The Ford Barn

oldspert · 03-26-2024, 09:13 AM

Lately when I open the fordbarn site I have been getting a pop up ad for various items. Have I been hacked or is fordbarn allowing these now. I never open them.
Ed

Ruth · 03-26-2024, 09:28 AM

The only time I see pop up ads is when I am not logged in to Ford Barn, but just perusing.

nkaminar · 03-26-2024, 10:39 AM

If you are not logged on there are ads. You can get an application to put on your computer or change a setting to stop all pop up ads. You can also use a private window on your browser that will stop all ads of any kind.

katy · 03-26-2024, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nkaminar

You can also use a private window on your browser that will stop all ads of any kind.

How does one do that?

1928Mik · 03-26-2024, 02:07 PM

I use Firefox web browser and use AdBlock plus. If you use Firefox you can get it here with free download:
https://adblockplus.org/

nkaminar · 03-26-2024, 06:28 PM

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

In Firefox, you click on File at the top and then scroll down to New Private Window.

Firefox has a lot of security features that are not found on other browsers. It will stop me from opening a site if there is a tracker that will open or if the site does not have proper authentication. The browser is free. See https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

I can elect to bypass the security features if I want to. This is useful if I know the site is not detrimental and I have to open it for some reason.

fundytides · 03-27-2024, 12:02 PM

I choose to stay logged on to the Ford Barn. That avoids any of the pop-up ads.

oldspert · 03-27-2024, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fundytides

I choose to stay logged on to the Ford Barn. That avoids any of the pop-up ads.

I stay logged in all of the time. Got a pop up just now when I opened the site from some corvette sales.

chap52 · 03-28-2024, 06:33 AM

I love Go Duck Go Browser. It blocks a lot of ads and tracking... Chap

03-26-2024, 09:13 AM	#1
oldspert Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 227	pop up ads Lately when I open the fordbarn site I have been getting a pop up ad for various items. Have I been hacked or is fordbarn allowing these now. I never open them. Ed

03-26-2024, 09:28 AM	#2
Ruth Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Glide, Oregon Posts: 1,339	Re: pop up ads The only time I see pop up ads is when I am not logged in to Ford Barn, but just perusing. __________________ Ruth "Sometimes you really DO need to read the whole thread"

03-26-2024, 10:39 AM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,901	Re: pop up ads If you are not logged on there are ads. You can get an application to put on your computer or change a setting to stop all pop up ads. You can also use a private window on your browser that will stop all ads of any kind. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past. Last edited by nkaminar; 03-26-2024 at 06:22 PM.

03-26-2024, 02:07 PM	#5
1928Mik Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Zanesville Ohio USA Posts: 268	Re: pop up ads I use Firefox web browser and use AdBlock plus. If you use Firefox you can get it here with free download: https://adblockplus.org/ __________________ 1928 Niagara Blue Phaeton 1972 Olds 442 Convertible 1979 MGB -Life's Too Short To Drive Boring Cars-

03-26-2024, 06:28 PM	#6
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,901	Re: pop up ads Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) In Firefox, you click on File at the top and then scroll down to New Private Window. Firefox has a lot of security features that are not found on other browsers. It will stop me from opening a site if there is a tracker that will open or if the site does not have proper authentication. The browser is free. See https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ I can elect to bypass the security features if I want to. This is useful if I know the site is not detrimental and I have to open it for some reason. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

03-27-2024, 12:02 PM	#7
fundytides Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 480	Re: pop up ads I choose to stay logged on to the Ford Barn. That avoids any of the pop-up ads.

03-28-2024, 06:33 AM	#9
chap52 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Marana Arizona Posts: 1,776	Re: pop up ads I love Go Duck Go Browser. It blocks a lot of ads and tracking... Chap