...But whenever I open a web page now, be it searching for a recipe or to watch a YouTube clip or the like; or even opening up Yahoo's home page, it seems that the 'net is consistently bombarding everywhere with bloody adverts...:mad:

 

I don't so much mind the static ones in the background - as long as they stay in the background and do not enlarge if I happen to run the mouse over the tiniest of corners - but the bloody 30 second video clips that precede a news story (especially if you can't "skip" them) really get on my nerves.....

 

I know companies have to hock their wares; and the web page owners have cottoned onto a money spinner, but really? It's just too much now...:sad:

 

Richard:death:

Sounds like some kind of virus Rich as I had the same a few months ago so I deleted a few recent upgrades and they disappeared.

i know what ya mean i was getting it on gumtree and i was feckin snapping..

Dont think its a virus ?

Those wee 5 sec things on Youtube that you can skip are sorta ok, but when I have to watch a 45 sec commercial for Canasten Thrush, just to get to a 25 sec vid for a shark eating a man, it slightly, gets on my man boobs !!

 

Why does whisky make you type funny ?

 

Alan......

yup, im looking for new running shoes, now im getting adds from everywhere, but on a plus ive found a site that has saved me £40 on racing shoes, its a google thing, it will soon run the world lol

ive started using firefox for browsing now...give you a few more privicy rights and not so much in your face.

watch this, seen it some time ago, i dont mind the adds as it has saved me cash over time, as long as it doesnt start making me buy anything im not wanting to buy then im ok with it

 

im a normal person with niothing to hide so people can look into what they want

 

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got to be so careful , I kept getting random proxy type pages , got a malware detector and anti virus now

got to be so careful , I kept getting random proxy type pages , got a malware detector and anti virus now

 

Dead right mate - I have never been without anti-virus; right back to my first PC I have made sure my Symantec system is always bang up to date. Can't be too careful:wink:

Dead right mate - I have never been without anti-virus; right back to my first PC I have made sure my Symantec system is always bang up to date. Can't be too careful:wink:

 

Ditch symantec and get Eset NOD mate, it's a much better AV and doesn't hog system resources (slows done your PC).

If you use firefox or chrome download AdBlock Plus and you will never see a youtube ad ever again

 

https://adblockplus.org/

If you use firefox or chrome download AdBlock Plus and you will never see a youtube ad ever again

 

https://adblockplus.org/

 

agreed mate :)

watch this, seen it some time ago, i dont mind the adds as it has saved me cash over time, as long as it doesnt start making me buy anything im not wanting to buy then im ok with it

 

im a normal person with niothing to hide so people can look into what they want

 

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Scary and true Allan..... And no coincidence that Google and FB are (dare I say it) American...:shifty:

 

Another example of "Wag The Dog" perhaps...?

facebook and google are like guns, in the hands of responsible people are good tools, in th hands of morons they become weapons

facebook and google are like guns, in the hands of responsible people are good tools, in th hands of morons they become weapons

 

Very true matey....:wink: