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Dodgy pop ups on Seabreeze

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Created by James > 9 months ago, 5 Dec 2014
James
WA, 549 posts
5 Dec 2014 12:09PM
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Anyone else see the "Your windows registry requires repair" popping up here ? I was using an iPad when it popped up twice. How do they get on here ? J

Cobra
9106 posts
5 Dec 2014 12:58PM
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yep its funny when you have an apple.

hargs
QLD, 634 posts
5 Dec 2014 4:03PM
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James said..
Anyone else see the "Your windows registry requires repair" popping up here ? I was using an iPad when it popped up twice. How do they get on here ? J


Yep has happened quite a few times and I'm on a Mac too.

jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
5 Dec 2014 2:14PM
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Mac book Air and i got nothing

AUS1111
WA, 3621 posts
5 Dec 2014 3:18PM
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Does Seabreeze know what sort of device you are viewing from?

James
WA, 549 posts
5 Dec 2014 6:11PM
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AUS1111 said..
Does Seabreeze know what sort of device you are viewing from?


I doubt it , if they did , they wouldn't be telling me my windows registry is in need of repair .

Mobydisc
NSW, 9029 posts
5 Dec 2014 11:47PM
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I get ads for vans from Carsales or for my stupid ISP when using IE. I don't mind because I like white vans and I'm already with my ISP even though they are stupid and I want to leave them.



TheSailingMoose
VIC, 142 posts
7 Dec 2014 1:03PM
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Im not sure how they do the ads on SB but generally they are related to or from websites you've been visiting. eg. looked up laptops yesterday and im getting heaps of ads from lenovo and msi.

Cal
QLD, 1003 posts
7 Dec 2014 10:34PM
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yeah, Ive noticed a few that look like they would instantly infect my 0s and 1s should I be daft enough to click on said advertisements. Laurie, maybe you can take back some control here, Im all for Seabreeze making a tone of cash through advertisements, but surely they must meet a minimum standard?

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
7 Dec 2014 11:43PM
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generally the website /cookie monitoring etc tends to be handled externally of the host site and the host site just embeds some dynamic code into the page that's been given to them by the external marketing mob. It's cheap and easy but you are relying on the quality control of someone else. i'm guessing that's what is happening at seabreeze?

I can't read half the stuff on the page when viewing seabreeze at work because the bluecoat filter blocks it, even though most of it looks safe-for-work when viewing it at home. It's likely that at some point in time the external ad / marketers must have let some level of "pron like" info slip through and now their IP's and domains have been blacklisted. I enjoy reading sb and checking the forecasts from work, but i think it too will eventually get blocked if the sus ads continue

laurie
WA, 3861 posts
8 Dec 2014 11:54AM
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Hey all,

So sorry for these bogus adverts getting through - as Haircut suggests, some of the adverts are through a 3rd party and some wonky ones sneak through, but they are removed pretty swiftly (i.e. within hours)

If you see any suspect adverts, you're more than welcome to ping me the details for investigation.

I use the site all the time, and, just like you, don't want to be shown rubbish/scams!


Mark _australia
WA, 23535 posts
8 Dec 2014 1:23PM
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But now Popcherry is gone also....

Pitbull
WA, 1267 posts
8 Dec 2014 4:51PM
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The 'Bad Idea" t-shirts are still there.

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
8 Dec 2014 9:29PM
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i can't wait till date-a-granny comes around again

VB MAN
1156 posts
8 Dec 2014 8:38PM
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Haircut said..
i can't wait till date-a-granny comes around again


Me too, I really should have saved that one to favourites

evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
9 Dec 2014 1:01PM
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VB MAN said..
Haircut said..
i can't wait till date-a-granny comes around again


Me too, I really should have saved that one to favourites


There are three grannies in my area that want to go surfing.

VB MAN
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9 Dec 2014 11:37AM
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evlPanda said..

VB MAN said..

Haircut said..
i can't wait till date-a-granny comes around again



Me too, I really should have saved that one to favourites



There are three grannies in my area that want to go surfing.


Bit far for me to travel for some of that action, but don't let that hold you back Panda



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