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Uber Kafer Wolfsburg Wizard

414 posts · joined Nov 2009 ·

#907884
the Adchoice controlled box at the top of the homepage where the sponsors normally are I get a 'you have 1 new message'...
Ok, I think the site's had a useful upgrade, but no, its one of those 'YOU HAVE WON !!! 50,000th visitor!!! flashing, annoying, cant get rid of it..

WTF!

What's next? Shouty ads which pop up and cant be turned off when you select the latest topic?

subimanx Casual Dubber

47 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·

#907889
Must just be you....everythings normal here........

Uber Kafer Wolfsburg Wizard

414 posts · joined Nov 2009 ·

#907890
thats what I thought, maybe a trojan on my pc is hijacking that box, but then I saw that the box is controlled by Adchoice, so are they slipping them in?

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#907894
I don't have the pop up either. Might pay to run a virus scan.

Yogie

MISS VDUB Administrator Mrs KOMBIBOB

2,565 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·

#907899
It appears this problem is only you and i might suggest you run and anti virus and pop up blocker on your PC.

You must have been looking at naughty stuff and picked up a virus on the way 😉
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#907900
Hi

I don't come in through the home page, I start at the forum page.

Steve

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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#907908
^ same
all good here 🙂
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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#907930
MISS VDUB wrote:It appears this problem is only you and i might suggest you run and anti virus and pop up blocker on your PC.

You must have been looking at naughty stuff and picked up a virus on the way 😉

thats what protection is for 😂

on the subject though, download adblock pro and setup the data base subscription for blocking ads. The internet will look like it did at CERN where it was invented!


No ads at all plus it gives you a block option if any do come up not that I have ever needed to use it. Even youtube has no ads.

look at my ebay for example.


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Uber Kafer Wolfsburg Wizard

414 posts · joined Nov 2009 ·

#907971
yep, updated antivirus and did a clean, seems to have stopped it. For a minute there I thought the forum operators had sold out ! my apology.

As for looking at 'naughty stuff', none of us look at naughty stuff, do we?

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#908064
Uber Kafer wrote:the Adchoice controlled box at the top of the homepage where the sponsors normally are I get a 'you have 1 new message'...
Ok, I think the site's had a useful upgrade, but no, its one of those 'YOU HAVE WON !!! 50,000th visitor!!! flashing, annoying, cant get rid of it..

WTF!

What's next? Shouty ads which pop up and cant be turned off when you select the latest topic?
no nothing here either..

I never go to the home page, also My computer is scanned a few times a day for viruses and has a lot of protection
pop up stoppers etc...

I do visit a site that has that You are the 500,000 visitor and won an iphone...lol
I can look at that site for add free for $19.99us...lol

Lee
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MISS VDUB Administrator Mrs KOMBIBOB

2,565 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·

#908109
Uber Kafer wrote:yep, updated antivirus and did a clean, seems to have stopped it. For a minute there I thought the forum operators had sold out ! my apology.

As for looking at 'naughty stuff', none of us look at naughty stuff, do we?
😏
1963 Single Cab Ute: "El Concreto"
1962 Baja Beetle: "Peanut"
1968 Porsche 912 SWB: "Pip"
1972 Kombi Snail: "The Snail"
2012 Skoda Octavia Scout: "Scout"
2016 Scirocco R: "Rocco"