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Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-25 14:55:27


I pulled an ad company that I think was running some bad ads that auto-redirected people off NG. Let me know if this happens to you after reading this post and if so, what page you were visiting when it happened.


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-25 15:37:08


well, i use adblock so i wouldnt know

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-25 15:46:40


At 5/25/17 03:37 PM, KieranMaster10 wrote: well, i use adblock so i wouldnt know

You're also a supporter :)


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-25 16:16:54


At 5/25/17 03:46 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 5/25/17 03:37 PM, KieranMaster10 wrote: well, i use adblock so i wouldnt know
You're also a supporter :)

oh yeah so ads are blocked by default

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-25 19:39:32


What ad...


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-25 19:43:38 (edited 2017-05-25 19:43:46)


Nope nothing happened for me. though i wasn't home when this happened i guess.


Been around since 2004. (as a lurker that is!)

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-25 20:09:54


At 5/25/17 08:06 PM, yurgenburgen wrote: idk who is responsible for any page redirects but when i find them i will literally fuck them right up the japseye with my wang

lmfao


Been around since 2004. (as a lurker that is!)

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-26 08:56:15


At 5/25/17 07:39 PM, Painbringer wrote: What ad...

I think it was coming from a 729x90 ad from a particular ad company. It was on game and movie pages and general pages like the forums and wiki.


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-26 11:52:32


I use AdBlock but I have always greenlisted NewGrounds in support and loyalty.

I was watching the Tobey McGuire movie by Sexual-Lobster when thirty seconds in the page auto redirected to a ransomware site with porn in the background telling me not to shut down my computer lest my files and credit card information be seized.

Right-click on icon in taskbar and shutdown solved the problem. Happened at approximately 11:45am EST. Tell me if you need anymore information boss. I'm sure you can snag IP address and history information from your end.

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-26 12:02:30


At 5/26/17 11:52 AM, Throk wrote: I use AdBlock but I have always greenlisted NewGrounds in support and loyalty.

I was watching the Tobey McGuire movie by Sexual-Lobster when thirty seconds in the page auto redirected to a ransomware site with porn in the background telling me not to shut down my computer lest my files and credit card information be seized.

Man that is frustrating, since the ad I suspected isn't there anymore. And you're browsing from the US, right? Wonder if there's any chance you could have had the previous ad code cached still. Trying to get it to happen on my end.


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-26 13:38:16 (edited 2017-05-26 15:45:58)


At 5/26/17 12:02 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 5/26/17 11:52 AM, Throk wrote: I use AdBlock but I have always greenlisted NewGrounds in support and loyalty.

I was watching the Tobey McGuire movie by Sexual-Lobster when thirty seconds in the page auto redirected to a ransomware site with porn in the background telling me not to shut down my computer lest my files and credit card information be seized.
Man that is frustrating, since the ad I suspected isn't there anymore. And you're browsing from the US, right? Wonder if there's any chance you could have had the previous ad code cached still. Trying to get it to happen on my end.

Back from the doctor! Norfolk, VA. And please hide this post once you see it since my IP address was imbedded in the URL.

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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-26 14:27:46 (edited 2017-05-26 14:32:27)


At 5/26/17 01:38 PM, Throk wrote:
Back from the doctor! Norfolk, VA. And please hide this post once you see it since my IP address was imbedded in the URL.

I SEEEE YOU if that's the ISP and not where you live that's some nice sea side real estate! simple though you really should use a VPN also if you could go through your history and link the actual URL of the site Tom or someone savvy can use that info so we can get IP's and DNS's to do a little digging to find out who's who and doing what and possibly where if its indeed Ransomware.

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-26 17:31:06


At 5/26/17 02:27 PM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote:
At 5/26/17 01:38 PM, Throk wrote:
Back from the doctor! Norfolk, VA. And please hide this post once you see it since my IP address was imbedded in the URL.
I SEEEE YOU if that's the ISP and not where you live that's some nice sea side real estate! simple though you really should use a VPN also if you could go through your history and link the actual URL of the site Tom or someone savvy can use that info so we can get IP's and DNS's to do a little digging to find out who's who and doing what and possibly where if its indeed Ransomware.

I'm proud to say that I am an idiot when it comes to cpmputers!

I dug around a little more in my history right around that time and found and found these URLs:

https://verosmedia.com/verosad/1932980194.js?pubid=5363&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newgrounds.com&t=AwdZWUNZb3xwb3cHAl1JX1xueHNudAQGQEhGU3V5f3F3FGc6

https://pub.maha-media.com/nlp/index.php?guid=a3645e25-e40a-45c1-92fe-d681cb8a2904&Hardlink=true&time=0&currenturl=5363swix.com&url=http://engine.spotscenered.info/link.engine

Tom, feel free to private message me if you need any further assistance on this matter. 17+ years represent!

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-26 17:39:07 (edited 2017-05-26 17:39:49)


At 5/26/17 05:31 PM, Throk wrote: I dug around a little more in my history right around that time and found and found these URLs:

https://verosmedia.com/verosad/1932980194.js?pubid=5363&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newgrounds.com&t=AwdZWUNZb3xwb3cHAl1JX1xueHNudAQGQEhGU3V5f3F3FGc6

https://pub.maha-media.com/nlp/index.php?guid=a3645e25-e40a-45c1-92fe-d681cb8a2904&Hardlink=true&time=0&currenturl=5363swix.com&url=http://engine.spotscenered.info/link.engine

Tom, feel free to private message me if you need any further assistance on this matter. 17+ years represent!

thank you.

@TomFulp VerosMedia Retention and monetization service on Adblocker and Ublock Origin it comes out as a red warning it looks fishy when I put google to it. and for the second I'm looked into maha-media and I got malware warnings on that google search. for all we know it could be a throwaway setup to get into the bigger ad networks to cast out some malware before getting shutdown. it wouldn't be the first time something like this has happened.

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-30 08:55:52


I have not run into this one yet, however ...

Tom I have to say this isn't the first (or even the second (or third)) time Newgrounds has been hit with bad ads. You really need to be on top of this because it's going to give Newgrounds a bad reputation if this keeps up.

I know you need ads to keep the site running, but you really gotta do your research better or something. Because if everyone knows you get malware ads from Newgrounds, they're either gonna all use ad blockers or stop using Newgrounds altogether.

You literally hurt your site by not thoroughly doing your research.


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-30 10:02:53


At 5/30/17 08:55 AM, NeonSpider wrote: I have not run into this one yet, however ...

Tom I have to say this isn't the first (or even the second (or third)) time Newgrounds has been hit with bad ads. You really need to be on top of this because it's going to give Newgrounds a bad reputation if this keeps up.

I know you need ads to keep the site running, but you really gotta do your research better or something. Because if everyone knows you get malware ads from Newgrounds, they're either gonna all use ad blockers or stop using Newgrounds altogether.

You literally hurt your site by not thoroughly doing your research.

There is no amount of research that can prevent this - ad companies make deals with third parties to fill ad inventory and sometimes those third parties try to sneak in bad ads. The only solution to this is to not run any ads at all, which I would prefer to do if enough people would become paying supporters.


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-30 10:50:43


At 5/30/17 10:02 AM, TomFulp wrote: There is no amount of research that can prevent this - ad companies make deals with third parties to fill ad inventory and sometimes those third parties try to sneak in bad ads. The only solution to this is to not run any ads at all, which I would prefer to do if enough people would become paying supporters.

this. plus there are ways to inject shit during the crosstalk (man-in-the-middle attack) taking advantage of ports and unsecured connections.

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-30 12:48:56


This has happened to me a few times before. Was happening like every couple minutes on Saturday while listening to NG Radio. Was considering recording my screen next time to try and catch which ad is causing it.

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-30 18:47:01


At 5/30/17 05:57 PM, watertemplefml wrote: went through my history (the ninth circle of hell) and found the nasty links! i figured out why it made my computer crash!
it spammed my browser with infinite tabs! these links of fuckery opened in this exact order!
notice similar links from @Throk

Maybe you can solve this puzzle Tom?
Sorry I don't mean for people to click on these, i tried to turn them into text but idk how to do so

I've sent these to the ad companies that are still suspect. Everyone is back from the holiday weekend now so hopefully it gets solved.


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-30 19:52:01


I'm seeing ads below the comment section of a video when viewing it through my phone. I'm not sure if it's the kind of ad NG will have displayed. Is says (You May Like) With six random images being displayed.


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-30 20:41:18


At 5/25/17 02:55 PM, TomFulp wrote: Let me know if this happens to you after reading this post

Yeah, it never happened to me before, and after reading this post I get it all the time.

Thanks, Tom.

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-31 00:54:50


At 5/26/17 11:52 AM, Throk wrote:

I was watching the Tobey McGuire movie by Sexual-Lobster when thirty seconds in the page auto redirected to a ransomware site with porn in the background telling me not to shut down my computer lest my files and credit card information be seized.

Most often than not they're just fucking with you right


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-31 02:57:03


I'll get my dummy computer and keep eyes out. Thanks for the warning, Tom!

I miss the good ol' days when ads were just a picture/gif with a hyperlink.


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-31 05:57:13


At 5/25/17 02:55 PM, TomFulp wrote: I pulled an ad company that I think was running some bad ads that auto-redirected people off NG. Let me know if this happens to you after reading this post and if so, what page you were visiting when it happened.

Hello:

I joined this site to say I get the same redirect...page I was at ->verosmedia->maha-media->spotcenered and mine terminates at a fake Time Warner Survey on kewsurvery.com

It originally only happened when I was on another forum I frequent but then began happening on Yahoo's main page. I've posted requesting help on this problem on the Malware Bytes forum at...

Incredibly perplexing browser redirect - God level expert needed

as I've not been able to find the source of the problem after extensive searching.

If anyone discovers a potential solution to this problem, I would appreciate it if you post it to that page for myself and others with the problem to see.

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-05-31 07:40:40


At 5/31/17 05:57 AM, DS8 wrote: It originally only happened when I was on another forum I frequent but then began happening on Yahoo's main page. I've posted requesting help on this problem on the Malware Bytes forum at...

Crazy to think it could be malware on a bunch of peoples' computers... I still haven't seen it on my end.


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-06-04 20:34:28


At 5/25/17 02:55 PM, TomFulp wrote: I pulled an ad company that I think was running some bad ads that auto-redirected people off NG. Let me know if this happens to you after reading this post and if so, what page you were visiting when it happened.

Recently (yesterday and today), while waiting for a games to load. My page will redirect through multiple pages to a site claiming I need to update my flash player. "FLASH PLAYER HD"... I cleared my cookies and browsing history and it's just happened again.

Was here: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/694168

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https://verosmedia.com/verosad/1932980194.js?pubid=5363&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fserver.cpmstar.com%2Fview.aspx&t=BQBFRkRZb3t2c2gFAERCVEN3ZXFudAQGQEhCU3F7f3JzFGc6

>>>

https://pub.maha-media.com/nlp/index.php?guid=a3645e25-e40a-45c1-92fe-d681cb8a2904&Hardlink=true&time=0&currenturl=%7Bsubid%7Dswix.com&url=http://engine.spotscenered.info/link.engine

>>>

http://engine.spotscenered.info/Redirect.eng?MediaSegmentId=34389&dcid=1_ctx_072e755d-adfe-46bf-b441-bb326270cb81&vmId=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&abr=false&timeZoneOffset=&v=hXPZuKMawgsqqaXmgsiEEscqvxeFp0YWn8oV21lbHO8iCvpmH9sk2fSprt3x5A_b-2hEatyK0i4Deb-rUYJDFrdTFYwunJKu09ZEHLHzJxatD8sH12Ou1zbQxQsn8PwC9O3kKD0l2s7I_aKbgCBI5aCzR-3JgOHKIUHb8c2nuUc-RXKzp6G7q_QeqrCVAbZXU6E6gF4jl5nPINaAX4xhTOeErmLk4D55LU9OGarDqRB-oP6SLBDXiDNTRknuV3jrgStmQrzMDq71-TIzk1pVIyZx4Rj4BanSZxKmtEWH0ZGrcsx9IWQVAdWTwOPjLHAcxCoGF-nLq5VYf1uiKkIoYe__X-hKCuUPapnRNTeekS79LLIGNd3a0Igpe_aCfv28vlzsNWzxjTXHKOGNcaNFsuL0p8n4uZVvOjTvN5dpSvX1F1g2AVU4EIKQ-SWbf6b5l3PoRYy5nfKu4iSJSmhqAJ1o5O072WB02sHsfmbDuOr2NAIRBtdeVl0kiQF-wxVh51NaXF0T4k8DDHmNRn3aF0j2aA3SxAH3SKfwQGtlzO_UZ2IJPxCknOAE0qfeJb9zBTmsg19htJmJ3kqXUQ34s4EYP6T1C7shFciHLI6R4QHMzpSO-ki8OWSbh17pIzjG01dfDolrmmaviZU-voXo4RRMk999uAiWKzdZ979LnpR8VmEdPZ4_f23SDRS9L1E_yD4tO90DmC6UKfvy36SJ4R31qg5cV9VREwwNxE04NSIfRmFPMmj72Vp6OYuVJQjxccZugLBQmycqE0NuSzXIQhZp9axTEVFiViXV0_uBIr0uAdkydcv8y9GVxm1EmjYqLpIbhw77bTPzn82wuqs_luRBMOsVROZUiAPdNKMDINQxk6Hc6-w_RjsIrM_HmCi-aFrw6g_D0jbbIxUhbAkDlDtc31CsQl1sZlr9DIgCz4P7Gjvm_c7t7w4J0IJgu3V5CUup2qzlCeQNZ8isY1kqMZMBDMaSTa6A_-D-OwKRYT7fQ9yiDZCHM4KiKlP5WzJ_festcFM2e2nsEXBZM4xzcQR9QItHkXCoRwJZwKPXmvFcx56ycFPO2bbSTIBNqlPryOgT3DRZfrL30cWOjVv9vqJTPTPSkuejRLP8TBtrslDMPL4ITe_uLu9BQoYqEa7j7PLxmJSGmaKz3naFv93v4vU8GKHjv6EL5p7IaF13cDdvXPFKcGVyGPNZhaoohmRz0

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http://cdn.modularmorph.pro/lp/?btp_h=2fac5a8923588108c2190163c1ef08ec&appid=4648&clickid=4595751037076653&dladv=mm-mac-installer&lpc=3ad5aacf&dialog=greyFlashSimpleAlert&lang=auto&software=flash-player-npapi&fn=Adobe%20Flash%20Player.dmg

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-06-05 09:49:43


I've completely pulled the ad company that I assume would be responsible for these. It's SUPER important to let me know if you get the ads after this post, so that I can bring that company back and try something else.


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-06-05 13:15:03


I wonder if this is related to our recent issues:

http://pacedm.com/2017/05/notrove-malware-killing-ad-network/

Sounds like some massive malware network has infected a lot of ad networks, including Google and AOL. That might be why none of our ad networks seem to be able to find this in their third party pools.


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Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-06-05 14:48:33


At 6/5/17 01:15 PM, TomFulp wrote: I wonder if this is related to our recent issues:

http://pacedm.com/2017/05/notrove-malware-killing-ad-network/

Sounds like some massive malware network has infected a lot of ad networks, including Google and AOL. That might be why none of our ad networks seem to be able to find this in their third party pools.

that might be it @tomfulp source

Response to Bad Ad - Page Redirect 2017-06-05 14:52:53


At 6/5/17 02:48 PM, Tony-DarkGrave wrote:
At 6/5/17 01:15 PM, TomFulp wrote: I wonder if this is related to our recent issues:

http://pacedm.com/2017/05/notrove-malware-killing-ad-network/

Sounds like some massive malware network has infected a lot of ad networks, including Google and AOL. That might be why none of our ad networks seem to be able to find this in their third party pools.
that might be it @tomfulp source

Man that is scary stuff...


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