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Hey everyone!

My name is Doug Bishop, and I'm the owner of Advally. We're the company who is assisting AudioKarma dial in a new ad setup. I've heard from the admins that there has been a few issues cropping up, and I want to get rid of any problems for you as fast as we can.

If you see something, could you report it here with the following info:

-Operating System You're using
-Device type
-Browser
-Screen Capture (if able)

That will do a great deal to help figure out what is going on.

Really appreciate the opportunity to assist you guys!
 
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Yes, this IS on the Up and up ... Please help! (Issue circa 2018)
And thanks, Doug!

I do not do the site on my iPhone often, but have seen it Sat Mar 17th, and once or twice since.

I was using my iPhone 6S+, with Safari, and suddenly got a new browser screen with an offer for a $1000 Amazon Gift card - I could not see any "Close" buttons on that screen
but I did a full close on Safari to get out of it.
IOS 11.2.6
I have not seen the problem on my Win machine at work
or on my older MacPro at home under Safari - OSX 10.12.6
 
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hjames said:
Yes, this IS on the Up and up ... Please help!
And thanks, Doug!

I do not do the site on my iPhone often, but have seen it Sat Mar 17th, and once or twice since.

I was using my iPhone 6S+, with Safari, and suddenly got a new browser screen with an offer for a $1000 Amazon Gift card - I could not see any "Close" buttons on that screen
but I did a full close on Safari to get out of it.
IOS 11.2.6
I have not seen the problem on my Win machine at work
or on my older MacPro at home under Safari - OSX 10.12.6
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I'm so sorry that this happened to you!

Do you happen to remember the last time it happened? We completely re-did the advertising setup on March 19th and have been aggressively stamping out problems with it. There was an enormous internet-wide attack of these Amazon re-directs which happened within the last three weeks. We were pretty sure we now have it all taken care of, but hearing from users like you helps to make sure of that.

You can think of these kinds of attacks as the new version of Forum Spam. The spammers can't make any more money off of spam, so they've basically moved on to messing with the advertising.

The Amazon re-directs are harmless, though extremely annoying. Has anyone else seen this specific one, or can at least let me know the last time you've seen it?
 
petehall347 said:
going off previous threads it seems to be an issue with ipads and other apple mobile devices .
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Which threads specifically?

The amazon re-directs mostly focus on mobile safari (which is iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch) which is common across the internet. We've dialled up the blocking on this browser/OS/Device combo set, and hopefully that has solved the issue.

Can you give me more specific information as to what you've seen being reported, please?
 
Advally said:
Which threads specifically?

The amazon re-directs mostly focus on mobile safari (which is iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch) which is common across the internet. We've dialled up the blocking on this browser/OS/Device combo set, and hopefully that has solved the issue.

Can you give me more specific information as to what you've seen being reported, please?
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doing various searches brings me back here .. hope you get this sorted . it took me days and days to rid it off my linux machine. it was uploading data at a fast rate . i am on limited data so noticed it pretty quickly . blocked a few ip.s in the firewall and sorted it .
 
Advally said:
Hey everyone!

My name is Doug Bishop, and I'm the owner of Advally. We're the company who is assisting AudioKarma dial in a new ad setup. I've heard from the admins that there has been a few issues cropping up, and I want to get rid of any problems for you as fast as we can.

If you see something, could you report it here with the following info:

-Operating System You're using
-Device type
-Browser
-Screen Capture (if able)

That will do a great deal to help figure out what is going on.

Really appreciate the opportunity to assist you guys!
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PM sent. Just had a chaturbate incident on my iPad. Details and screenshots in PM. On my iPhone, I have restrictions set to forbid chaturbate.com and haven't had issues on the iPhone since then. But didn't have Restrictions configured on my iPad.
 
@Advally : Here's some additional info:

I just enabled Restrictions on my iPad, and under Websites, I selected the Limit Adult Content option and configured to never allow the websites www.chaturbator.com and www.chaturbate.com.

After I do this, I get blocked from AK when I hit certain links. For example, if I hit New Posts, it blocks the website. But I can hit Forums and navigate manually to certain forums. However, even directly navigating to certain other forums also results in the site/page being blocked. Something about certain lnks is triggering either the Limit Adult Content general setting or there's an attempt to redirect to one of the two sites I put in my never allow list.

Here's a screenshot of what I see when I hit certain links like New Posts:

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petehall347 said:
doing various searches brings me back here .. hope you get this sorted . it took me days and days to rid it off my linux machine. it was uploading data at a fast rate . i am on limited data so noticed it pretty quickly . blocked a few ip.s in the firewall and sorted it .
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When was the last time you saw it? The Amazon re-directs we know came from the ads 100% and those should be under control now.

captouch said:
@Advally : Here's some additional info:

I just enabled Restrictions on my iPad, and under Websites, I selected the Limit Adult Content option and configured to never allow the websites www.chaturbator.com and www.chaturbate.com.

After I do this, I get blocked from AK when I hit certain links. For example, if I hit New Posts, it blocks the website. But I can hit Forums and navigate manually to certain forums. However, even directly navigating to certain other forums also results in the site/page being blocked. Something about certain lnks is triggering either the Limit Adult Content general setting or there's an attempt to redirect to one of the two sites I put in my never allow list.

Here's a screenshot of what I see when I hit certain links like New Posts:

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This one is trickier, the behaviour doesn't make a lot of sense to me... but this gives us a lot to work with to figure it out. Thanks a heap!

We'll do some digging.
 
Advally said:
When was the last time you saw it? The Amazon re-directs we know came from the ads 100% and those should be under control now.



This one is trickier, the behaviour doesn't make a lot of sense to me... but this gives us a lot to work with to figure it out. Thanks a heap!

We'll do some digging.
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I just played around a bit more. If I remove the "never allow websites www.chaturbator.com and www.chaturbate.com", the Limit Adult Content still blocks the AK website when I select certain links like New Posts. I'm not sure why or what triggers Apples Adult Content filter to think AK is a site that should be restricted, but it seems to happen even unrelated to the chaturbate site restrictions.

But the majority of the issues I've had on this site, whether on laptop (Win 10, Chrome browser) or iPhone/iPad have been redirects to chaturbate. Occasionally I will get the pop up about the Amazon gift card too, but not as often.
 
Just now when I opened cancer survivor thread..... Amazon 1000 dollars....galixie s7. Chrome.
 
Please folks, we need you to update problems in this thread.

Thank you
Grumpy
 
Happened to me just now. I've been a member since May 2009 and this is the very first time I see this:

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Running:
Macbook Pro
MAC: (OS X Yosemite) 10.10.5
Safari: Version 10.1.2 (10603.3.8)

Up-to-date with all updates.

So far, only happens on AK.

Annoying!

ps: I have also posted this on Back Alley Pub, but may belong here as well. Apologies if not.
 
Twice in two weeks,
while looking at the 'off topics ' section,
Page was overtaken to 'apple' promos, none of which had apple web addresses.
Eg:
You've been selected to win a phone.
As a valued apple customer..... blah blah blah.

I use an Oppo A77,
inbuilt browser,
avast running always.

Cheers, Timo.
 
The Chaturbate.com redirect is adware on "Your" computer. Weather you got it from an ad on AK I don't know, but it won't go away unless it is removed from your computer.

Removal instructions: http://www.virusresearch.org/remove-chaturbate-com-redirect-virus/

" Can’t Remove Chaturbate.com redirect? This page includes detailed Chaturbate.com Removal instructions!
Do you get redirected to a weird website called Chaturbate.com? Then you have to locate and uninstall a certain adware-type infection. Yes, there is a virus on your computer system. Adware causes your browsers to redirect you and brings along irritating, stubborn pop-up ads. In other words, there’s a reason why adware-type programs are considered to be the most annoying type of viruses. These parasites take over your default browser settings. Before you know it, you end up stuck with the chaturbate.com domain and its pop-ups. Keep in mind that this is nothing but a website. The real threat here is the adware infection which has already been downloaded. It is currently hiding somewhere on your device wreaking havoc as we speak. As you could imagine, ignoring such a secretive piece of malware is a mistake. Instead of allowing the virus to exhibit its full malicious potential, get rid of the intruder. The more time a virus manages to spend on board, the more dangerous it becomes. Therefore, you have to take immediate action and delete the parasite. Do not allow one already bad situation to become terrible. Once your computer gets infected, it starts modifying your browser settings. You are yet to see just how problematic adware could be. This seemingly harmless adware-type parasite is more than capable of causing you damage. It adds an extension/plugin to your browsers. By doing so, the virus injects your once reliable browsers with sponsored pop-ups. That’s how the endless chaturbate.com ads appeared in your life. Apart from being extremely stubborn and intrusive, the ads are also unsafe. There is no such thing as a trustworthy commercial that gets generated by a PC infection. All these commercials actually help hackers gain profit through the pay-per-click mechanism. That means you become a sponsor of crooks by clicking their ads open. Are you willing to participate in their nasty monetizing schemes, though? Clicking any of the chaturbate.com pop-ups could cause you further harm. If you open the wrong ad, you may accidentally install a whole bunch of new infections. Thanks to the adware program, your PC screen is covered in corrupted commercials. You might also come across some perfectly harmless ones as well. Unfortunately, there is no telling which is which unless you click."
 
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