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01-02-2019, 11:36 AM

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Had like 10 of these today. Progress on fixing this Has been zero. Literally this is the only site where I have this problem. Good luck.

01-03-2019, 11:18 AM

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St. Jude Donor '13

(See post #54)
The popups made my iPhone unusable only on CF for weeks, then they stopped about two weeks ago.
Today, they are back.
It appears that IB is not winning this battle.

01-03-2019, 12:40 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gearhead Jim

(See post #54)
The popups made my iPhone unusable only on CF for weeks, then they stopped about two weeks ago.
Today, they are back.
It appears that IB is not winning this battle.

It is not an IB vs. Bad Ads but instead a large scale issue online:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads...-user.2100369/

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/04...-scam-malware/

Note there has been a few cases where users have claimed it appeared to be due to an application installed. That certainly is another possibility.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8219535

Notice the references above show the very same top of pop-up as reported here but outside of CorvetteForum.

Internet Brands is continuing to find and remove the source of the issue for sites within their network.

01-07-2019, 10:01 AM

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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'11

My problems with CF stopped about a week ago. Thanks for continuing to chase this, JT.

I still have problems with at least one other site - it is not an IB site nor is it a forum. Just a normal local news site that uses an ad-serving service to pay the bills.

01-08-2019, 12:14 PM

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Was gone for awhile but is now back for me.

https://giftcenterecuador.world/e6e3...0108171112240#

01-08-2019, 02:28 PM

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I must be the luckiest person in the world with all of rewards I've won.

01-21-2019, 09:45 AM

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2024 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Modified

2024 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2023 C7 of the Year Winner - Modified

It’s back! Just started this morning with a slight twist. Instead of opening in the existing window causing me to have to close that window and open another to return, it now opens a new window. At least it’s easier to recover!

01-21-2019, 02:05 PM

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St. Jude Donor '13

Back again for me, too.

If no one can find a permanent fix instead of this repeated "works today, hacked tomorrow", I'll just have to give up on CF with any Apple device.

01-21-2019, 02:45 PM

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IB Jason

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Thanks for letting us know. I've sent this information to our ad team to investigate further. Unfortunately, these ads often turn into a game of whack-a-mole all around the web (not just on CorvetteForum), but we're doing what we can to remove them as quickly as possible.

02-17-2019, 09:58 PM

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There are back, went awhile without the pop ups but back again tonight.

https://bestgiftgirl.world/0e317dc5c...2180252203413#

02-19-2019, 06:56 PM

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Thanks for letting us know, Tom. Did you only it see that one time over the weekend, or has the issue continued into this week?

03-25-2019, 01:39 PM

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It’s back, got this, and then again when trying to make this post.

https://weeklyad.world/ce3854f254a25...3251733535817#

03-25-2019, 03:00 PM

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Thanks for the screenshot, and sorry the issue is back again. I've alerted our ad team and they're working on some adjustments with our partners.

03-28-2019, 11:15 AM

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Again this morning,
https://moneysavingexpertbestsavings...3281512512236#

04-01-2019, 02:14 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom73

Again this morning,
https://moneysavingexpertbestsavings...3281512512236#

Thanks. Did the redirects continue over the weekend, or have they since subsided at all?

04-02-2019, 08:48 AM

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Looking good now, no issues since the 28th.

04-02-2019, 12:53 PM

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Looking good now, no issues since the 28th.

Great, glad to hear that! Thanks for letting me know.

04-06-2019, 07:11 PM

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Back again today: https://attractionsinseattle.world/8...4062308201321#

04-08-2019, 01:46 PM

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Sorry this keeps happening. The sources of these redirects jump around, which makes it a bit like a game of whack-a-mole at times. That said, I've passed along your newest URL and screenshot to our ad team and they're working to block this latest source and any similar ones.