Timeline for Inappropriate "Ads by WGX" ad on Academia and History
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7 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
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| Sep 24, 2019 at 11:31 | comment | added | Raidri | No suspicious programs or browser extensions. Multiple virus scans from inside and ouside Windows without finding anything. I still have no idea where the ad came from. But I have now installed an adblocker, so hopefully, it will not come up again. | |
| Sep 23, 2019 at 12:47 | comment | added | ArtOfCode | @Raidri SE ads have been getting worse recently, but not that bad. SE still only serves ads in the designated ad spots; that's not one of them. There's a banner ad, and there are ad slots in the sidebar, but definitely no floating ads. Either SE has been hijacked, or you have - one of those is far more likely than the other. | |
| Sep 23, 2019 at 12:47 | comment | added | Shadow Wizard | @Raidri the malware is smart enough to hijack only specific pages. It is still 100% a malware, not something on SE side. | |
| Sep 23, 2019 at 12:26 | history | edited | Raedwald | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Remove link to unverified instructinos trying to push an tool
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| Sep 23, 2019 at 10:42 | history | edited | Raedwald | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Also provide broader advice
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| Sep 23, 2019 at 10:40 | comment | added | Raidri | I have only seen this ad on Stack Exchange pages and no signs that something on my machine is causing this. | |
| Sep 23, 2019 at 10:29 | history | answered | Raedwald | CC BY-SA 4.0 |