Pop-under ad

Stephen · May 27, 2004, 7:02 AM

Anyone getting a pop-under ad when visiting this site? I get one the first time I visit every day.

-Stephen

**MichaelJ** · May 27, 2004, 7:10 AM

No, but I have "allow unrequested popup windows" turned off in my browser.

**Greg** · May 27, 2004, 7:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen

Anyone getting a pop-under ad when visiting this site? I get one the first time I visit every day.

No way. It's not caused by AlpineZone. I can assure you. I pride myself on limited advertising and the only available ad options are listed here:

http://www.alpinezone.com/advertising.htm

Can you replicate this on a daily basis?

**MichaelJ** · May 27, 2004, 8:36 AM

Stephen,
Do you use IE? If so, you may have one of those annoying little trojan-horse-like things that install themselves into IE and watch where you go, attempting to give you ads that relate to where you're surfing.

Something like Ad Aware will clean it up for you (free for non-commercial use).

**Greg** · May 27, 2004, 8:38 AM

Ad Aware is a good tool. Also, be aware that sometimes pop-unders/ups appear as you leave a site. Are you consistently visiting another site before this one?

Stephen · May 27, 2004, 9:00 AM

I'll try and track it better.

I suspected the trojan but ad aware has not found anything.

It always seemd to happen here, so I wantd to rule out the site to see if anyone else has experienced it.

AZ is usually my firsst visit of the day... so that eliminates leaving a site. (My homepage is an interal page here at work, so unless THAT got hacked... but I can find that out easily enough.)

-Stephen

coberg · May 27, 2004, 10:54 AM

Never get a pop under ad. I think the folks above have covered this pretty well. I use AdWare, just to chime in.

Joshua B · May 27, 2004, 1:29 PM

I use Mozilla Firefox.

riverc0il · May 27, 2004, 4:24 PM

maybe update your ref file for ad-aware? i use ad-aware in conjunction with norton anti-virus and am adware free. i did have to run the two programs in safe mode to eliminate a particularly nasty bug i had last month.

May 27, 2004, 7:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
Stephen Mt. Washington Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Somersworth, NH Posts: 1,208	Pop-under ad Anyone getting a pop-under ad when visiting this site? I get one the first time I visit every day. -Stephen

May 27, 2004, 7:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
MichaelJ Boundary Peak #100 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Out in the MA 'burbs near 495. Posts: 1,994	No, but I have "allow unrequested popup windows" turned off in my browser. __________________ Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. - Dave Barry 21 days '07–'08 … bring on the '08–'09 season!

May 27, 2004, 8:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
MichaelJ Boundary Peak #100 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Out in the MA 'burbs near 495. Posts: 1,994	Stephen, Do you use IE? If so, you may have one of those annoying little trojan-horse-like things that install themselves into IE and watch where you go, attempting to give you ads that relate to where you're surfing. Something like Ad Aware will clean it up for you (free for non-commercial use). __________________ Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. - Dave Barry 21 days '07–'08 … bring on the '08–'09 season!

May 27, 2004, 8:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 8/14 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 20,308	Ad Aware is a good tool. Also, be aware that sometimes pop-unders/ups appear as you leave a site. Are you consistently visiting another site before this one? __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

May 27, 2004, 4:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
riverc0il Ari Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ashland, NH Posts: 6,704	maybe update your ref file for ad-aware? i use ad-aware in conjunction with norton anti-virus and am adware free. i did have to run the two programs in safe mode to eliminate a particularly nasty bug i had last month. __________________ -Steve TheSnowWay.com featuring Big Jay Coverage "Skiing is not a sport, it is a way of life." - Otto Schniebs 52

May 27, 2004, 9:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
Stephen Mt. Washington Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Somersworth, NH Posts: 1,208	I'll try and track it better. I suspected the trojan but ad aware has not found anything. It always seemd to happen here, so I wantd to rule out the site to see if anyone else has experienced it. AZ is usually my firsst visit of the day... so that eliminates leaving a site. (My homepage is an interal page here at work, so unless THAT got hacked... but I can find that out easily enough.) -Stephen

May 27, 2004, 10:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
coberg Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NH Posts: 38	Never get a pop under ad. I think the folks above have covered this pretty well. I use AdWare, just to chime in.

May 27, 2004, 1:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Joshua B Mad River Glen Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hudson, MA Posts: 917	I use Mozilla Firefox.

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