What's going on with the ads??

I had to give up on trying to log onto Gransnet this afternoon, kept getting that darned Dettol ad whatever I clicked on, it`s OK now though.

Ana Mine went wrong when I was trying to download Ad block. I am now sure the Dettol company is out to get me.

Just come back after a couple of hours doing other things! I'd tried various ways to avoid that dreadful Dettol ad page and didn't want to have to start thinking technical. Thanks Gransnet Tech for sorting it for us - just don't let it happen again

Cheers, Lara

Glad it worked for you merlot!

I've downloaded Adblock - Thanks, Ana and it's all GONE. Banners the lot.

My page looks pristine.

There may be an option in your browser control to stop the popups that obscure a page - I don't think they are supposed to do that. There is probably a setting to delete all cookies when you close down for the night too, except any that you have marked to be kept. If you can't find how to, get Ccleaner and run that every few days. That deletes all kinds of stuff that could be clogging up the memory as well as cookies, temporary internet files, and so on.

You could also scan your machine for malware using Malwarebytes. There may be a sneaky little addon in there that lets the popups in by the back door in.

I don't actually mind the banner at the top because I can ignore that but having a page completely covered by an advert is a tad annoying especially when it prevents you accessing anything.

I'll download Adblock Plus and see if that helps.

I don't think it is caused by the Gransnet site directly. Google sell space to advertisers who want their ads to appear in your browser (via adsense). Adsense senses whaen someone mentions something, and that triggers a related ad to appear.

Google also offer a service to site owners like Gransnet(via adsense again). If they sign into it, they get a minuscule amount of money from Google every time someone clicks on an ad that adsense has shown on a browser while a site page is on that browder.
If you go to www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads/authenticated?hl=en you can select what kind of ads you want to see, and which you don't. If you leave it at default and do nothing, you will get whatever ads the adsense app thinks are relevant to your interests.

I think there must be other advertising agencies that do the same thing - the banner at the top of my screen (Travelodge) at the moment has a little arrow at the top right that says "ad choices" clicking on that puts up a way to influence which ads they show me. I can opt out of ones I don't want.

You may have to keep opting out of things until you have banned all the annoying ones!

If you've got firefox download ublocker. That has worked with me.
Husband put it on, I haven't a clue, but it works.

Download AdblockPlus is all I can suggest (it's free!). I've had very few problems with unwanted ads since I installed it.

I cant even use the 'contact us' link. All I get is bloody Dettol

I had a similar problem when it kept going to Supersavvyme a few weeks ago. I emailed GNHQ and eventually their techies fixed it.

Thanks, Nellie. I tried re-booting but that didn't work.

Merlot I have asked GNHQ about this for when their techies wake up.

Oh Merlot Thank heavens it is not only me. I have been slamming Dettol lately and I began to think they were after me. Any button I pressed gave me a B**** Dettol advert.
I closed GN and my Laptop down and it eventually went.
GHNQ do your techies know what happened.