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Original poster

Site diverting to irrelevant gaming(?) app.

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Gruach · 10/06/2016 08:45

Surely it's not just on my phone? Innocently scrolling through any old thread, with no advert in the middle of the page, I'm suddenly confronted with a huge advert. Clicking to delete it just takes me to an apps thing.

Why is it happening?

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KatherineMumsnet · 17/08/2016 16:44

Hi all,

There are quite a few threads running about pop-ups at the moment. It's an incredibly frustrating issue and one that we are working hard to get to the bottom of.

To try and simplify things could we please ask everyone to post their problems and feedback here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/2709956-Being-redirected?

This is where we will be posting updates, too, so please do check back.

Our apologies once again, and thanks so much for all your help.

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Gruach · 17/08/2016 16:10

No - clicking "X" just takes you where they want you to go.

Clicking the "back" arrow gets rid of it. But a nuisance nonetheless.

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BendydickCuminsnatch · 17/08/2016 15:10

Yes, this pop up has been making me absolutely furious for a couple of days, and is impossible to close as the X doesn't work. Safari on iPhone.

Site diverting to irrelevant gaming(?) app.

SharkBaitOohHaha · 17/08/2016 09:59

I've been getting this recently too. Using Safari on an iPhone 6s.

It's usually been a gaming advert, but I just had one for a dating site that I couldn't get rid of without closing the tab (I can usually press back to return to the page I was on).

OutDamnedWind · 16/08/2016 22:14

Happening here two, twice in quick succession just.

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Gruach · 16/08/2016 18:31

Jolly good. Thanks Kate.

Haven't seen so much of him over the past hour but I do wish he'd disappear forever.

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KateSMumsnet · 16/08/2016 17:21

Thanks for the update chaps - we'll get back on it.

Berthatydfil · 16/08/2016 16:07

Me too

Queenbean · 16/08/2016 12:10

It's back for me too

Will you please sort it out MNHQ?

Original poster

Gruach · 16/08/2016 12:08

Damn!

Typed long brilliantly helpful post.

Pressed preview.

Cyclops intervened.

Pressed back button to get rid of him.

Returned to thread.

My beautiful post all gone!

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pinkpopcorn · 14/08/2016 16:09

Yeah just had it pop up 3/4 times in the last 10 minutes. Am on safari on my iPhone

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Gruach · 14/08/2016 11:14

Erm ...

Cyclops is back.

Help MNHQ!

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BertieBotts · 28/06/2016 17:14

Touch wood, I haven't seen it for a few days :)

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Gruach · 25/06/2016 18:16

Oh!

Have you solved it MNHQ? Or is this some magical Brexit reprieve? Has Cyclops had his passport confiscated?

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BestIsWest · 21/06/2016 18:56

iPhone 5s, Safari.

Springymajig · 21/06/2016 18:42

IPhone 6, safari here too. Some of the URLs that come up without me clicking anything:

data:text/html;base64,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

www.skybet.com/secure/identity/app/affiliate/track/skybet?&btag=a_20401b_873c_1043

ProcrastinatorGeneral · 21/06/2016 16:43

Thanks for feeding all this back RebeccaMumsnet, it's appreciated that you guys are trying to get to the bottom of it.

ProcrastinatorGeneral · 21/06/2016 16:43

iPhone 6+ running safari too.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 21/06/2016 15:48

Thanks a lot all, we have fed that back to the ad people who are looking.

Fingers crossed, we'll get to the bottom of this.

BertieBotts · 21/06/2016 13:41

I can see the pattern now. If I load a thread and an ad appears at the top it's fine. If the ad space stays blank after the thread has loaded, the page begins to redirect and then the dodgy game site, the "you have a virus" or "update your phone" or "offers" page appears and I can't press back because it just gets itself stuck in a loop.

BertieBotts · 21/06/2016 13:37

Googling this markketinghub thing suggests it's a virus. But I only ever get it when I'm browsing mumsnet. I don't see it pop up from any other website. And I don't think it's possible I could have a virus since I don't install non-market apps.

If it's relevant, I'm in Germany which might be why I'm getting "download available" rather than cyclops but it started as the game website a few weeks ago.

BertieBotts · 21/06/2016 13:31

Am home so Screenshots here.

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Gruach · 21/06/2016 13:28

IPhone 6. Safari.

From countless entirely random threads; Cyclops leaps out, covers screen; if I click "x" top right instead of disappearing the thing takes me straight to what appears to be their App Store page.

Very alarming the first couple of times - it happens so fast you're not sure what you're seeing and can't be certain it isn't something immoral / illegal / or phone destroying ...

As I've said above, on my phone clicking the back arrow gets rid of it - but only til the next time.

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BertieBotts · 21/06/2016 13:21

The ones which appear twice is a quirk of the way my phone stores history. The non link text is the page title but where there is no title the phone uses the URL, so it appears twice.

BertieBotts · 21/06/2016 13:18

Device is Samsung s5 mini. Browser standard android one.

(This is a huge pain to copy and paste on a phone)!

I was viewing this thread:

12month old refusing to drink any
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/parenting/2666456-12month-old-refusing-to-drink-anything-but-milk-refusing-sippy-cup-too-Help

Got redirected then by the looks of history six times in succession (presumably to stop me pressing back)

In order:

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Offer Scanner
cs.markketinghub.com/?utm_term=14434506423&clickverify=1&utm_content=e6c2c6dcd68fcddfcfd597cda696a4968c8bb88f8a8fbc8db2ddc5dddab7c1dbeeeeeee0e0eae8dc

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cs.markketinghub.com/?utm_term=14434506423&clickverify=1&utm_content=e6c2c6dcd68fcddfcfd597cda696a4968c8bb88f8a8fbc8db2ddc5dddab7c1dbeeeeeee0e0eae8dc#

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cs.markketinghub.com/e133fea015c35f53062f6ae48ababc4548ac1685/?rcid=CCL2&sid=&cat=&ts=&s4=auB-HKterlAhX8hAqDAJPGkGwiHaLbi5jA73Akji58hWjHg&kiv=&kv=&puid=14434506423&fl=1

DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE
cs.markketinghub.com/?utm_term=14434517629&clickverify=1&utm_content=e6c2c6dcd68fcddfcfd597cda696a4968c8bb88f8a8fbc8db2ddc5dddab7c1dbeeeeeee0e0eae8dc