Popup in the forums

[Padma]

The last week or two, I have been seeing a popup often when I am in the forums.

I get it both at home and at work. It is apparantly from "ad.insightexpress.com".

In the interest of completeness, here is the source behind it:

<title>You're Invited!</title>
<script>var SurveyURL="acceptInvite.aspx?bannerID=4835&redir=http%3a%2f%2fad.insightexpress.com%2fadServer%2facceptInvite.aspx%3fBannerID%3d4835%26redir%3dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.insightexpress.com%252fix%252fShowSurvey.asp%253fid%253d88420%2526accessCode%253d5904149493%2526banner%253d4835%2526cell%253dtest%2526creativeID%253d8717302%2526bc%253d1%2526cc%253d1%2526nc%253d0%2526lastHit%253d7%25252f12%25252f2005%252b7%25253a07%25253a37%252bPM%2526freq%253d4734-1%25252c8717302-1%2526referrer%253diew.atdmt.com%2526SiteID%253dgntwrshk0020000207eny";</script><script>var branding=0;</script><style type="text/css">
<!--
.Copyright { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; color: #999999}
.Text { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; color: #000000}
-->
</style>
<div align="center"><span class="Text">

Would you be willing to share your opinions in a brief survey from our sponsor, and are you 13 years of age or older? </span><br>
</div>
<form>
<div align="center">
<input type=button onClick="document.location='acceptInvite.aspx?bannerID=4835&redir=http%3a%2f%2fad.insightexpress.com%2fadServer%2facceptInvite.aspx%3fBannerID%3d4835%26redir%3dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.insightexpress.com%252fix%252fShowSurvey.asp%253fid%253d88420%2526accessCode%253d5904149493%2526banner%253d4835%2526cell%253dtest%2526creativeID%253d8717302%2526bc%253d1%2526cc%253d1%2526nc%253d0%2526lastHit%253d7%25252f12%25252f2005%252b7%25253a07%25253a37%252bPM%2526freq%253d4734-1%25252c8717302-1%2526referrer%253diew.atdmt.com%2526SiteID%253dgntwrshk0020000207eny&invited=true';" value="Yes">
<input type=button onClick="window.close();" value="No">
</div>
</form>
<div align="center"><br>
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[madviking]

I only get pop-ups on the home page now...

 

[classical_hero]

I don't get any. Perhaps your firewall and or browser isn't that good.

 

[Padma]

Well, I don't get it all the time. I can go days without seeing it. Then I will see it several times in a single online session. At work, I use MS IE 6.0 (forced to use it - no choice), but the firewall is pretty good. (Although, being a "home-grown" thing, it does have some odd "holes". ) At home, where I *know* my firewall is good, I use Konqueror and Opera, depending on my mood.

I cannot use a popup-blocker at work (I cannot even modify *anything* on that system), and Konqueror doesn't have any popup blocker that I am aware of. I *do* use Opera's Preference setting do disable most popups. (I don't use FireFox - just don't like it. ) I get the popups at work, and at home on Konqueror. IIRC, I have seen it with Opera, but it may have been while I was doing something that needed popup-blocking turned off, temporarily.