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Porny 'serve ad' pop up/web page opening from an MN thread.

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AmberLeaf · 14/02/2014 20:22

I was just on a thread and a porn/hook up page opened up.

I have all the regular MN ads down the right side and the box that has ads that are generated by your own google searches.

Im using a laptop that is very new and that only I have access to. I know that sometimes these things happen because of the user search generated ads, but I can 100% guarantee I havent been on any sites like that! I may have 'clicked' on something on the page, this laptop mousepad sometimes 'clicks' on things as you slide your finger across rather than actually tapping on it.

Maybe this happened because of another website Ive visited, but I can't think of any sites Ive been on that would do that?

I can link the thread I was on and the page that came up if necessary.

It quite possibly is something to do with my laptop, but thought Id highlight it just in case it is MN related.

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KateSMumsnet · 15/02/2014 09:26

Oh dear, sorry folks. Porny pop ups, though alliterative, is not a good thing to happen.

Don't suppose you managed to get a screen shot of the actual pop up AmberLeaf or anyone else?

We will flag this to tech now, and see if they can track it down. Any more info on the ad is gratefully received, and sorry again that it happened to you Thanks

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ColetteTech · 15/02/2014 14:17

Shock Can anyone remember the name of the website you've been redirected too? This will help us track it down and block it. Amber- could you send the screenshot to us?

Thanks in advance.

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ColetteTech · 18/02/2014 09:52

Hi All,

Really sorry about all this- just to update you, we've reported this to our ad suppliers who are trying to track it down, I'll let you know as soon as we hear anything.

Is it fair to say that this problem is mainly on Windows 8 and those using firefox? Or is that just a coincidence?

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AmyMumsnet · 19/02/2014 15:50

Ohh we hope not! We don't think that's what's going on, but once we get to the bottom of it we'll let you know (if we can) what's caused it.

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RichardTech · 21/02/2014 17:23

Hi everyone,
Just letting you know that we are working very hard here at MNHQ and also communicating externally with our ad network partners regarding the unwanted porn ads. We have taken step to block all of the reported urls so far and additionally we have also implemented a browser block as well.

I do hope that these steps will put a stop to the nasty pop-up ads, but in the event that you do see it again please post as much information as you can and we will certainly continue to do our best to stop them.

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