We occasionally get reports of ads that trigger antivirus warnings or infect computers that are browsing the wiki. This FAQ is an attempt to consolidate all the information about such things into one thread. Please read the below before reporting any incidents.
This thread may also be used to report ads that violate our policies in other ways, such as being too "adult" or NSFW, automatically playing audio/video, etc.
REPORTING: try to get a screenshot of the console as well as this will help identify where it's coming from.
REDIRECTS: Its very tricky to get the first URL of a redirect trigger because they are designed to hide where it came from. So you need a redirect plug-in
active while the redirect happens so you can find the first URL, not the last. Where you were directed to doesn't help track down the source.
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The basics
- TV Tropes, as a site, does not contain malware. We are a text-and-image wiki; viruses and malware cannot be uploaded to or embedded in the articles. As always, however, beware of any external link that you don't recognize, since we cannot automatically screen edits or posts for malicious links.
- 99.99% of the time, any suspected malware will be related to the wiki advertising.
- TV Tropes does not directly control the ads that are displayed. We use third-party ad providers and we determine things like the size and placement.
- We instruct our providers not to serve ads that redirect your browser, take control of the screen from you, forcibly scroll your screen, play audio without being clicked on, install malware, "pop up" or "pop over" your screen, or in any other way interfere with your browsing experience.
- We have custom software designed to detect ads that do these things and automatically block them.
- Malicious entities are constantly trying to sneak ads through the providers' networks in violation of these instructions. As providers have little incentive to proactively detect and block them, it's up to websites to report these sorts of problems.
- We rely on our users to report ads that get through these measures.
- Just because you see a particular ad doesn't mean everyone else sees it. Ads are customized by the ad providers to your location (by IP address), the content of the page you're viewing, and your browsing profile, which is tracking data accumulated by third parties over the course of all your internet browsing.
- Just because you get a malware warning or infection that seems related to an ad on TV Tropes does not necessarily mean that it is caused by one of our ads. Pre-existing malware on your computer can intercept ads and replace them with malicious ones.
What can be reported to our provider
- Ads containing malware, obviously.
- Misbehaving ads, such as ones that load a pop-up or pop-under, redirect your browser to another page, hijack your screen or automatically scroll it.
- "Adult" or NSFW ads. Scantily clad women alone may or may not qualify, depending on context, but we want this site to be work-safe.
- Ads that automatically play audio — that is, the audio starts without you clicking on the ad first. Video ads are acceptable.
- Note: Political content is not grounds for rejecting an ad. However, an ad that contains or implies hate speech, disinformation, or outright falsehoods may be objectionable enough to be blocked.
How to protect yourself
- First and foremost, maintain current, updated antivirus software, and keep your operating system and browser up to date with all patches offered by the software vendors. This includes Adobe Flash, Java, and other rich media plug-ins. Turn on your software's automatic updates if they are not already on and act immediately when prompted to install them.
- Never click on pop-ups purporting to have detected a virus, offering to "tune up" your PC, or otherwise inducing you to click on a link that you were not expecting. Any genuine message of this nature would come from your antivirus software and not from a web page.
- Be careful clicking on external links. These are identified with a small icon next to them. Example: Google. TV Tropes does not endorse or control the content of external links and you open them at your own risk.
- Never respond to any email or web page that asks for personal or financial information, including passwords, unless you have verified its identity. No reputable company will ever ask you for your password(s), other than to log in.
- You may choose to opt out of having tracking information collected by ad providers. This does not stop malware but helps you maintain your online privacy. See here for additional information.
- TV Tropes requests that you do not use ad blocking software while visiting us, as this site depends on advertising revenue to operate. If you do run an ad blocker, please add tvtropes.org to its exception list, or consider donating to the site to have certain ads removed.
What to do if you suspect a malicious ad
- We (or the ad provider) place a "Report advertisement" link next to most advertising frames. Clicking on this will generate an automatic report and is the best way to do so. If you cannot click on this link or do not see it, continue for more advice.
- Try to identify the source URL of the suspect ad (see below). You can also use the target URL (if you are redirected), but note that this may be intentionally obfuscated by the ad provider to hide the source.
- Identify the ad provider. Some ads have a small area that links to the ad provider's page (like Google or AOL). In other cases, you can tell from the referral URL or you can look it up in a search.
- Go to the ad provider's contact/abuse page and fill out their form. Below are some links to common providers' abuse pages:
- Scan your computer for viruses. If your antivirus software will not operate (many malicious programs attempt to disable your antivirus software), you can download a scanning tool on a known clean system and run it on your infected machine from a read-only CD-R or flash drive.
- If you suspect that you've been tricked into divulging personal information to a phishing attempt or other fraud, change your passwords to affected sites immediately and contact your bank, credit card companies, and the credit bureaus to request a fraud alert.
- Please note that TV Tropes cannot assist you with the specifics of maintaining your computer. That's your responsibility. You may request general help in the appropriate forums, but please don't post new threads in the forums dedicated to wiki operation (Wiki Talk, Frequently Asked Questions, etc.).
- Sometimes, the wiki administration can get better results from the ad providers in dealing with malicious ads. If you can identify a malicious ad by referral URL, you can post the link in this thread, but please omit the "http" component so it doesn't create a hyperlink that someone might click on inadvertently.
Identifying the source of an ad
- For image ads, right-clicking (or a long tap on mobile devices) should give you the option to view and copy the URL that clicking on it will send you to.
- For Flash, Java, or HTML 5.0 ads, it may be difficult to identify the source or the URL by right-clicking. In these cases, you need to view the page source to identify the ad so we can report it.
- In Internet Explorer, you can right-click in a blank or text area of any web page, and choose View Source from the context menu. Firefox also has this option. In Chrome, you can use the Inspect Element menu option, which interactively highlights the portion of the page whose code you are hovering over. You can use this to identify the ad frame and its source URL.
- For embedded ads, there will be a "frame" element with a "src" parameter. Drill down until you get to the lowest level. All we need to identify the ad is the "src" URL from that frame.
Ad-free subscription
As of May 21, 2019, users have the option of purchasing a subscription to use TV Tropes without third-party ads (ads that we create and serve ourselves may still appear). Please see this thread for more information or to discuss the service.
for more information or to discuss the service.
Edited by kory on Nov 15th 2023 at 10:36:27 AM
Very Spooky
#3478: May 7th 2024 at 1:14:36 PM
back lol
A pair of full-screen ads, which I get only on Characters.Bleach for some inexplicable reason:
APompousIdiot
Since: Jan, 2022
#3479: May 7th 2024 at 7:54:20 PM
It happened again, and this time I memorised the scam link: safesysdefender.xyz Also, I misremembered the tab's name: it's actually AVG 2023. Here's the screenshot:
APompousIdiot
Since: Jan, 2022
jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
#3481: May 10th 2024 at 3:31:53 AM
On just tvtropes i'm getting redirected to http://destinysfavored.xyz/ with whole lot of info on my device in url with the browser blocking the connection
AlmightyKingPrawn
I can chase the wind, I can race the rain
from Down at Fraggle Rock *clap clap*
Since: Oct, 2019
Relationship Status: I love you for psychological reasons
I can chase the wind, I can race the rain
#3482: May 10th 2024 at 8:49:22 AM
Meijer keeps taking over the screen with a golf minigame. The only way to remove the ad is to refresh the page, and it usually shows up again anyways. I've gotten this maybe 20 times this morning.
Veanne
Since: Jul, 2012
#3483: May 11th 2024 at 4:47:03 AM
Hi, did anyone have this problem?
For a while now, sometimes when I click a link on TV Tropes, the save file window opens. I cancel it immediately, but this is getting concerning. What may be the cause of that?
I'm using Firefox, on Windows, with VPN.
JankyKong
"Can you see what I see?"
from a Secret Base on the Moon
Since: May, 2021
Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
"Can you see what I see?"
#3484: May 13th 2024 at 3:39:45 PM
Ever wanted to see the most inexplicably horrifying intro to a game ever?
Lately I've been getting ads on mobile that are... not exactly work safe, and I don't even know what group they're advertising for. I can't exactly open a console to try and get more information, but the image in the folder is just one example of what they look like.
Warning: NSFW
GoosefromWikipedia
(Rule of Three)
#3485: May 13th 2024 at 4:12:09 PM
Got a full-screen ad for Pizza Hut on Five Nights at Freddy's: Sixth Generation.
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Braylovsky
Serial Cut Lister
from Principality of Gallia
Since: Jun, 2017
Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Serial Cut Lister
#3486: May 13th 2024 at 6:13:50 PM
Hey, it's me again, with another wacky and interactive ad.
So, just some minutes ago I got this huge ad covering the entire screen about nicotine patches. And obviously, the closing button is stupidly small (right upper corner, barely visible):
The first time I tried to close it, the ad switched to talk about the product, and the second time showed me a map because, I dunno, help me to find stores that sell the product...?
I zoomed out the map to not dox myself.
I don't even smoke.
Yo soy el futuro, luwawanu mu sadila kisalasala kio.
Captain of USS Bajor
#3487: May 17th 2024 at 8:48:17 AM
I'm having frequent problems with ads in the sidebar appearing that are wider than it to the point of obstructing the text of the page I'm viewing. Seen it mainly with ads for Chewy (internet pet goods store) and a Spanish-language PSA from NHTSA, and only on my Android tablet.
Lymantria
Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph
from Toronto
Since: Apr, 2015
Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph
#3488: May 21st 2024 at 11:24:48 PM
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I think I’ve seen that ad, too.
Veanne
Since: Jul, 2012
#3489: May 23rd 2024 at 10:21:51 AM
Invasive ad strikes again, this time while I'm not editing. And again while looking at my profile. Here's the screen:
As you can see, it throws away the text, leaving the page image (for Dramatic Drop) and messes up the page layout. Content-wise, it's the same ad. I'm fairly sure it wasn't on the sidebar and I didn't move the cursor to the sidebar (not 100% sure on that, but fairly sure). The ad is closeable, as long as I find and catch the "x", which is not always as easy as it sounds.
Far as I can tell, it pops up randomly. The computer is not mine (I'm using it, but it's someone else's) and the owner has an ad-blocker installed, but I'd need to check the technical details. There is a VPN, but it's disconnected at the moment. I'll turn it back on just to see if it changes anything (epistemological nightmare...)
ETA: Nope, ad still pops up with the VPN turned on.
Edited by Veanne on May 23rd 2024 at 10:27:53 AM
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I'm browsing a page on the site, when suddenly, the tab I'm on changes from TV Tropes to what seems to be a page for Norton Antivirus Software. A popup then appears, showing that apparently, my computer has five computer viruses, and that my Norton contract has expired. But here's the rub; I'm from England, which doesn't have Norton available (as far as I know). So, I do what I always do against potential phishing: turn the computer off and on again with my keyboard, then open Windows Security and run a quick scan (better safe than sorry), before reopening my browser (Google Chrome), restoring my tabs, then quickly going outside and closing the "Antivirus" tab (when fully loaded, the tab is labelled APK) before it fully restores itself.
This has happened once in two consecutive days (as of writing). So, my question is: Please can anyone confirm that a) this isn't just a "me" thing, and b) the issue is being dealt with?