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Aug 4, 2019 3:27 AM CST
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Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK
Garden Photography Region: United Kingdom Plant Identifier
I realise this is not the correct place to ask...but help.
Please move to correct place if you have to.

Recently after restarting my computer I am plagued by pop up adverts at the bottom of my screen. It only happens on this forum.
If i click them away and go to another plant id question a new one appears.

I have been into my security settings and am supposed to block pop up adverts.

I am happy to see adverts on the top of the page and in the right hand margins....but these changing ones at the bottom are driving me dotty.

P.S.In tiny print at bottom is https://googleadservices.com
So went in to settings and blocked that
Turned off computer and restarted.
But still there.
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Aug 4, 2019 6:08 AM CST
Georgia (Zone 8a)
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@calif_sue, I think this might need to be moved to Site Talk.
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Aug 4, 2019 9:42 AM CST
Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)
Cat Lover Charter ATP Member Keeper of Poultry I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Keeps Horses
Roses Plant Identifier Farmer Raises cows Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Level 2
I have the same issue.
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Aug 4, 2019 9:49 AM CST
Name: Daisy I
Reno, Nv (Zone 6b)
Not all who wander are lost
Garden Sages Plant Identifier
Me too. Really annoying.
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Aug 4, 2019 10:04 AM CST
Thread OP
Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK
Garden Photography Region: United Kingdom Plant Identifier
As it is only happening on this site and no others ....maybe something can be done by the computer guys that run this.
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Aug 4, 2019 10:19 AM CST
Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)
Cat Lover Charter ATP Member Keeper of Poultry I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Keeps Horses
Roses Plant Identifier Farmer Raises cows Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Level 2
Hey, @dave do you know what is happening?
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Aug 4, 2019 10:46 AM CST
Thread OP
Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK
Garden Photography Region: United Kingdom Plant Identifier
Looking on www it says https://googleadservices.com is a nasty virus.
In deleting all my cookies I got locked out from all my sites.
This is really mega annoying.
I wasted a whole morning trying to block this from my computer...with no success.
This is seriously scary for me.

Quote from www....
"Googleadservices.com is it safe? does it give viruses or cause mutilation to the system?:

YES! It causes fatal damages by placing its corrupt files which can changes DNS setup and weaken browser security"
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Aug 5, 2019 12:33 PM CST
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Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)
Region: Texas Seed Starter Vegetable Grower Tomato Heads Vermiculture Garden Research Contributor
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Region: Ukraine Garden Sages
An ad agency asked us to trial their service last week and I activated it recently. It's a bit much so I disabled it for all logged in members.
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Aug 5, 2019 1:06 PM CST
Thread OP
Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK
Garden Photography Region: United Kingdom Plant Identifier
dave.
Thank you .
I was going dotty trying to block it.
Was sure I had a virus.
It was horrendous and covered up the questions.
Result.
All back to normal. I am so relieved.
Much appreciated.
S.S.
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Aug 5, 2019 4:01 PM CST
Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)
Cat Lover Charter ATP Member Keeper of Poultry I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Keeps Horses
Roses Plant Identifier Farmer Raises cows Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Level 2
Thank you, Dave.
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