Poll.......Anybody getting the spam 'Congratulations, you won.....!' popups??

[Starport Seven-Five]

Wow, surprised to see this has been going on for months. I pop ups constantly on my phone and only on this board.

 

[Southernmiss]

Pop ups for this site only are still bad on my android on Chrome, but not Internet Explorer

 

[Summer2018]

My problem was resolved after I updated my iPhone. For anyone with an Apple device, I highly recommend that you update to the latest iOS.

 

[gometros]

My problem was resolved after I updated my iPhone. For anyone with an Apple device, I highly recommend that you update to the latest iOS.

Beware. I read somewhere that the MDE app is not sitting on the latest iOS.

 

[Squirlz]

I just got one on here! It said it was from Walmart and it said "You has won...", so for a second I thought it was real!

 

[Dan Murphy]

I just got one on here! It said it was from Walmart and it said "You has won...", so for a second I thought it was real!

So, you were a winner too, Squirtz? I wish they would even look at the problem.

 

[McNs]

Also having issues, oddly only while in the USA (here on vacation). Giving up on Disboards for the rest of the trip as I can generally only view one or two pages before it pops up. Hope the Dis are getting good ad money from the pop ups as they are driving views away from other advertises

 

[Simba's Mom]

It's gotten so bad that, after 20+ years of posting here, I made the decision to leave. The fact that no administrator has come here, even to say "I'm sorry, but unfortunately we can't stop it" has made my decision a fairly easy one. I can't risk infecting my computer. BTW, I'm on the computer at the hospital where I volunteer, so if you hear anything, the pop-ups got the computer system!

 

[Dan Murphy]

It's gotten so bad that, after 20+ years of posting here, I made the decision to leave. The fact that no administrator has come here, even to say "I'm sorry, but unfortunately we can't stop it" has made my decision a fairly easy one. I can't risk infecting my computer. BTW, I'm on the computer at the hospital where I volunteer, so if you hear anything, the pop-ups got the computer system!

's Dorothy.

And that really is strange. On this thread and so many others, zero response.

Do you primarily get the spam popups on your computer, or on phone/tablet devices? Or everything? I use ad blockers on my PC and get none here. No ads, no popups. A totally different story on the phone.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Never had any--I use Chrome and Ad Block Plus.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Never had any--I use Chrome and Ad Block Plus.

That's what I use on my PC/laptop, no ads/no spam.

 

[Simba's Mom]

's Dorothy.

And that really is strange. On this thread and so many others, zero response.

Do you primarily get the spam popups on your computer, or on phone/tablet devices? Or everything? I use ad blockers on my PC and get none here. No ads, no popups. A totally different story on the phone.

I get the pop-ups on everything at home, but since I haven't gotten them here at the hospital, I'll continue checking the DIS when I'm volunteering and have time.

 

[Dan Murphy]

UGH!!! For about a week, it seemed like it was gone on my phone. But yesterday and today, the spam popups are back in full force. Nauseating!! On my laptop now, no spam ads from the dis here, constant spam popups from the dis (only this website) on phone and tablet.

 

[KNJWDW]

UGH!!! For about a week, it seemed like it was gone on my phone. But yesterday and today, the spam popups are back in full force. Nauseating!! On my laptop now, no spam ads from the dis here, constant spam popups from the dis (only this website) on phone and tablet.

Same here. So annoying! If I turn java script off, the ads don’t pop up.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Same here. So annoying! If I turn java script off, the ads don’t pop up.

Do you turn Java on then, for sites that require Java? On/off/on/off/on?

 

[tinkerhon]

UGH!!! For about a week, it seemed like it was gone on my phone. But yesterday and today, the spam popups are back in full force. Nauseating!! On my laptop now, no spam ads from the dis here, constant spam popups from the dis (only this website) on phone and tablet.

same here ! All night last night - only on disboards !

 

[KNJWDW]

Do you turn Java on then, for sites that require Java? On/off/on/off/on?

Yes. Not ideal, but it beats the frustration of the ads popping up

 

[antmaril]

On and off for the last two weeks. I thought they had finally disappeared, but, unfortunately, that is not the case. Ugh.

 

[sam_gordon]

Do you turn Java on then, for sites that require Java? On/off/on/off/on?

Android gives you the capability of programming "exceptions" (websites where Java needs to be on). So I have Java off (because of DIS) but have about a dozen exemptions for sites I'm ok w/Java. I wish it was the opposite (Java on with the exception of certain websites).

 

[msjprincess]

Only here and only on my phone. It's been really bad the last couple of days.