Deceptive Ads

I noticed a very sketchy looking ad while working on one of my forums. This one :

Link to the ad :

Code:

https://www.liveadexchanger.com/a/display.php?k=573b48afb115711026631.41553413&h=62cb80411062cb833d96c8002c693cd3bd7eb0a1&ban=11026631&iid=14635030231175394999197931167386188&r=968501&ci=%3DAEQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENUADH8RWSR1TY1kYaNFVN1EXe9REIcwHYhUUctkYaNFVN1EXe9hRH8xffEBQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHt9REA1wBfEFXL9EWJNFVip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfklUU9EWNJmWTRVTNxlXfERDH8BWIFFXLJmWTRVTNxlXfY0Bf43HRAUDH8RUct0TYl0UUJmWTRVTNxlXfERDNkwCFcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHn9hR&pm=%3D8xXH1kXiFFXPh1UYplYQF1H&pabt=%3D%3DQURh0U&pc=KQQCFkwDI8wCOkABEsQDNMRD&crr=471ff8912378942583e9mLK-6iLt5nLu-OKu6Kap4Gb-5CrvkK7syqrs_OK-43-pjO6vbe5f5b1b8efeaecd201b

No way in hell would I click on an ad like that. Because that's not advertising anything, that's trying to deceive you into thinking you have a new message so you'll click on it.


I'm not sure if anything will be done about this, but I hope you wouldn't mind if I use this topic to report all the deceptive ads I come across on Forumotion ?

Yes i have also seen this on 2 or 3 forums in the last 2 weeks but i just did not look at it

I think this should be looked at some more by FM and its ad's provider's @Leviosa can this be added to the ad's report list ?

It is misleading because it does not stated what it is for.  It almost looks like it is coming from the private message system on the forum.

^^ Thanks, it'd be good to get rid of it, because it's only going to mislead members. It's certainly not good for Forumotion's image either.

Hello,

We're sorry regarding this ad. We already asked our partner to block all adult, deceptive or social engineering banners but sometimes they reappear...

We can easily block a banner if you provide us with the link and image address:



On this way, we will send a request to our ad network to delete this campaign.

Best,

@The Godfather Sure thing, here's both the requested items :

Image address :

Code:

http://www.adcash.com/ban/41553389/300x250_sysXP_msgtext_flash.gif

Link address :

Code:

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_146358070874314&key=0d80ae9fe71cec9484f682bd59232f9e&libId=iocy4mkl0100g3d9000DAn2qelhh2&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fthemedesign.forumotion.com%2Fu1&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liveadexchanger.com%2Fa%2Fdisplay.php%3Fk%3D573c77e6228c411026631.41553413%26h%3Dd46c1a2ee503fa77b9258302ac185cae431139a7%26ban%3D11026631%26iid%3D14635806461175394999142409894728445%26r%3D968501%26ci%3D%253DAEQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENUADH8RWSR1TY1kYaNFVN1EXe9REIcwHYhUUctkYaNFVN1EXe9hRH8xffEBQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHt9REA1wBfEFXL9EWJNFVip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfklUU9EWNJmWTRVTNxlXfERDH8BWIFFXLJmWTRVTNxlXfY0Bf43HRAUDH8RUct0TYl0UUJmWTRVTNxlXfERDNkwCFcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHn9hR%26pm%3D%253D8xXH1kXiFFXPh1UYplYQF1H%26pabt%3D%253D%253DQURh0U%26pc%3DE0wCE8QCPQABJgABNoQDNMRD%26crr%3D609a65e79ace9f895c5fQRhTM4gAP9gDIUhDMQxEOcwTPYACSQQBEwABJUhTOtVEVURCcb1d21eee303a0a4b772&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fthemedesign.forumotion.com%2F&title=Profile%20-%20Ange%20Tuteur&txt=%3Cimg%20border%3D%220%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adcash.com%2Fban%2F41553389%2F300x250_sysXP_msgtext_flash.gif%22%3E

or :

Code:

https://www.liveadexchanger.com/a/display.php?k=573c77e6228c411026631.41553413&h=d46c1a2ee503fa77b9258302ac185cae431139a7&ban=11026631&iid=14635806461175394999142409894728445&r=968501&ci=%3DAEQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENUADH8RWSR1TY1kYaNFVN1EXe9REIcwHYhUUctkYaNFVN1EXe9hRH8xffEBQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHt9REA1wBfEFXL9EWJNFVip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfklUU9EWNJmWTRVTNxlXfERDH8BWIFFXLJmWTRVTNxlXfY0Bf43HRAUDH8RUct0TYl0UUJmWTRVTNxlXfERDNkwCFcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHn9hR&pm=%3D8xXH1kXiFFXPh1UYplYQF1H&pabt=%3D%3DQURh0U&pc=E0wCE8QCPQABJgABNoQDNMRD&crr=609a65e79ace9f895c5fQRhTM4gAP9gDIUhDMQxEOcwTPYACSQQBEwABJUhTOtVEVURCcb1d21eee303a0a4b772

Hello Ange Tuteur,

Our account manager confirms that this banner was blocked

Please, can you tell me if you see it again?

Hi again,

Yes, I'm currently still seeing this advert on the profile page.

FYI
Yesterday I was plagued again with liveadexchanger.com. Both here on this forum and my own forum.
Every time I attempted to host an image, mambam would notify me malicious ("liveadexchanger.com) web site blocked.
I immediately ran AdwCleaner with Admin rights and it resolved my problem. Today no problems so far. I just upgraded my Laptop to Windows 10 and was using MS Edge Browser. Somehow I believe that the upgrade,MS Edge and Chromium are linked to the liveadexchanger download.
I got rid of the malicious web site on my desktop in February. After the upgrade, I switched to Fire Fox as my default Browser. No more problems since switching browsers.

I hope this will give FM Help Team some insight to the problem.

Ange Tuteur wrote:Hi again,

Yes, I'm currently still seeing this advert on the profile page.

Disregard my last post.

I came back after a few hours and I'm not seeing it anymore. So I think it's blocked now.

Thanks


If I come across anymore I'll let you know.

@The Godfather I ran into some more deceptive ads today.

1. This is the same as the first one, but it's coming from a different domain.

Image :

Code:

http://www.adcash.com/ban/42593130/300x250_sysXP_msgtext_flash.gif

Link :

Code:

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_146368662575216&key=0d80ae9fe71cec9484f682bd59232f9e&libId=ioep54pw0100g3d9000DAn3l73fj2&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fthemedesign.forumotion.com%2Fu1&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geniusdisplay.com%2Fa%2Fdisplay.php%3Fk%3D573e15558968111261904.42593146%26h%3Dcfc22122a8b3e99412d888d6760ae590b059147f%26ban%3D11261904%26iid%3D14636864851175394999155950564108045%26r%3D968501%26ci%3D%253DAEQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENUADH8RWSR1TY1kYaNFVN1EXe9REIcwHYhUUctkYaNFVN1EXe9hRH8xffEBQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHt9REA1wBfEFXL9EWJNFVip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfklUU9EWNJmWTRVTNxlXfERDH8BWIFFXLJmWTRVTNxlXfY0Bf43HRAUDH8RUct0TYl0UUJmWTRVTNxlXfERDNkwCFcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHn9hR%26pm%3D%253D%253DwHf1kXiFFXPh1UYplYQF1H%26pabt%3D%253D%253DQURh0U%26pc%3D%253DowDFQQDNoQDKwgCF0wDNMRD%26crr%3Decad72937249e0c170f7xU3Lt92Yu42bpR3btVncvZmLudWazVGZl1WZoR3LvoDc0RHa876b7e1ca4fd39ec7298%26dmv%3D%253D%253DAYMAREMAhZ&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fthemedesign.forumotion.com%2F&title=Profile%20-%20Ange%20Tuteur&txt=%3Cimg%20border%3D%220%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adcash.com%2Fban%2F42593130%2F300x250_sysXP_msgtext_flash.gif%22%3E

2. This ad is trying to trick the viewer into thinking they've won a prize.

Image :

Code:

http://www.adcash.com/ban/42593130/300x250_sysXP_prizealert_apple-products_flash.gif

Link :

Code:

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_146362518408314&key=0d80ae9fe71cec9484f682bd59232f9e&libId=iodolpf40100g3d9000DAnvuv8cqx&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fthemedesign.forumotion.com%2Fu1&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liveadexchanger.com%2Fa%2Fdisplay.php%3Fk%3D573d259910dfe11262406.42593146%26h%3D2971fb72ebc0f66a368054dd00939b519a4c06d2%26ban%3D11262406%26iid%3D14636251121175394999154271588262570%26r%3D968501%26ci%3D%253DAEQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENUADH8RWSR1TY1kYaNFVN1EXe9REIcwHYhUUctkYaNFVN1EXe9hRH8xffEBQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHt9REA1wBfEFXL9EWJNFVip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfklUU9EWNJmWTRVTNxlXfERDH8BWIFFXLJmWTRVTNxlXfY0Bf43HRAUDH8RUct0TYl0UUJmWTRVTNxlXfERDNkwCFcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHn9hR%26pm%3D%253D%253DwHf1kXiFFXPh1UYplYQF1H%26pabt%3D%253D%253DQURh0U%26pc%3D%253DwwDJkADF0QDFkgCNUADNMRD%26crr%3D24b22d4f7cf0a2210ea8p02N1d3e2Y3dxx2d11ma35nN29Xcr1Hf9VXfwx2N3ICasxGcfe698eeba52fec536a23&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fthemedesign.forumotion.com%2Fu3&title=Profile%20-%20Ange%20Tuteur&txt=%3Cimg%20border%3D%220%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adcash.com%2Fban%2F42593130%2F300x250_sysXP_prizealert_apple-products_flash.gif%22%3E

3. This ad is attempting to do the same thing as the one above.

Image :

Code:

http://www.adcash.com/ban/42593130/msg_alert_728x90_iphone6.png

Link :

Code:

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_146368654602514&key=0d80ae9fe71cec9484f682bd59232f9e&libId=ioep54pw0100g3d9000DAn3l73fj2&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fthemedesign.forumotion.com%2Fu1&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geniusdisplay.com%2Fa%2Fdisplay.php%3Fk%3D573e15554b5d911263412.42593146%26h%3De34bb4e95a9baaf8aaad4e62c3e18bf54cf17e3a%26ban%3D11263412%26iid%3D14636864851175394999280290375893691%26r%3D968519%26ci%3D%253DAEQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENUADH8RWSR1TY1kYaNFVN1EXe9REIcwHYhUUctkYaNFVN1EXe9hRH8xffEBQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHt9REA1wBfEFXL9EWJNFVip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfklUU9EWNJmWTRVTNxlXfERDH8BWIFFXLJmWTRVTNxlXfY0Bf43HRAUDH8RUct0TYl0UUJmWTRVTNxlXfERDNkwCFcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHn9hR%26pm%3D%253D%253DwHf1kXiFFXPh1UYplYQF1H%26pabt%3D%253D%253DQURh0U%26pc%3D%253D8QDEoQCKgABKogDN4ADNMRD%26crr%3D1e7355f0048c28c5d163wQnLs5mYv8mboVnbsR3cud2LvZGayRWZkxGZpVnLusTc1VXa0855a1f332806531b330%26dmv%3D%253D%253DAYMAREMAhZ&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fthemedesign.forumotion.com%2F&title=Profile%20-%20Ange%20Tuteur&txt=%3Cimg%20border%3D%220%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adcash.com%2Fban%2F42593130%2Fmsg_alert_728x90_iphone6.png%22%3E

4. There's another version of the "new message" ad as 728 x 90 :

Image :

Code:

http://www.adcash.com/ban/39220577/728x90_sysXP_msgtext_flash.gif

Link :

Code:

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_146368775497415&key=0d80ae9fe71cec9484f682bd59232f9e&libId=ioepsa6j0100g3d9000DAnx5xt680&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fthemedesign.forumotion.com%2Fu1&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geniusdisplay.com%2Fa%2Fdisplay.php%3Fk%3D573e198d8a9f410797671.39220601%26h%3Dec44a1ea4baeff11c83b47d1cb084461b5cd3c4f%26ban%3D10797671%26iid%3D14636875651175394999199238905248217%26r%3D968519%26ci%3D%253DAEQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENUADH8RWSR1TY1kYaNFVN1EXe9REIcwHYhUUctkYaNFVN1EXe9hRH8xffEBQNcwHRx1SPhVSTRlYaNFVN1EXe9RENcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHt9REA1wBfEFXL9EWJNFVip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfklUU9EWNJmWTRVTNxlXfERDH8BWIFFXLJmWTRVTNxlXfY0Bf43HRAUDH8RUct0TYl0UUJmWTRVTNxlXfERDNkwCFcwHZJFVPhVTip1UU1UTc51HR0wBfgFSRx1Sip1UU1UTc51HGdwHn9hR%26pm%3D%253D%253DwHf1kXiFFXPh1UYplYQF1H%26pabt%3D%253D%253DQURh0U%26pc%3DL8QDFQQCN0gCJ4gCLwQDNMRD%26crr%3D765eab6c4973542370b1Mjo0QKpnTPpkUmokQi4jSu50TqJlOiZmYCJmVmo0SfcjJmYl2fa4d2b16e8b2bc3cfd6%26dmv%3D%253D%253DAYMAREMAhZ&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fthemedesign.forumotion.com%2Fu3&title=Profile%20-%20Ange%20Tuteur&txt=%3Cimg%20border%3D%220%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adcash.com%2Fban%2F39220577%2F728x90_sysXP_msgtext_flash.gif%22%3E

Hello Ange Tuteur,

Thanks for the information regarding deceptive ads. Our manager confirmed to me that the banners 1 and 4 ("new message") are now disabled.

About 2 and 3, the deactivation is in progress.

Best,