Amazon Pop-Ups

[ourancestorscloset]

For the past week, when I search for items on EBAY and get the same or similiar items as a pop-up's across the top of my screen.  Has anyone else experienced this?  If Ebay buyers are getting a similar reaction, this draws buyers away from EBAY.   

[slippinjimmy]

These pop-ups are not coming from eBay!

You must have some malware affecting your browser.

Speaking of browsers, have you tried an alternate browser to see if you are sill getting the pops-ups? If not then you will know which browser is affected (it's possible the malware will affect all your browsers).

[chrysylys]

That other site has a type of toolbar that may be able to spy on your web browsing and suggest their listings.  I forget what it's called now, but check to see if you have installed it recently.

[ourancestorscloset]

Thanks, I check that out.  

[vintageks]

Every time I get on Ebay the Amazon pop ups appear. I can't get rid of them.

[3juliet]

Me too. Very annoying.

[pvcliff]

We are on vacation and I am on my iPad. I am getting a "spin for Amazon discount" several times a day. I figured it was coming from the resort wi-fi. Hard to get rid of when it pops up.

[renneah]

Sa same pop ups here using iPad safari browser which isn't prone to malware?

any help on this topic?e

my guess something IN the sellers listings??

[dhbookds]

If you google Amazon Popups ipad  you'll find solutions..........

[thevintagesilvershop]

This seems to be only happening with iPad using Safari and using eBay search. The general consensus in the technical community is that ebay didn’t properly vet some of the paid ads they show and one of them is rogue, targeting iPads. 

When I get this, I close that ebay window and open another and it goes away for awhile. Highly annoying. Ebay, meanwhile, says it’s not their problem. Surely it’s driving away buyers. 

[hemlockgr8golden2rsk]

I can not get into eBay due to an Amazon gift card pop up

[jh5438]

I am getting this too on my iPad. In fact, posted about it last night because of my frustration. Here’s what I found out...
How to get rid of it
Switch your iPhone or iPad into Airplane Mode.
Go to Settings > Safari and scroll down to Clear History and Website Data.
Once you've cleared the history, close the Safari app by double-tapping the Home button and swiping up on Safari.
Turn Airplane Mode off and restart Safari.

[the_fancy_fox]

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@hemlockgr8golden2rsk wrote:

I can not get into eBay due to an Amazon gift card pop up

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Try using a different browser.

[dhbookds]

I think Tyler has already said that it was not an ebay problem (the source).......whatever the source there seems to be ways of getting rid of it, if people look....... I don't know what technical community you are speaking of, but I know these ads appear elsewhere and seem to be targeted at "selling" sites, which makes sense if they are trying to get buyers to click on Amazon to redirect to a nefarious site. 

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@thevintagesilvershop wrote:

This seems to be only happening with iPad using Safari and using eBay search. The general consensus in the technical community is that ebay didn’t properly vet some of the paid ads they show and one of them is rogue, targeting iPads. 

When I get this, I close that ebay window and open another and it goes away for awhile. Highly annoying. Ebay, meanwhile, says it’s not their problem. Surely it’s driving away buyers. 

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[thevintagesilvershop]

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@dhbookds wrote:

I think Tyler has already said that it was not an ebay problem (the source).......whatever the source there seems to be ways of getting rid of it, if people look....... I don't know what technical community you are speaking of, but I know these ads appear elsewhere and seem to be targeted at "selling" sites, which makes sense if they are trying to get buyers to click on Amazon to redirect to a nefarious site. 

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@thevintagesilvershop wrote:

This seems to be only happening with iPad using Safari and using eBay search. The general consensus in the technical community is that ebay didn’t properly vet some of the paid ads they show and one of them is rogue, targeting iPads. 

When I get this, I close that ebay window and open another and it goes away for awhile. Highly annoying. Ebay, meanwhile, says it’s not their problem. Surely it’s driving away buyers. 

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See those ads at the top of Ebay's home page and other places?  Companies pay Ebay to run those ads.  What Ebay has done is to take $ from a fake company who is serving up the re-direct.  Tyler just doesn't know. 

You can read more about it here:

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/malvertising-factory-with-28-fake-agencies-de...