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Old Aug 2, 2016 | 09:23 AM
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Default Persistant pop ups / android device

When using my S7 phone, the random add/pop up would take over the open window. It was an irritant, but closing the window and opening a new one would get rid of it. Yesterday, however, the pop ups would not stop.

I use Chrome. I also have Norton's installed. I figured I must have gotten some kind of malware, so I ran a scan and nothing was found. Downloaded a couple more anti-virus / malware tools to verify. Again, nothing found. It only happens at Corvette Forum. No other web sites.

Is there anything I can supply to help figure this out? I've been clearing the phone's history, but that does not appear to help.

The adds vary. But whenever I try to close the window or back out of it, I get the "Your Google device is infected" window, download this repair tool.....
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I am having the exact same issue.
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I think the first step is that we will need to see some screen captures that show the ad and issue.
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How would I do that with a smart phone?
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Figured it out. Swipe the screen with the edge of a hand.

Here is a few.













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For questions on using your device, I would check with the maker of the device (Samsung) and/or use Google to find the appropriate article.

Google shown me this link for S7 Screen capture:
http://www.androidcentral.com/how-ta...sung-galaxy-s7

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How would I do that with a smart phone?
Old Aug 2, 2016 | 03:33 PM
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I thought I'd try a different browser, so I downloaded Firefox. It took about three clicks on the forum and I got these pop-ups. I like a naked pretty girl as much ss anyone, but not a pop-up link to an adult site.......







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I came over here because I'm getting the exact same thing.

Using Chrome. I get the Walmart popup and the infected browser. Really freaking annoying and makes the site unusable on mobile. I can't get more than 3 clicks in. This is the only site it happens on.

Imagine one of the advertisers are pushing some kind of crap.
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Shoot, I might switch over to Firefox. At least I can get some good pictures, lol.
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Unfortunately including yourself in on the list without providing the screen captures as requested doesn't help. We need to see screen captures that show the specific ad(s) in the network.

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I came over here because I'm getting the exact same thing.

Using Chrome. I get the Walmart popup and the infected browser. Really freaking annoying and makes the site unusable on mobile. I can't get more than 3 clicks in. This is the only site it happens on.

Imagine one of the advertisers are pushing some kind of crap.
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JT you must have done something. I've been bouncing around the forum and have not seen one popup! And that's using Chrome.
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Here is 1 I got about 20 minutes ago. I was trying to get another one and I haven't received any. Hmmm.
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Originally Posted by 1K SPORT
Here is 1 I got about 20 minutes ago. I was trying to get another one and I haven't received any. Hmmm.
Just got the same one again. It was good most of the afternoon.
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Me too

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I guess we're getting what we're paying for...

Thanks IB
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Same symptoms here. Mobile android with chrome browser, frequent popups and redirects. Anti virus, malware scan on phone doesn't find anything. Only happens on corvette forum. Google search tends to suggests this might be a hijack on the ad servers??


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Same here. Have a few Samsung devices and get the pop ups only here on the corvette forum aND its relentless. About a month ago, it went into hard core **** launched form this corvette forum site, every time I'd close it another opens. It would be nice to jump on the corvette forum while at the mall in public, but too risky with the corvette nasty pop ups using android. I even have a paid virus protection on my note 4 phone but it doesn't stop these nasty pop ups and run check is clear. Most of the time it's the Google and many others posted above.
getting to the point I may need to keep corvette forum viewing to window 7 only

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This issue is actually not confined to just CorvetteForum, even though CorvetteForum may be the only site you visit that you see this issue.

Unfortunately including yourself in on the list without providing the screen captures as requested doesn't help. We need to see screen captures that show the specific ad(s) in the network.

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Same here. Have a few Samsung devices and get the pop ups only here on the corvette forum aND its relentless. About a month ago, it went into hard core **** launched form this corvette forum site, every time I'd close it another opens. It would be nice to jump on the corvette forum while at the mall in public, but too risky with the corvette nasty pop ups using android. I even have a paid virus protection on my note 4 phone but it doesn't stop these nasty pop ups and run check is clear. Most of the time it's the Google and many others posted above.
getting to the point I may need to keep corvette forum viewing to window 7 only
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I don't do much surfing on my mobile device. But it has happened to me on FoxNews as well. Not as persistent as here though.

Why does this happen JT? Maybe if you could give us the pop-up for dummies version of what/why this occurs, others would be able to help stop it.
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Dang it.. Spoke too soon.




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