Evening,
You're serving up a malicious add.
Browsing the forum on my android I will occasionally get a pop up with the text:
The page at ads.yahoo.com says:
"Virus affecting your android ? Turn on Virus scanner Now!"
Has Ok and Cancel dialogue boxes, am presuming Ok takes you to a site with an APK with shady permissions but haven't had a look.
Thought I would bring it to your attention.
All users, don't select Ok or download any suspect files after being invited to click on a link.
Can someone please report this post for visibility? You can't report your own posts! 😉
Reported.
Not an issue. 😉
[quote=CountZero said]Not an issue.
Burn him!
😉
Its been happening for a while:
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/android-pop-ups-from-ads-on-this-site
For future reference.
Website technical enquiriesIf you have any questions or concerns about this website – tech@singletrackworld.com
There are good reasons to install AVG or similar apps on your 'droid.
If you have any questions or concerns about this website
Please email us privately so we can keep it quiet.
I get a lot Lovelinks pop up on my android tab and then opens play store. 🙄
Please email us privately so we can keep it quiet.
If that were the case we'd delete any reference to problems but yet we don't.
If that were the case we'd delete any reference to problems but yet we don't.
Admirable.
And a advert to the right for free malware removal. See how the world goes round.
I reported this to the mods earlier in the week. They are usually pretty quick at removing these ads.
allthepies - Member
CountZero said » Not an issue.
Burn him!
Is there an app for that?
😆
Bump
Getting fedup of it now. Constantly occurring on both android phone and tablet.
Any suggestions yet?
virus in your device(s)?
not an issue here.
Don't think so... can never be 100% though
I've been looking into this a bit more and have a few observations,
We only use the major ad networks Google, Microsoft, AOL and Switch. They are very conscious of ad malware and I would be surprised if they were distributing this code.
We have hundreds of thousands of Android users on the site and it is the same few who report recurring problems.
I use the site on my Android Nexus 7 and HTC One S regularly and have never encountered a problem.
All this leads me to believe the problem may be with the users devices. Google does not vet the quality of apps distributed via the Google Play store so the odds are that some of our users may have installed a dodgy app at some stage. Equally, Android devices are vulnerable to viruses and other malware. It is recommended that you should run anti virus package on your device.
Ultimately as I have been unable to replicate the problem I can't see how I can help further. If you have any further information that would help me identify the cause of the problem I would be happy to investigate further.
We are keeping the ad networks informed of the concerns in case they are the source..
It's on the device but only happens when browsing Singletrack?
Chinny reckon
I had the same thing happen last night on an android phone.
[i]It's on the device but only happens when browsing Singletrack?[/i]
I'm with patrick - if it weren't the device there would be an awful lot more people complaining about this across a range of platforms and devices.
And why only on Android devices - the ad serving systems that stw use are largely OS agnostic.
no idea if there's a malwarebytes equivalent for android and I've not needed it on my Sony but if I were affected I'd assume it wa sme and not stw.
My laptop keeps blocking a popup today; this is only occurring on STW.
have you run malwarebytes etc?
unless the code to launch the pop-up is delivered by stw or it's ad partners it's not really down to them is it?
Merely commenting that I am getting this on a windows system and only with STW. Seems likely to me that a popup that only appears on STW and not on the 100's of other sites I browse may be something to do with STW.
Patrick- do you make allowances for the difference between premier users reporting issues and the lowly proles?
Afternoon,
Flashed to downgrade back to 4.3 Jellybean.
Only re-installed a few apps after reading the latest reviews on Play store,
Still having the issue.
For what that's worth! 🙂
lowly proles?
I only let [b]P[/b] lapse because I never rceived a free gift!
I got a similar dodgy pop up while browsing on an Android phone, suggesting a virus had been detected and inviting me to clean it. No "Cancel" option, only an "OK", so clearly a scam. I just used the back button to cancel the window.
As reported by others, I have only experienced this on the STW site.
Been experiencing this for about last week, and only on STW. No apps downloaded recently. Running a Desire S with Gingerbread & Avast installed
I only let P lapse because I never rceived a free gift!
Scuzz: Did you contact us at the time?
Also, what apps did you install and were you flashing from a clean distro with security updates applied?
Patrick- do you make allowances for the difference between premier users reporting issues and the lowly proles?
Stoner: Not sure what you mean. Are you asking if Premier users with ads switched off are being affected?
Happened a couple of times to me during the last week on Android. Only on STW, not had it on any other site.
cp: do you have ads on or off?
Hi Patrick,
I didn't & I'm not too fussed, I was just having a dig at Stoner - I know you're good at sorting out missed free gifts and didn't mean to imply any fault on your part 🙂
patricksingletrack - Singletrack Webby
cp: do you have ads on or off?
I have them off.
I'll run AVG or something on the phone this afternoon, just to be sure.
Cheers cp, that suggests it may not be ad networks.
Surely if the adverts are tailored to your browsing habits (which everyone always says is the case) then you would expect only some users to be served the "dodgy" ones, no?
I'm getting the same messages. Android KitKat 4.4
I have both AVG and malwarebytes running on android. I get the popups fairly frequently on both phone and tablet.
Not all the ads are targeted. Some are targeted at demographics, some using geographical data, some using past browsing data. We are treating this seriously and are looking under the hood and examining everything we can think of. But the suggestion that it's happened to a user with ads turned off is causing some head scratching here.
If anyone has any more technical details they can pass on to us, browser data, version etc then all of that will help us. The more details the better for us. And if you can post it directly to us at tech@singletrackworld.com that will be really helpful.
This is not happening on my kindle fire or htc one. You guys sure you haven't installed a file by accident that's searching itself to your most used sites?
You do know what the solution is don't you?....
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Or as a test turn off your wi fi, then load up singletrack from cached memory and see if it still pops up
[quote=Mark ]Not all the ads are targeted. Some are targeted at demographics, some using geographical data, some using past browsing data. We are treating this seriously and are looking under the hood and examining everything we can think of. But the suggestion that it's happened to a user with ads turned off is causing some head scratching here.
FWIW, I've only had it once and I'm pretty sure that was before I'd logged on to STW.
I've just browsed the site using silk chrome and explorer, no issues some of you guys need to clean your devices up!
Which browser are you all using?
Seems bloody weird to me that it's [i]only [/i]STW and [i]only [/i]certain people affected. I might give it a battering during lunch.
In-built browser on HTC phone (i.e. not Chrome) for me.
I'll get some stuff together when I get a moment, but if it helps, one of the pop-ups originated from ib.adnxs.com
Edit: Chrome on a Nexus 4
Further Edit: ib.adnxs.com does indeed set a cookie in Chrome - Settings > Content Settings > Website Settings, you may see it in there. Which could be a clue. I haven't had an ad for a while, but I am going to bin the cookie as a first step.
[i]ib.adnxs.com[/i]
quick google implies that's a malware site...
quick google implies that's a malware site...
It's not a malware site in and of itself I don't think, however some browser redirect malware uses that site to generate click-through revenue.
Appnexus is a legitimate ad network. We are looking into what is going on but I learned quite a lot by googling the OP's pop up message text "Virus affecting your android ? Turn on Virus scanner Now!".. This issue is not restricted to our site users it seems. It does look like it's a virus that causes a popup to appear encouraging you to download AV software. It seems to be triggered by opening a browser.
I've found the ad campaigns on our sysetm that are being delivered via the Appnexus network. Like I said, it's a legit ad network but I'm about to turn it off and see what happens.
Thanks to all those sending us specifics via email - It's helping.
Flashed to downgrade back to 4.3 Jellybean.
With an official RUU or a homebrew ROM? Check the thread on XDA for that ROM, see if there's any known issues?
Only re-installed a few apps after reading the latest reviews on Play store,Try flashing again and testing it before installing any other apps.
Just a thought, had you all turned on "Block pop-ups" in your Chrome or Android Browser settings?
Caveat: As this appears to be a virus, blocking pop-ups after the virus has installed on your device may not help as the virus could overcome browser settings.
Ey up Cougar,
Sorry for the confusion, I was downgrading (official build) as a result of other unrelated issues, I just thought I'd add some additional information.
Thanks for the assistance mind, may give that a go tonight.
Block popups is ticked in Chrome, I haven't ticked it since the reflash - unsure what the default behaviour is or whether this is synced to my account. Closing the settings page and refreshing Singletrack and it appeared again!
Out of edit-time update:
Popup does not appear every time.
When pop up does appear, it is when the banner at the top of the home page displays an Android Virus Scan advert.
The popup appears 7/8ths of the way through loading the page, pausing the page load. After dismissing the popup, the banner at the top loads immediately (showing the virus scan ad). This banner ad then changes, cycling through new ads for other products.
Haven't managed to catch the banner and find its link, each new ad has a new link...
Scuzz: forum home page or site home page?
ie
http://singletrackworld.com/
or
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/
Forum, there's a mainsite?! 😉
Only seen it in Chrome, not the native browser.
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Looks like it's from yahoo?
Edit: this is a freshly flashed (Google official) build of 4.1.2 on a GNex, only a few apps installed and they are all mainstream, such as Chrome, BBC news etc. No shitty games or anything. Also not appearing on any other sites.
that's reminded me, mine was ads.yahoo.com too
Also had this. But only once. Then installed avg and not seen it since
Thanks for all those details. That's a great help. The hunt is on.
Yes I've experienced this too. Have had a few times exactly what Retro83 has pictured above. Also use Chrome.
Gotcha!
The popup appeared, followed by this (see banner):
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Link is as follows:
http://ads.yahoo.com/clk?3,eJyljd1qg0AQhZ8mdxLc1RhFejHWnwgaY5HKerfqmg2utV2FjXn6GtKG3vdjmHM4zGGQ4VqNYyKrtju0szudYheZmGGGKN23mu66LkIYW3sTO1iTh8CDqMpPOah80D248zqJ-gx.ID9qAuQQBHqsavVIwsV5ezi.5nED.yCJ-G8.Xl.FHfNt6L9O3Oxj73kVBdfMr0TmH3lSkCUrYE6LUKQL4llJbklJjKOfXqvyvSe3HBP1bL5oGp.nz40BGxyuM10-zoLNkja9GqVot804rDFtp3VfOkkHdneC0ZbJeqSy3fJ5EN.E7GhN,http://super-speed-dating.com/mobile/uk.php
Just got it from that ad up there as well. Brand new nexus 7, fully updated, no dodgy software or apps installed.
Oh come off it.
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Sorry chaps, adblock's going on now 🙁
Just got exactly the same ad and pop-up combination as scuzz.
*is beginning to reconsider previous view that it was the phones causing the problem*
Just to add my experience- running a Nexus 4 and a 7, no AV installed, and have never had a pop up from the site.
Bog standard 4.4 on the 7, and 4.4.2 on the 4.
"Just got exactly the same ad and pop-up combination as scuzz."
Same here on my tablet constantly, seems to want me to download
app Mobogenie.
They're on looking into they were discussing what to do this am until they can find the problem of the cause. Sorry it's causing some of you issues folks.
I am having exactly the same problem - lovelinks "your APP store need update immediately" routing to the play store. Very odd - Please post up a solution when it arises.
Only happens when not on Wi-Fi and only with STW web site.
Who's your service provider? Is everyone affected on the same network?
Anyone get the issue when on a wifi connection?
O2.
Hm. Probably not a provider issue then, as I'm on O2 and I've never seen it. Just a thought.
Just seen this thread and I am having the same issues with my android phone(Samsung S4) when browsing this site (Chrome). I also keep getting that lovelinks message. Happens when I use the wifi connection or mobile network (I am based in Germany).
I'm in Germany too.
Refresh happening constantly....
Getting sick of it. Close to not using the site anymore & moving on...
Maybe time to get the Web site sorted by pro puter geeks.
Just so folks know this is happening on other sites as well it's not just an issue on singletrack. It's very annoying though.
Been getting the scuzz posted combo on phone and now a love links popup that downloads some crap no matter what you press. Not happy.
I was at a hotel on Saturday night and accessed the forum on my tablet through the hotel wifi, and was getting these popups.
Back home and no popups on the tablet on the home network.
Also been getting the same combo as scuzz on a nexus 4 running the latest 4.4.2 update, only seems to happen on the phone network (giffgaff btw) never seem it at home on the tablet either