vanx Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 My mobile website (Safari, iOS, iPhone) session expired and refresh of the main page had me as not logged in. Pretty much immediately, I was redirected to a betting company app (screenshot below). Please remove the offending ad as I believe it had no place on a tech news site. DJGM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depicus Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 William Hill or those working on behalf often use less than savoury methods to promote their services, sadly they pay so advertisers will continue to take their money and we will continue to be pushed popup or multi window opening ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJGM Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 My mobile website (Safari, iOS, iPhone) session expired and refresh of the main page had me as not logged in. Pretty much immediately, I was redirected to a betting company app (screenshot below). Please remove the offending ad as I believe it had no place on a tech news site. I quite agree. I always block the sort of ads that are totally irrelevant to the website's main content. Meanwhile, any adverts that promote the utterly immoral and evil gambling industry gets blocked regardless of the website it's displayed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 See, I never used to block adverts. Neowin (and the other sites I visit regularly) tend to have sensible attitudes towards advert placement, so I shan't bite the hand that feeds. But one like this slips through, and it makes me think about no longer whitelisting this site. Which is a shame, as it's rare - and the target of my disdain is not Neowin but rather the advertisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted January 29, 2015 Administrators Share Posted January 29, 2015 I reported it, but I am a bit wary of this. Our new ad provider (live since around 20 hours ago) assures me that redirects are not possible without clicking/tapping on the ad. I also opted out of gambling related ads And Nik, I get you, but it's a battle to find the correct balance of having enough revenue to properly run this site and pay everyone, and have ads that don't **** people off too much T3X4S, Depicus, FunkyMike and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 And Nik, I get you, but it's a battle to find the correct balance of having enough revenue to properly run this site and pay everyone, and have ads that don't p*ss people off too much Of course it is, I agree. I have not removed neowin from my whitelist, because (as I say) I don't bite the hand that feeds. Coming from the other side of the coin - I've worked with advertising buyers before - absolutely some of the least pleasant people I've ever encountered. GotBored and Steven P. 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_over Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I was browsing Neowin on iPad a few days ago and I was completely redirected off Neowin to a full page ad, it was late so i didn't bother investigating but yeah... it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted January 29, 2015 Administrators Share Posted January 29, 2015 I was browsing Neowin on iPad a few days ago and I was completely redirected off Neowin to a full page ad, it was late so i didn't bother investigating but yeah... it happened. Yeah, that advertiser was removed on Monday. game_over 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanx Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 ...I also opted out of gambling related ads Well that is definitely not working as it should be. I just logged out on the mobile site on my iPhone, refreshed the main page and this beauty appeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted January 29, 2015 Administrators Share Posted January 29, 2015 I will look into this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanx Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 I will look into this Here is the URL that it leads to, hope that helps. http://54.175.224.186/oapi/clickAd;jsessionid=07AEA369B2F49F38BED87804F6008A8A.soma-i-3c7067c7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duoi Veteran Posted January 29, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 29, 2015 Well that is definitely not working as it should be. I just logged out on the mobile site on my iPhone, refreshed the main page and this beauty appeared. Yes, I do have a beautiful left hand +Heartripper, pqt, 1337ish and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted January 29, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 29, 2015 Funnily enough I was just going to report this - I just got booted from the homepage (iOS) to Candy Crush Saga in the app store from an add in the same position as the paddy power one (which I've also seen). There were definitely no clicks involved unless my phone has a ghost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VSG Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hi there! I reported this issue here at the end of last year: https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1240874-constant-redirect-to-spam-ad-using-mobile-website/ Since then, things went smoothly. But yesterday it started again and today every single article that I opened on my phone either redirected me to a spam-ad (without an option to return to the original site) or opened up the App Store on my phone trying to make me download some crapware. Seriously guys, this is really annoying. Please do something about it. Thanks in advance! Best regards, VSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted January 29, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 29, 2015 http://redirect.afftrx.com/redirect2.php?param=103&serviceid=111546&printip=11.76.73.102&error_redirection=0&s=1337954&os=2&country=US I keep getting redirected there on my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted January 29, 2015 Administrators Share Posted January 29, 2015 http://redirect.afftrx.com/redirect2.php?param=103&serviceid=111546&printip=11.76.73.102&error_redirection=0&s=1337954&os=2&country=US I keep getting redirected there on my phone Thanks! I have had to leave the ad enabled so that the advertiser can debug it, but they are doing so right now with all this info from the thread. This really sucks and I hope they can remove the people embedding these URLs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanx Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Another one redirected me to Yelp's app on iOS App Store without any explicit tapping. Even when logged in. http://ads.iconpeak.com/aff_r?offer_id=4850&aff_id=1832&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftracking.jampp.com%2Fclick%3Fpub%3D182%26campaign%3D2647%26action%3D16326%26pubid%3D102fbe5e57105787bd5541a80867bb%26device_id%3D%26android_id%3D%26apple_ifa%3D%26mac_address%3D%26sub_site%3D1832%26source_sub1%3D2448&urlauth=447601008932292516575687687340 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanx Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 More shenanigans. 1. This one randomly redirected but didn't actually load anything. http://clearlinkmedia.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=10110&aff_id=4169&aff_sub=YTo3OntpOjE7aToyMDY3O2k6MjtzOjQ6IjUyNjUiO2k6MztzOjQ6IjEwMDciO2k6NDtzOjEzOiJfWk9ORUlEVE9LRU5fIjtpOjc7aTozO2k6ODtzOjU6IjguMS4yIjtpOjk7aToyNDYyNTkyMTQ0O30=&aff_sub2=UK_MobLI_ALL 2. And there is still this gambling ad present. that leads to http://bid.g.doubleclick.net/xbbe/creative/click?d=APEucNU5y9u-Fzv6riybLwlI-IIUX2nFvnw2s6ZQeHWZIJc2kpycAKpBr_UCCBtRFVVkf37fp2aPtgrC46MSVn_2laLzKFFdfQ&r1=http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/26315-197014-51702-3?mpt=1422694585 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted January 31, 2015 Administrators Share Posted January 31, 2015 One domain responsible for ads using redirects has been blocked which is: cpactions.com (but this doesn't necessarily mean that is the redirection domain, just the advertiser that was blocked) I will report these other ones too, and I have asked about their policy on this sort oif thing because surely it can't be allowed! I was also told we were opted out of gambling type ads, but I will follow up on this new report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanx Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Sorry Steve, but this is really taking the p***. Open a story, get redirected to App Store, tap back to go back to the story, it loads and I get redirected again. WTF?! Here are some additional URLs for you to investigate: http://d.afftrx.com/?s=1201681http://d.mobpartner.mobi/?s=1155663At this point, I am almost ready to be done with Neowin on mobile. This is the worst it has been for some time. I'm sure that you would like me to subscribe, but this is the wrong way to go about persuading. EDIT: A couple more images with URLs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanx Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 By the way, I saw another gambling ad on the main page yesterday morning. It was for Ladbrokes. I can upload the screenshot and link to which it led later, if you would like. Bottom line is that they keep slipping through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted February 19, 2015 Administrators Share Posted February 19, 2015 By the way, I saw another gambling ad on the main page yesterday morning. It was for Ladbrokes. I can upload the screenshot and link to which it led later, if you would like. Bottom line is that they keep slipping through. On mobile? I will need a bit more info to be able to report it., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanx Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yes, on mobile. Here is the image: And here is the URL: http://ams1.mobile.adnxs.com/click?HUPPIbWU8D_2XVUvlzbnPwrXo3A9Csc_9l1VL5c25z8dQ88htZTwP7bMTkUhP6k9x9t2JIoTdGIfPuRUAAAAAF_yEQDYBgAAsgMAAAIAAAB86X0BzSADAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEAEABMgC-gAAAeckBAQUAAQIAAIYAKyatLgAAAAA./cnd=%21SQdpRgjg_q0DEPzS9wsYzcEMIAA./clickenc=https%3A%2F%2F125292.api-03.com%2Fserve%3Faction%3Dclick%26publisher_id%3D125292%26site_id%3D41502 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Happened on my Windows phone 3-4 times in last 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanx Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 A couple more bad ads. There really needs to be a facility on the mobile site where I can upload a screenshot and a URL to in order to report such ads. Is doing so particularly difficult? Also, can you not block certain ads based on their URLs? Mischievous domains are clearly visible in the code... Screen: Code for the above: http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=l&ai=C41McWEAAVbq0LMTGiQbhhYAI68XTgwbjh8Tu3QHAjbcBEAEgiIC_FGC7vq6D0AqgAc2GxPkDyAEBqQL0hWx2pkS5PuACAKgDAcgDmwSqBNcBT9AhrdHlwEX9QkBvm5G189aPGF76o_DN-UqDcxdbbXOzj7oAKMgYdHZtPp3ciVUxjlIEXV5wF2EcZNwLEuAh5x8z3HZpsJw_Ybpgev0OyyMvlmjw8eFzC2oBjhjV_MVuXlfw4hWc_qWyIDO4_XEaGdlsh8zs44E6W4yzEOHANTpvFPu_BQR1xIZO35h0GqxEXoxb4TZPt0alViSEgFkv-uwf7Si5ADBxA3rkTnvxG99DUynWMo7BcNN9S7p8SqCuDHescjBeKJWTUzkH9fZo8NQrRUh_6trgBAHYBgKAB5v5uwbYBwE&num=1&sig=AOD64_0dvZhKe_fBAoE21yOT7uo2Wc_Khg&client=ca-pub-6163857992956964&adurl=http://m.bestprizes.co.uk/co100/204226 Screen 2: Code 2: http://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/pcs/click?xai=AKAOjsuvwoM-KeU_f00RobXTx9DIsorNqt9T2aDERqYoIh1377V3b4YBPpqfqgmNpHuRYZcICwX6zsKqBtUFme3mefAkeKH8I9MGH5pnrLD8HlnAY8DjGEbm_3MhvQFbezDISscQK70eRw&sig=Cg0ArKJSzGppLq-XHe2I&adurl=https://content.paddypower.com/ppc-pages/enhanced-campaign/display/sportsbook/generic/bet10get20.html%3FAFF_ID%3D19862 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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