Report bad ads?

Cavanoskus · 10/31/15, 04:24 PM

Sorry if this is already written somewhere, but how do I go about reporting a bad advertisement? I was browsing http://www.esoui.com/downloads/cat24.html and had opened an addon link or two in a new tab, then noticed the previous tab had forwarded itself three times to a Nissan page (choosenissan.com, followed by a redirect to my local area, followed by another redirect to a specific deals page).

I don't mind ads because I know they support the site, which is why on principle I never use adblock, but I really don't like ads that redirect me to a different site or otherwise completely take over the tab they are open in.

***Dolby*** · 11/01/15, 09:20 AM

ugh thats horrible.

I've sent this on to our ad team to investigate and remove. Sorry for the trouble and thanks for reporting this!

Cavanoskus · 11/02/15, 04:21 PM

No problem, and thanks!

Now all I have to do is shake this persistent subliminal urge to buy a new car

Cavanoskus · 11/04/15, 05:28 AM

I had my Favorites open in a tab and was looking at something else, when all of a sudden I got a dialog box confirming the download of a "Firefox security patch." The ESOUI tab had changed to this: (see attachment)

This is not at all how Firefox updates operate, and it had actually just updated about an hour ago.

***Dolby*** · 11/04/15, 07:06 AM

Ugh, I'm so sorry. I have contacted our ad people again and shared this with them so they can hunt it down.

I browse and leave the site with ads enabled myself and have not experienced this yet. I always like to see what ads are showing myself.

Cavanoskus · 11/04/15, 12:20 PM

So far these redirect-style ads only happen when I switch to a new tab. The old tab, where I left ESOUI open, turns into an ad while I'm not looking at it, sometimes after several minutes.

**Baertram** · 11/05/15, 03:54 AM

Maybe it is not related to this website but to a malicious browser plugin for firefox/chrome/iexplorer you are using? Did you check your plugins, scanned your hard drive for viruses and used malware removers like "Spybot Search And Destroy" in the past days to approve it is not "your pc setup" who manipulates your local
browser?

I'm asking because I never got any ad or stuff like this from esoui.com in the past 3 years?!

Cavanoskus · 11/05/15, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by Baertram

Maybe it is not related to this website but to a malicious browser plugin for firefox/chrome/iexplorer you are using? Did you check your plugins, scanned your hard drive for viruses and used malware removers like "Spybot Search And Destroy" in the past days to approve it is not "your pc setup" who manipulates your local
browser?

I'm asking because I never got any ad or stuff like this from esoui.com in the past 3 years?!

No malicious browser plugins here. I use the triple-threat of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Spybot Search And Destroy, and Spywareblaster. All are up to date, as is my antivirus. I keep my computer squeaky clean. Maybe the ads are geotargeted and you're out of their area?

**Baertram** · 11/06/15, 03:07 AM

Good point with the geo stuff, or you simply used to visit other websites that "promoted" you for new adds

Cavanoskus · 11/06/15, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Baertram

Good point with the geo stuff, or you simply used to visit other websites that "promoted" you for new adds

Lol, I'd say my internet usage is fairly normal, but being a writer I am prone to all kinds of bizarre google searches