Post by: MutFox on December 09, 2003, 12:50:03 AM
And it's been getting worse lately.
I had one Pop-Up from here changing my "home page" with out my knowledge,
and it put me in Pop-Up HELL!
Is this the sorta thing that the people at Planetgamecube want to do to their Fans?
Don't the people at PG review the POP-UPS that they make us endure?
Don't think I'll be visiting www.planetgamecube.com for a LONG time.
I only see it getting worse.
Post by: thecubedcanuck on December 09, 2003, 01:37:02 AM
Post by: enigma487 on December 09, 2003, 03:53:46 AM
Post by: Bloodworth on December 09, 2003, 05:33:50 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on December 09, 2003, 07:10:32 AM
Also, I suggest using an alternate browser like Opera or Firebird. I'm using Opera's popup blocking combined with Spybot's Ad-server blocking and I rarely ever see an ad (okay, I have disabled audio and plugins, as well). That doesn't change much for me, I don't click on ads anyway (I'm afraid they might damage my system).
Note: The Spybot main site is currently down (DoS attack by spammers?), try this mirror.
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on December 09, 2003, 08:26:26 AM
Post by: MutFox on December 09, 2003, 08:31:54 AM
And I ran SpyBot 2 days ago, so I shouldn't have any SpyWare.
Unless the program is complete GARBAGE.
Post by: Bloodworth on December 09, 2003, 03:24:15 PM
Post by: Hostile Creation on December 09, 2003, 03:26:11 PM
I have a google search bar that stops pop-ups, but it's not activated. Weird.
Anyhoo, they need that stuff for revenue, so I'd suggest trying to just find a better pop-up stopping program.
Post by: Bill Aurion on December 09, 2003, 03:38:17 PM
Post by: CardBoardBox on December 09, 2003, 03:53:02 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on December 09, 2003, 04:35:28 PM
BUT USE A BETTER BROWSER!!!!!
You might think me a crackhead, but use this browser and you might be VERY surprised. Don't reply to me saying that IE does the job just fine until you at least try it. It's better than IE in every way, and it's faster. And you know what? I haven't seen an unrequested popup since I have started using it.
Post by: KnowsNothing on December 09, 2003, 04:49:44 PM
Now, I don't have Mozilla, but it's not because I don't want it, because I do. I agree with GN here, Mozilla is prolly the way to go.
Post by: Grey Ninja on December 09, 2003, 04:56:30 PM
Post by: KnowsNothing on December 09, 2003, 04:58:46 PM
4 hours! a new record!
Post by: Bill Aurion on December 09, 2003, 05:01:29 PM
Post by: mouse_clicker on December 09, 2003, 05:05:40 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on December 10, 2003, 01:19:00 PM
There's a section in the FAQ for importing Opera bookmarks. Since Opera is actually a really strange browser, you need a seperate program to import Opera bookmarks.
And Bill, good job. That's one more down, about 70 million to go.
Post by: mouse_clicker on December 10, 2003, 01:30:28 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on December 10, 2003, 06:31:35 PM
bookmark priest
Post by: Pale on December 10, 2003, 06:37:08 PM
Post by: ruby_onix on December 10, 2003, 06:51:11 PM
It was about three or four days ago. I hit PGC and saw a pop-up starting to launch, and suddenly it expanded to cover my entire monitor, including the taskbar, and left no option to close it.
It said something to the effect of "If you're capable of seeing this message, and it's covering your taskbar, then odds are you have spyware on your system. Please click on this link to download and install our anti-spyware programs." I'm not that stupid, so I just nuked Internet Explorer entirely with a quick control-alt-delete.
When I opened IE again later in the day, that same stupid pop-up got in my face. I control-alt-deleted just the pop-up, and saw that my home page had been changed. This website looked almost the same, but it said something to the effect of "If you're tired of people hijacking your homepage, then you probably have spyware on your system. Please click on this link to download and install our anti-spyware programs."
I changed my homepage back to normal, and for the heck of it I ran Lavasoft AdAware (which I already had installed, and use on occasion), and performed a full Norton virus-scan. I got the clean bills of health that I always get.
I'm guessing that one of your advertisers is (or was, or was hacked into) using some simple internet parlour tricks to try and scare PGC users into thinking they need whatever new software these guys are selling. I don't think it has anything to do with spyware.
I suppose it wouldn't hurt to have a more secure internet browser, but I've never seen the need for one, as I have pretty good judgement (usually), and don't frequent the kind of sites that make this sort of thing a problem. This one harmlessly annoying incedent actually puts PGC slightly ahead of anywhere else I go on the "problem meter". And I have some respect for the advertisers who keep sites like PGC alive, so I don't really want to turn on a pop-up blocker. And PGC actually has the best, most interesting advertisements (since they're almost all videogame-related) of all the sites I know of.
Anyways, I'm not sure if this is still a problem, since I just hopped straight into the forums today without hitting the main site, nor do I know how to fix it (have a talk with whoever gets you your ads, I guess?), but I figured I should let you know that it's happened to more than one person.
Post by: mouse_clicker on December 11, 2003, 02:28:56 AM
Basically I'll say the same thing to people complaining about ads as I've said to everyone else- get a pop-up blocker or stop whining. I have no respect for people that complain about things they are perfectly capable of fixing.
Post by: KDR_11k on December 11, 2003, 09:51:30 AM
Post by: mouse_clicker on December 11, 2003, 10:21:55 AM
Post by: Grey Ninja on December 11, 2003, 01:32:37 PM
Sorry, 2 more things.
Firebird blocks the ad from displaying, not loading. I don't think it's possible for advertisers to know the difference. Besides, if you REALLY want to see the ads, you can unblock sites, but the default is blocked.
PaleZero, don't know what to tell you. It sounds like you might have a bug in your profile or something. Try erasing your profile and starting again from scratch. Although I have personally never had the problem, I have heard that if you switch versions without clearing your profile, you can have problems. (I frequently use the nightlies though... and I have not had an appreciable number of bugs)
Post by: mouse_clicker on December 11, 2003, 02:20:26 PM
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Firebird blocks the ad from displaying, not loading. I don't think it's possible for advertisers to know the difference. Besides, if you REALLY want to see the ads, you can unblock sites, but the default is blocked.
That's one thing I really love about Firebird now that I've actually started to use it- Opera has a built in pop-up blocker as well, but Firebird's is much more comprehensive, even blocking the full page takeover ads that many a site have nowadays.
Post by: Grey Ninja on December 11, 2003, 05:39:11 PM
The banner ad in Opera REALLY bothers me.
Post by: mouse_clicker on December 11, 2003, 05:48:33 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on December 11, 2003, 06:01:14 PM
Post by: mouse_clicker on December 12, 2003, 02:33:20 AM
Mine still isn't showing anything. As for big icons, praytell your monitor's resolution is set to no less than 1024x768. I wouldn't exactly call Opera cluttered persay, but Firebird definitely has a lot less to get in the way.
Post by: Grey Ninja on December 12, 2003, 05:35:50 AM
And yes, I run at 1024x768, because my monitor is REALLY small.
Post by: mouse_clicker on December 12, 2003, 01:41:46 PM
Post by: Grey Ninja on December 12, 2003, 01:44:17 PM
Post by: mouse_clicker on December 12, 2003, 01:50:53 PM
