Ads appearing on my blog
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I purchased the custom design upgrade bundle last February (with ad blocking) and now for the first time ads are appearing all over my WordPress site!
Even when I am logged on and editing my site every time I move to a new page I am inundated with multiple ads on the rt side, top and bottom of the page.
This needs to stop!
How??The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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There are no text link ads and there are no pop-up ads placed by WordPress.com. Then can however appear to you as the result of a browser add-on or toolbar or downloading anything that has adware embedded into it.
All WordPress.com placed ads are easy to identify as this link accompanies them http://en.wordpress.com/about-these-ads/
Any other ads you see are not placed on the blog by WordPress.com. They are coming from a browser extension or toolbar. These sites have further explanation and suggestions for eliminating the ads: http://www.littletechiethings.com/2012/06/how-to-remove-ads-not-by-this-site.html http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/05/14/ads-on-wikipedia-your-computer-infected-malware/ http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/09/14/bloggers-beware-of-adware/
If you use the information at the sites I linked to and still see ads please post screenshot http://en.support.wordpress.com/make-a-screenshot/ Upload it to your Media Library, and return to this thread to provide the file name so Staff can examine it. Then type modlook into the sidebar.
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Hi there,
Ads of the nature you describe are not run on WordPress.com, and I didn’t see any ads when visiting your site. Here’s a screenshot of how your site looks to me: https://cloudup.com/cKS8BIRsmtz
As timethief mentioned, it’s possible for ads to appear in your browser that were *not* placed there by WordPress.com. These ads are sometimes caused by malware or a virus, but more often it is due to a browser extension or toolbar that you may have installed in your browser. I recommend visiting the links timethief provided to learn more about how to remove them.
If you continue to have trouble with these ads, you’re welcome to make a screenshot of what you see on your site. You can upload screenshots to your Media Library under Media > Add New in your dashboard, or you can use an online service like Snaggy.
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Thank you @timehief and @rachelmcr for your response.
You were both correct. The ads were originating from a malware program that I found and eliminated from my hard drive. What confused me was that the ads were only appearing on my WordPress site, not on other internet pages but now that I have deleted the malware from my computer the problem is solved.
Thanks again.
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