What does, "this ad zapped" mean?

by Netcat

Posted: 13 years ago 20 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Is anyone else experiencing this problem? I have noticed that on just about every site I visit I see a black block with yellow writing in it that says "this ad zapped". It looks like it is "zapping" banners, ads here on WF, and just about everywhere I go. This is very frustrating as I can't see what is going on because even some headlines are "zapped".

I would appreciate it very much if someone can solve this puzzle for me. :confused:

#this ad zapped

Croz

13 years ago

I believe it's caused by an ad-zapping program installed on a web server.

It's supposed to make web surfing faster because the pages don't need to wait for ads to load from ad servers.

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Netcat

13 years ago

Thanks Croz. Any idea how I can remove this? I have not changed any browser settings, but have downloaded some programs. I have a fast wireless internet connection, so I didn't have a problem with pages that open too slowly.

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Croz

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Netcat

What OS are you using?

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Netcat 13 years ago

I'm in serious danger of sounding stupid here. By OS do you mean Online Server?
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- Croz 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Netcat
  
  I'm in serious danger of sounding stupid here. By OS do you mean Online Server?
  
  I meant, what is the Operating System? Probably windows I'm guessing?
  
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  Netcat 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Croz
  
  I meant, what is the Operating System? Probably windows I'm guessing?
  
  Yes, I use Windows XP
  
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- mojojuju 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Netcat
  
  I'm in serious danger of sounding stupid here. By OS do you mean Online Server?
  
  Just take your computer in to Best Buy and let them handle it.
  
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  Netcat 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by mojojuju
  
  Just take your computer in to Best Buy and let them handle it.
  
  That would be VERY VERY expensive for me. I live on a different continent! I'll just scratch around and see if I can find something that shows me how to fix it. Maybe Google has an answer. Thanks anyway -sometimes it just helps to discuss a problem to get the grey matter working better.
  
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  Croz 13 years ago
  
  If you are using windows, I would go to the control panel and sort the applications by date.
  
  If you see a funny looking application, uninstall it.
  
  If you don't want to do that then back up all your data and restore your pc to it's factory settings.
  
  How do you do that?
  
  1. Shut down
  2. Power up and hit the F11 key a few times.
  3. Choose System Restore.
  
  That should save you time and money.
  
  All the best!
  
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  Netcat 13 years ago
  
  Thanks! I'll try that.
  
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- Netcat 13 years ago
  
  Wow! This is crazy! I just did a Google search on : what does "this add zapped" mean, and my Warrior Forum question came up No1!!?? Mmmm. This is giving me ideas.
  
  Anyway, I found this answer from someone on another forum:
  After looking at /usr/bin/adzapper.pl, I discovered it doesn't even look at /etc/adzapper.conf as one is led to believe (since it is created when you install adzapper). Instead, I solved my problem by making a slight modification to /usr/bin/adzapper.pl. Theres also the recommended way editing /usr/bin/adzapper.wrapper to do it too.
  
  I'll see what I can do with this. Maybe it will be helpful if there is anyone else with the same problem.
  
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mojojuju 13 years ago

It seems you have installed some crap on your computer.
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- Netcat 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by mojojuju
  
  It seems you have installed some crap on your computer.
  
  Mojojuju - I tend to agree with you!
  
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cevin 13 years ago

It might be some weird plugin or toolbar. Try uninstalling everything that you don't need from plugin section both on mozilla and internet explorer. Do a quick scan for malware. Use ccleaner, to clean up cookies and other temporary files.
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seasoned 13 years ago

There IS a special proxy. I believe squid is one. It is USUALLY on a providing server.

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- Bicycle Cat 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by seasoned
  
  There IS a special proxy. I believe squid is one. It is USUALLY on a providing server.
  
  Steve
  
  I think Squid is zapping those ads. I remember when I went to high school, I would always see those three words whenever I used the Internet there.
  
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  Netcat 13 years ago
  
  I also have a suspicion that it could be Squid that is causing this. I saw that on a Google search.
  
  Is anyone else's eyeballs popping out about the fact that my original question here was no.1 on a Google search within 5 minutes? Total number of results for this search - 626. I was just shocked and amazed to see this. THIS WARRIOR FORUM IS SMOKING HOT STUFF!!
  
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  rosetrees 13 years ago
  
  Have you tried downloading and running malwarebytes, in case there is something nasty on your computer?
  
  Malwarebytes
  
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  Netcat 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by rosetrees
  
  Have you tried downloading and running malwarebytes, in case there is something nasty on your computer?
  
  Malwarebytes
  
  Hi rosetrees,
  
  I tried the Malwarebytes - did a scan and the problem still persists. It did, however, remove 2 items found to be a threat, but unfortunately not the ad zapping thing. Thanks anyway for the suggestion. (love your cat)
  
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Theory5 13 years ago

lol sounds like you inadvertently picked up a anti-ad program. Look at your browser toolbars and see if you picked up a new one. And look at the programs on your computer. you probably downloaded it along with something else and installed it. Your anti-virus software probably didn't pick it up cause It didn't consider it a threat, it considered it a program.
I stopped trying to get different software to block ads, I just learned to tune it out. Same with commercials.
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