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HTTP Proxy Blocked "Web Ads" Problem

Hi all,

after Upgrading from a v7.509 to v8.102 i now have a strange Problem with the Website arstechnica.com
With "Web Ads" blocked by a URL Filter Profile the Top Banner Ad displays a "full" Astaro Block Page, obscuring parts of the main Page...
I tried with IE9, FF4 and Chrome 11... Some blocked Ads on that Page are truncated correctly, some not, but the Top Banner is the most anoying

The same Page worked with v7.

Is this a Astaro Problem (changed "Block" Page)? or might it be a "full Page" Ad that triggers this behavior?.

What can i do about it?

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0 William Warren over 14 years ago

There's an ad trying to pop into that area and it is being dutifully blocked by the astaro.  I jsut went to ars myself and do NOT see that behavior so there are a few possibilities:
1.  your machine is infected
2.  you are using a proxy other than astaro
3.  your isp is forcing you to use an invisible proxy through which they are placing ads
4.  ars is sending you a different set of code based on your geo location

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0 KSeemann over 14 years ago in reply to William Warren

I had this Effect on 4 different Computers (with IE7 and IE8). But i don´t get it on every refresh/visit, so it seems to be a specific Ad (or Ad Network).

for the Time i was able to build a Workaround with a Proxy Exception...

Skip: URL Filter
Matching these URL´s: arstechnica.com
and
Going to these Categories of websites: Web Ads

arstechnica now works and Web Ads from other Sites still get blocked...
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