I am currently experiencing odd ads on UGX
There have been a few different ones untill now redirecting me to other sites or trying to download things.
A few minutes ago this happened:


I have already checked my machine for viruses multiple times with multiple tools and UGX is the only site where things like that happen even though I'm on a lot more sites on a regular base (eg. Facebook, GCZ, Game Jolt, Explosm, 9gag,...).

Are there others having the same issues or am I the only one?
And if I am, is there anything I can do about that?

This is the third time someone has reported weird things happening on the UGX site, so no, your not alone.

I PM'd trem about these things but he said that it must be something with my computer, which i HIGHLY doubt is the case.

if i visit ugx mod on my mobile i always redirected to another mobile site
with adds and it automaticly download mobogenie.apk

The best thing anyone can do ATM is installing adblock and disable pop-ups at all times.

This happened when I was visiting UGX on my phone.



And trem, my phone doesn't have a virus or something. The problem is in the site

I even got a Ucash virus while being on this site.. luckily ESET removed it shortly after.

Apperently many ad services were injected with malware.
( even google doubleclick )

The reason we have ads should be mentioned multiple times already.

Feel free to install AdBlock. - But I highly recommend to install NoScript and only whitelist sites you trust.

Also an up-2-date AntiVirus / AntiMalware is highly recommended
( I use Avast FREE and MalwareBytes, as wall as SpyBot 2 )

I apologize in the name of UGX Mods if there were any inconvenient situations but we do not have direct control on the ads.

I will talk to treminaor to see if we can do something from out side.

I browse the site with ads enabled on many different computers and devices, including ones which have no adblock or antivirus installed and do not encounter any of this.

I will see what I can do about potentially cleaning up the ads but the reason I consistently deny these issues is because I cannot personally reproduce them and it was generally the same 2-3 people complaining.

@basziee you are a donator and don't even have ads enabled as a result, so I have no idea how you could be experiencing any issues related to ads on our site...

The reason why I created this topic was mainly to identify wether I have some kind of a super-virus or it's site related.
I am sure that even if something is wrong it's definitely not your fault. It just seems like some malicious stuff is going on here and not saying anything could have much worse consequences than listening to a few complaints.

I am very gratefull that even though it doesn't seem to affect all users you still try to help us.

I will see what I can do about potentially cleaning up the ads but the reason I consistently deny these issues is because I cannot personally reproduce them and it was generally the same 2-3 people complaining.

Treminaor, ignore my post about the random music that popped up all the time when I visited this site, because I didn't have the latest update for google chrome which maybe can be easier for hackers to hack if I use an old update. I installed it and the music disappeared.

So you can count off my complaint, sorry for the unnecessary complaint 

So just to make sure, when i was being redirected to other sites on the wiki it was because of malware from the ads? how is that even possible when i used adblock, unless the ads load and then adblock just deletes the ad on the page?

So just to make sure, when i was being redirected to other sites on the wiki it was because of malware from the ads? how is that even possible when i used adblock, unless the ads load and then adblock just deletes the ad on the page?

Probably not because normally (at least ABP) the adblocker blocks the ads from loading and doesn't just remove the pictures.

Probably not because normally (at least ABP) the adblocker blocks the ads from loading and doesn't just remove the pictures.

I see. So it must be more than just the ads that are causing these things to happen, because i never allow ads. Ever.

I did a google search about ads and found this: http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2013/06/20/ad-injection-and-you-how-adware-gets-on-your-computer.aspx

The message under the google search is what happened after i got redirected.

The ads I experience on this site do seem like adware. However, I can't find any odd software on my machine which should have been previously installed according to that article.

The ads I experience on this site do seem like adware. However, I can't find any odd software on my machine which should have been previously installed according to that article.

Neither did I, yet it still redirected me to about 5 different sites before telling me my computer *might* be infected.