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[Captain Halliday]

In the past week or so when viewing AFF on my phone via the browser I get this popup.



It doesn’t happen with any other website.

Is it an AFF thing, or has my phone been hacked?

If it’s not an AFF thing, any idea why it only happens when I’m on AFF?

 

[Captain Halliday]

Running an adblocker that whitelists AFF by any chance?

No.

EDIT: And I’ve purged my history as per the link provided by @serfty so let see if it returns today.

 

[gaz0303]

EDIT: And I’ve purged my history as per the link provided by @serfty so let see if it returns today.

I force quit safari (double tap/swipe up) and then cleared history and data and restarted. Appears to have solved the problem. Not quitting safari prior to clearing history didn’t work.

 

[zenyattamondatta]

I also got it yesterday. More likely to be a problem with one of AFF’s ad providers than a fault of individual users.

Here’s why the epidemic of malicious ads grew so much worse last year

 

[Captain Halliday]

No.

EDIT: And I’ve purged my history as per the link provided by @serfty so let see if it returns today.

UPDATE: purging history didn’t make a difference.

 

[Antoallison]

I also just received this message this evening while accessing AFF on an ipad using Safari. I have not experienced this on any other sites.

Ditto ..when using my ipad but not desk top computer,

 

[teammongo]

Still happening.

Now served from motagess.com.

 

[Pushka]

I just had this happen on Flyertalk. Using safari on iPad.

 

[support]

I just had this happen on Flyertalk. Using safari on iPad.

Pretty much confirms it's an advertiser as originally thought. Without knowing which though, it's hard to determine how to report them. Can you recall what the ads were on the page before you got the pop-up?

 

[teammongo]

Still happening
Ads - Amex, telstra, finder.com.au
Another time - Amex, qantas

 

[oobi doobi]

Atill happening
Ads - Amex, telstra, finder.com.au
Another time - Amex, qantas

Same here, for over 1 week now. Quite annoying.

 

[Pushka]

Pretty much confirms it's an advertiser as originally thought. Without knowing which though, it's hard to determine how to report them. Can you recall what the ads were on the page before you got the pop-up?

There weren’t an ads, I was just clicking through to a forum thread when the pop up happened. I’ll try again.

Got it again. Peugeot and a trade showing. I was looking at replies to my posts.

 

[Pushka]

Which then goes to this without clicking anything. It’s something that google ads is doing.



I’m only getting this on flyertalk and not AFF.

 

[Scr77]

Has anyone had luck fixing this on an iPad? I only have problem on AFF with iPad (4G and WiFi). Have cleared all cookies and data etc. but hasn’t helped.

 

[Comoman]

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Very negative:
The upgrade didn’t kill off this nonsense...
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I have just got this pop up for the first time today on my iPad using the new site.. Never had anything like it before.

Don’t believe this is a coincidence - seems to have come with the new site somehow.

 

[support]

Don’t believe this is a coincidence - seems to have come with the new site somehow.

As you can see from this thread, it has nothing to do with the upgrade that happened over the weekend.

 

[ksthommo]

Lucked in just now whilst browsing this thread on the ipad.

 

[Doug_Westcott]

I don’t have the problem with AFF (Gold subscriber), but do so with Flyertalk. Seems to be related to adverts (Silver and Gold AFF members do not see Adverts)

 

[levelnine]

This is why I use an ad blocker.

Never encountered using one any problems on this website or any other. And no advertisers tracking my website browsing habits.

 

[Pete98765432]

I get the pop up on my phone when on home WiFi (Telstra). Never get it on 4G (Vodafone). I’ve started turning WiFi off when accessing AFF.

 

[amaroo]

I’ve only seen it on FT...