darkobjects Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 so i was browsing the site and saw this little link thing in the news page and i thought of that eula toptext thing. I'm on firefox and i don't think the spyware affects it, or this could just be a way for the site to advertise, like tomshardware. Either way i just wanted to make sure, pictures are below. Image 1 - notice the words apple in orange http://www.lingeringthoughts.com/images/NeowinProb/desk1.JPG Image 2 - notice the popup http://www.lingeringthoughts.com/images/NeowinProb/desk2.JPG I've run spybot, and it didnt pickup anything. Does anyone know whats going on? thx Also when i checked the sites source there was no link around the text apple, and it didnt look like there was any javascript loaded that would do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted August 6, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 6, 2004 It's an advertisement system that helps maintain Neowin. There is no spyware/adware/any kind of software loaded onto your computer. The "ads" are placed using javascript. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjo Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 It's a type of advertising that Neowin uses. It's been around for a few months but it never worked for Firefox users. Looks like they just fixed it :p. Give me a minute to find the original thread. Edit: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=103781 Seems to be the biggest thread about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkobjects Posted August 6, 2004 Author Share Posted August 6, 2004 thanks, thats what i originally thought because of places like tomshardware which do this type of advertisment. I just wanted to make sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted August 6, 2004 Veteran Share Posted August 6, 2004 thanks, thats what i originally thought because of places like tomshardware which do this type of advertisment. I just wanted to make sure though. Don't worry. We respect our community members. We will never place anything on your system or force popup ads at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkobjects Posted August 6, 2004 Author Share Posted August 6, 2004 good to know, seeing as how i make sure i come by at least three times a day :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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