| Official site 20:03 - Dec 28 with 727 views | Leadbelly |
Every time I visit the official site I am plagued by pop-ups or worse. This week it seems my mobile device has won an unlikely number of prizes from Tesco. Last. week it was a young lady pleasuring herself vigorously to advertise a website where, it was claimed, I'd be amazed by the number of local women who had signed up to said website in order to have sex immediately.
On the basis this problem occurs only when I access the official site I wonder if anyone else has experienced it? |  |
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| Official site on 20:09 - Dec 28 with 726 views | thrillseeker |
I visit the Official site quite frequently but never experience a problem with advert pop ups. | | | |
| Official site on 20:21 - Dec 28 with 716 views | Daniel |
I had the same problem Lead when I visited it on my mobile recently. Dodgy advertising. |  | | |
| Official site on 20:22 - Dec 28 with 713 views | Fruitbat |
| Official site on 20:21 - Dec 28 by Daniel |
I had the same problem Lead when I visited it on my mobile recently. Dodgy advertising. |
Yeah, ditto that. |  | | |
| Official site on 21:30 - Dec 28 with 699 views | noah4x4 |
The U's site is the worst culprit, but I was being plagued as described on multiple sites, notably the gazette. Accidently brush a finger over any advert and one might end up on some salubrious website.
I understand the issue is that legitimate sites are handing over control of advertising space to say Google (who pay them). Google then sell this space to advertisers, some that start with an apparently legitimate offer, but click on that and you might end up anywhere. Then 'cookies' open up more unwelcome doors. Mobile phones now need antivirus and malware protection just as much as computers. |  | | |
| Official site on 07:25 - Dec 29 with 665 views | Leadbelly |
I'm aware of the danger of opening ads once on a website but the problem occurs as i try to access the site rather than once I'm on there. I shall be emailing the club today as I'm completely pissed off with the situation. | |
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| Official site on 11:25 - Dec 29 with 638 views | wessex_exile |
| Official site on 07:25 - Dec 29 by Leadbelly |
I'm aware of the danger of opening ads once on a website but the problem occurs as i try to access the site rather than once I'm on there. I shall be emailing the club today as I'm completely pissed off with the situation. |
F'cking hate popups and other such unwanted interweb intrusions, but as it happens I don't think I've ever had that problem with the official site (PC or mobile)? |  |
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| Official site on 13:02 - Dec 29 with 640 views | noah4x4 |
Leadbelly, try this (may be similar on Android);
If on an I-Phone with a Safari browser; try <settings><safari> then <clear history/cookies>; then try these additional settings; <block pop-ups> + <block cookies>. I have also added Norton Mobile Security as an extra future layer of protection.
This does seems to cure the Col Utd and Gazette problem. But then I found I could not access The U'Sual until I changed second setting to <allow cookies from visited sites>. Hence you only gather crap and cookies from sites physically visited. The problem might come back if you innocently visit an "advert" (so easy with temperamental touch screens); but repeat the clear history to reset etc. and this seems to fix it. [Post edited 29 Dec 2015 13:18]
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| Official site on 13:19 - Dec 29 with 634 views | Barsidepete |
I clear my cache and remove history and cookies at least once a day. I've literally not done one virus scan on my MacBook Pro in nearly a decade.
I only check email on my iPhone, then immediately do a clear cookies, whatever, on it.
Haven't been on the OMB in about 3-4 years because of trolls who wanted to take the piss. This is the only ColU site I'm on.
The writing is very good. |  |
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| Official site on 14:17 - Dec 29 with 621 views | Leadbelly |
Matt Hudson confirms the football league is aware of the problem and is taking action. Caused by a third party advertiser. | |
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| Official site on 20:04 - Dec 29 with 603 views | noah4x4 |
| Official site on 14:17 - Dec 29 by Leadbelly |
Matt Hudson confirms the football league is aware of the problem and is taking action. Caused by a third party advertiser. |
Even if the FA fix this local issue another rogue advert or app will soon appear. But if you follow the steps described it will resolve the problem immediately.
It never struck me before to periodically clear 'history' & 'cookies' etc on a mobile phone or take similar precautions to those I routinely take on my PC, but with hindsight it is totally logical.
Today I read issue 464 of 'Computer Active' (December 2015). It describes how Android and Ios Apps, also Microsoft, Google and others are now infiltrating both PC's and Phones with intrusive functions and how some rogue applications and advertisers are then exploiting this. Windows 10 "updates" are becoming seriously intrusive unless managed. It is well worth a read of this magazine special issue. I have since tightened up everything on both my phone & PC to allow only crucial security updates etc (instructions in magazine). | | | |
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