TimberValleyRailway Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) I havent had this issue recently (yet). However the adverts I am getting next to the forum itself are nothing to do with railways or modelling. (adverts for temu and clickbaity articles mainly). Windows 11 & firefox Hope this helps Edited July 4 by TimberValleyRailway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 After a brief interlude when everything seemed fine, they're back. Same old screens but different web address. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mol_PMB Posted July 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4 I've been having real problems with this today. Not just when viewing but when trying to write a new post (including this one) the page suddenly vanishes and gets replaced with clickbait. It is occurring on two different laptops with different versions of Windows and different virus protection, one of which is my work machine. Access on my Iphone is unaffected. Writing this post has been interrupted 5 times. The forum is almost unusable. I have paid for the membership though never actually acheived freedom from ads. Not sure if this is relevant. Regards, Mol 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Same for me - every time I click 'view new content' or start keying a reply to a topic it happens - often several times whilst composing the reply. Definitely getting unusable for me. Interrupted 4 times just typing this response. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 terrible tonight - Secure connection failure page, and been too all sorts of weird web pages typing this posting. Site becomning completely usuable. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium spamcan61 Posted July 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4 (edited) Logged out and lowered deflector shields (on W10 + Edge) within a minute I'm getting weird stuff like this:- Edit: switched to Chrome and no weird pop-ups in 10mins. Edited July 4 by spamcan61 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted July 4 Moderators Share Posted July 4 42 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: I have paid for the membership though never actually acheived freedom from ads. Not sure if this is relevant. Should have let me know it hadn't worked. That should be sorted for you now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted July 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4 2 hours ago, spamcan61 said: Logged out and lowered deflector shields (on W10 + Edge) within a minute I'm getting weird stuff like this:- Edit: switched to Chrome and no weird pop-ups in 10mins. Disclaimer - I am not an expert in this field! If this assault is powered by redirects (so called 'forced redirect ads') then I believe Chrome blocks pop-ups and redirects by default. Most other browsers can also block them, but the setting may need to be switched on. Search for 'browser-name block redirects'. There may be legitimate uses for redirection, but I have never noticed any issues due to having this feature blocked on Chrome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Still happening to me. Getting very annoying. Tempted to give up rmweb altogether for the moment. Details... xxxClick "Allow" (baseauthenticity.co.in) xxxxxhttps://cq60bt6071bc73e2o3p0.baseauthenticity.co.in/01/?cid=e88c546ab451db7bb39c&extclickid=172045259510005TUKTV414437501014Vee&t1=5301391-3808539628-0&t2=23833020&tsid=64&clickid=cq60bt6071bc73e2o3p0&cost=&domain=avd-1.genuinesystemtraffic.com&lp_key=17204999ef37883502e8c1a17f12e340b63eb52896&list=2&scenario=2&img=1#xx 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberValleyRailway Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Just happened to me, Windows 11, Firefox (latest version). Opened "blob:https://peech2eecha.com/c7af0af5-69e8-4f7a-9c27-d8ca315f860f" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepallant Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 I've had this problem half a dozen times in the last hour or so. I get a screen like this below. Different websites each time. I thought I had noticed a weird advert for atlanticshopping.com replace one of the ad on the right before it happened but its jumping me to other websites while I write this. This was the ad I saw appear before it took me to another website. It looked weird because it has scroll bars on an advert. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepallant Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) Happened a couple more times. Each time one of the ads on the right gets replaced by the Atlanticshopping ad or a blank space and moments later I'm taken to another website. I'm using Firefox and while I'm typing this the right hand adverts are disappearing one by one. EDIT I can refresh this page in Firefox and I always get the same two Rapido ads and the National Festival of Railway Modelling ad. After about 30 seconds one of them disappears or changes to the Atlantic Shopping ad. After another 20 seconds another disappears. After another 20 seconds the third one disappears. If one is replaced with the Atlantic ad I'm taken somewhere bad. Edited July 8 by davepallant more info 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberValleyRailway Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Quote If one is replaced with the Atlantic ad I'm taken somewhere bad. Just happened to me. I can confirm this is the case!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zunnan Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Had this and similar appearing multiple times on differing browsers, including when using a BT company laptop, circumventing our VPN...and causing a bit of a security meltdown in the process. 12 similar redirects while attempting to type this... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted July 9 Moderators Share Posted July 9 Testing and investigation is still ongoing but a resolution may not arise within the next 10 days so I have enabled the basic stripped-down theme available to members if you are affected. Go to the bottom of any page, click on Themes and select IPS Default. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 @AY Mod Are your web team aware of this? https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/07/384000-sites-link-to-code-library-caught-performing-supply-chain-attack/ It might not be the source, but it might be an indication how someone is getting all these scam adverts into the advertising. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted July 9 Moderators Share Posted July 9 2 minutes ago, woodenhead said: @AY Mod Are your web team aware of this? https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/07/384000-sites-link-to-code-library-caught-performing-supply-chain-attack/ It might not be the source, but it might be an indication how someone is getting all these scam adverts into the advertising. It shouldn't be as this issue predates the rise of that and Google Ads should be trapping those but I'd need to check if Invision have used that service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BMacdermott Posted July 9 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9 Hello Andy I just had the asow.co pop up. Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted July 9 Moderators Share Posted July 9 15 minutes ago, BMacdermott said: Hello Andy I just had the asow.co pop up. Brian As a Gold user Brian you shouldn't be affected. Were you signed in at the time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BMacdermott Posted July 9 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9 Hello Andy I'm pretty certain that I was and - before having read the above - thought I had accidentally 'clicked into something', as opposed to RMweb per se. I'll let you know if happens again. I'm using Edge and my 'theme' is set to RMweb 2023 (default), if that helps. Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F2Andy Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Five times in the last fifteen minutes or so while trying to read a forum page, I have been redirected to another page after a couple of minutes. On the third to fifth times I was trying to write this message. It is making the board unusable. Also, the pages I go to a bit dodging, offering advert blocking software. Either this is a way to deprive the site of revenue or it is a scam to get people to download malware. In case it helps, a couple of URLs. https://ads.download-adblockers.com/?extension=essential_adblocker&promo=salmon&clk_domain=download-adblock.com&flow=binom&campaignId=10557&trafficsource=32&src=5917958&cid=cq6if4r2r96s73d2m5ag&lpkey=17205713333e1ded6d2ee5d78e875f13ed19d27039&isV2=true https://ad.install-adblockers.com/?extension=ytube_adskipper&promo=salmon&big=none&clk_domain=download-adblock.com&flow=binom&campaignId=10557&trafficsource=32&src=5917958&cid=cq6igcr2r96s73d2nefg&lpkey=17205713333e1ded6d2ee5d78e875f13ed19d27199&isV2=true https://torrent-protection.com/free-download/?hash=641333b0718f3&domain=totalav.com&action=download&s1=35&s2=gvexpzjcgpmlo1720527204132&s3=lp2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted July 9 Moderators Share Posted July 9 1 minute ago, F2Andy said: It is making the board unusable. Please use the workaround I posted earlier. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BMacdermott Posted July 9 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9 Hello Andy I was definitely signed in a few moments ago when the page below popped up. Brian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7mmin7foot Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 3 hours ago, AY Mod said: Testing and investigation is still ongoing but a resolution may not arise within the next 10 days so I have enabled the basic stripped-down theme available to members if you are affected. Go to the bottom of any page, click on Themes and select IPS Default. I have experienced the same frustrations with re-directs and malicious warnings when I have tried to post over the past few days. Ran so many virus scans etc, and all came up negative, then I found these posts, to see 'I am not alone'. Thanks to AY Mod, the workaround quoted has worked and I am now able to update my topic! 👍 Cheers Steve 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 If it's any help, I can confirm that I'm having no such problems using Chrome with Adaware active. Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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