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[About XDA developers] Magissia:
Please stop penis enlargement ads ?

I had the bad idea of looking for something on XDA from a fresh Rom install and got advertising for increasing size of potential penis for up to 6,3cm. (And this is not a Cyanogen product)

This is not really what I expect to see here, online hosting ads were better...
[About XDA developers] GerWonder:
Since around 4 weeks I got this malware ad when browsing throught XDA forum in Android with Chrome Browser. The xda site will be closed, the phone starts to vibrate and I have to close the whole tab.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
Not just advertising but very high CPu usage.

So...... I use Firefox or Palemoon web browsers with no-script to access XDA on desktops (and I use XDA Labs on Android devices) but today (and other times) when I've attempted to show the site to someone else in a browser that was not script blocked the site has been nearly un-navigable, stalling at page scrolls and just about any action that changed the various ad panels in the active view. In IE11 and FF 50.x+ on a beast of a machine (3Ghz quad virtualized to 8, w/12GB tri-chanel memory) even at rest the site is gobbling over 10% of CPU. This is a staggering amount of resource for a web page just sitting on the screen even when considering the background activity of animations and advertising banner swap-outs and swap-ins. Unreal Tournament 3 only uses 20-23% CPU on this rig. I've got my workaround (no-script) but apart from the various complaints levied about the ads themselves the site would be more accessible and appealing without that excessive resource usage - if there were some what to control that on the XDA side of things.
[About XDA developers] ShanLou:
Hmm, I don't know if it's some kind of ad doing this or something else but today when I woke up and was reloading pages, the browser offered me to download/open some file, many times... Cannot remember name of the file... Four letter file without an extension... What could it be?
[About XDA developers] Sachin:
Read this - https://xdaforums.com/general/about-xda/usnc-auto-download-t3608472

:silly:
[About XDA developers] :
Block that crap please.

You force the people to use adblocks -.-
[About XDA developers] sk1887:
I agree. Chrome on mobile, especially with mobile data on, keeps showing click bait pages, which would enable unwanted PAID services. No deal for a site like this.

I suggest you [MENTION=883467]yener90[/MENTION], to use xda free app. This way you get only google ads.
[About XDA developers] -DDD-:
Same here :(

With googlemail and Chrome mobile.
[About XDA developers] GaT7:
Thanks for this thread. Please view enclosed pic to see I'm getting in a full new tab when using Google Chrome on PC. Absolutely ridiculous....:mad:
[About XDA developers] -DDD-:
Again the ads and one new
[About XDA developers] GaT7:
Just got another huge ad, without doing anything at all, that completely filled the browser window & obliterated XDA - please see the enclosed screenshot.

Is anybody from XDA taking note of these at all?

Unfortunately, I'm going to be forced to use an adblocker soon if these don't stop :mad:
[About XDA developers] -DDD-:
Yes, they are taking note of this ;)
[About XDA developers] nlra:
Is anybody else getting the annoying, auto-playing Best Buy video ads on mobile Chrome that takes up an entire THIRD of the bottom of the webview and doesn't scroll away? There is no way to dismiss it. It vastly reduces the content area of the page I am browsing, not to mention sucks up battery and slows things down.

I will try to screenshot it the next time I see it.

-- Nathan
[About XDA developers] nlra:
Here it is again. DIE DIE DIE.
[About XDA developers] hackslash:
Well I've never received such big ads. Maybe due to my geographical location but anyways...
[About XDA developers] edit:
Hello XDA moderators,

I am not using any ad blockers on this forum for years but unfortunately some of the ads that were served (not by Google) are extremely shady.... some sell dubious products that promise things that aren't gonna happen in this lifetime unless the sellers are from another planet and they have access to some miracle technologies.

They sell a skin creme that would make you loose 2.5kg overnight, lol..... or some strange knee pain remover that takes the pain away forever.... yes forever... even if you break your knee it would not hurt because you have used that thing... once.

Unfortunately the ads are all in romanien so for those who know romanien have fun with these ads :

http://clicktrack.pubmatic.com/AdSe...py6VrcTwHU71&cp=20170906_rwZNKAVPlCunln54SqIj

http://clicktrack.pubmatic.com/AdSe...advK0Fblq9Te&cp=20170905_vGkz5X2a4z6pvLT4TuDB

http://clicktrack.pubmatic.com/AdSe...kUyCmKLrW3vR&cp=20170829_fEobleBnnz2YNZU4vcUx

These ADS should never see the light of day because are SCAMS

On the same note, the XDA app that I've installed from Google Store it pushing all kinds of animated and/or video commercials eating a lot of data being a very painful experience especially when I am abroad on roaming. Yes, I can deal with commercials as long as aren't bad but lately some are really bad.
[About XDA developers] edit:
Is anyone reading this thread? Any feedback would be welcomed.... or as little as some admin pushing the Thanks button would be fine.

I would like to see that someone takes notice of our efforts to keep the XDA clean of intrusive ads, false advertising or shady ads.... or simply scams

Although I reported some shady ads... I still see them all the time... I took a screenshot of one today... you can use google translate if you don't know romanien.

They claim that they regenerate the knee to 100% in 15 minutes and other BS.... like this cheap trick makes your knee cartilage 26 years younger without any pain... what a load of... I'll let you decode the rest and have a laugh
[About XDA developers] nlra:
I know that XDA has to pay the bills, but it's gotten to the point (esp. w/ lack of official responses on this thread) where even though mobile Chrome doesn't support extensions and even though I vastly prefer Chrome to third-party browsers on mobile, XDA is the only site that I bother visiting in the Ghostery for Android app.
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
Many people share your dismay about the state of advertising on XDA as viewed in a web browser. This has actually prevented me from introducing newcomers to the site before showing them how to stop the intrusion of the advertising and the subsequently degraded UI experience.

That being said, there has been an official official response of sorts ((at least on Android devices), that being the existence of the XDA Labs app which can be used to interact with forums, with no advertising, need for ad blockers, and at no cost.

For those who must use or prefer to use a browser (there are some benefits to using a browser even when there are other options) there are ways to prevent the intrusion.

Android: Adaway, Naked Browser Pro, Afwall+, (and Ghostery, thanks to your suggestion).

PC and other: Firefox with NoScript add-on, others.

Sadly the larger the community of people who block advertising becomes the more likely that some advertising will become more invasive but once at the point we seem to be at now where it is already invasive beyond reason not much else can be done.
[About XDA developers] Snoere:
Some days ago I get a lot of pop-under ads on XDA when loading new pages. Looking at my browser history, there is a cascade of re-directs happening, before a new tab opens. This seems very shady.

I wish to support XDA, but if those pop-under don't stop, I will have to use an ad blocker again.
[About XDA developers] emdroidle:
I've seen two problematic advertisements relatively recently. Several weeks ago there was an ad by Hasbro which pretty well covered the entire browser window. For some reason the domain "hasbro.com" doesn't seem to exist on my network, I wonder why that could be?

Today I'm seeing about 1 in 5-10 of the Lumosity advertisements are extra big and covering an extra chunk of the upper portion of the browser window. Thankfully not nearly as bad as the Hasbro ones were, but still problematic. Alas figuring out which adserver is serving malads is a distinct problem.

I only take active action against real problems. Banner ads aren't worth bothering with. Entire browser window ads get adservers blocked. XDA should be putting pressure on the adservers to ensure the advertisements they're serving aren't malicious.
[About XDA developers] derfraenk:
In recent weeks this has popped up more and more. First a dialog box, then I'm redirected away from xda and have to close the browser or tab. Makes the site totally useless.
[About XDA developers] jed84:
Annoying sidebar on xda

I do wonder if it is possible to disable the right sidebar on xda?

This is very annoying if you are having a small screen! And I do not mean adverts - I would like to get rid of the whole thing, but didn't find anything in the settings.

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[About XDA developers] dieselnutjob:
I went to xdaforums.com using chrome on my phone and got this lovely add

[IMG="q0pw938m5x.pw"]http://www.christiantena.net/images/Screenshot_20171218-084115.png[/IMG]

[IMG="q0pw938m5x.pw"]http://www.christiantena.net/images/Screenshot_20171218-084128.png[/IMG]
[About XDA developers] The Lich:
Seriously, XDA? This one even showed up *on this thread*

It covers the first post on the page.

For shame.
[About XDA developers] railfan-eric:
same here. it's doing it again now. i can't see sh^t. I have ablock plus and even tried blocking all the ads that just started appearing in the last week but after i reload the page they all come back even the hasbro one. what gives? Did Adblock Plus sellout to the advertisers?
[About XDA developers] bigbaluka:
XDA Ads are Intrusive & Rude

The ads on XDA have been getting worse and worse over the years. I started using an Ad-Blocker about a year ago because of the ads on XDA. I found I enjoy the Ad-Blocker on a few other sites as well. I do miss some of the internet ads but for me it's worth it as the ads on XDA actually prevent me from navigating their site. Now they've gotten so bad one can't even read the pages of XDA. Strange that XDA would allow ads that actually prevent users from effectively navigating XDA. Pretty much makes XDA useless for me. Anyone else notice this? See attached screenshot.
[About XDA developers] railfan-eric:
Yes we noticed it. didn't you see the last two posts? Someone already posted a screenshot. it's been quite annoying lately. at times i have to stop and wait a few hours before using the site again.
[About XDA developers] jagdtigger:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uz50c8pphrqcqkj/Capture.PNG?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6gch3lp6cq96ple/Capture2.PNG?dl=0

Having ads on the side is one thing but occupying the 1/3 os the screen at the top of the site and mixed in between posts is a big no-no...

/EDIT

Plus there is too many scripts on the site too:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9lm1mhbbvaunocp/script.png?dl=0
[About XDA developers] :
I got contratyou.win while visiting xda today. Is it 2018 now?
[About XDA developers] o-l-a-v:
Twice, in two days now, I've been sent to this site when browsing xda forums on my op3t with latest stable Chrome browser.

http://iphonewin.win/lp/ba88e650-3c...28122/po&aclid=&code=NO&city=Oslo&language=en

I'll be using Brave Browser from now on, and see if that makes any difference. It's sure will make a difference on your ad revenue ;)
[About XDA developers] IronTechmonkey:
In regards to the wretched advertising, I wont even show new people the XDA site (no less use it myself) unless I can do so in a script blocked browser and or ad-blocked device like so:

Desktop/Laptop: Firefox with Noscript addon (and popups disabled).

Android: Adaway on device then use Firefox with Noscript addon, or Naked Browser (with internal all-or-none java script toggle), or the XDA Labs app.
[About XDA developers] [] AL []:
This thread should not even exist in the first place. If Xda wants to finance itself with ads: fine. But if it cannot get the invasive and un-dismissable annoying ads blocking the view of the forum content vetted properly and avoided, then they only have themselves to blame for inciting people to use ad-blockers. I personally have zero remorse about having a custom hosts file and edit it as needed. If I feel that Xda deserves financial support, I'll do it with a donation. But seeing all those ads over and over just makes me feel like they'll have to do without my support. Those are just plain un-justifiable for any site.
[About XDA developers] o-l-a-v:
I'm still getting redirected to ad/ spam sites, at a daily basis. Using latest Chrome for Android on my OP3T. Here is the last one I encountered:

http://www.answeryu.com/gmd/btcen_e...r2aJ_bKUdwU5lvjlj8O56LDSJHImFnBJm6y0ptUX0GpL#

They don't pop up in a new tab, but take over the current one. You can't press the back arrow to get back to the forum, so clearly some fishy ads going on here on XDA developers.

If you want me to help finance you by showing me ads, you must stop this intrusive, spammy, hustling stuff.

Go adblock!

Edit 10. april: New ad

http://life-daily-news.online/en/luckywinner/leovegas3.html?model=Android%208.0&brand=Generic&isp=Telenor%20Norge%20AS&country=NO&flag=&voluumdata=deprecated&eda=deprecated&cep=tszLHqdqVviecOAFjVm8SYWUWHvQEYCpv2eW2nTtRQ5VMg25-i__mqUObjBmUTqImlCOEScm1fipMH49xQ4Id2860_bAHDPeASCYVrhSqjpM9TQzu8qc82lVFFD1iyiFbmx66Sdh8F-C9vRIZYtTwDN1WzzgIa1dGgE45Hv7gEJuaB0Kml54HTnnqh_iZrnJ30bVw8-e7dV9Y5LbQDGUckwFEkSFdQgNTDyxMZD9PmMlt80LQxW8v0Umqc3snRLZ&campaignid={campaignid}&campaign={campaign}#
[About XDA developers] CRXed:
So now I cannot use Adblock Plus in Chrome browser anymore?

Every page on XDA, except for the front page, goes blank with Adblock enabled.....
[About XDA developers] En Kee:
Yes same thing here :mad:
[About XDA developers] meyerweb:
Yep, me too. WTF, XDA? A site the is the premier source for Android ad-blockers is now blocking people who use ad-blockers?

I wouldn't use an ad-blocker on XDA if turning it off didn't slow things down so much. It looks like you're loading ads from half a dozen different ad networks, and my Chromebook slow to a crawl waiting for all that crap to load. Slim down the impact of your ads and I'll be happy to turn mine off. Until then, and until this issue is resolved, I guess I won't be spending any time on XDA.
[About XDA developers] PlutoDelic:
I am having the same issue and literary just Paused Adblock to see if it makes any difference. It also started to do it today on the main web-page as well.

Oh the irony...
[About XDA developers] railfan-eric:
I too had a blank screen every time i refreshed the page. I had to pause adblock for awhile. This was yesterday on Saturday the 21st. I was getting pretty PO'd but given the problems with ads on here i figured it must be ad related so i paused the adblock and sure enough it worked. I have adblock on now and no problems today. And I'm on Chrome currently the last few days.
[About XDA developers] myprecious27:
Those f*king ads cover text. Why are you so greedy xda? Sacrificing user comfort for money? Then no ads at all and f*ck you - I'm using blockers from now on.
[About XDA developers] R!n:
Getting this ad all the time. Redirects without the ability to go back.

http://urewardscontactnumber.top/de...NjIwXzE4MDQ2NTgyNDE&trackid=20180513194942959
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
I'm just going to make this as simple and brief as i possibly can...

I call this "Takeover advertising". This is where you don't have to select any of the advertising banners/popup at all. It just redirects your browser to wherever it takes you.

This happens on both the Android and PC Browsers approx 10-15% +/- of the time in either case and there's no specific location within the XDA Forum where this happens.

Also, I have no ad blockers nor does this happen for any other websites as well (that i typically go to personally).

This most recent incident, i wasn't even touching the browser window itself. I was just simply typing on the keyboard into a thread post and BAM, without warning, that page was redirected first to the following link...

http://w4-tracking.com/go/?aclid=&c...&parm4=5757398&parm3=&parm2=&parm1=1605134622

... then, ultimately to the following link.

http://walmart-gl2018.club/lp/96d1b...38&p=77116459&code=US&parm3=&uid=3&os=Android

I had attached a screenshot for the second link above as well.

If it were a popup, i would have just closed that and proceeded with the typing BUT, it was a "Takeover Redirect" and I ended up losing the text that forced me to start over again.

I'm not mad at XDA at all, just a bit annoyed that it happened and I know that XDA doesn't want members to experience this at all.

I'm just reporting this to you and any of the information that I have in order for you to have what you need to take care of the forum and its members.

Thank you so much for your time, patience, support and understanding with this issue! :)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I DO NOT provide support via PM unless asked/requested by myself. PLEASE keep it in the threads where everyone can share.
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
@Ibuprophen: I'm pretty much with you regarding your report and embedded suggestions. I guess it's becoming more suitable after you implemented @

Wood Man

's recommendation.

As I'm really a bit previcay paranoic I visit XDA via Firefox (currently v60.1.0ESR) with uBlock Origin, NoScript, Decentraleyes, Skip Redirect, Smart Referer, and Privacy Settings. Additionally, part of our home network is a RaspberryPi with PiHole installed acting as our DNS server (very useful tool, especially in conjunction with PiVPN).

However, if I input http://xdaforums.com/ in "Webbkoll" by dataskydd.net (https://webbkoll.dataskydd.net/en) I'm always "impressed" by the results:

Referrers leaked, 15 cookies, 77 third-party requests, 20 third-parties contacted (as of about 5 minutes ago).

Okay, 10 cookies are by XDA and a very few of the 3rd parties are also XDA servers.

I really like XDA and want to stay and use it. Usually, I refrain from using a website with such a protocol.
[About XDA developers] DB126:
A simple, well regarded (ideally VPN based) filter addresses this and other undesirable behaviors on all web facing apps/browsers with minimal side effects. I have neither the time nor ambition to spin up elaborate homegrown countermeasures/defenses that need continual care and feeding to counter the latest tactics or drive usability. It also permits immediate regression to an unfiltered state for testing scenarios that mirror the real world. FWIW - I do not utilize the XDA RC template. Good luck in whatever approach you choose to take.
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
Thank you very much [MENTION=4752536]Wood Man[/MENTION] and [MENTION=7408621]Oswald Boelcke[/MENTION] for your help!!! :)

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I DO NOT provide support via PM unless asked/requested by myself. PLEASE keep it in the threads where everyone can share.
[About XDA developers] CDizzie:
Random Pop Ups

Occasionally while on the site I will receive random Pop up ads such as prize wins or ads for playing games. Recently they have been coming from amzon-te.club and appleshop.today. Both domains are spam and potentially malicious.
[About XDA developers] DB126:
If using Edge, Firefox or a Chromium based browser install the free AdGuard extension (best of breed) and enjoy largely ad/annoyance/malware/tracking free browsing on most sites...including XDA.
[About XDA developers] evolutioncsr:
I have been having a lot of trouble browsing the site via Chrome on my Pixel 2 XL. I am constantly getting redirected to the site listed below. Doesn't matter if I am on WiFi is LTE. : http://a.s-3.club/gift/?utm_source=Adelphic&utm_medium=5&utm_content=426115111&utm_campaign=123457

Once that site loads it doesn't matter if I click the "Go back to safety" I basically can not visit that page in whatever thread I was viewing anymore. Everytime I try I'm instantly sent to that link. This just started a few weeks ago I never had this issue in the years I been viewing this site via Chrome on Mobile.

Thanks for listening hopefully it improves.
[About XDA developers] hercegovina:
Video that cannot be closed

This is first time I see such a thing on xda-developers.

Some video automatically plays and cannot be closed. It holds almost half of site. When I press "X" it stope for a second and then starts again. I thought it will close when it finishes , but it starts again and again...

What is going on?

See screenshot in attachements:
[About XDA developers] DoR3M3:
What about killing the Intrusive Signatures on XDA!

Some people have some really annoying BIG BLOODY SIGS! :eek:

I know [MENTION=7408621]Oswald Boelcke[/MENTION] likes it neat and clean around here! ;)
[About XDA developers] Eleo:
I think it is possible to hide signatures in the forum. And they are not visible in thread when viewing from mobile browser/app. Signatures can be ginormous, depending on its contents (mine should be small afaik).

But if you mean "bylines" (especially posted by users of tapatalk, that can be quite intrusive and impossible to be hidden), then you can just report the post by user to moderators and if it actually is intrusive, moderators will take action. I have reported 2-3 users with such bylines and at the result, the byline was shortened. I gave an example here (which looks even more hideous when trying to view from a browser on PC):

https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/labs-t3241866/post72198010

But I suspect it is off-topic here, as this thread is meant for only the ads that are shown in the website.
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
I concur to @Eleo that we're going off-topic here but as you mentioned me just my two cents. Additionally his advice regarding the "use of the report button" is absolutely correct.

I'm accessing XDA only by two means: On PC/tablet via Firefox, on my Android handhelds via XDA labs. On PC, I don't mind the signatures at all as the size of the screen is sufficiently large. And at XDA labs, the signatures don't appear at all... On XDA labs, you must tab the avatar of the member who posted to review his signature.

In order to end on-topic: I realised that the possibility to donate to become add-free isn't available (or at least not shown) anymore. I remember that you could donate to get another user or yourself add-free.
[About XDA developers] Eleo:
You still can do that on XDA ad-free link for yourself or gift it to anybody:

https://xdaforums.com/ad-free/

And as per usual, the "gift ad-free" appears to only the posts that got at least one thanks button. Maybe you were watching posts with no thanks

:confused:
[About XDA developers] Oswald Boelcke:
@Eleo: Upps... Absolutely correct - and that includes your assumption. For some reason I immediately connected it with the new style.
[About XDA developers] :
This one is so intrusive, I can't even use the breadcrumbs…
[About XDA developers] knyghtryda:
Been seeing this before the ads actually load. It's apparently an image from an Indian news site, but I'm wondering why it's showing up before every ad.
[About XDA developers] J.Michael:
obnoxious pop-ups

I don't care about the content of the ads, I can put up with the animated ones, but I absolutely despise the pop-up that tears the focus away from the text window into which I am typing. (I don't mean it distracts me, I mean I am suddenly not typing in the text box anymore.)

Something is determined to pop up at the bottom of the browser window. Dismissing it just makes things worse: If I miss the big "X" at the upper right that cleverly overlays another ad, I get yanked over to that ad. If I succeed in dismissing the ad that was blocking my view, another pops up in its place.