Invasive adverts

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Browsing mumsnet using the chrome browser on an android phone.

Opened a thread "www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2729635-Im-being-watched-WATCHED" on an "open in new tab" but the new tab opened with a spam advert page of the kind that tries to make you not navigate away. I presume this is an unintended hijack of some kind.

I copied the content of the navigation field in case it is of use to you but it seems to be gibberish.

data:text/html;base64,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

This seems to happen quite regularly - what kind of info will help you to stop it?

Again this morning.

Samsung S7e.

Is there any update on this Mumsnet HQ?

It's still happening.
Kicks me off MN every time.

I can't think it has anything to do with our geographical position - I've had it on opposite ends of the country in the past week.

Everyone seems to be on Chrome on an Android phone.

Please get this sorted out.

This is still happening with almost every link. It's starting to make the website completely unusable.

It's happened again from the relationship thread about the joint account

JeNeSuis: I'm not on Chrome. I'm using the in-built Samsung browser. Was having an (unrelated) bug with Chrome yesterday so I've tried uninstalling it for a few days. Still get this advert hi-jack.

Just had this again. I was on the weird friends sleepover thread. What's going on?

Me to floaty got 2 ads pop through in that thread.

Just happened again while browsing chat.. .Getting a tad irritating! All other details I sent the last time this happened are the same.

Hi

I am in touch with a few other reputable publishers who are also experiencing this issue.
Please know it is not intentional behavior and we are all working together to find the rogue buyer.

It's still happening here. It didn't seem to matter which thread I click on I still get them. They don't seem to be particularly aimed at me based on my preferences either. It's so bloody annoying.

Just adding, in case it hasn't been mentioned before (can't be bothered to RTFT): I deleted all web data from my android phone yesterday and was looking at MN un-logged in afterwards and I still got the pop up. Really annoying.

Yes me too. It congratulates me as an EE user. Only happens on mumsnet and only at home on my android phone

I've been having this problem as well. Using Chrome on samsung.

Only happening on mumsnet

I got a different one this morning - came up as the Amazon one but then changed to this :
This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.

AccessDenied
Access Denied
1E7173D487CAAB43

63HvvSqsPwE3r9mqraBfIGQrpAx8Of/2NGB0iHszqwAJ1m2wNuj8Z54+zuidpQ44dDRiwsAK/m0=

I had it yesterday could screenshot but not url as it froze chrome completely I'm in nw and using chrome on s7 edge . Did try using chrome on laptop and not had it all on that .

Also happening to me. Chrome on Samsung.

Yet again this morning. The usual BT one.

I tried yesterday only using mobile data but it still came up although referred to me as a "3 user" - which I am. Clearly it correctly identidies which broadband or data supplier you use.

Happened again. Very pissed off now.

I've had this too, in the early hours of the morning today, didn't screen shot. I'm using the mobile site on chrome on Android, Samsung s5, location South Wales. I've had it before, not sure of dates then not for a while until early this morning.

I am still getting this on my wileyfox swift android phone with chrome browser

I am in London zone 2 if mnhq do want to check out my phone!

It happens infrequently though, maybe every half hour, always on opening a new talk topic

And only happening on mumsnet.

Recently my Tesco app has started running v slowly, but otherwise my phone is working normally

In Greater London, using Chrome on a Moto G. Nothing new installed recently.
Happens when I click on the mumsnet digest email and open up a hot thread.
Makes me not want to use mumsnet anymore. This feels like my phone has been compromised by clicking on a mumsnet link.
Does anyone have a solution to clean my phone ?
Can anyone confirm what has actually happened ?

Glasgow, mobile site, chrome, android 7