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  • #16
    And yes, pop-ups are occuring more frequently now - it used to be only when I first logged on - now it's throughout the time that I send on Apolyton. Don't get me wrong, if these added pop-ups help Apolyton out, then I'm Ok with it...as long as no spyware is installed on my system (ie, Gator).
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    • #17
      Originally posted by TCO
      Oh...and Dan the Gator IS IS IS IS coming from Poly. Don't doubt the posters. Don't ask for a tracrt!
      The information I requested and answers to the questions I asked will help in my tracking down the exact source of the problem. Apolyton has multiple companies advertising their products via multiple agencies on-site.

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      Dan; Apolyton CS
      PolyCast Co-Host, Owner and Producer: entertaining | informing civ
      >> PolyCast (Civ strategy), ModCast (Civ modding), TurnCast (Civ multiplay); One More Turn Dramedy

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      • #18
        i complained about getting gator from poly months ago, but markos denied it. whatever.
        "I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it. We have to leave this place, I am almost happy here."
        - Ender, from Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

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        • #19
          Arnelos, just so you know- some popupu downloads like (ADCORP's POPUPU KILLER) seem cached on some people's systems... I can't get rid of the popup killer- the popup will even appear on legit sites like microsoft.com- it seems to appear at random times.

          maybe the gator ad is cached somewhere on your system.

          (those type of ads should be illegal :doitnow
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          • #20
            I know xupiter worked that way. Coudn't figure out why I kept getting these pop-up ads from xupiter till I found out it's on my system and not from a site. Can't say anything about gator though.
            badams

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            • #21
              On DanQ's request:

              404 Not Found
              http://apolyton.net/upload/files/Maniac/Gator.jpg
              Contraria sunt Complementa. -- Niels Bohr
              Mods: SMAniaC (SMAC) & Planetfall (Civ4)

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              • #22
                Thanks for catching the screen shot Maniac!
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                "One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
                "If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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                • #23
                  Gator

                  And it just happend to me too (again)

                  Here's the screen shot:
                  Attached Files
                  Last edited by Wittlich; August 19, 2003, 22:25.
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                  "One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
                  "If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Maniac
                    On DanQ's request:

                    http://apolyton.net/upload/files/Maniac/Gator.jpg
                    Hmmm -- it does not appear as an ad but rather a security warning.

                    Unfortunately, the information it provides is not sufficient for me to determine exactly what ad being run on Apolyton is spawning this installation attempt and in turn, for some anyway, this security warning. It is likely bundled with an ad (i.e. it loads alongside with an ad that then generates it), making it even more difficult to track down.

                    From Wittlich's posted image, I can see the that the top 468x60 banner loaded -- next time somebody sees this security warning while browsing a page on Apolyton, please take several screenshots if need be that include not only the security warning but copies of the 468x60 ad images at the top and bottom of the page. Please make note of what address (URL) these ads point to and include them with your report.

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                    Dan; Apolyton CS
                    PolyCast Co-Host, Owner and Producer: entertaining | informing civ
                    >> PolyCast (Civ strategy), ModCast (Civ modding), TurnCast (Civ multiplay); One More Turn Dramedy

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                    • #25
                      I thought as much. Well, I, for one, will keep an eye out for it when it happends again (and it will) and try to figure out which ad is active prior to Gator wanting to download.
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                      "One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
                      "If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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                      • #26
                        It just did it again!!!!


                        The ad just prior was titled "Ad Server...." I didn't catch the rest of it before it disappeared and Gator wanting to download occured in its place.

                        Now I have to run SpyBot yet again.
                        ____________________________
                        "One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
                        "If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
                        ____________________________

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                        • #27
                          I get it sometimes, but I just click no....
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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
                            I get it sometimes, but I just click no....
                            True, but it still places entries within your system's registry. This is why I immediately run SpyBot after it occurs each time.
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                            "One day if I do go to heaven, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does who goes to heaven - I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen, 1996
                            "If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
                            ____________________________

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                            • #29
                              I just had such a pop up for Gator. Not bothered particular I'm sure these shared public library computers are rife with nasty stuff. I think they have every problem that the Poly front page can identify!!

                              This particluar advert doesn't actually advertise anything as far as I can tell.
                              One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.

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                              • #30
                                I don't get you guys. All of you write I got it, I got it, but none of you seem willing to provide any of the information that Dan requests.

                                If you don't want to help remedy the situation, then don't complain that the situation exists

                                Asmodean
                                Last edited by Asmodean; August 20, 2003, 16:00.
                                Im not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the mark

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