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#1 Oct 04 2014 at 5:58 PM Rating: Good
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I can't seem to find the url for the ads because they pop up and disappear instantly when they open the App Store.

Not sure how to view source on the page while using safari on the iOS so I don't know how to go about reporting this ad properly. But it seems to have just started the past week or so any time I open the zam forums it opens the App Store to Cookie Jam or some other pay 2 not be annoying scam app.
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#2 Oct 05 2014 at 1:37 PM Rating: Excellent
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So you're using Safari, that's a start. What version of Safari? Are you on an iOS? Mobile or desktop? What region of the world are you in?

I've got Safari 5.1.7 running in Windows 7, and couldn't reproduce this. I'll go find the current version.

edit: okay, that's the current Windows version. Can anyone else make this happen?

Edited, Oct 5th 2014 3:39pm by Calthine
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#3 Oct 05 2014 at 2:44 PM Rating: Good
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iOS 8.0.2
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Not sure where to see the version of Safari. Which ever one comes with the iOS I guess.
It's exclusive to the mobile platform, I doubt windows 7 would open up the iPhone App Store :).
Michigan, USA.

I haven't been able to find a way to get the URL for the ad. But it was an ad for the App in question that caused the App Stire to open as soon as the site loaded (before actually, when the ad loaded)

I don't get that ad every time, seems maybe once or twice a day.

Edit:
My laptop charger died Friday night so I have been using my phone to browse more than usual and noticed the App Store pop up while doing so.

Edit2:
Can't get any ads other than the Marine Menchanics Institute at the moment. Trying to get the ad to load since I found out how to at least copy the link.

Edited, Oct 5th 2014 4:51pm by TirithRR
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#4 Oct 05 2014 at 4:07 PM Rating: Excellent
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A screenshot would help too. Then we can take all that to our advertising department and they can run the silly thing down.
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#5 Oct 05 2014 at 4:31 PM Rating: Good
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Not sure how to screenshot on my phone.

Cookie Jam by SGN
https://appsto.re/us/qVAwR.i

That's the app, not sure about the ad link as I haven't seen it yet today. That's just copied from the App Store page it opens.
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#6 Oct 05 2014 at 7:31 PM Rating: Good
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If you press the power button and the home button at the same time, the screen will flash, and you will have the screenshot in your picture app.
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#7 Oct 06 2014 at 8:39 PM Rating: Good
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Finally happened. Twice in a row now. All the time now.

http://cpadna1.com/?E=aP3OFIhtlpn%2bxBAor8hzm3YU1cIt0pQv&s2={SOURCEURL}&s4=CP&s5=%3C?=72;%20?%3E

That's the copied link of the page on my phone. Got a screenshot coming too.

This time it's opening panda pop bubble shooter. And it's almost every page click. Seems that it is in my ad rotation currently.

Edit:
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http://i.imgur.com/8JDd8ik.png

That one ad seems to force the App Store app on the iPhone to pop up to either the Cookie Jam and Panda Pop App Store page.

http://i.imgur.com/MFmPGYZ.png
http://i.imgur.com/Wmdotpz.png

Edited, Oct 6th 2014 10:50pm by TirithRR

Edited, Oct 6th 2014 10:52pm by TirithRR
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#8 Oct 07 2014 at 10:01 AM Rating: Excellent
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I'll send this to our ads department.
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#9 Oct 07 2014 at 12:39 PM Rating: Good
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I'm getting one that's instantly triggering a redirect to what is clearly a phishing page. I can't tell you what it is, because the redirect happens as soon as the script loads.

This is on Chrome.
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#10 Oct 08 2014 at 11:52 AM Rating: Excellent
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That's been reported. Sorry, I know it's a pita.
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#11 Oct 08 2014 at 12:45 PM Rating: Excellent
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I just realized that last post might sound wrong. This is being taken very seriously - redirects and things that autodownload are absolutely not allowed here. Please keep reporting them!
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#12 Oct 12 2014 at 1:11 PM Rating: Good
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http://tracking.performancerevenues.com/aff_r?offer_id=2214&aff_id=9741&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontrol.kochava.com%2Fv1%2Fcpi%2Fclick%3Fcampaign_id%3Dkogameofwariosmachinezone74551a82d050c164034a60548655b%26network_id%3D345%26clickid%3D1026c3bb2fe019c0443d66594ecbc4%26device_id%3Ddevice_id%26site_id%3D9741&urlauth=733611082000456553488878395071

This one ad now pops up and pops up Game of War Fire Age in the App Store.

Can't get a screenshot of the ad yet cause it redirects the page.
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