Invasive adverts

[cexuwaleozbu]

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?

[MothersGrim]

Ha! I definitely need a punch time today

[lovelybangers]

I've not had any issues on my phone either.

Hopefully it's cured :)

[AngieMumsnet]

Thank you for letting us know.

[WeedlesHatOfDisappointment]

I just had this...

[WeedlesHatOfDisappointment]

No dodgy adverts though

[AnyTheWiser]

I've not had any today

[ginghamstarfish]

I am also getting scary scam ads on my android phone, pops up with buzzing sound, says from BT, have won a prize or suchlike, cannot close or leave page. Have to uninstall Chrome to get rid. It happened twice this week, ONLY when looking at MN. Will not be risking this again.

[pluck]

Now I'm getting pop ups from the bottom of the screen, saying somthing like "Rats! WEB GL HIT A SNAG" and then options to reload or ignore. The tab I'm browsing doesn't crash.

(Android Galaxy S5)

[bruffin]

I get thst message as well. It is supposed to be something to do with chrome.

[bruffin]

I get that message as well ,it is spposed to be something to do with chrome

[pluck]

I'm not using Chrome, bruffin; I'm using Android's generic web browser.