unwanted ads

EDIT BY APE
Please post screen shot's of any ad's that have porn on and a link to your forum.

Please read this post for more info >> Link to update post Click here !!

Forum version : #phpBB2
Position : Administrator - Owner
Concerned browser(s) : Chrome, Mozilla, Edge
Screenshot of problem : https://i.imgur.com/ZhJYD6x.png
Who the problem concerns : All members
Forum link : https://haf-gaming.forumgreek.com

Inappropriate, sexual ads (old ladies want xxx ) are popping up in our forum.

Do you mean those popups on the top right corner?  If yes, that is not ads from Forumotion.  I do not know what those are.  Are you the founder of the forum?

Yes and yes I am the founder so if is not from FM I will mark the thread as solved it seems the problem must be from my side.
Thank you for the quick response.

Have you added any coding or modified anything right before this?

this is the frame that causes these ads

Code:


<iframe style="width: 100%; height: 107.8px; max-width: 420px; border: none; position: fixed; z-index: 2147483647; left: auto; right: 0px; top: 15px; bottom: auto;"></iframe>


@SLGray Nothing added for months I see it just before 3 days.
@skouliki Where did you find this code ?

try to deactivate your javascript to check if it comes from there
check your widgets and your templates

i checked your forum using the dev.tools

I have ADs on my Froum page what do I need to do to not have that

Topic Merged Please read our forum rules: ESF General Rules

I remove all HTML pages, Javascript is empty and disable, I remove all custom templates, I remove all portal widgets but the ads is still there. Strange...

Any css codes?
Recently i saw two more forums with those pop ups but was news not dating/sexual

Hello

Please read this https://help.forumotion.com/t155623-disabling-ads-on-your-forum

Forgot to mention it all codes from css was removed too

So you have the basic skin and still you can see them?

Yep and check this too https://h3ro-squad.forumgreek.com/

Thanks for letting us know.

I will make a ticket and ask our team to take a look at the ad's and find out where they are coming from.

I don't think it's anything we have on our side but maybe they can find out why your sites are getting them.

Dear members,

The side popup ad's is normal for a forum that has NO activity points. But we don't want porn or ad's that have sex content's in it so i have made a ticket.

Please Note to get the ad's removed like this you must use your forum more and get members posting to stop the ad's popping out from the side of the screen.

The more you and your members post the number of activity points you get and then after 2 or more activity points the ad's will get removed, Then you must keep your point's up so they don't come back.

hello,

these ads are not related to forumotion and do not come in any case from our advertising partner. you have probably added a code on your forum responsible for the appearance of these unwanted ads...

from our side, we do not even see them on your forum or on any other forum.

To see them you have to navigate a little

https://h3ro-squad.forumgreek.com (sexual ads) https://i.imgur.com/opIoE94.png
https://haf-gaming.forumgreek.com (sexual ads) https://i.imgur.com/JmujUYu.png
https://xxin-progressxx.forumgreek.com (ads) https://i.imgur.com/hlrfrwF.png
https://greek-forum.forumotion.co.uk (ads) https://i.imgur.com/hgLhNPu.png

You wan't me to search for more forums? We haven't change for months nothing in our forum.The ads appears also in other forums.
It isn't something in our code,search if it is in your code or it is from another advertisment company where cooperate with you.

In Forumotion , there are no popups only fixed advertising in the forum index under the banner and at the end of the topics within the forums.

That advertisement is yours of some code that you have added to the forum some new Javascript that contained a redirect that you did not know, when I click on the link of the ads using the console ,takes me to a Javascript, check the JS section of your forum and the sites where it could and place. It is also possible that someone has introduced it by putting some html in a theme title.

FYI You can also have some malware on your pc and it affects browsers, by opening pop-ups or weird ads

Oh My...
@jucarese READ the posts above you before comment.
Even if it is my code in my forum explain to me please how other 3 forums (so far) have the same ads.

Hello,

I apologize for my previous message because the team has just identified the source of the problem. A test was launched on a new advertising format (only for inactive forums) a week ago.

Unfortunately, we did not know that this format would display such content. Indeed, the advertising partner had announced a visually non-intrusive and quality format... With a French IP, we did not have this type of content at all on our side.

The team therefore withdrew the format a few minutes ago. Can you confirm that the problem is no longer present please?

Yes , I can confirm that the unwanted ads are removed for me and other members.
Thanks for the quick response and we wish you well.

Yes looking over lists of forums as well as my test forum the problem has gone.

Thank you @The Godfather

As this is now marked as solved i will close the case.

If you still have a problem please send me a PM with a link to this thread.

Regards.

APE.

Problem solved & topic archived. Please read our forum rules:  ESF General Rules