SPAM

HLS · 05-04-2018, 02:16 PM

For a week now when I go to Goodereader.com I get spam pop ups when trying to post or read an article. Some pop ups are adult in nature. I also get redirected to other pages. It is not my pc I’m sure for it only happens when going to that website in particular. No other websites. Also happens on my tablets. Anyone else experience this? I like that website but don’t like this at all. I would think if it was my pc it would happen while accessing other sites. I ran security scans and no viruses or malware on my pc. I don’t want to blame the website that’s why I’m probing to see if this is happening to you

GlenBarrington · 05-04-2018, 02:26 PM

Could be malware. try downloading the free malwarebytes download. When I get something 'odd' going on with my PC, it's the first program I turn to.

EDIT: Never mind, I reread your post, and I realize i'm full of . . . 'hot air'.

HLS · 05-04-2018, 02:34 PM

Ya it was a clean scan and it only happens when I go to that website and my tablets too. Real odd

haertig · 05-04-2018, 02:47 PM

That website is clean as a whistle for me. Using Chromium web browser, Linux OS, with all my normal privacy/security stuff disabled (ScriptSafe, AdBlockPlus, Ghostery, etc.) However, popups are disabled in the web browser by default, as they are in any modern web browser these days. If you have manually enabled popups, I would expect that you might get popups then.

Ripplinger · 05-04-2018, 02:49 PM

I have nothing coming up from Goodereader.com either, but I use uBlock to block all ads from most places in Firefox. It's possible it's coming from their site if you've exhausted all possibilities from your browser or system being infected.

pwalker8 · 05-04-2018, 03:47 PM

A lot of sites use 3rd party ad servers for their ads and it's not all that unusual for something like that to sneak in. For the most part, if you use an ad blocker (I use ABP), it will block a lot of that stuff.

jkrzok · 05-04-2018, 04:36 PM

If you look at user comments on Goodereader you'll find that kcladyz is far from alone.

ZodWallop · 05-04-2018, 04:41 PM

I went there using Chrome on my Android phone and didn't have any issues.

To get there are you using a bookmark or a Google/Bing search? If you're using a bookmark, try accessing the site from a search and see if you get the same behavior.

In general, I recommend Firefox with ABP or uBlockOrigin.

skb · 05-05-2018, 04:17 PM

I use AdBlock and Privacy Badger with Chrome.

AdBlock blocked six ads on the Goodereader.com site and Privacy Badger identified 14 potential trackers (inc ads and Facebook thingies up the wazoo).

I can recommend AdBlocker at the very least (Privacy Badger might seem to be a bit geeky but I wouldn't be without it now).

Use AdBlocker. A whole new world of websites without winky blinky ads and other intrusive whatnots. You'll never go back.

HLS · 05-05-2018, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jkrzok

If you look at user comments on Goodereader you'll find that kcladyz is far from alone.

Ya I posted a comment there. Was probably mine. Lol it's just so odd that it's only that website that gives me browser redirects and pop ups

Edit.... one other person commented over there so it’s not just me. It stopped. Ow for some reason.

crich70 · 05-05-2018, 11:34 PM

I got some more personalized spam here a week or so ago. People sending me PM's about what I assume are pirate ebooks. I note that they had 'banned' under their usernames though by time I looked at the PM's. It's good to note that the Mods here are quickly on top of such things.

pwalker8 · 05-06-2018, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

I got some more personalized spam here a week or so ago. People sending me PM's about what I assume are pirate ebooks. I note that they had 'banned' under their usernames though by time I looked at the PM's. It's good to note that the Mods here are quickly on top of such things.

I got those also. I just forwarded it on to one of the moderators.

I do have to say that this board is one of the best moderated web boards that I've run across. There are more than a couple of boards that I've tried and dropped because of either the lack of moderators led to uncivil behavior, or situations where how posts were moderated depended on if you belonged to the right clique.

rcentros · 05-06-2018, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

I got those also. I just forwarded it on to one of the moderators.

Yeah, I got one of those too. The sender was already banned, so there wasn't anything I needed to do but delete the message.

DuckieTigger · 05-07-2018, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

Yeah, I got one of those too. The sender was already banned, so there wasn't anything I needed to do but delete the message.

Reporting works fairly quick as well (I believe it is possible for PMs, but for sure in posts). That has the advantage that you don't have to wait until the mod you forwarded it to gets online. In my experience a post that needed to be removed never took longer than half hour to take care of.

05-04-2018, 02:16 PM	#1
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,134 Karma: 16342480 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	SPAM For a week now when I go to Goodereader.com I get spam pop ups when trying to post or read an article. Some pop ups are adult in nature. I also get redirected to other pages. It is not my pc I’m sure for it only happens when going to that website in particular. No other websites. Also happens on my tablets. Anyone else experience this? I like that website but don’t like this at all. I would think if it was my pc it would happen while accessing other sites. I ran security scans and no viruses or malware on my pc. I don’t want to blame the website that’s why I’m probing to see if this is happening to you

05-04-2018, 02:26 PM	#2
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	Could be malware. try downloading the free malwarebytes download. When I get something 'odd' going on with my PC, it's the first program I turn to. EDIT: Never mind, I reread your post, and I realize i'm full of . . . 'hot air'.

05-04-2018, 02:34 PM	#3
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,134 Karma: 16342480 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	Ya it was a clean scan and it only happens when I go to that website and my tablets too. Real odd

05-04-2018, 02:47 PM	#4
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,939 Karma: 34855886 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Galaxy Tab A9+, Moto G7	That website is clean as a whistle for me. Using Chromium web browser, Linux OS, with all my normal privacy/security stuff disabled (ScriptSafe, AdBlockPlus, Ghostery, etc.) However, popups are disabled in the web browser by default, as they are in any modern web browser these days. If you have manually enabled popups, I would expect that you might get popups then.

05-04-2018, 02:49 PM	#5
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,587 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	I have nothing coming up from Goodereader.com either, but I use uBlock to block all ads from most places in Firefox. It's possible it's coming from their site if you've exhausted all possibilities from your browser or system being infected.

05-04-2018, 03:47 PM	#6
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	A lot of sites use 3rd party ad servers for their ads and it's not all that unusual for something like that to sneak in. For the most part, if you use an ad blocker (I use ABP), it will block a lot of that stuff.

05-04-2018, 04:36 PM	#7
jkrzok Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 1265322 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Clara HD, Aura One, Voyage, Oasis 1 & 2, Many others getting dusty.	If you look at user comments on Goodereader you'll find that kcladyz is far from alone.

05-04-2018, 04:41 PM	#8
ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 11,499 Karma: 111164374 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara BW; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Paperwhite 3	I went there using Chrome on my Android phone and didn't have any issues. To get there are you using a bookmark or a Google/Bing search? If you're using a bookmark, try accessing the site from a search and see if you get the same behavior. In general, I recommend Firefox with ABP or uBlockOrigin.

05-05-2018, 04:17 PM	#9
skb Evangelist Posts: 401 Karma: 1597305 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Ipod G4, MacOS 10.12, Calibre, Pocketbook Touch HD 3	I use AdBlock and Privacy Badger with Chrome. AdBlock blocked six ads on the Goodereader.com site and Privacy Badger identified 14 potential trackers (inc ads and Facebook thingies up the wazoo). I can recommend AdBlocker at the very least (Privacy Badger might seem to be a bit geeky but I wouldn't be without it now). Use AdBlocker. A whole new world of websites without winky blinky ads and other intrusive whatnots. You'll never go back.

05-05-2018, 11:34 PM	#11
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I got some more personalized spam here a week or so ago. People sending me PM's about what I assume are pirate ebooks. I note that they had 'banned' under their usernames though by time I looked at the PM's. It's good to note that the Mods here are quickly on top of such things.