Bbradley62 Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 In the left-side column, where the ads go, was something saying "one unread message". I had no unread BBO mail. It was a Google ad wanting me to download something (yeah, right) in order to read my message. Surely BBO shouldn't be publishing such a thing which probably leads to a virus download on unsuspecting members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 In the left-side column, where the ads go, was something saying "one unread message". I had no unread BBO mail. It was a Google ad wanting me to download something (yeah, right) in order to read my message. Surely BBO shouldn't be publishing such a thing which probably leads to a virus download on unsuspecting members. Thanks for reporting this. We're trying to keep our google ads as clean as possible - but i'll check and see what it is that this ad links to and take it down if it's bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted March 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Another possible spam, although not Google this time:How to Fix Slow Computer windowsanswers.net/Slow-Computer Easily Repair a Slow Computer. Very Simple Instructions (Recommended) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Another possible spam, although not Google this time:How to Fix Slow Computer windowsanswers.net/Slow-Computer Easily Repair a Slow Computer. Very Simple Instructions (Recommended) Still google. I'll check. If it's just a how-to answer from windows, it's probably OK. If it prompts user to download and install something, we'll take it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Finally managed to find this ad. It's a blog entry, weirdly, and eventually it ends up recommending some registry cleaning program called slimcleaner plus. The program isn't great, but it's not a scam either so i'll let this run. Could be helpful for some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Still google. I'll check. If it's just a how-to answer from windows, it's probably OK. If it prompts user to download and install something, we'll take it down.Anything that prompts the user to download and install something from an unknown source is certainly not OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinst22 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 You'd be surprised what Google allows to run across its display network -- malicious downloads don't suprise me in the least. It's surprising because Google is a very trusted brand in the ad space. The only reason I know of what they allow is because I spend considerable amounts of $ and time on their platform. On Google owned properties (i.e. google search ads), they are much more stringent about what they allow to run. But on their display network (which is google adsense utilizing doubleclick) they are very loose, figuring it's not their own brand to protect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oof Arted Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Anything that prompts the user to download and install something from an unknown source is certainly not OK. I am with Z 100% on this quite a lot of these 'Cleaning' programs are a problem anyway <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I am with Z 100% on this quite a lot of these 'Cleaning' programs are a problem anyway <_< I'm blocking these by hand each time I spot them. Signal shady ads here pls or email me at diana at bridgebase dot com and we'll clean the cleaning ads :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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