Getting spammed on TB

[punchdrunk]

i keep getting spammed when opening up the site. The ole "congratulations you're a winner" gimmick pops up...Is this happening to anyone else? It's frustrating, I have to close the site, then try again.

 

[Stumbo]

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[punchdrunk]

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Thanks, but I have an effective blocker on my IPhone. The only spam I have ever gotten has only been via talkbass, so it's something with the site I suspect.

 

[eJake]

I have also seen these

 

[JGbassman]

Nope not at all on my apple products

 

[PhatBasstard]

Not on my Surface or PC, but today, for the first time, when I opened a TB email notice on my android phone.

 

[fhm555]

None on my Iphone or desktop

 

[paul]

i keep getting spammed when opening up the site. The ole "congratulations you're a winner" gimmick pops up...Is this happening to anyone else? It's frustrating, I have to close the site, then try again.

Clear your browser's cookies/cache/history every time this happens. It's caused by a malicious cookie that some site or ad places on your phone. If you're on Android/mac/windows, run malwarebytes to remove any malware. Keep in mind that these can also be caused by a malicious app, that's injecting the cookie into your browser's files.

While visiting TB pages can trigger this cookie, it's not likely caused by one of our ads. We only run Google Adsense ads, and Google does a pretty good job of screening ads. That said, if you happen to notice that a particular ad loads prior to the popup occurring, please let me know what ad it was and I can look into it.

This is quite a common problem with smartphones of all breeds. Do a google search for "congratulations ios popup" for lots of reading material.

 

[punchdrunk]

Clear your browser's cookies/cache/history every time this happens. It's caused by a malicious cookie that some site or ad places on your phone. If you're on Android/mac/windows, run malwarebytes to remove any malware. Keep in mind that these can also be caused by a malicious app, that's injecting the cookie into your browser's files.

While visiting TB pages can trigger this cookie, it's not likely caused by one of our ads. We only run Google Adsense ads, and Google does a pretty good job of screening ads. That said, if you happen to notice that a particular ad loads prior to the popup occurring, please let me know what ad it was and I can look into it.

This is quite a common problem with smartphones of all breeds. Do a google search for "congratulations ios popup" for lots of reading material.

Fantastic insight. Thank you!

 

[MJ5150]

I get them on my Android phone using Chrome.
I disable Chrome, which uninstalls the updates, enable Chrome, install the updates, and they go away for a long time.

-Mike