Anyone getting a very persistent video ad at the bottom of the screen?

[wilbret]

It keeps repeatedly popping up, and my pop up blockers aren't stopping it. It actually is making the screen "jiggle" when it plays.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

It keeps repeatedly popping up, and my pop up blockers aren't stopping it. It actually is making the screen "jiggle" when it plays.

There are a couple of threads regarding this on the Tech board. Check over there for suggestions.

 

[usnuzuloose]

I have adblock and dont get the video. try adblock

 

[Planogirl]

I get it but its more to the bottom left side on my tablet. It partially blocks the screen.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

No. My ad blockers must be working.

 

[lynxstch]

I have 2 adblockers running, but I have had it at the bottom left of my screen (on desktop) for the last 3 days. No idea why adblocker isn't stopping it.

 

[kymom99]

Yep

 

[sam_gordon]

I do on mobile devices (I can't find an ad blocker for Android chrome), but not on desktops (where ad blockers work).

 

[antmaril]

Yes. VERY annoying.

 

[easyas123]

It keeps repeatedly popping up, and my pop up blockers aren't stopping it. It actually is making the screen "jiggle" when it plays.

Yes, with adblockers on.

 

[georgina]

I have it on my desktop, and yes it makes the screen jiggle.

 

[wilbret]

I have adblock and dont get the video. try adblock

I have adblock

 

[lynxstch]

Adblock isn't stopping it, malwarebytes isn't stopping it. Now it's popping up as a BIG box in the middle of the screen, along with the small box in the lower left,,VERY annoying. Not seeing any solutions to stop it on the tech board either

 

[cobright]

When something is slipping through adblock it may indicate you have some malware (usually a browser extension) that is opening the door or that you need to update your adblock extension or update your browser.

I would also caution people to avoid AdBlock or AdBlock Plus and the program called uBlock (not to be confused with uBlock Origin) which is owned by AdBlock as they open the door for malicious code. Worse, since 2019, the AdBlock titles opened their business model to allow advertisers to pay them to allow those ads through (link). It also happens that fake versions of the extension get into the extension store and really open you up. The code of AdBlock is closed and even running network tools like wireshark to dissect what's coming and going from it doesn't really tell us much.

There are a couple options that are just objectively better.

• uBlock Origin is a great ad blocker and its code is open source. Being open source may not mean much to most users but it means that people who do care about such things can (and have) picked through its code and will raise a hue and cry should they spot anything shady.
• Privacy Badger is another open source option that is well regarded. I don't, but it is developed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an organization I trust.

If you are feeling especially frustrated by invasive advertising I cannot recommend setting up a Pi-Hole strongly enough. I have been poo-poo'd for making this suggestion before but every single person who has taken my advice on this has thanked me for it.

Setting up a Pi-Hole is one of those things that sounds incredibly technical when the process is described. It involves setting up a tiny little computer called a Raspberry Pi. The $10 Raspberry Pi Zero W works fine. Doing this involves downloading the Raspbery operating system and copying it onto one of those tiny memory cards (like phones and go pro cameras and such use). Then plugging a usb keyboard and mouse into its usb port, a usb power adapter (like for a cell phone) and a TV to its HDMI port, and that memory card into its memory card slot. Anyone who has ever hooked up an old Atari or Nintendo to a TV has the necessary skillset for this.

When it powers up you will run through a new computer set up like with any desktop (setting up what type of keyboard, timezone, etc). Then you set up the wifi network, just like you do with a cellphone. At this point the Raspberry is essentially a weak but pretty desktop computer running linux. There is a web browser and a few other apps already installed. To set up the Pi-Hole you go to Pi-Hole.net and follow the directions, which consist of copying and pasting a single line of instructions. After that it will set up a few things, tell you the Pi-Hole's IP address, and then tell you you're done. Shut the little guy down, unplug everything from him and find a little spot out of the way to plug him back in. He just needs power from a usb phone charger now, so he really can be tucked in some dark corner.

Once that part is done you open up your internet router configuration and change the DNS setting to whatever IP address your Pi-Hole is set to.

From that point on, every device on your network is protected from the worst and most intrusive ads. And while an adblocker stops the ads from being displayed, the Pi-Hole stops them from even being downloaded in the first place. Websites will load noticeably faster and far less of information used to track you is sent out into the world.

It all sounds very techy and I get that puts people off, but from the time you plug the Pi in for the first time it all takes about 10 minutes of work.

 

[cobright]

Now it's popping up as a BIG box in the middle of the screen, along with the small box in the lower left,,VERY annoying. Not seeing any solutions to stop it on the tech board either

The tiny box thing is worrying. Sounds like malware.
Just for kicks, turn off all of your browser extensions, clear your cache, and reload the page. You'll get ads but I'm curious if the popups or the little box thing go away. I would definitely do a deep scan with Windows Security (if you run windows).

 

[lynxstch]

The tiny box thing is worrying. Sounds like malware.
Just for kicks, turn off all of your browser extensions, clear your cache, and reload the page. You'll get ads but I'm curious if the popups or the little box thing go away. I would definitely do a deep scan with Windows Security (if you run windows).

Other members have reported the same thing. I already ran a Malware scan, a Norton scan and Windows Security. I alwys clear extensions, history and cache everytime I go off line. This happens every now and then on the DIS and when enough people complain about it, they get around to doing something. Thanks for the suggestions though!

 

[Planogirl]

Yes, I think it has something to do with the DIS. This is the only website it happens at and as said previously, the DIS has issues sometimes.

 

[Befferk]

Same issues here. It's not malware. It's something to do with this board. It makes my screen "jiggle" when it pops up, and it's usually a political ad.

 

[RaySharpton]

Yes.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/a...-in-bottom-left-corner.3815888/#post-62399153

 

[BadPinkTink]

ok I'm getting it too so I went to my friend Google. The video ads I am getting say powered by Pixfuture.

Pixfuture is an online advertising platform for video ads. It looks to me that in order to increase advertising revenue from the Dis, the admin maybe @WebmasterCorey @WebmasterDoc @WebmasterAlex have installed this advertising platform. Just like the Google Adsense Google Display Network ads, the video ads are triggered by location, search history etc. Thats why everyone sees different video ads. Maybe they did not realize how much it would impact user experience on Dis