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09-17-16 08:51 AM
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   So I was just strolling around Vizzed this morning when I got redirected to like 5,000 different sites. One was a news site and the other was Microsoft Support which was obviously not Microsoft Support. It happened when I went to my notifications and when I liked something. Am I the only one having this issue?
   So I was just strolling around Vizzed this morning when I got redirected to like 5,000 different sites. One was a news site and the other was Microsoft Support which was obviously not Microsoft Support. It happened when I went to my notifications and when I liked something. Am I the only one having this issue?
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09-17-16 08:53 AM
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I'm getting pop-ups too. Sometimes when I go to a new page on a thread, and sometimes when I reply to a thread.
I'm getting pop-ups too. Sometimes when I go to a new page on a thread, and sometimes when I reply to a thread.
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I'm getting them when I hit reply more often then not. And then I'm redirected to a site that recommends I re-install Flash or my Flash is out of date and I get the "Never mind, click this button," but that's the button that makes me download software that wants my credit card number.

It's not like I'm getting advertisements or I'm clicking on an ad. Pages just pop up when I reply to threads. It's probably one out of every five or six clicks or so.
I'm getting them when I hit reply more often then not. And then I'm redirected to a site that recommends I re-install Flash or my Flash is out of date and I get the "Never mind, click this button," but that's the button that makes me download software that wants my credit card number.

It's not like I'm getting advertisements or I'm clicking on an ad. Pages just pop up when I reply to threads. It's probably one out of every five or six clicks or so.
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Norton security is one that shows up to me. Sometimes, if i view Vizzed Board. So yes, it happens to me too.
Norton security is one that shows up to me. Sometimes, if i view Vizzed Board. So yes, it happens to me too.
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I'll take a guess and say it's the ads

It only makes sense that it's the ads since it's not like David would do that on purpose
I'll take a guess and say it's the ads

It only makes sense that it's the ads since it's not like David would do that on purpose
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Some of us seems to be having it worse than others... I'm getting a new window pop up with ads almost every time I click a link on the site, which isn't good.

Davideo7 : Hoping you get this summon.
Some of us seems to be having it worse than others... I'm getting a new window pop up with ads almost every time I click a link on the site, which isn't good.

Davideo7 : Hoping you get this summon.
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09-17-16 02:44 PM
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Ok so here's what's most likely causing it.

A few days ago, an ad company approached me with an offer. They prepay me $500 and I place their popup ads on Vizzed for 1 week. I did this because at the moment, I don't have enough to pay for the site's server fees and I've been scrambling to find ways to pay for it (I don't have a full time job yet but I'll most likely have one in about a week). Failing to pay for the servers would result into Vizzed going down permanently.

It's only for a week though but if it's really as bad as what you guys are saying, I'll go ahead and make it exclusive to guests only and let the ad company know that I'll have it up for guests only but that I'd do 2 weeks instead of 1.

So now it's exclusive to guests only. If anyone is still having the problem, then most likely it's because of one of the current ads.
Ok so here's what's most likely causing it.

A few days ago, an ad company approached me with an offer. They prepay me $500 and I place their popup ads on Vizzed for 1 week. I did this because at the moment, I don't have enough to pay for the site's server fees and I've been scrambling to find ways to pay for it (I don't have a full time job yet but I'll most likely have one in about a week). Failing to pay for the servers would result into Vizzed going down permanently.

It's only for a week though but if it's really as bad as what you guys are saying, I'll go ahead and make it exclusive to guests only and let the ad company know that I'll have it up for guests only but that I'd do 2 weeks instead of 1.

So now it's exclusive to guests only. If anyone is still having the problem, then most likely it's because of one of the current ads.
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09-17-16 03:15 PM
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   Davideo7: Okay that makes a lot of sense. It is just that the ads gave me a virus so I had to do a few scans. Hope the situation gets better.
   Davideo7: Okay that makes a lot of sense. It is just that the ads gave me a virus so I had to do a few scans. Hope the situation gets better.
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09-17-16 04:18 PM
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Davideo7 : OK, I get the picture. We just weren't sure that this was supposed to be happening. I know all too well what it's like trying to scrape up enough change to stay afloat at the last minute.
Davideo7 : OK, I get the picture. We just weren't sure that this was supposed to be happening. I know all too well what it's like trying to scrape up enough change to stay afloat at the last minute.
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09-17-16 08:37 PM
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awesomeguy279 : Sorry that you got a virus from it.

m0ssb3rg935 : Yeah I just gotta hang in there until I start working a full time job. I'll most likely begin my new job in a little over a week and I'd imagine I'd get my first paycheck at the very end of the month.
awesomeguy279 : Sorry that you got a virus from it.

m0ssb3rg935 : Yeah I just gotta hang in there until I start working a full time job. I'll most likely begin my new job in a little over a week and I'd imagine I'd get my first paycheck at the very end of the month.
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09-17-16 08:49 PM
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Davideo7 : This is exactly why I haven't greenlisted Vizzed in my ad blocker. I would highly suggest you don't continue this course of action, as it will only serve to alienate users.

I know that advertising is your bread and butter, but that's why it's so very important to really vet your ads. Have you considered Project Wonderful? They're a really great platform and I think you could get some good results from them.

But really, David, it comes down to trust. Your users have to trust that you're not going to sell the site to bozos like this. I know things are desperate but there has to be another way.


Out of curiosity, if you don't mind me asking, how much do the server(s) cost?
Davideo7 : This is exactly why I haven't greenlisted Vizzed in my ad blocker. I would highly suggest you don't continue this course of action, as it will only serve to alienate users.

I know that advertising is your bread and butter, but that's why it's so very important to really vet your ads. Have you considered Project Wonderful? They're a really great platform and I think you could get some good results from them.

But really, David, it comes down to trust. Your users have to trust that you're not going to sell the site to bozos like this. I know things are desperate but there has to be another way.


Out of curiosity, if you don't mind me asking, how much do the server(s) cost?
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awesomeguy279 : I don't know how you would have gotten any viruses, unless you clicked on the add and downloaded something without knowing.

Lazlo Falconi : He wasn't really selling the site, he was just adding more ads. If you've been around the internet recently, I'm sure you've seen some sites that are 90% ads. Vizzed doesn't have that many, and if it means David has to put up some pop ups for a week, then he has to do it.

awesomeguy279 : I don't know how you would have gotten any viruses, unless you clicked on the add and downloaded something without knowing.

Lazlo Falconi : He wasn't really selling the site, he was just adding more ads. If you've been around the internet recently, I'm sure you've seen some sites that are 90% ads. Vizzed doesn't have that many, and if it means David has to put up some pop ups for a week, then he has to do it.

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09-17-16 11:34 PM
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Lazlo Falconi : I don't plan to do this ever again since I'll be getting a full time job soon. Trust me, there really wasn't any other way. I completely drained my 401K a few months ago, drained all of my bank accounts, etc. Literally no penny left anywhere. This was a situation where I had no other choice. I wasn't expecting anyone to actually get a virus from the popups though, that really surprises me. I tested the popups for myself and they seemed very harmless and I also had it set to no more than 2 popups per a day per a user.

The servers cost around $1500 at the moment. I'd probably be able to cut the costs on the servers at some point for 2 reasons:
1. I've optimized the heck out of the site over the past few months. I probably no longer need the main site and database on separate servers.
2. The site no longer gets the traffic it use to get. There was a time when the site got literally more than 3 times the amount of traffic that it gets now and at that time the servers were needed.

I'll look into that site. Thanks for the link.


Barathemos : I was wondering about the same thing. Kinda confused how he got a virus just like that.
Lazlo Falconi : I don't plan to do this ever again since I'll be getting a full time job soon. Trust me, there really wasn't any other way. I completely drained my 401K a few months ago, drained all of my bank accounts, etc. Literally no penny left anywhere. This was a situation where I had no other choice. I wasn't expecting anyone to actually get a virus from the popups though, that really surprises me. I tested the popups for myself and they seemed very harmless and I also had it set to no more than 2 popups per a day per a user.

The servers cost around $1500 at the moment. I'd probably be able to cut the costs on the servers at some point for 2 reasons:
1. I've optimized the heck out of the site over the past few months. I probably no longer need the main site and database on separate servers.
2. The site no longer gets the traffic it use to get. There was a time when the site got literally more than 3 times the amount of traffic that it gets now and at that time the servers were needed.

I'll look into that site. Thanks for the link.


Barathemos : I was wondering about the same thing. Kinda confused how he got a virus just like that.
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It could be scareware not an actual virus. I've seen those ads before they pretend they are scanning your computer then say you are infected with viruses when you are not.
It could be scareware not an actual virus. I've seen those ads before they pretend they are scanning your computer then say you are infected with viruses when you are not.
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JigSaw : You know, that's what it might be.
JigSaw : You know, that's what it might be.
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Davideo7 : Actually I found two pieces of malware and a virus. One was from the news site and the other was from the fake Microsoft support site. I do not really know how this stuff works but I did not have to download anything. I can actually give you the exact link to one of the viruses. I mean not the virus but yknow. The Windows Defender form about it.
  
https://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/encyclopedia/entry.aspx?name=Rogue%3aJS%2fTechBrolo.A&threatid=233098&enterprise=0

That wasn't really a bad one though. The other one I got was pup.optional.terraclicks.shrtcln but that was found by malwarebytes so Windows Defender has no page for it.
Davideo7 : Actually I found two pieces of malware and a virus. One was from the news site and the other was from the fake Microsoft support site. I do not really know how this stuff works but I did not have to download anything. I can actually give you the exact link to one of the viruses. I mean not the virus but yknow. The Windows Defender form about it.
  
https://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/encyclopedia/entry.aspx?name=Rogue%3aJS%2fTechBrolo.A&threatid=233098&enterprise=0

That wasn't really a bad one though. The other one I got was pup.optional.terraclicks.shrtcln but that was found by malwarebytes so Windows Defender has no page for it.
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Davideo7 : What's the CPU load on the SQL server right now?
Davideo7 : What's the CPU load on the SQL server right now?
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Davideo7 : Just so you know, whatever arrangement you made for guests only or 2 per day wasn't very effective. For the last few days (but not before then, so I'm surprised to find this thread dated back to the 17th), every time I click on Vizzed I seem to get redirected or have one of the new pages open in a new tab the instant I get to the site. After closing it (or simply going back to the site if I was redirected) it seems I'm still being redirected or get yet another new tab just by being on Vizzed. I don't have to do any more than click any of the threads and a few times was even just sitting on the homepage when I got redirected. 

Every popup or redirect was a red site on WoT, so I've scanned with malware bytes, but found nothing. Hopefully it stays that way. 
Hope things turn around for you; good luck with the new job. 
Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to say I didn't think I would, but I really like the new narrow layouts. I assume it was for mobile friendly purposes? 
Davideo7 : Just so you know, whatever arrangement you made for guests only or 2 per day wasn't very effective. For the last few days (but not before then, so I'm surprised to find this thread dated back to the 17th), every time I click on Vizzed I seem to get redirected or have one of the new pages open in a new tab the instant I get to the site. After closing it (or simply going back to the site if I was redirected) it seems I'm still being redirected or get yet another new tab just by being on Vizzed. I don't have to do any more than click any of the threads and a few times was even just sitting on the homepage when I got redirected. 

Every popup or redirect was a red site on WoT, so I've scanned with malware bytes, but found nothing. Hopefully it stays that way. 
Hope things turn around for you; good luck with the new job. 
Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to say I didn't think I would, but I really like the new narrow layouts. I assume it was for mobile friendly purposes? 
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