"We won't let you leave" pop ups

[Pix]

I got online a few minutes ago and one of the things I did was look up French Roulette as I was curious how it was different from other types of roulette and saw a likely site and sure enough it answered my question in detail just as I hoped. Of course I wasn't interested in learning how to beat the casinos (I was simply curious) so instead of clicking for more I tried to back out and got one of those annoying pop ups asking me if I was sure I wanted to leave. I try to X that out and more pop ups promising special surprises and other wonderful things started up and wouldn't let me leave until I finally called up the task manager and basically nuked my entire session. :mad:

Do these ads really work? I'm pretty laid back and take things well but things like that just tick me off real fast. So wouldn't such ad campaigns be alienating to most others as well? :confused:

Are there really people who go, "Well if you insist I'll stay and give you my money"? :eek:

And if so, does it (in this case) only work on those with gambling addictions? That is, people who presumably believe they CAN get something for nothing and beat the system and so these promises seize their imagination and appeal to their greed so instead of getting really mad like I did they instead get out their credit cards. And if so, are they aware just how badly they need help or are they really surprised when it doesn't work? Or is it like the other types of addicts who usually believe they've got control of it (even when they're jobless and giving strangers blow jobs to get their fix)?

I know I've come across those ads for other things as well but I can't recall what specifically they were about or what site I got into to get them. But in any case, just who is persuaded by infuriating ad practices like this? :confused:

[Genersis]

It tends to be a sign of a site trying to redirect you to an unsafe site with viruses.
Or that you were already on a questionable site.

I recommend running a virus scan just in case.
(Sorry if this post unnerves ya.:redface

[Pix]

Yeah, just to be on the safe side I'm having Avast do a full scan right now. After that I'll get AVG to scan as well.

[bear]

I had a similar experience with yahoo and netflix. Despite my popup blocker, a popup for Netflix appeared and offered me a "great introductory rate". I clicked the box and another window opened for Netflix. I clicked that box, and something about selecting movies appeared. I eventually had to restart my computer.

[Bowyn Aerrow]

I run with Ghostery http://www.ghostery.com/

Plus I have modified my HOSTs file http://www.google.com/#hl=en&output=sear...21&bih=840 to block out those annoying sites that are basically redirecting.

Do those sites that annoy you work - Actually yes, they get a lot of people to click and go to those other sites - more often than not by accident.

I personally 'nuke' the session if I hit a site like that then add the sites addy to my host file to be blocked.