Why do we have adds that start downloading software automaticly?

Download ringtones, I don't think so!

Published on September 15, 2005 By Reppiks In WinCustomize Site Issues

Tonight around 9:50 I visited the Wincustomize "newest" page. At the top was a banner ad for Cell phone "ringtones". As I slid my cursor across the ad (I did not left or right click) Windows download dialog asked what I wanted to do with this file, open or save to disk. Just to be sure I didn't accidentally click my mouse I tried it several more times, each time it instigated an immediate download.
I understand the need for advertising revenue, as much as I don't like ad's, I'd rather the website be kept alive by advertising, than to have it shut down for the lack of $. What I don't understand is Wincustomize dealing with sleazy businesses that want to load our computers with software that we didn't request. It's just not the style I have become used to from this website.

Comments (Page 2)

Fuzzy Logic

on Sep 18, 2005

Looks like a cookie problem to me. Logout, close your browser, find and delete all WinCustomize cookies, then open your browser and login. Should be ok then

Erk.

on Sep 18, 2005

I get the ads whilst logged in, have been for about a week now, but they don't bother me much ...as I don't get the auto-download if I mouseover them.

That said though, I'd rather they weren't there.

I only see them on the gallery page, and they don't effect the page loading time ...so if they stay, so be it I guess.

I thought it originally might have been a cookie problem, so I did as Fuzzy suggested above [a few days ago] ...no joy.

kona0197

on Sep 18, 2005

Lantec - what skin are you using?

Lantec

on Sep 18, 2005

Kona, it's DogmaX3. An excellent update by Brewman.

Reppiks

on Sep 18, 2005

I tried resetting my cookies, burned the first batch, second reset didnt work either, using Kol's 5203 skin.

eieio

on Sep 18, 2005

I don't believe it is a cookie problem. This is just anecdotal evidence, but I believe it is a problem with rendering the pages and a database link. Whenever I have seen the ads, which is very infrequent, they have always been on pages that took a very long time to load. Occasionally, I have also gotten pages that don't have me logged in at all as well as the ads, but always after an extremely long wait for the page to load. Usually, later in the same session, everything is back to normal (pages loading quickly and no ads); without doing any cookie cleaning or other maintenance procedures.

Not exactly foolproof troubleshooting, but maybe helpful to the nuts and bolts guys.

Sleeping Dragon

on Sep 18, 2005

I like cookies, with milk of course.

I get ads continially with a clean cache and cookies removed. Site issue, for sure.

Jafo

on Sep 18, 2005

#6 and #13 covers it....no need to go cookie burning......[yet].....

T-Man

on Sep 19, 2005

I've cleaned up some of our code that was caching ads (which was causing them to be displayed when they shouldn't) so if you are a subscriber you shouldn't be seeing those ads any more. Also I have contacted our Ad Services to make sure that they are not serving up any ads that try to automatically install any software.

If you still are seeing ads when you shouldn't be or a malicous ad please let me know.

ama02

on Sep 19, 2005

Thanks T-Man!

Reppiks

on Sep 19, 2005

I've used three different browsers tonight and...no ads! Woohoo. Thanks T-Man, you're not only good, you're quick too.

Black Xero

on Sep 19, 2005

Yeah ... nice clean hit T-Man

Jafo

on Sep 19, 2005

Thanks T-Man, you're not only good, you're quick too.

Nice men finish second....[though I think that's not quite about site coding]...

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