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Monday, February 4, 2008


Spyware/Malware Pop Up Ad
I'm FURIOUS about this rogue spyware/malware pop up ad that's been plaguing theOtaku of late.

We have a HARD policy against allowing pop ups of any kind, LET ALONE pop ups for malicious ads.

It kills our reputation among everyone--members, industry folks, partners, and advertisers--for nothing. We make no money from these ads, they're done by bottom-feeding companies that usually hide code in ads for unrelated topics.

I put a freeze on all advertising delivered to us by one of our ad partners. I'm hoping that puts a stop to the rogue ad, but I'm not sure since these things are incredibly hard to nail down

If you EVER get a pop up from theOtaku please tell me immediately. If you can also send me the source code of the page you see the pop up on AND take a screen shot, it would help too.

Whew.

Anyway, the Groundhog's Day post on theO was amazing.

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