Keep on getting ads on my home network

[desura]

I just got an ad on my browser, it was one of those Comcast You've been chosen for an award ads.

I've been getting a fair amount of them, across platforms, android, Mac, ios.

Is it possible that my router has been compromised? You know, like how there was a huge DDOS attack recently using DVR's and such, could the same be true of my router?

 

[Elixer]

What router?
Check your DNS settings as well.

 

[Rifter]

If you really want to take out all ads on your home network look into https://pi-hole.net/

I mean for like $35 its a no brainer really.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I just got an ad on my browser, it was one of those Comcast You've been chosen for an award ads.

I've been getting a fair amount of them, across platforms, android, Mac, ios.

Is it possible that my router has been compromised? You know, like how there was a huge DDOS attack recently using DVR's and such, could the same be true of my router?

Getting ads is normal. Are you doing anything to block them?

 

[JackMDS]

http://gizmodo.com/comcast-appears-to-be-injecting-browser-pop-ups-to-upse-1752633484

 

[Makaveli]

if those http injections are coming from your ISP they will be alittle harder to block.

 

[VirtualLarry]

if those http injections are coming from your ISP they will be alittle harder to block.

Yeah, like an L7 / deep packet inspection firewall, with some regexp's. DNS-level blocking won't do it.

 

[John Connor]

Yeah, I have heard about Comcast's packet injection crap. I don't get any ADs and I have Comcast though. I guess it might be a regional thing. The only way to block it is via two possible solutions that I know of.

A) A deep packet inspection firewall

B) Use VPN.AC's DD-WRT settings using the DD-WRT third part firmware for a DD-WRT compatible router and use nothing but an encrypted VPN connection.

 

[bigboxes]

That sucks. I get irritated when I get Roadrunner search results when I've most definitely Googled something. That usually when I forget to change my DNS settings after troubleshooting network connectivity issues. I use OpenDNS as the DNS server on my main rig. I have so for years. Using Time Warner's default DNS gets you whatever they want to serve up to you. Still nothing as malicious as that. Using Firefox/Adblock/Adblock Pop-up Blocker/uBlock Origin. I also use Greasemonky for something else. Not sure what it is.