Advertisement issues - Virus
advertisements that can result in a virus like encounter should not be allowed on yahoo mail. the ad prompted me to a page which resulted in a screen and audio claiming my computer was corrupted and i should not shut or close the computer and asked me to call Microsoft at the telephone number on the screen. because i was afraid to do that i had to shut the computer down manually and reboot.
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Gregory Taranowski
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Please change to how it was before today when ads did not appear as new email. Now they do and there isn't a checkbox before them, to block or mark as spam.
This is from gregorypt@yahoo.com. this is signed as gregorypt58@gmail.com. Somehow both of my emails have gotten connected. -
Steve Marenghi
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maybe get rid of your highly phishing-like advertising methods, like the fake "new message" that always appears at the top of INBOX. you're a good reason those hacking methods work.
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Richard Mason
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As a result of one of your adds that appears in my inbox, I needed to turn off my laptop and reboot. The ad said "1 new message", so I thought i had a new message and didn't notice that it was a line in my inbox that is advertising. The entire 'ad' was that..."1 new message", clearly an attempt to snag the unaware. That you would accept an 'ad' like that is highly unethical. When I clicked on it, it took over my computer, claiming that I had a virus. So I powered off my computer and when I powered up, it had lost control. Don't allow ads from such low lifes as these fake virus companies.
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Eric O
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I accidentally clicked on a yahoo sponsored Ad that was made a to look like an important email and it took me to a site that tried to get me to install a fake it malware anti-virus program. i expect that kind of thing from spam emails but not yahoo approved advertisers
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Dennis MCCORMACK
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Why do you have virus filled ads? I think you are worthless!
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Randy Hartgrove
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I clicked an ad displayed inside Yahoo Mail. The ad redirected to a malicious domain (hedxaviro‑melqen‑dorvix‑luneta.com/click) that showed a fake Yahoo “Action Needed” alert. I did not interact with the page. This appears to be a malvertising incident coming through Yahoo’s ad network.
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Keone Dampier
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Instead of having Ad links right above your email list so you may accidentally click on one while trying to delete emails is a bad design it had me click on the link instead of the email below and tried to load a virus to my computer not sure why you're allowing ads with viruses in them to be displayed in you email service. This is not an idea its what you guys have to do in order to protect your members
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david-58
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STOP FAKE SCAMMERS ADVERTS GOING INTO EVERYONES MAIL?
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DAN J
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I have received TOO MANY Trojans' attacks that lock up my device by clicking an inbox ad. ( Your system is now locked...you must call...etc) The ONLY way I have been able to escape them is to empty the entire inbox in one full action. PLEASE HELP
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Anonymous
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Don't allow advertising that when cllcked on redirects to a fake virus warning. You should be ashamed for allowing that kind of advertising
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Adam Simon
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Some of the ads that appear between messages in the Inbox are purposefully trying to appear as a message in your inbox to get you to click on it. Some of these ads open up a page that appears to have infected your computer and sometimes causes the web browser to crash. How are you allowing these ads to be clickable in users inboxes? That has to be fixed, please!
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KATHRYN DIAMOND
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You have Ads that are spam. They flip to Warning, Dont use your computer. Why do you allow this
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Aaron Parker
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My inbox has an ad at the top of the messages made to look like a message and when I clicked it I got a malware screen screaming at me. How about vetting your ads?
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Betty Schrandt
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I have also reported this problem to Taboola, but there have been multiple times now where the ad at the top of her inbox has taken her to a fraudulent/scam website. This is unacceptable. Yahoo, you must know who your advertisers are. They create ad messages that look like Yahoo message update notifications and when you click on them they take you to an API website before sending you to another site that locks up your screen and demands your personal data. I'm not complaining about the fact that there are ads in my grandma's email, I'm complaining that those ads take you to scam websites like its 2005. You hired Taboola to handle your Native ads, and this is your responsibility to fix. This is the account in question, but I am typing on her behalf. Thank you.
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Hameeda Farooqui
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Hazel Hubbard
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There is a virus button SAYING it is an ad with more emails on top of your regular emails. I love yahoo and only use it for every day contacts, but try harder to weed those scams out.
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jon melzer
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I accidentally clicked on the Ad button while trying to delete an email, and was redirected to a malicious site
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Juan Y Swantilli
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Ad banner at top of inbox (which looks like a new message) sends me to virus material. Why are you allowing this to happen?
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larry chisler
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It's nice for the ad buyers that it looks like a regular email you can click on the check box to delete, but instead opens the ad. And the "ad" we accidentally click automatically sends you to a warning page and if you click on it, it opens up a virus and shuts your computer down.
I'm sure all users would love that option to not be available. Does this deceptive "advertising" option mean that yahoo is responsible for computer damage?
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Avinash Kachhy
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Hello
I saw an ad in my inbox that reads like "(3) New Mails Your profile is blowing up.
On clicking on that ad my desktop computer was highjacked and I was prompted to call some spurious "tech support" number.
If this is from a Yahoo ad, yahoo fails to provide a safe computing environment by not checking the honesty of their advertisers.