On several web sites on my Windows 10 PC and on my iPad, but not on my Android phone, I get ads that obscure the web site content and which have no 'X' box to click to allow me to close them. Are these a bug in the web sites themselves or something on my PC and iPad? More to the point, how can I stop them please?
Intrusive ads without an X to shut them down
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SpyderTracks
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Which sites exactly?
I noticed these ads first on https://www.standard.co.uk/ and now I'm getting them on https://www.bangkokpost.com/ but, as I mentioned, not when I'm viewing them on my phone. I can't remember if they appear when I'm on other sites.
SpyderTracks
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Sounds like a virus then, I’d suggest a full windows reinstall.
Unless you have a very small resolution monitor in which case it could just be the advert is taking up more space than your screen can display?
What monitor are you using, what resolution and refresh or make and model if you’re unsure?
Bit extreme for adverts mate, if these are news sites theycommonly popup what I call 'begware' type screens stating how poor they are but they bring you quality news and you can subscribe for 'x' amount of £ a month and help to support the poor dying media.
Firstly, what browser are you using? Is popup blocker on?
Can you screenshot some of the 'adverts' for us (also curious whether they are the ridiculous 'notifications' that pop up in Chrome)
Thanks for the replies. I'm using Chrome browser on my PC and an HPw1907v monitor, and Apple's default browser on my iPad.
I've looked through the Chrome settings just now, and I don't see anything about popup blocker, so I don't know how to switch it on or off. The ads are by 3rd-parties, not the news sites that I'm looking at, and the only difference from the popups that I'm used to is (a) they don't have any 'X' on them for me to shut them down and (b) they're in the foreground, covering the site's content, and they stay in the same position on the screen (usually the bottom left quarter) when I scroll the site's content.
Naturally, now that I've raised the subject, I'm not getting any at the moment, but I'll post a screen shot next time I get one.
I've looked through the Chrome settings just now, and I don't see anything about popup blocker, so I don't know how to switch it on or off. The ads are by 3rd-parties, not the news sites that I'm looking at, and the only difference from the popups that I'm used to is (a) they don't have any 'X' on them for me to shut them down and (b) they're in the foreground, covering the site's content, and they stay in the same position on the screen (usually the bottom left quarter) when I scroll the site's content.
Naturally, now that I've raised the subject, I'm not getting any at the moment, but I'll post a screen shot next time I get one.
If you look in the App Store on your iPhone/iPad and search for AdBlock Plus that's a pretty decent one. I've been using it for a couple of years and it keeps the rubbish away.
Martinr36
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I'm pretty sure firefox and waterfox have them built in, chrome just loves snooping
ubuysa
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Just been to both. I see no adverts - but then I use a browser that blocks them.
SpyderTracks
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It's a 1440 x 900 monitor so would make sense why the advert is taking up so much of your screen.
I get them sometimes on whoscored.com and NFL.COM.
Takes up each side of the screen, often blocking out parts of the site.
Right pain and there isnt a x to close them.
No dodgy adds, normally a car add or we'll known brand.
This is on a laptop so perhaps I'm not getting all the ad?
Takes up each side of the screen, often blocking out parts of the site.
Right pain and there isnt a x to close them.
No dodgy adds, normally a car add or we'll known brand.
This is on a laptop so perhaps I'm not getting all the ad?
Thanks guys. I've just now installed Adblock Plus, and I'll see if my wife (the main user of the iPad) notices a difference. I've also added it to Chrome on my PC.
I've just remembered, I've had a couple of instances when the no-X ad has stopped loading and a message has appeared saying Google stopped it running because it was using too much of my PC's resources. That error message was also not removable!
I remember I used to use Firefox as my PC browser, but I abandoned that because of something that was annoying me about it -- can't remember what -- but it did have an ad-blocker.
I've just remembered, I've had a couple of instances when the no-X ad has stopped loading and a message has appeared saying Google stopped it running because it was using too much of my PC's resources. That error message was also not removable!
I remember I used to use Firefox as my PC browser, but I abandoned that because of something that was annoying me about it -- can't remember what -- but it did have an ad-blocker.
TonyCarter
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There's also Brave browser that has ad-blocking built in - or if you want the Chromium experience without Google, then Microsoft's Edge Chromium is a passable alternative.
Just been reading standard.co.uk this evening, and there's no ads whatsoever, so Adblock Plus must be working its magic on my PC. And my wife hasn't complained about the iPad this afternoon either, so it must be doing the job there too! Thanks guys.
I'm happy with Google Chrome, Tonycarter, so I'll stick with it. I use it on my Android phone too, so lots of data is shared seamlessly.
I'm happy with Google Chrome, Tonycarter, so I'll stick with it. I use it on my Android phone too, so lots of data is shared seamlessly.