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:
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.... 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?
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.wiki...
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
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:
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.... 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?
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Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman sodabottle@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.wiki...
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
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:
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.... 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?
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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 apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman sodabottle@gmail.comwrote:
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.wiki...
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
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:
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.... 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?
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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 <debastein@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 apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman sodabottle@gmail.comwrote:
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.wiki...
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
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:
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.... 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?
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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 <debastein@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 < debastein@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 apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman sodabottle@gmail.comwrote:
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.wiki...
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
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:
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.... 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?
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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.ghoda@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 < debastein@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 < debastein@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 apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman sodabottle@gmail.comwrote:
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.wiki...
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta <apsengupta@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:
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.... 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?
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Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and find out if anything is wrong with it.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay <debastein@gmail.com
wrote:
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.ghoda@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 < debastein@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 < debastein@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 apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman sodabottle@gmail.comwrote:
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.wiki...
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta < apsengupta@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.... > 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 > >
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I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the wikipedia. Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware.
Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though I personally never will support this.
I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple people has reported this issue. This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now!
User:Rameshng
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and find out if anything is wrong with it.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < debastein@gmail.com> wrote:
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.ghoda@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 < debastein@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 < debastein@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 <apsengupta@gmail.com
wrote:
Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman sodabottle@gmail.comwrote:
> 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.wiki... > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta < > apsengupta@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.... >> 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 > >
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Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So yeah, that's a big market for spammers.
anirudh
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G rameshng@gmail.com wrote:
I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the wikipedia. Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware.
Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though I personally never will support this.
I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple people has reported this issue. This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now!
User:Rameshng
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and find out if anything is wrong with it.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < debastein@gmail.com> wrote:
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.ghoda@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 < debastein@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 < debastein@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 < apsengupta@gmail.com> wrote:
> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM. > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman sodabottle@gmail.comwrote: > >> 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.wiki... >> >> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta < >> apsengupta@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.... >>> 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 > >
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One can also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a... for clarification.
Swaroop Rao (MikeLynch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MikeLynch)
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote:
Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So yeah, that's a big market for spammers.
anirudh
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G rameshng@gmail.com wrote:
I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the wikipedia. Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware.
Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though I personally never will support this.
I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple people has reported this issue. This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now!
User:Rameshng
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and find out if anything is wrong with it.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < debastein@gmail.com> wrote:
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.ghoda@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 < debastein@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 < debastein@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 < > apsengupta@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM. >> >> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman <sodabottle@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.wiki... >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta < >>> apsengupta@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.... >>>> 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* > >
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Hi,
One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on Wikipedia. Some extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of injection for such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in good interest of everyone.
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao raul.swaroop@gmail.com wrote:
One can also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a... for clarification.
Swaroop Rao (MikeLynch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MikeLynch)
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote:
Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So yeah, that's a big market for spammers.
anirudh
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G rameshng@gmail.com wrote:
I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the wikipedia. Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware.
Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though I personally never will support this.
I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple people has reported this issue. This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now!
User:Rameshng
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and find out if anything is wrong with it.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < debastein@gmail.com> wrote:
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.ghoda@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 < debastein@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 < > debastein@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 < >> apsengupta@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM. >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman < >>> sodabottle@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.wiki... >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta < >>>> apsengupta@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.... >>>>> 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 > >
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Hi Nischay,
We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the extension and send us relevant code, it would be helpful.
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On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on Wikipedia. Some extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of injection for such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in good interest of everyone.
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao raul.swaroop@gmail.comwrote:
One can also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a... for clarification.
Swaroop Rao (MikeLynch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MikeLynch)
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.comwrote:
Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So yeah, that's a big market for spammers.
anirudh
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G rameshng@gmail.com wrote:
I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the wikipedia. Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware.
Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though I personally never will support this.
I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple people has reported this issue. This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now!
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On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and find out if anything is wrong with it.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < debastein@gmail.com> wrote:
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.ghoda@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 < > debastein@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 < >> debastein@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 < >>> apsengupta@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman < >>>> sodabottle@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.wiki... >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta < >>>>> apsengupta@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.... >>>>>> 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 > >
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Hi Philippe,
I would personally try to find out the extension and look into the HTML code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few days and we have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this thread as soon as I have something that can help.
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette philippe@wikimedia.orgwrote:
Hi Nischay,
We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the extension and send us relevant code, it would be helpful.
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On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.comwrote:
Hi,
One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on Wikipedia. Some extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of injection for such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in good interest of everyone.
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao raul.swaroop@gmail.comwrote:
One can also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a... for clarification.
Swaroop Rao (MikeLynch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MikeLynch)
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.comwrote:
Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So yeah, that's a big market for spammers.
anirudh
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G rameshng@gmail.comwrote:
I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the wikipedia. Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware.
Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though I personally never will support this.
I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple people has reported this issue. This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now!
User:Rameshng
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and find out if anything is wrong with it.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < debastein@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.ghoda@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 < >> debastein@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 < >>> debastein@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 < >>>> apsengupta@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM. >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman < >>>>> sodabottle@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.wiki... >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta < >>>>>> apsengupta@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.... >>>>>>> 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* > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >
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A friend of mine found similar ads inserted (screenshot attached). I've asked her to run malware tests and an extension check.
She also tweeted those dreaded words 'Wikipedia now has ads!'
This can become quite an issue if the press gets hold of it.
Any resolutions on the horizon?
Regards
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:24 PM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.comwrote:
Hi Philippe,
I would personally try to find out the extension and look into the HTML code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few days and we have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this thread as soon as I have something that can help.
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette < philippe@wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hi Nischay,
We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the extension and send us relevant code, it would be helpful.
pb ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
415-839-6885, x 6643
philippe@wikimedia.org
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.comwrote:
Hi,
One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on Wikipedia. Some extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of injection for such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in good interest of everyone.
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao raul.swaroop@gmail.comwrote:
One can also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a... for clarification.
Swaroop Rao (MikeLynch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MikeLynch)
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.comwrote:
Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So yeah, that's a big market for spammers.
anirudh
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G rameshng@gmail.comwrote:
I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the wikipedia. Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware.
Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though I personally never will support this.
I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple people has reported this issue. This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now!
User:Rameshng
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
> Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and find > out if anything is wrong with it. > > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < > debastein@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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.ghoda@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 < >>> debastein@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 < >>>> debastein@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 < >>>>> apsengupta@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman < >>>>>> sodabottle@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.wiki... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta < >>>>>>> apsengupta@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.... >>>>>>>> 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* >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >
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I think we should now recommend increased use of the secure server link for browsing wikipedia. Hopefully that will help.
Ashwin
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
A friend of mine found similar ads inserted (screenshot attached). I've asked her to run malware tests and an extension check.
She also tweeted those dreaded words 'Wikipedia now has ads!'
This can become quite an issue if the press gets hold of it.
Any resolutions on the horizon?
Regards
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:24 PM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Philippe,
I would personally try to find out the extension and look into the HTML code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few days and we have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this thread as soon as I have something that can help.
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette philippe@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Nischay,
We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the extension and send us relevant code, it would be helpful.
pb ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
415-839-6885, x 6643
philippe@wikimedia.org
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on Wikipedia. Some extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of injection for such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in good interest of everyone.
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao raul.swaroop@gmail.com wrote:
One can also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a... for clarification.
Swaroop Rao (MikeLynch)
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote:
Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So yeah, that's a big market for spammers.
anirudh
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G rameshng@gmail.com wrote: > > I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the wikipedia. > Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware. > > Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though I > personally never will support this. > > I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change > browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple people has > reported this issue. > This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now! > > > User:Rameshng > > > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan > parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and find >> out if anything is wrong with it. >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay >> debastein@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> 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.ghoda@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 >>>> debastein@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 >>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>> apsengupta@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman >>>>>>> sodabottle@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.wiki... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta >>>>>>>> apsengupta@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.... >>>>>>>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
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It would good to know whether using https instead of http stops the ad injection. I'm not sure that it will help.
To help find the problem, we need to know what Internet Explorer add-ons have been installed on their computer.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3892/manage-and-troubleshoot-addons-in-intern...
Recommend using Firefox or Chrome instead of Internet Explorer. ;-)
here is someone showing an ad injector working on Wikipedia in Internet Explorer
http://ipensatori.com/?p=521 (date : March 13th, 2012)
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Ashwin Baindur ashwin.baindur@gmail.com wrote:
I think we should now recommend increased use of the secure server link for browsing wikipedia. Hopefully that will help.
Ashwin
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
A friend of mine found similar ads inserted (screenshot attached). I've asked her to run malware tests and an extension check.
She also tweeted those dreaded words 'Wikipedia now has ads!'
This can become quite an issue if the press gets hold of it.
Any resolutions on the horizon?
Regards
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:24 PM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Philippe,
I would personally try to find out the extension and look into the HTML code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few days and we have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this thread as soon as I have something that can help.
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette philippe@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Nischay,
We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the extension and send us relevant code, it would be helpful.
pb ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
415-839-6885, x 6643
philippe@wikimedia.org
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on Wikipedia. Some extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of injection for such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in good interest of everyone.
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao raul.swaroop@gmail.com wrote:
One can also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a... for clarification.
Swaroop Rao (MikeLynch)
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote: > > Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So yeah, > that's a big market for spammers. > > anirudh > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G rameshng@gmail.com > wrote: >> >> I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the wikipedia. >> Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware. >> >> Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though I >> personally never will support this. >> >> I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change >> browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple people has >> reported this issue. >> This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now! >> >> >> User:Rameshng >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan >> parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and find >>> out if anything is wrong with it. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay >>> debastein@gmail.com wrote: >>>> >>>> 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.ghoda@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 >>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>> apsengupta@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman >>>>>>>> sodabottle@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.wiki... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta >>>>>>>>> apsengupta@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.... >>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >
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The screenshot shows that the person is using Chrome so I don't think the IE point stands here.
The ads also seem to be intermittent, my friend cannot see them anymore. Usage of https may resolve the problem, but looking for a solution with the normal Wikipedia may be necessary as several people wouldn't want to bother with using https.
Regards
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
It would good to know whether using https instead of http stops the ad injection. I'm not sure that it will help.
To help find the problem, we need to know what Internet Explorer add-ons have been installed on their computer.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3892/manage-and-troubleshoot-addons-in-intern...
Recommend using Firefox or Chrome instead of Internet Explorer. ;-)
here is someone showing an ad injector working on Wikipedia in Internet Explorer
http://ipensatori.com/?p=521 (date : March 13th, 2012)
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Ashwin Baindur ashwin.baindur@gmail.com wrote:
I think we should now recommend increased use of the secure server link for browsing wikipedia. Hopefully that will help.
Ashwin
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
A friend of mine found similar ads inserted (screenshot attached). I've asked her to run malware tests and an extension check.
She also tweeted those dreaded words 'Wikipedia now has ads!'
This can become quite an issue if the press gets hold of it.
Any resolutions on the horizon?
Regards
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:24 PM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Philippe,
I would personally try to find out the extension and look into the HTML code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few days
and we
have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this
thread as
soon as I have something that can help.
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette philippe@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Nischay,
We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the extension
and
send us relevant code, it would be helpful.
pb ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
415-839-6885, x 6643
philippe@wikimedia.org
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on Wikipedia.
Some
extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of
injection for
such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in good
interest
of everyone.
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao <raul.swaroop@gmail.com
wrote: > > One can also see >
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a...
> for clarification. > > > Swaroop Rao > (MikeLynch) > > > > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com > wrote: >> >> Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So
yeah,
>> that's a big market for spammers. >> >> anirudh >> >> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G rameshng@gmail.com >> wrote: >>> >>> I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the wikipedia. >>> Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware. >>> >>> Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though
I
>>> personally never will support this. >>> >>> I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change >>> browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple
people has
>>> reported this issue. >>> This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now! >>> >>> >>> User:Rameshng >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan >>> parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote: >>>> >>>> Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and
find
>>>> out if anything is wrong with it. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay >>>> debastein@gmail.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>> 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.ghoda@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 >>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>> apsengupta@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman >>>>>>>>> sodabottle@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.wiki...
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta >>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@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... .
>>>>>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>
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>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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
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The solution is to remove the malware. The project can't fix something that exists on the end users computer. I will renew my plea for anyone who can get the code of this thing to send it to Tim Starling.
PB Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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Sorry Srikeit! I did assume it was Internet Explorer because I foolishly didnt believe that Google Chrome allows ad injection!? apparently it does...
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9960350/inject-advertisements-in-pages
however they must be clearly marked.
"ads must be outside the page's normal flow and clearly state which extension they are bundled with"
I think it would be useful to inform Google of this, as it breaks their policy.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
The screenshot shows that the person is using Chrome so I don't think the IE point stands here.
The ads also seem to be intermittent, my friend cannot see them anymore. Usage of https may resolve the problem, but looking for a solution with the normal Wikipedia may be necessary as several people wouldn't want to bother with using https.
Regards
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
It would good to know whether using https instead of http stops the ad injection. I'm not sure that it will help.
To help find the problem, we need to know what Internet Explorer add-ons have been installed on their computer.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3892/manage-and-troubleshoot-addons-in-intern...
Recommend using Firefox or Chrome instead of Internet Explorer. ;-)
here is someone showing an ad injector working on Wikipedia in Internet Explorer
http://ipensatori.com/?p=521 (date : March 13th, 2012)
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Ashwin Baindur ashwin.baindur@gmail.com wrote:
I think we should now recommend increased use of the secure server link for browsing wikipedia. Hopefully that will help.
Ashwin
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
A friend of mine found similar ads inserted (screenshot attached). I've asked her to run malware tests and an extension check.
She also tweeted those dreaded words 'Wikipedia now has ads!'
This can become quite an issue if the press gets hold of it.
Any resolutions on the horizon?
Regards
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:24 PM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Philippe,
I would personally try to find out the extension and look into the HTML code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few days and we have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this thread as soon as I have something that can help.
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette philippe@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Nischay,
We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the extension and send us relevant code, it would be helpful.
pb ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
415-839-6885, x 6643
philippe@wikimedia.org
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi, > > One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on Wikipedia. > Some > extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of > injection for > such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in good > interest > of everyone. > > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao > raul.swaroop@gmail.com > wrote: >> >> One can also see >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a... >> for clarification. >> >> >> Swaroop Rao >> (MikeLynch) >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com >> wrote: >>> >>> Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So >>> yeah, >>> that's a big market for spammers. >>> >>> anirudh >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G rameshng@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the >>>> wikipedia. >>>> Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware. >>>> >>>> Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia, though >>>> I >>>> personally never will support this. >>>> >>>> I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus, change >>>> browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple >>>> people has >>>> reported this issue. >>>> This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now! >>>> >>>> >>>> User:Rameshng >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan >>>> parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and >>>>> find >>>>> out if anything is wrong with it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay >>>>> debastein@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> 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.ghoda@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 >>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>>> apsengupta@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the >>>>>>>>>> DOM. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman >>>>>>>>>> sodabottle@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.wiki... >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta >>>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@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.... >>>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> > > > > -- > With Regards > > Nischay Nahata > B.tech 3rd year > Department of Information Technology > NITK,Surathkal > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
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That is a good moment as any to advertise that page: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html ;) _____ *Béria Lima*
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On 7 May 2012 00:08, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry Srikeit! I did assume it was Internet Explorer because I foolishly didnt believe that Google Chrome allows ad injection!? apparently it does...
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9960350/inject-advertisements-in-pages
however they must be clearly marked.
"ads must be outside the page's normal flow and clearly state which extension they are bundled with"
I think it would be useful to inform Google of this, as it breaks their policy.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
The screenshot shows that the person is using Chrome so I don't think
the IE
point stands here.
The ads also seem to be intermittent, my friend cannot see them anymore. Usage of https may resolve the problem, but looking for a solution with
the
normal Wikipedia may be necessary as several people wouldn't want to
bother
with using https.
Regards
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com
wrote:
It would good to know whether using https instead of http stops the ad injection. I'm not sure that it will help.
To help find the problem, we need to know what Internet Explorer add-ons have been installed on their computer.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3892/manage-and-troubleshoot-addons-in-intern...
Recommend using Firefox or Chrome instead of Internet Explorer. ;-)
here is someone showing an ad injector working on Wikipedia in Internet Explorer
http://ipensatori.com/?p=521 (date : March 13th, 2012)
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Ashwin Baindur <
ashwin.baindur@gmail.com>
wrote:
I think we should now recommend increased use of the secure server link for browsing wikipedia. Hopefully that will help.
Ashwin
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
A friend of mine found similar ads inserted (screenshot attached). I've asked her to run malware tests and an extension check.
She also tweeted those dreaded words 'Wikipedia now has ads!'
This can become quite an issue if the press gets hold of it.
Any resolutions on the horizon?
Regards
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:24 PM, nischay nahata <
nischayn22@gmail.com>
wrote:
Hi Philippe,
I would personally try to find out the extension and look into the HTML code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few
days
and we have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this thread as soon as I have something that can help.
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette philippe@wikimedia.org wrote: > > Hi Nischay, > > We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the extension > and > send us relevant code, it would be helpful. > > pb > ___________________ > Philippe Beaudette > Director, Community Advocacy > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > > 415-839-6885, x 6643 > > philippe@wikimedia.org > > > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata <
nischayn22@gmail.com>
> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on Wikipedia. >> Some >> extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of >> injection for >> such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in good >> interest >> of everyone. >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao >> raul.swaroop@gmail.com >> wrote: >>> >>> One can also see >>> >>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a...
>>> for clarification. >>> >>> >>> Swaroop Rao >>> (MikeLynch) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati <
anirudhsbh@gmail.com>
>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010. So >>>> yeah, >>>> that's a big market for spammers. >>>> >>>> anirudh >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G <
rameshng@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the >>>>> wikipedia. >>>>> Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware. >>>>> >>>>> Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia,
though
>>>>> I >>>>> personally never will support this. >>>>> >>>>> I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus,
change
>>>>> browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple >>>>> people has >>>>> reported this issue. >>>>> This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> User:Rameshng >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan >>>>> parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system and >>>>>> find >>>>>> out if anything is wrong with it. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay >>>>>> debastein@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 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.ghoda@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 >>>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the >>>>>>>>>>> DOM. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman >>>>>>>>>>> sodabottle@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.wiki...
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta >>>>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@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... .
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>>>
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As most of these ads seem to be from www.inkfruit.com which is not a malware site, can we not contact them as if word gets out, it might be damaging to their reliability as a shopping site also. I only say this as the code doesn't seem to be available. As for the https solution, it might fix the problem for all of us but Wikipedia is not only about us, its about the millions of users who access it everyday for almost everything. I don't think that they will now or even bother to use https and am pretty sure they will think the ads are by Wikipedia.
I say this as when my friend saw the ad, he believed that Wikipedia had started it, and I clarified only when he told me, so this would do huge damage to the reputation of a free encyclopaedia even though it might not be our fault, esp since we have no way of clarifying to them about the injection by malware.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Béria Lima berialima@gmail.com wrote:
That is a good moment as any to advertise that page: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html ;) _____ *Béria Lima*
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos*
On 7 May 2012 00:08, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry Srikeit! I did assume it was Internet Explorer because I foolishly didnt believe that Google Chrome allows ad injection!? apparently it does...
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9960350/inject-advertisements-in-pages
however they must be clearly marked.
"ads must be outside the page's normal flow and clearly state which extension they are bundled with"
I think it would be useful to inform Google of this, as it breaks their policy.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
The screenshot shows that the person is using Chrome so I don't think
the IE
point stands here.
The ads also seem to be intermittent, my friend cannot see them anymore. Usage of https may resolve the problem, but looking for a solution with
the
normal Wikipedia may be necessary as several people wouldn't want to
bother
with using https.
Regards
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com
wrote:
It would good to know whether using https instead of http stops the ad injection. I'm not sure that it will help.
To help find the problem, we need to know what Internet Explorer add-ons have been installed on their computer.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3892/manage-and-troubleshoot-addons-in-intern...
Recommend using Firefox or Chrome instead of Internet Explorer. ;-)
here is someone showing an ad injector working on Wikipedia in Internet Explorer
http://ipensatori.com/?p=521 (date : March 13th, 2012)
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Ashwin Baindur <
ashwin.baindur@gmail.com>
wrote:
I think we should now recommend increased use of the secure server link for browsing wikipedia. Hopefully that will help.
Ashwin
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
A friend of mine found similar ads inserted (screenshot attached). I've asked her to run malware tests and an extension check.
She also tweeted those dreaded words 'Wikipedia now has ads!'
This can become quite an issue if the press gets hold of it.
Any resolutions on the horizon?
Regards
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:24 PM, nischay nahata <
nischayn22@gmail.com>
wrote: > > Hi Philippe, > > I would personally try to find out the extension and look into the > HTML > code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few
days
> and we > have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this > thread as > soon as I have something that can help. > > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette > philippe@wikimedia.org wrote: >> >> Hi Nischay, >> >> We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the
extension
>> and >> send us relevant code, it would be helpful. >> >> pb >> ___________________ >> Philippe Beaudette >> Director, Community Advocacy >> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. >> >> 415-839-6885, x 6643 >> >> philippe@wikimedia.org >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata <
nischayn22@gmail.com>
>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on Wikipedia. >>> Some >>> extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of >>> injection for >>> such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in
good
>>> interest >>> of everyone. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao >>> raul.swaroop@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> One can also see >>>> >>>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a...
>>>> for clarification. >>>> >>>> >>>> Swaroop Rao >>>> (MikeLynch) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati <
anirudhsbh@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010.
So
>>>>> yeah, >>>>> that's a big market for spammers. >>>>> >>>>> anirudh >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G <
rameshng@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the >>>>>> wikipedia. >>>>>> Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or adware. >>>>>> >>>>>> Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia,
though
>>>>>> I >>>>>> personally never will support this. >>>>>> >>>>>> I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus,
change
>>>>>> browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple >>>>>> people has >>>>>> reported this issue. >>>>>> This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> User:Rameshng >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan >>>>>> parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system
and
>>>>>>> find >>>>>>> out if anything is wrong with it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay >>>>>>> debastein@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 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.ghoda@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 >>>>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the >>>>>>>>>>>> DOM. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman >>>>>>>>>>>> sodabottle@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.wiki...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta >>>>>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@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... .
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing
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>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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
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I second Debanjan on this. not everyone is aware of the difference between 'http' & 'https'. Inkfruit is not a malware site. But the real question remains, if malware is causing this(as inferred by others) why only inkfruit ads?
And yes, this can damage the reputation of Wikipedia..
Deepon
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay debastein@gmail.comwrote:
As most of these ads seem to be from www.inkfruit.com which is not a malware site, can we not contact them as if word gets out, it might be damaging to their reliability as a shopping site also. I only say this as the code doesn't seem to be available. As for the https solution, it might fix the problem for all of us but Wikipedia is not only about us, its about the millions of users who access it everyday for almost everything. I don't think that they will now or even bother to use https and am pretty sure they will think the ads are by Wikipedia.
I say this as when my friend saw the ad, he believed that Wikipedia had started it, and I clarified only when he told me, so this would do huge damage to the reputation of a free encyclopaedia even though it might not be our fault, esp since we have no way of clarifying to them about the injection by malware.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Béria Lima berialima@gmail.com wrote:
That is a good moment as any to advertise that page: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html ;) _____ *Béria Lima*
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On 7 May 2012 00:08, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry Srikeit! I did assume it was Internet Explorer because I foolishly didnt believe that Google Chrome allows ad injection!? apparently it does...
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9960350/inject-advertisements-in-pages
however they must be clearly marked.
"ads must be outside the page's normal flow and clearly state which extension they are bundled with"
I think it would be useful to inform Google of this, as it breaks their policy.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
The screenshot shows that the person is using Chrome so I don't think
the IE
point stands here.
The ads also seem to be intermittent, my friend cannot see them
anymore.
Usage of https may resolve the problem, but looking for a solution
with the
normal Wikipedia may be necessary as several people wouldn't want to
bother
with using https.
Regards
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com
wrote:
It would good to know whether using https instead of http stops the ad injection. I'm not sure that it will help.
To help find the problem, we need to know what Internet Explorer add-ons have been installed on their computer.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3892/manage-and-troubleshoot-addons-in-intern...
Recommend using Firefox or Chrome instead of Internet Explorer. ;-)
here is someone showing an ad injector working on Wikipedia in
Internet
Explorer
http://ipensatori.com/?p=521 (date : March 13th, 2012)
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Ashwin Baindur <
ashwin.baindur@gmail.com>
wrote:
I think we should now recommend increased use of the secure server link for browsing wikipedia. Hopefully that will help.
Ashwin
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote: > A friend of mine found similar ads inserted (screenshot attached). > I've > asked her to run malware tests and an extension check. > > She also tweeted those dreaded words 'Wikipedia now has ads!' > > This can become quite an issue if the press gets hold of it. > > Any resolutions on the horizon? > > Regards > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:24 PM, nischay nahata <
nischayn22@gmail.com>
> wrote: >> >> Hi Philippe, >> >> I would personally try to find out the extension and look into the >> HTML >> code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few
days
>> and we >> have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this >> thread as >> soon as I have something that can help. >> >> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette >> philippe@wikimedia.org wrote: >>> >>> Hi Nischay, >>> >>> We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the
extension
>>> and >>> send us relevant code, it would be helpful. >>> >>> pb >>> ___________________ >>> Philippe Beaudette >>> Director, Community Advocacy >>> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. >>> >>> 415-839-6885, x 6643 >>> >>> philippe@wikimedia.org >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata <
nischayn22@gmail.com>
>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on
Wikipedia.
>>>> Some >>>> extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of >>>> injection for >>>> such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in
good
>>>> interest >>>> of everyone. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao >>>> raul.swaroop@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> One can also see >>>>> >>>>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a...
>>>>> for clarification. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Swaroop Rao >>>>> (MikeLynch) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati <
anirudhsbh@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010.
So
>>>>>> yeah, >>>>>> that's a big market for spammers. >>>>>> >>>>>> anirudh >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G <
rameshng@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the >>>>>>> wikipedia. >>>>>>> Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or
adware.
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia,
though
>>>>>>> I >>>>>>> personally never will support this. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus,
change
>>>>>>> browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple >>>>>>> people has >>>>>>> reported this issue. >>>>>>> This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> User:Rameshng >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan >>>>>>> parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system
and
>>>>>>>> find >>>>>>>> out if anything is wrong with it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay >>>>>>>> debastein@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 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.ghoda@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 >>>>>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the >>>>>>>>>>>>> DOM. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman >>>>>>>>>>>>> sodabottle@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.wiki...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta >>>>>>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@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... .
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>>>> Debanjan >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> - Lets make this world a better and more informative
place
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is a
>>>>>>>>>> Toll Plaza. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
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is a
>>>>>>>> Toll >>>>>>>> Plaza. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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Inkfruit was contacted, months ago. To very little resolution. ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
415-839-6885, x 6643
philippe@wikimedia.org
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay debastein@gmail.comwrote:
As most of these ads seem to be from www.inkfruit.com which is not a malware site, can we not contact them as if word gets out, it might be damaging to their reliability as a shopping site also. I only say this as the code doesn't seem to be available. As for the https solution, it might fix the problem for all of us but Wikipedia is not only about us, its about the millions of users who access it everyday for almost everything. I don't think that they will now or even bother to use https and am pretty sure they will think the ads are by Wikipedia.
I say this as when my friend saw the ad, he believed that Wikipedia had started it, and I clarified only when he told me, so this would do huge damage to the reputation of a free encyclopaedia even though it might not be our fault, esp since we have no way of clarifying to them about the injection by malware.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Béria Lima berialima@gmail.com wrote:
That is a good moment as any to advertise that page: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html ;) _____ *Béria Lima*
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos*
On 7 May 2012 00:08, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry Srikeit! I did assume it was Internet Explorer because I foolishly didnt believe that Google Chrome allows ad injection!? apparently it does...
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9960350/inject-advertisements-in-pages
however they must be clearly marked.
"ads must be outside the page's normal flow and clearly state which extension they are bundled with"
I think it would be useful to inform Google of this, as it breaks their policy.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
The screenshot shows that the person is using Chrome so I don't think
the IE
point stands here.
The ads also seem to be intermittent, my friend cannot see them
anymore.
Usage of https may resolve the problem, but looking for a solution
with the
normal Wikipedia may be necessary as several people wouldn't want to
bother
with using https.
Regards
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com
wrote:
It would good to know whether using https instead of http stops the ad injection. I'm not sure that it will help.
To help find the problem, we need to know what Internet Explorer add-ons have been installed on their computer.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3892/manage-and-troubleshoot-addons-in-intern...
Recommend using Firefox or Chrome instead of Internet Explorer. ;-)
here is someone showing an ad injector working on Wikipedia in
Internet
Explorer
http://ipensatori.com/?p=521 (date : March 13th, 2012)
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Ashwin Baindur <
ashwin.baindur@gmail.com>
wrote:
I think we should now recommend increased use of the secure server link for browsing wikipedia. Hopefully that will help.
Ashwin
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote: > A friend of mine found similar ads inserted (screenshot attached). > I've > asked her to run malware tests and an extension check. > > She also tweeted those dreaded words 'Wikipedia now has ads!' > > This can become quite an issue if the press gets hold of it. > > Any resolutions on the horizon? > > Regards > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:24 PM, nischay nahata <
nischayn22@gmail.com>
> wrote: >> >> Hi Philippe, >> >> I would personally try to find out the extension and look into the >> HTML >> code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few
days
>> and we >> have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this >> thread as >> soon as I have something that can help. >> >> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette >> philippe@wikimedia.org wrote: >>> >>> Hi Nischay, >>> >>> We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the
extension
>>> and >>> send us relevant code, it would be helpful. >>> >>> pb >>> ___________________ >>> Philippe Beaudette >>> Director, Community Advocacy >>> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. >>> >>> 415-839-6885, x 6643 >>> >>> philippe@wikimedia.org >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata <
nischayn22@gmail.com>
>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on
Wikipedia.
>>>> Some >>>> extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of >>>> injection for >>>> such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in
good
>>>> interest >>>> of everyone. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao >>>> raul.swaroop@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> One can also see >>>>> >>>>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a...
>>>>> for clarification. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Swaroop Rao >>>>> (MikeLynch) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati <
anirudhsbh@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010.
So
>>>>>> yeah, >>>>>> that's a big market for spammers. >>>>>> >>>>>> anirudh >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G <
rameshng@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the >>>>>>> wikipedia. >>>>>>> Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or
adware.
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia,
though
>>>>>>> I >>>>>>> personally never will support this. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus,
change
>>>>>>> browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple >>>>>>> people has >>>>>>> reported this issue. >>>>>>> This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> User:Rameshng >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan >>>>>>> parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system
and
>>>>>>>> find >>>>>>>> out if anything is wrong with it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay >>>>>>>> debastein@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 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.ghoda@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 >>>>>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the >>>>>>>>>>>>> DOM. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman >>>>>>>>>>>>> sodabottle@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.wiki...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta >>>>>>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@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... .
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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
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place
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>>> Debanjan >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> - Lets make this world a better and more informative
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is a
>>>>>>>>>> Toll Plaza. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
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is a
>>>>>>>> Toll >>>>>>>> Plaza. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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Ok then can we not make the default version the https one like say google does. If you type www.gmail.com, it directly redirects you to the secure server. I don't think there are any issues with that is there?
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Philippe Beaudette philippe@wikimedia.orgwrote:
Inkfruit was contacted, months ago. To very little resolution.
Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
415-839-6885, x 6643
philippe@wikimedia.org
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < debastein@gmail.com> wrote:
As most of these ads seem to be from www.inkfruit.com which is not a malware site, can we not contact them as if word gets out, it might be damaging to their reliability as a shopping site also. I only say this as the code doesn't seem to be available. As for the https solution, it might fix the problem for all of us but Wikipedia is not only about us, its about the millions of users who access it everyday for almost everything. I don't think that they will now or even bother to use https and am pretty sure they will think the ads are by Wikipedia.
I say this as when my friend saw the ad, he believed that Wikipedia had started it, and I clarified only when he told me, so this would do huge damage to the reputation of a free encyclopaedia even though it might not be our fault, esp since we have no way of clarifying to them about the injection by malware.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Béria Lima berialima@gmail.com wrote:
That is a good moment as any to advertise that page: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html ;) _____ *Béria Lima*
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos*
On 7 May 2012 00:08, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry Srikeit! I did assume it was Internet Explorer because I foolishly didnt believe that Google Chrome allows ad injection!? apparently it does...
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9960350/inject-advertisements-in-pages
however they must be clearly marked.
"ads must be outside the page's normal flow and clearly state which extension they are bundled with"
I think it would be useful to inform Google of this, as it breaks their policy.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote:
The screenshot shows that the person is using Chrome so I don't think
the IE
point stands here.
The ads also seem to be intermittent, my friend cannot see them
anymore.
Usage of https may resolve the problem, but looking for a solution
with the
normal Wikipedia may be necessary as several people wouldn't want to
bother
with using https.
Regards
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com
wrote:
It would good to know whether using https instead of http stops the
ad
injection. I'm not sure that it will help.
To help find the problem, we need to know what Internet Explorer add-ons have been installed on their computer.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3892/manage-and-troubleshoot-addons-in-intern...
Recommend using Firefox or Chrome instead of Internet Explorer. ;-)
here is someone showing an ad injector working on Wikipedia in
Internet
Explorer
http://ipensatori.com/?p=521 (date : March 13th, 2012)
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:22 AM, Ashwin Baindur <
ashwin.baindur@gmail.com>
wrote: > I think we should now recommend increased use of the secure server > link for browsing wikipedia. Hopefully that will help. > > Ashwin > > On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Srikeit srikeit@gmail.com wrote: >> A friend of mine found similar ads inserted (screenshot attached). >> I've >> asked her to run malware tests and an extension check. >> >> She also tweeted those dreaded words 'Wikipedia now has ads!' >> >> This can become quite an issue if the press gets hold of it. >> >> Any resolutions on the horizon? >> >> Regards >> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:24 PM, nischay nahata <
nischayn22@gmail.com>
>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Philippe, >>> >>> I would personally try to find out the extension and look into
the
>>> HTML >>> code it plays with but that will take a while (I am busy for few
days
>>> and we >>> have to see if the Ad shows up again). I will reply back in this >>> thread as >>> soon as I have something that can help. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Philippe Beaudette >>> philippe@wikimedia.org wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Nischay, >>>> >>>> We're looking into this one. If your friend can spot the
extension
>>>> and >>>> send us relevant code, it would be helpful. >>>> >>>> pb >>>> ___________________ >>>> Philippe Beaudette >>>> Director, Community Advocacy >>>> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. >>>> >>>> 415-839-6885, x 6643 >>>> >>>> philippe@wikimedia.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, nischay nahata <
nischayn22@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> One of my friend also reported seeing Ads of Jabong on
Wikipedia.
>>>>> Some >>>>> extension in the user's browser is most likely the source of >>>>> injection for >>>>> such Ads. Finding out which extension(s) does this will be in
good
>>>>> interest >>>>> of everyone. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Swaroop Rao >>>>> raul.swaroop@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> One can also see >>>>>> >>>>>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Readers#Why_do_I_see_commercial_a...
>>>>>> for clarification. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Swaroop Rao >>>>>> (MikeLynch) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 23:09, Anirudh Bhati <
anirudhsbh@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Business Insider gave a $5bn valuation to Wikipedia in 2010.
So
>>>>>>> yeah, >>>>>>> that's a big market for spammers. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> anirudh >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Ramesh N G <
rameshng@gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I was really amazed on the discussion on the ads on the >>>>>>>> wikipedia. >>>>>>>> Looking at the snapshot, it could really some virus or
adware.
>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Even this should not be the way the ads come to Wikipedia,
though
>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> personally never will support this. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I strongly recommend the user to scan the PC for a virus,
change
>>>>>>>> browser and check. Also seen some discussion where multiple >>>>>>>> people has >>>>>>>> reported this issue. >>>>>>>> This means that Wikipedia being targeted by Viruses now! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> User:Rameshng >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan >>>>>>>> parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Could be, but it wouldn't hurt to do a scan of your system
and
>>>>>>>>> find >>>>>>>>> out if anything is wrong with it. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay >>>>>>>>> debastein@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 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.ghoda@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 >>>>>>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>>>>>> debastein@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 >>>>>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into
the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DOM. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman >>>>>>>>>>>>>> sodabottle@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.wiki...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> apsengupta@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... .
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> 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
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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay <debastein@gmail.com
wrote:
Ok then can we not make the default version the https one like say google does.
This will not be a permanent solution, I'm afraid.
anirudh
Hmmm...that maybe true but what else can we do, I mean, Inkfruit has to be involved somewhere in this right? Think about it, if you were an ad injecting virus, why would you randomly inject ads that too of inkfruit? For people who face these ads, are the ads appearing only on wikipedia or other websites also? If I am not wrong, if this is the work of a malware, it would display the ad on each and every website you visit and not just specifically Wikipedia. If its only Wikipedia and the ad is only Inkfruit, I'd really say, if nothing can be done via code, legal needs to be involved. If its a non-specific malware, just clean your systems, I guess and inform others.
Rather, I'd say, instead of not going public with this, if it gets too frequent, go public. Display a banner on top of Wiki stating that if you see ads on Wikipedia that is not at all related to Wiki, rather you should check your system for malware. The point is people should not assume, that Wikipedia has started ads.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < debastein@gmail.com> wrote:
Ok then can we not make the default version the https one like say google does.
This will not be a permanent solution, I'm afraid.
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What if the malware specifically look for wikipedia browsing? From the user point of view it can easily fool us thinking that it is not appearing on any other sites but wikipedia. On May 7, 2012 1:21 PM, "Debanjan Bandyopadhyay" debastein@gmail.com wrote:
Hmmm...that maybe true but what else can we do, I mean, Inkfruit has to be involved somewhere in this right? Think about it, if you were an ad injecting virus, why would you randomly inject ads that too of inkfruit? For people who face these ads, are the ads appearing only on wikipedia or other websites also? If I am not wrong, if this is the work of a malware, it would display the ad on each and every website you visit and not just specifically Wikipedia. If its only Wikipedia and the ad is only Inkfruit, I'd really say, if nothing can be done via code, legal needs to be involved. If its a non-specific malware, just clean your systems, I guess and inform others.
Rather, I'd say, instead of not going public with this, if it gets too frequent, go public. Display a banner on top of Wiki stating that if you see ads on Wikipedia that is not at all related to Wiki, rather you should check your system for malware. The point is people should not assume, that Wikipedia has started ads.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.comwrote:
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < debastein@gmail.com> wrote:
Ok then can we not make the default version the https one like say google does.
This will not be a permanent solution, I'm afraid.
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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay debastein@gmail.comwrote:
Hmmm...that maybe true but what else can we do, I mean, Inkfruit has to be involved somewhere in this right? Think about it, if you were an ad injecting virus, why would you randomly inject ads that too of inkfruit? For people who face these ads, are the ads appearing only on wikipedia or other websites also? If I am not wrong, if this is the work of a malware, it would display the ad on each and every website you visit and not just specifically Wikipedia. If its only Wikipedia and the ad is only Inkfruit, I'd really say, if nothing can be done via code, legal needs to be involved. If its a non-specific malware, just clean your systems, I guess and inform others.
Rather, I'd say, instead of not going public with this, if it gets too frequent, go public. Display a banner on top of Wiki stating that if you see ads on Wikipedia that is not at all related to Wiki, rather you should check your system for malware. The point is people should not assume, that Wikipedia has started ads.
I don't think the enwp community will agree to acknowledge the malware by putting up a worldwide banner. Most of our users don't face this problem, and the only problem devices are those which have been compromised.
The only effective resolution would be when Google and MS agree to patch this up.
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The ads don't show up on https, ONLY on http. It doesn't matter which browser you use, IE or Chrome. I use IE, Opera and I see no ads, but several cyber cafes I use have these ads EVEN on Firefox, and Chrome.
Inkfruit, probably doesn't have anything to do with this, I suggest you all take a good look at a content provider called 'Conduit' who is the culprit behind these.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay < debastein@gmail.com> wrote:
Hmmm...that maybe true but what else can we do, I mean, Inkfruit has to be involved somewhere in this right? Think about it, if you were an ad injecting virus, why would you randomly inject ads that too of inkfruit? For people who face these ads, are the ads appearing only on wikipedia or other websites also? If I am not wrong, if this is the work of a malware, it would display the ad on each and every website you visit and not just specifically Wikipedia. If its only Wikipedia and the ad is only Inkfruit, I'd really say, if nothing can be done via code, legal needs to be involved. If its a non-specific malware, just clean your systems, I guess and inform others.
Rather, I'd say, instead of not going public with this, if it gets too frequent, go public. Display a banner on top of Wiki stating that if you see ads on Wikipedia that is not at all related to Wiki, rather you should check your system for malware. The point is people should not assume, that Wikipedia has started ads.
I don't think the enwp community will agree to acknowledge the malware by putting up a worldwide banner. Most of our users don't face this problem, and the only problem devices are those which have been compromised.
The only effective resolution would be when Google and MS agree to patch this up.
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Hi,
Next time when anyone gets such ad, please take a screenshot and also view the source of the page and save it. That source will help find the source of the ads.
HTH -Sudhanwa
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote:
The ads don't show up on https, ONLY on http. It doesn't matter which browser you use, IE or Chrome. I use IE, Opera and I see no ads, but several cyber cafes I use have these ads EVEN on Firefox, and Chrome.
Inkfruit, probably doesn't have anything to do with this, I suggest you all take a good look at a content provider called 'Conduit' who is the culprit behind these.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay debastein@gmail.com wrote:
Hmmm...that maybe true but what else can we do, I mean, Inkfruit has to be involved somewhere in this right? Think about it, if you were an ad injecting virus, why would you randomly inject ads that too of inkfruit? For people who face these ads, are the ads appearing only on wikipedia or other websites also? If I am not wrong, if this is the work of a malware, it would display the ad on each and every website you visit and not just specifically Wikipedia. If its only Wikipedia and the ad is only Inkfruit, I'd really say, if nothing can be done via code, legal needs to be involved. If its a non-specific malware, just clean your systems, I guess and inform others.
Rather, I'd say, instead of not going public with this, if it gets too frequent, go public. Display a banner on top of Wiki stating that if you see ads on Wikipedia that is not at all related to Wiki, rather you should check your system for malware. The point is people should not assume, that Wikipedia has started ads.
I don't think the enwp community will agree to acknowledge the malware by putting up a worldwide banner. Most of our users don't face this problem, and the only problem devices are those which have been compromised.
The only effective resolution would be when Google and MS agree to patch this up.
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I've been trying to get a copy of that source for months, so please send it my way as well. :) ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar sudhanwa.com@gmail.comwrote:
Hi,
Next time when anyone gets such ad, please take a screenshot and also view the source of the page and save it. That source will help find the source of the ads.
HTH -Sudhanwa
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote:
The ads don't show up on https, ONLY on http. It doesn't matter which browser you use, IE or Chrome. I use IE, Opera
and I
see no ads, but several cyber cafes I use have these ads EVEN on Firefox, and Chrome.
Inkfruit, probably doesn't have anything to do with this, I suggest you
all
take a good look at a content provider called 'Conduit' who is the
culprit
behind these.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com
wrote:
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay debastein@gmail.com wrote:
Hmmm...that maybe true but what else can we do, I mean, Inkfruit has to be involved somewhere in this right? Think about it, if you were an ad injecting virus, why would you randomly inject ads that too of
inkfruit? For
people who face these ads, are the ads appearing only on wikipedia or
other
websites also? If I am not wrong, if this is the work of a malware, it
would
display the ad on each and every website you visit and not just
specifically
Wikipedia. If its only Wikipedia and the ad is only Inkfruit, I'd
really
say, if nothing can be done via code, legal needs to be involved. If
its a
non-specific malware, just clean your systems, I guess and inform
others.
Rather, I'd say, instead of not going public with this, if it gets too frequent, go public. Display a banner on top of Wiki stating that if
you see
ads on Wikipedia that is not at all related to Wiki, rather you should
check
your system for malware. The point is people should not assume, that Wikipedia has started ads.
I don't think the enwp community will agree to acknowledge the malware
by
putting up a worldwide banner. Most of our users don't face this
problem,
and the only problem devices are those which have been compromised.
The only effective resolution would be when Google and MS agree to patch this up.
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I believe Aditya sent one when this thing first cropped up on this list.
From: philippe@wikimedia.org Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 11:03:02 -0700 To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Ads Injected into Wikipedia?
I've been trying to get a copy of that source for months, so please send it my way as well. :)___________________Philippe BeaudetteDirector, Community Advocacy
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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Sudhanwa Jogalekar sudhanwa.com@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Next time when anyone gets such ad, please take a screenshot and also
view the source of the page and save it.
That source will help find the source of the ads.
HTH
-Sudhanwa
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan
parakara.ghoda@gmail.com wrote:
The ads don't show up on https, ONLY on http.
It doesn't matter which browser you use, IE or Chrome. I use IE, Opera and I
see no ads, but several cyber cafes I use have these ads EVEN on Firefox,
and Chrome.
Inkfruit, probably doesn't have anything to do with this, I suggest you all
take a good look at a content provider called 'Conduit' who is the culprit
behind these.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Anirudh Bhati anirudhsbh@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay
debastein@gmail.com wrote:
Hmmm...that maybe true but what else can we do, I mean, Inkfruit has to
be involved somewhere in this right? Think about it, if you were an ad
injecting virus, why would you randomly inject ads that too of inkfruit? For
people who face these ads, are the ads appearing only on wikipedia or other
websites also? If I am not wrong, if this is the work of a malware, it would
display the ad on each and every website you visit and not just specifically
Wikipedia. If its only Wikipedia and the ad is only Inkfruit, I'd really
say, if nothing can be done via code, legal needs to be involved. If its a
non-specific malware, just clean your systems, I guess and inform others.
Rather, I'd say, instead of not going public with this, if it gets too
frequent, go public. Display a banner on top of Wiki stating that if you see
ads on Wikipedia that is not at all related to Wiki, rather you should check
your system for malware. The point is people should not assume, that
Wikipedia has started ads.
I don't think the enwp community will agree to acknowledge the malware by
putting up a worldwide banner. Most of our users don't face this problem,
and the only problem devices are those which have been compromised.
The only effective resolution would be when Google and MS agree to patch
this up.
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On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 10:04 AM, wheredevelsdare@hotmail.com wrote:
I believe Aditya sent one when this thing first cropped up on this list.
Philippe is referring to the page source, not the screenshot.
Hi,
I finally got hold of the source that caused this problem. There is an extension called "I Want This" in chrome which does this evil work. As per my investigation, this extension is not installed by the user. Maybe we should notify Google that extensions are been installed without permissions.
I have attached the JS file that causes this ad injection and also the HTML code that is been injected. Also note that this extension not only shows ads from Inkfruit or Jabong but RedBus.in also.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 11:33 PM, Philippe Beaudette philippe@wikimedia.orgwrote:
I've been trying to get a copy of that source for months, so please send it my way as well. :)
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Thanks Nischyan for locating the js file!
I had a preliminary look, and it is not a 'general ad injector' - it injects ads only into Mediawiki rendered pages (looks for #mw-panel div), so I suppose this could be called a malware targeted at Wikipedia.
I'm unsure of how we can proceed - perhaps contact amazon and see if we can take down the cloudfront setup used to serve the ads? But I think that's us entering into a cat and mouse game with malware authors...
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Nischay Nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I finally got hold of the source that caused this problem. There is an extension called "I Want This" in chrome which does this evil work. As per my investigation, this extension is not installed by the user. Maybe we should notify Google that extensions are been installed without permissions.
I have attached the JS file that causes this ad injection and also the HTML code that is been injected. Also note that this extension not only shows ads from Inkfruit or Jabong but RedBus.in also.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 11:33 PM, Philippe Beaudette philippe@wikimedia.org wrote:
I've been trying to get a copy of that source for months, so please send it my way as well. :)
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On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Yuvi Panda yuvipanda@gmail.com wrote:
I'm unsure of how we can proceed - perhaps contact amazon and see if we can take down the cloudfront setup used to serve the ads? But I think that's us entering into a cat and mouse game with malware authors...
May be we should inform Google that Chrome is being injected with Extensions?
Lovely.
The JS loads this
https://d15gt9gwxw5wu0.cloudfront.net/ssa/175/?zoneid=
Which happens to mention the server...
http://www.rubiconproject.com/
which looks like
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubicon_Project
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Nischay Nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I finally got hold of the source that caused this problem. There is an extension called "I Want This" in chrome which does this evil work. As per my investigation, this extension is not installed by the user. Maybe we should notify Google that extensions are been installed without permissions.
I have attached the JS file that causes this ad injection and also the HTML code that is been injected. Also note that this extension not only shows ads from Inkfruit or Jabong but RedBus.in also.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 11:33 PM, Philippe Beaudette philippe@wikimedia.org wrote:
I've been trying to get a copy of that source for months, so please send it my way as well. :)
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Also mentions ads2srv.com, a quick googling of which shows that it is used quite extensively in malware.
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 6:05 PM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
Lovely.
The JS loads this
https://d15gt9gwxw5wu0.cloudfront.net/ssa/175/?zoneid=
Which happens to mention the server...
http://www.rubiconproject.com/
which looks like
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubicon_Project
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Nischay Nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I finally got hold of the source that caused this problem. There is an extension called "I Want This" in chrome which does this evil work. As per my investigation, this extension is not installed by the user. Maybe we should notify Google that extensions are been installed without permissions.
I have attached the JS file that causes this ad injection and also the HTML code that is been injected. Also note that this extension not only shows ads from Inkfruit or Jabong but RedBus.in also.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 11:33 PM, Philippe Beaudette philippe@wikimedia.org wrote:
I've been trying to get a copy of that source for months, so please send it my way as well. :)
Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
415-839-6885, x 6643
philippe@wikimedia.org
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On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Nischay Nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I finally got hold of the source that caused this problem. There is an extension called "I Want This" in chrome which does this evil work. As per my investigation, this extension is not installed by the user. Maybe we should notify Google that extensions are been installed without permissions.
Some discussion/complaints here about it
https://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/y0A...
Yuvi, I also recall seeing it in Firefox. I'll try and get a copy of the source when I visit a Cyber cafe this week.. Only those ads were using this: http://www.conduit.com/
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 6:22 PM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Nischay Nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I finally got hold of the source that caused this problem. There is an extension called "I Want This" in chrome which does this evil work. As per my investigation, this extension is not installed by the
user. Maybe
we should notify Google that extensions are been installed without permissions.
Some discussion/complaints here about it
https://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/y0A...
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Hi folks -
I'm going to pass this along to Tim Starling.
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On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 6:54 AM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.ghoda@gmail.com> wrote:
Yuvi, I also recall seeing it in Firefox. I'll try and get a copy of the source when I visit a Cyber cafe this week.. Only those ads were using this: http://www.conduit.com/
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 6:22 PM, John Vandenberg jayvdb@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Nischay Nahata nischayn22@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I finally got hold of the source that caused this problem. There is an extension called "I Want This" in chrome which does this evil work. As per my investigation, this extension is not installed by the
user. Maybe
we should notify Google that extensions are been installed without permissions.
Some discussion/complaints here about it
https://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/y0A...
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We've got an advisory up now:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/05/14/ads-on-wikipedia-your-computer-infecte...
Please don't hesitate to respond to tweets complaining about ads with a link to this blog post.
Thanks! Already spreading the word :)
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On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 1:26 AM, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
We've got an advisory up now:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/05/14/ads-on-wikipedia-your-computer-infecte...
Please don't hesitate to respond to tweets complaining about ads with a link to this blog post.
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And this also: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/17/wikipedia_click_fraud_malware_warnin... On Tuesday 15 May 2012 12:47:13 PM IST, Srikeit wrote:
Thanks! Already spreading the word :)
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There are something like 50 blog posts that pingback to ours, so this is definitely getting some play, particularly in industry blogs.
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On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 9:03 AM, praveenp me.praveen@gmail.com wrote:
And this also: http://www.theregister.co.uk/**2012/05/17/wikipedia_click_* *fraud_malware_warning/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/17/wikipedia_click_fraud_malware_warning/
On Tuesday 15 May 2012 12:47:13 PM IST, Srikeit wrote:
Thanks! Already spreading the word :)
Regards
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We've got an advisory up now:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/**2012/05/14/ads-on-wikipedia-** your-computer-infected-**malware/https://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/05/14/ads-on-wikipedia-your-computer-infected-malware/
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I'm not sure Inkfruit is even aware the DOM injection campaign is even happening. Possibly a rogue advertising agency; or perhaps the writer of the virus is using a regular ad-network's API. I'll wait for Kashyap to comment though, he may be able to identify which agency/network is running that specific campaign.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 20:13, Debanjan Bandyopadhyay debastein@gmail.comwrote:
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 < debastein@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 apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
Interesting- a virus that injects ads directly into the DOM.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 19:03, Bala Jeyaraman sodabottle@gmail.comwrote:
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.wiki...
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Aditya Sengupta apsengupta@gmail.comwrote:
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:
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.... 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?
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