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    Posted: September 13 2007 at 17:14
As soon as I come to the forums, my computer becomes very slow, but as soon as I exit the PA tab, it comes back up to speed. Also, every couple of seconds I have a window popping up saying "You have chosen to download the application Ads" and asks me to download it.

My question is, is it just my computer or my connection being a dick, or is it a problem with PA? And if it is just me, then any suggestions?
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Points: 3596 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2007 at 17:24
A pop-up perhaps, due to spyware or adware ? 
"Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case.
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Points: 7744 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2007 at 17:27
But only on PA? Nowhere else? And I think I have sufficient spyware protection...
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Points: 7744 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2007 at 17:28
You have chosen to open Ads
which is a: application/x-httpd-php
from: http://ads.auctionads.com
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Points: 7744 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2007 at 16:49
It's all better now...
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Points: 21616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2007 at 16:53
Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:

As soon as I come to the forums, my computer becomes very slow, but as soon as I exit the PA tab, it comes back up to speed. Also, every couple of seconds I have a window popping up saying "You have chosen to download the application Ads" and asks me to download it.

My question is, is it just my computer or my connection being a dick, or is it a problem with PA? And if it is just me, then any suggestions?


Don't use the Microsoft Internet Explorer ... that software is evil!Wink
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Points: 21616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2007 at 16:54
Originally posted by Shakespeare Shakespeare wrote:

But only on PA? Nowhere else? And I think I have sufficient spyware protection...


You may have spyware protection, but not script protection ... use Firefox and the NoScript plugin (and Adblock, naturally).Smile
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Points: 7744 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2007 at 16:56
I use that. But, like I said, it's all cleared up now.
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Points: 8622 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2007 at 14:37
I have a similar issue, usually after being on PA for 45 minutes to an hour.  Pages will load very slow and invariably the status bar says that it is trying to load something from Burstmedia ads.  I refuse to lower my security settings (which I'm sure is the problem), so I just reboot when it gets tiresome and go grab a drink.

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Points: 3830 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2007 at 01:02
Therein lies the rub.  The administrator of the site has chosen to litter the site with ads of the worst kind.  Do we allow these malicious pieces of software to infiltrate and violate our machines to help support the site?  Successful installs means moooore money.  Or do we dole out advice to block these ads, circumventing their purpose?

Really, it would be much better to not have them at all.  I simply can't get behind a site that would allow this sort of thing to run rampant.  Surely there must be a better way, there are many sites that are self-sustained -without- malicious, detrimental, -invasive- advertisements.

These spyware ads originating from the site are unethical.


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