I'm not the techie here, but I don't think its a malware on a system per se. Reason being being, two different people have experienced it, same ad also from different IP's, different locations though.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Definitely Adware/Malware/Spyware/etc. > Notice in the Screenshot, it says Ads Not By This Site. > It should've been a clue. > Do scan your system with a good antivirus [Free or paid doesn't matter]. > If your system is infected by anything, your data might be at risk. > --Cheers, > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < > debast...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I just saw that screenshot and remembered, even my friend said, it was by >> the same site, inkfruit. Some common issue?? >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:12 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < >> debast...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> No, now that you mention him, even a friend of mine in Pune told me that >>> Wikipedia had started ads, to which I dared him to show me and in fact made >>> a bet. He failed to show me when I asked him to, so I took it as a singular >>> even, perhaps, some sort of mistake he made. However, since other people >>> have started seeing this, I though I'd tell you that he is not alone. >>> >>> I'll ask him further details about his net connection and get back to >>> you guys on this. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Aditya Sengupta >>> <apsengu...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman <sodabot...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> mostprobably adware in his machine. A smiliar report in portugese >>>>> wikipedia is here: >>>>> >>>>> http://translate.google.co.in/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%25C3%25A9dia:Esplanada/geral/Spam_na_Wikipedia,_problema_%2810mar2012%29&ei=TqlcT9fyMs2rrAe468GlDA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CE4Q7gEwBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522ads%2Bnot%2Bby%2Bthis%2Bsite%2522%2Binjection%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3D6zj%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26prmd%3Dimvns >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta <apsengu...@gmail.com >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> A friend got in touch with me about this. He is currently seeing >>>>>> advertisements on Wikipedia pages (on all pages except the home page). >>>>>> Here >>>>>> is a link to a screenshot: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://i.imgur.com/dhKyR.jpg >>>>>> >>>>>> These advertisements were not visible to him when I asked him to >>>>>> check through the secure WM server. These advertisements are also not >>>>>> visible to him on any other web page. To the bottom right of each ad, >>>>>> there >>>>>> is some text that says, "ads not by this site". I've taken a quick look >>>>>> through the page source he forwarded, nothing looks untoward. His >>>>>> right-click menu does not appear when he right-clicks on the ad. >>>>>> >>>>>> He is based out of Mumbai and ISP is "Tata Teleservices Maharashtra >>>>>> Ltd". His IP address is 114.143.88.193 (or was, while he accessed this >>>>>> page; I've since had him change his IP address since I'm sharing this >>>>>> one). >>>>>> I'm not sure if this issue is restricted to Mumbai; since the IP address >>>>>> shows up in Pune when I try to geolocate it (though I understand this is >>>>>> fairly common). >>>>>> >>>>>> The link he is directed to when he clicks the ad is this: >>>>>> http://www.inkfruit.com/combo-landing?utm_source=CMP1002Combo&utm_medium=CPM&utm_content=combobanner&utm_campaign=Combo. >>>>>> I'm adding this here and copying the founder of Inkfruit since the >>>>>> campaign >>>>>> data in the URL parameters may help identify the problem (also, I'm not >>>>>> sure if Inkfruit is aware of this campaign). >>>>>> >>>>>> I've copied my friend here in case there are further questions he >>>>>> could help answer. >>>>>> >>>>>> Could this be a case of DPI by his ISP, or simply malware on his >>>>>> machine? If it were the former, what would be the legal status of the >>>>>> issue? >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>>>>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>>>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> Debanjan* >>> >>> - Lets make this world a better and more informative place* >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Debanjan* >> >> - Lets make this world a better and more informative place* >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> >> > > > -- > Regards, > Srikanth Ramakrishnan. > Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on February 12th. > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore > Aliens invaded Tamil Nadu, left their Spacship and now it is a Toll Plaza. > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IVRCL-Vijayamangalam-Toll-Plaza.JPG > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > -- Regards, Debanjan* - Lets make this world a better and more informative place*
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