Apolyton Archive  |  Preserved copy of the Apolyton Civilization Site and its forums as they stood in September 2005. Read-only; nothing here can be posted to or replied to.  |  Forum index |  About this archive |  The 1998–2001 UBB forums
Today on Apolyton WARDELL INTERVIEW PROMO A.C.S. HISTORY CHAPTER 4 GET CIV4 /w FREE PLUS! A.C.S. PHOTO GALLERY GET A.O.M. V1.1
Apolyton Civilization Forums
main| civ2| civ3| civ4| smac| ctp2| ron| moo3| galciv| galciv2| alt| about|
ApolytonPLUS | register | search | faq | new posts | pm (-/-) | upload | members
hall of fame new! | civgroups | civgroups news | interviews | the column | radio | chat | directory | news | store | PLUS
Apolyton Civilization Forums : Powered by vBulletin version 2.0.3 Apolyton Civilization Forums > Miscellaneous > Archive > Apolyton/Community-Archive > Gator download pop-up
Show a Printable Version | Email This Page to Someone! | Receive updates to this thread | Report this to Apolyton news!

bottom of page
  
Author
Thread   
Pages (11): [ <<   7   8   9   10   11   ]
< Last Thread     Next Thread > Post New Thread     Post A Reply
Zealot is offline Zealot
King
Lisboa, Portugal
Jun 2000
time: 05:30
  Old Post 03-10-2003 14:52
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#271 Report this post to a moderator
Inflate your Upload Space

When will this end?

CerberusIV is offline CerberusIV
King

Oct 2002
time: 05:30
  Old Post 03-10-2003 17:30 Visit CerberusIV's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#272 Report this post to a moderator
Increase the size of your Attachments

Got one - or rather I didn't as my work computer has ActiveX disabled. This was about 2 1/2 hours ago.

Attachment: gator.jpg
This has been downloaded 88 time(s).

GhengisFarb is offline GhengisFarb
Deity
I want my HAMBURGERS!!
May 2002
time: 23:30
  Old Post 03-10-2003 19:05 Visit GhengisFarb's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#273 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton

quote:
Originally posted by Wittlich
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that z1.adserver is the advertiser responsible for gator terrorizing Apolyton of late.

Hey, maybe z1.adserver can be a question on the next Member quiz.

DrSpike is offline DrSpike
Deity
Enthusiastic member of Apolyton
Sep 2001
time: 05:30
  Old Post 03-10-2003 22:35
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#274 Report this post to a moderator
Get a bigger avatar today!

We haven't had the answers to the last one yet!

FlameFlash is offline FlameFlash
Emperor
Minnesota, USA
Dec 2001
time: 23:30
  Old Post 03-10-2003 23:44 Visit FlameFlash's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#275 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Got one... just happened...

Attachment: gator1.gif
This has been downloaded 74 time(s).

FlameFlash is offline FlameFlash
Emperor
Minnesota, USA
Dec 2001
time: 23:30
  Old Post 03-10-2003 23:45 Visit FlameFlash's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#276 Report this post to a moderator
Get a bigger avatar today!

It came with this ad, properties window opened as well, if that helps at all.

Attachment: gator2.gif
This has been downloaded 78 time(s).

Ecthy is offline Ecthy
Emperor
Zhonghuà Rénmín Gònghéguó
Mar 2000
time: 06:30
  Old Post 04-10-2003 15:45
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#277 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

your windows style is... err, nice

do you have a tendeny to watch your neighbour's children play?

Wittlich is offline Wittlich

Emperor
A Wyandot lost in "The City" SF,CA
Dec 2000
time: 21:30
  Old Post 04-10-2003 20:54
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#278 Report this post to a moderator
Inflate your Upload Space

Well, I've changed my style to the ultralight...and I just got bitten by Gator again. Of course, it took 2 days for it to happen. But it did happen. So changing your style is not a cure for stopping Gator from latching on to you...

Asmodean is offline Asmodean
King
Aarhus, Denmark
Aug 1999
time: 06:30
  Old Post 04-10-2003 23:11 Visit Asmodean's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#279 Report this post to a moderator
Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Witt: I think he means the colour scheme you have chosen for your windows.

I'll say what he was too polite to say: It looks........scary

Asmodean

Ecthy is offline Ecthy
Emperor
Zhonghuà Rénmín Gònghéguó
Mar 2000
time: 06:30
  Old Post 04-10-2003 23:37
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#280 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

exactly

Wittlich is offline Wittlich

Emperor
A Wyandot lost in "The City" SF,CA
Dec 2000
time: 21:30
  Old Post 05-10-2003 06:12
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#281 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Oops, sorry, I guess you both misunderstood my last post. I agree that FlameFlash's color sceme is, well, scary to say the least. Oh, and I'm not FlameFlash. I am Wittlich. I guess one can get easily confused between the names...

My post was in relation to Gator itself. I read earlier on this thread that if you have the ultra light special style, you will not get bitten by Gator. Well, I changed my style to the ultra light setting (though I did not like the style), I was still nabbed by Gator. So your choice of styles while surfing Apolyton has no effect on if and when Gator tries to nab you (if you're using IE). Of course, after my latest Gator incident, I have gone back to my original style (plain ol' Default Special).

Last edited by Wittlich on 05-10-2003 at 06:17

Dis is offline Dis
Emperor
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 2000
time: 21:30
  Old Post 05-10-2003 12:25 Visit Dis's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#282 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

quote:
Originally posted by Oerdin
If you download gator then simply uninstall it through the find/remove programs then use system restore to restore your system files to when you shut down yesterday. It worked for me.


some of us still use win98

Dis is offline Dis
Emperor
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 2000
time: 21:30
  Old Post 05-10-2003 12:26 Visit Dis's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#283 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

quote:
Originally posted by Anun Ik Oba
Got a pop-up blocker and am prompting for cookies.

Had to do it because this stuff has gotten to the point of obnoxious. How many times do I really need to see that same Britaney Speers pop-up?


I can't get enough Britney. I need her, I love her

DrSpike is offline DrSpike
Deity
Enthusiastic member of Apolyton
Sep 2001
time: 05:30
  Old Post 05-10-2003 16:20
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#284 Report this post to a moderator
Got spare money?

quote:
Originally posted by Dissident


some of us still use win98


Why would you do that?

Arnelos is offline Arnelos
Emperor
of the Free World
Sep 2002
time: 00:30
  Old Post 05-10-2003 18:01
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#285 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

I was using Win98 until only last month, when I finally upgraded to XP.

It's a money issue... upgrading to XP is insanely expensive if you don't have a pirated copy around.

With that out of the way, back on subject...

I've gotten 2 more Gator ads in the past 3 days. That's actually down in frequency from what it was before, but it's still there.

I haven't seen anything that spectatcularly stands out in my history file, though.

Snotty is offline Snotty
Prince

Dec 2002
time: 05:30
  Old Post 05-10-2003 18:51
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#286 Report this post to a moderator
Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Hmm. I just caught gator. I got the source of the page that causes gator to pop-up, but all it says on this page is 'please wait'. The code causes it to pop-up under the bottom of your screen, and I think it has an auto timer to shut itself after.

About two seconds before gator pop-ed up I got this ad, but I closed it straight away, so I dont know what it was advertising. When I try to open it now, it just auto shuts my browser. My history has this ad as happening the same minute the gator poped up. Also the number of visits to this site co-incide with the number of visits to the webpdp.gator site.

http://z1.adserver.com/w/cp.x;rid=25;tid=2;ev=1;dt=3;ac=7;c=817;

Interestingly enough, the images.adflow site that gator opens after you close it is giving 404 errors. Are these the ads you have stopped for the time being?


This is the source code that causes gator to pop up. You need to rename it to a .html ending to have the full gator experience.

Attachment: gatorsource2.txt
This has been downloaded 4 time(s).

Last edited by Snotty on 05-10-2003 at 18:57

Asmodean is offline Asmodean
King
Aarhus, Denmark
Aug 1999
time: 06:30
  Old Post 05-10-2003 21:02 Visit Asmodean's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#287 Report this post to a moderator
Got spare money?

I just got gatored again. Same procedure as every time. I wish we could tie z1.adserver to something

Snotty: From which URL did you get that sourcecode??

Asmodean

Wittlich is offline Wittlich

Emperor
A Wyandot lost in "The City" SF,CA
Dec 2000
time: 21:30
  Old Post 05-10-2003 21:05
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#288 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

quote:
Originally posted by Snotty
This is the source code that causes gator to pop up. You need to rename it to a .html ending to have the full gator experience.


My God! Someone actually downloaded Snotty's link inorder to experience Gator?!? So, who was sadistic enough (or should I say bold enough) to try it? Did you rename the file to a .html ending?

Wittlich is offline Wittlich

Emperor
A Wyandot lost in "The City" SF,CA
Dec 2000
time: 21:30
  Old Post 05-10-2003 21:07
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#289 Report this post to a moderator
Increase the size of your Attachments

quote:
Originally posted by Asmodean
I just got gatored again. Same procedure as every time. I wish we could tie z1.adserver to something
Asmodean


Well, my last attachment directly ties z1.adserver to Gator...but Dan has been silent concerning the "smoking gun."

Snotty is offline Snotty
Prince

Dec 2002
time: 05:30
  Old Post 05-10-2003 23:04
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#290 Report this post to a moderator
Get a bigger avatar today!

I didnt think to get the url at the time, and none of the links in my history will take me to it. I will make sure to get it next time I see it.

Snotty is offline Snotty
Prince

Dec 2002
time: 05:30
  Old Post 06-10-2003 01:03
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#291 Report this post to a moderator
Get a bigger avatar today!

http://webpdp.gator.com/v3/webpdp_v...c=HIC_RydiumINT

that was the url of the source page. I used ad-aware about 1 hour before and all I had been doing was browsing poly.

Dis is offline Dis
Emperor
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 2000
time: 21:30
  Old Post 06-10-2003 02:28 Visit Dis's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#292 Report this post to a moderator
Increase the size of your Attachments

quote:
Originally posted by DrSpike


Why would you do that?


for some reason I cannot fathom paying over $100 for an operating system.

DrSpike is offline DrSpike
Deity
Enthusiastic member of Apolyton
Sep 2001
time: 05:30
  Old Post 06-10-2003 02:56
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#293 Report this post to a moderator
Enter the AD-FREE zone

quote:
Originally posted by Dissident


for some reason I cannot fathom paying over $100 for an operating system.


Neither can I.

geeslaka is offline geeslaka
Prince
of the purple hand
Jun 2003
time: 22:30
  Old Post 06-10-2003 03:02
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#294 Report this post to a moderator
Get a bigger avatar today!

Neither can I.

FlameFlash is offline FlameFlash
Emperor
Minnesota, USA
Dec 2001
time: 23:30
  Old Post 06-10-2003 05:45 Visit FlameFlash's homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#295 Report this post to a moderator
Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

quote:
Originally posted by Ecthelion
your windows style is... err, nice

do you have a tendeny to watch your neighbour's children play?


eh?

Ben Kenobi is offline Ben Kenobi
Emperor
McGregornobi!
Oct 2002
time: 21:30
  Old Post 06-10-2003 05:49
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#296 Report this post to a moderator
Increase the size of your Attachments

quote:

some of us still use win98


It works fine, I don't see a need to upgrade.

Before I got my new computer I used Win 95.

Kalius is offline Kalius
Emperor
Kriegsgewitter
Aug 2002
time: 16:30
  Old Post 06-10-2003 11:25
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#297 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Call to Power 2

quote:
Originally posted by geeslaka
Neither can I.


You couldn't fathom paying a cent for your OSes.

Urban Ranger is offline Urban Ranger
Apolyton Duke of Off-Topic

Donate to the Red Cross
The City State of Noosphere, CPA special envoy
May 1999
time: 13:30
  Old Post 06-10-2003 12:19
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#298 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Extracted this URL from Snotty's script:

quote:

http://images.ad-flow.com/sam/OF-INT.html


So is ad-flow the culprit?

Snotty is offline Snotty
Prince

Dec 2002
time: 05:30
  Old Post 06-10-2003 12:50
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#299 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

I think thats the address of the ad that pops up after you close gator. It would make sense that they pop up an ad from their company.

Is there a possibility they put another companys ad in as a red herring? It seems pretty crazy to me to be advertising for someone else..

Scouse Gits is offline Scouse Gits

Emperor
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Nov 1999
time: 05:30
  Old Post 06-10-2003 13:25 Visit Scouse Gits<br><a href=/members><img src=/forums/images/lifer-icon.gif border=0></a><BR>'s homepage!
Edit/Delete Message Reply w/Quote
#300 Report this post to a moderator
Support Apolyton

Just to confirm - Gator is still with us - from a blank window with rydium.tmpl as the only readable bit ...

 
Pages (11): [ <<   7   8   9   10   11   ]
< Last Thread     Next Thread > Post New Thread     Post A Reply
All times are GMT. The time now is 05:30.
Apolyton Time is 00:30.
    top of page
Rate This Thread:
archivepost
Forum Jump:
Forum Rules:
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is ON
vB code is ON
Smilies are ON
[IMG] code is ON
 




Contact Us - Apolyton Civilization Site - Support Us!

Building a better Apolyton through better information. Click here and take our poll!
Non-US visitors, click here!

Powered by: vBulletin Version 2.0.3
Copyright ©2000, 2001, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.

Page generated in 0.0538 seconds (89.12% PHP - 10.88% MySQL) with 31 queries
Page Loading Time:

Support Apolyton: Amazon USA | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon FR |
Support Apolyton and get FREE PLUS, Buy from Chips&Bits: Galactic Civilizations | Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition | Call to Power 2 | Civilization: The Boardgame | GURPS/ Alpha Centauri | Alpha Centauri | Civilization IV | Civilization III: Complete |


Front Page | Civilization IV | Civilization III | Civilization II | Call to Power II | Alpha Centauri | Master of Orion III
Rise of Nations | Galactic Civilizations | Galactic Civilizations II | Misc
Alt.Civs | Civ I | C:CtP I | About | News | Directory | Apolyton Store | Forums | Chat | Columns | Interviews | Newsletter
Scenario League | CSC | Clash of Civs | Spanish Site | CtP Maps | Cradle of Civ | WesW's Ctp1/2 Site | Civ3 Haven

apolyton.net | apolyton.com | civilization2.net | civilization3.net | civilization4.net | civilizationiv.info | calltopower.net | galciv.net | galciv2.net | moo3.net