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When I click that link, I get some fake popups saying my "phone has been hacked" and that my "phone has viruses". I didn't even bother to try to read any of th

by bsuvc 5y ago

When I click that link, I get some fake popups saying my "phone has been hacked" and that my "phone has viruses". I didn't even bother to try to read any of the content.

weffwe 5y ago
You should install uBlock Origin plugin for browsers. It will block any advertising and other unwanted content. I don't know how you guys living without an ad blocker.
- edoceo 5y ago
  Would it be possible to provide a link that is from some low budget ass website?
  - weffwe 5y ago
    I updated the link and now you should see results on the official Geekbench website.
- Debug_Overload 5y ago
  I am running uBlock, and almost none of the images on the page load right now. And seeing the way the title on that page is written, I'm not expecting quality content from there. Maybe share a link to a page that doesn't suck?
- bsuvc 5y ago
  > You should install uBlock Origin plugin for browsers I do use it on my PC, but I'm on my Android right now. Do ad blockers work on Android? I guess I haven't cared enough to look since I mostly just do light web usage on my phone: HN, reddit, and twitter are about it, and ads aren't too bad on those sites. Either way, I don't think it is too much to ask for web sites not to have actual scams on them. I'm not talking about legit ads which are annoying enough, but rather things that try to mimic a pop-up window and tell me my device is hacked or has viruses. I'm not going to fall for that of course, but some people are less aware and might.
  - johnny22 5y ago
    ublock origin works at least with mobile firefox. I have no idea what folks do with the other android browsers though.
  - throwaway525142 5y ago
    There's Firefox for Android which supports uBlock Origin.
  - heavyset_go 5y ago
    You can browser-based ad blockers, but also system-level ones like DNS66 or Blokada. You can skip those apps if you point your phone at ad blocking DNS servers like Adguard's.
ebruchez 5y ago
You are not missing much. That's a… weird site, to say the least.

by bsuvc 5y ago

When I click that link, I get some fake popups saying my "phone has been hacked" and that my "phone has viruses". I didn't even bother to try to read any of the content.

weffwe 5y ago

You should install uBlock Origin plugin for browsers. It will block any advertising and other unwanted content. I don't know how you guys living without an ad blocker.

edoceo 5y ago
Would it be possible to provide a link that is from some low budget ass website?
- weffwe 5y ago
  I updated the link and now you should see results on the official Geekbench website.
Debug_Overload 5y ago
I am running uBlock, and almost none of the images on the page load right now. And seeing the way the title on that page is written, I'm not expecting quality content from there. Maybe share a link to a page that doesn't suck?
bsuvc 5y ago
> You should install uBlock Origin plugin for browsers I do use it on my PC, but I'm on my Android right now. Do ad blockers work on Android? I guess I haven't cared enough to look since I mostly just do light web usage on my phone: HN, reddit, and twitter are about it, and ads aren't too bad on those sites. Either way, I don't think it is too much to ask for web sites not to have actual scams on them. I'm not talking about legit ads which are annoying enough, but rather things that try to mimic a pop-up window and tell me my device is hacked or has viruses. I'm not going to fall for that of course, but some people are less aware and might.
- johnny22 5y ago
  ublock origin works at least with mobile firefox. I have no idea what folks do with the other android browsers though.
- throwaway525142 5y ago
  There's Firefox for Android which supports uBlock Origin.
- heavyset_go 5y ago
  You can browser-based ad blockers, but also system-level ones like DNS66 or Blokada. You can skip those apps if you point your phone at ad blocking DNS servers like Adguard's.

ebruchez 5y ago

You are not missing much. That's a… weird site, to say the least.