad issues.

[Special Agent Sigvan]

Random websites are advertising themselves under things, like the post new thread thing on this forum.

Can anyone tell me how to remove this?

Edited September 19, 2014 by Special Agent Sigvan

[Vanamonde]

Moved to Kerbal Network (though I'm afraid I don't have a specific answer for you myself).

[Vaporo]

Have you downloaded anything recently? As in, right before this started.

You might want to check the plugins/ addons settings in your browser and see if there is anything that looks suspicious. (once something similar to what you are describing happened to me. A plugin that I did not intentionally install kept attaching advertisements to random pieces of text. It called itself something to do with free games, and when I removed it, the ads stopped.)

[Special Agent Sigvan]

Have you downloaded anything recently? As in, right before this started.

You might want to check the plugins/ addons settings in your browser and see if there is anything that looks suspicious. (once something similar to what you are describing happened to me. A plugin that I did not intentionally install kept attaching advertisements to random pieces of text. It called itself something to do with free games, and when I removed it, the ads stopped.)

No, none that I remember.

Most of them have stopped, except the ones here (Which are just little lines of text, that aren't changing anything).

I think I need to pay the $$$ to get Norton Internet Security for the sake of having it.

Hell, paranoia got the best of me and I have the toolbar running now, though it doesn't seem to stop crap (Not causing the issue though, because I've had this for the entire year and had no problems).

[Wanderfound]

BTW: I didn't manage to catch a screenshot, but I got one of those "ad pretending to be a Facebook notification alert" jobbies yesterday.

[vexx32]

Might be worth installing AdBlock Plus, or something similar -- it's a browser extension, if you don't already have it. If that doesn't solve it, I'd recommend download a free copy of MalwareBytes Anti-Malware and running a scan to get rid of any malware that may have gotten onto your machine.

[Special Agent Sigvan]

Might be worth installing AdBlock Plus, or something similar -- it's a browser extension, if you don't already have it. If that doesn't solve it, I'd recommend download a free copy of MalwareBytes Anti-Malware and running a scan to get rid of any malware that may have gotten onto your machine.

I already have adblock, which is why these being around is concerning.

I'll probably get my Anti-Virus back up and running, just so I don't have to worry about this anymore.

[Special Agent Sigvan]

Solution:

Adblock has a block element for such things. I blocked them and it fixed the issue.

[KasperVld]

If anyone encounters this I'd really like to see a screenshot

[Red Iron Crown]

BTW: I didn't manage to catch a screenshot, but I got one of those "ad pretending to be a Facebook notification alert" jobbies yesterday.

I think I just got the text only version of that one:

Scammy looking.

[longbyte1]

Solution:

Adblock has a block element for such things. I blocked them and it fixed the issue.

What was the filter/blacklist entry that it generated? Does Adblock show that it blocked an element using that entry in every site you go to?

[Special Agent Sigvan]

What was the filter/blacklist entry that it generated? Does Adblock show that it blocked an element using that entry in every site you go to?

It didn't block everything, but it blocks it permanently whenever I return to the website. Like here.

Some exceptions, but one entry was: www.giantbomb.com##.yazmpa_txt_content

On Giantbomb

[Special Agent Sigvan]

kerbal.curseforge.com##.yazmpa_txt_content

This is one on Curse Forge