Corleone please respond

[Cruisin with Tooz]

I keep getting a suspicious activity screen asking me to check a box verifying that I am not a robot when I am logged in here. Is that something that you put in or has the site been hacked?

[Corleone]

Can you post a screenshot?

[Cruisin with Tooz]

Can you post a screenshot?

IIRC it says DDOS. Lately Norton has been blocking it. The other thing that is now happening is that I am getting these popup ads right in the middle of the screen that dont time out. I have to reload the page.

[Cruisin with Tooz]

OK. I have a screenshot saved. I copied it to clipboard. But when I do cntrl-V in quick reply box, nothing happens. How do I put the screenshot in the quick reply box? BTW the creator is DDOS-Guard if that helps.

[Cruisin with Tooz]

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[Corleone]

That screen is definitely not a hack, and it isn't a setting we enabled on our site either. Here is what Gemini is saying about it:

That specific check comes from DDoS-GUARD, a network security service usually triggered by intermediate connection routes rather than our forum directly. It almost always pops up for one of two reasons on the user's end:

Using a VPN or Privacy Proxy: If you are using a VPN, iCloud Private Relay, or certain browser extensions, your connection might be passing through an IP address that DDoS-GUARD is actively monitoring or filtering.

Shared Network Traffic: If you're on a public, mobile, or corporate Wi-Fi network, high traffic from other devices on that same network can sometimes flag automated checks.

How to clear it up:

Completing the "I am not a robot" check once should let you proceed normally.

If it keeps happening, try temporarily toggling off any active VPNs or private proxies, or open the site in a fresh Incognito window to see if a browser extension is triggering it.

Rest assured, the site is completely secure—it's just an external security filter catching your connection route on the way in!

[Cruisin with Tooz]

I dont have a VPN and I dont use public networks.

What about the ads that popup in the middle of the screen, rather than on top, bottom or to the side. They have an x box that doesnt close the ad but instead takes me to that site. They dont timeout either.

[Corleone]

I dont have a VPN and I dont use public networks.

What about the ads that popup in the middle of the screen, rather than on top, bottom or to the side. They have an x box that doesnt close the ad but instead takes me to that site. They dont timeout either.

Thanks for that info, let me send an email to monumetric (our ad provider), and try to sort this out, there should not be any popup ads on this site. Give me a little time on this, I'll work on it and update you when I hear back.

[Corleone]

I dont have a VPN and I dont use public networks.

What about the ads that popup in the middle of the screen, rather than on top, bottom or to the side. They have an x box that doesnt close the ad but instead takes me to that site. They dont timeout either.

I have emailed them, waiting for a response, if that particular ad pops up again, could you please screenshot it for me, that should definitely not be happening. Will continue to work on this and appreciate your help.

[Cruisin with Tooz]

Is any1 else having these popups?

[Cruisin with Tooz]

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[Corleone]

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That's perfect!

Here is the message they sent me btw:

Thanks for reaching out! This sounds like a rogue creative that we have been seeing reports of lately but just to be sure can you send over some screenshots so our team can effectively target this bad ad?

If you see anything else, please post it here, we should not have any of this on the site, the only ads that should show are in the designated spots, nothing should be popping up and overlapping content.

Once again, thank you for helping with this! (also, they're not available on weekends, so hopefully we can get this resolved this next week)

[Cruisin with Tooz]

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[Cruisin with Tooz]

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[Dr Death]

I get the bone supplement ad but it's at the bottom of the page and doesn't interfere with anything.