Getting rid of ads on an IPB 2.0

**Mega Mario** · 04-30-2007, 11:50 PM

Someone added ads on my forum, http://gu.data-lore.net/index.php, which wasn't like this before and it was added by someone not being the server/host owner/administrator.

From what I know, the work was done via ftp. How would I be able to get rid of it? The ads are causing spam on my forum, my email address, and it is a pain for some users when they load up the site.

Please let me know a way to get rid of it via ftp (or in the admin panel, if that is possible), or a forum that may be able to help me more with this situation.

**Jolteon** · 05-01-2007, 12:06 AM

If you are meaning the Yahoo Finance stuff at the bottom. Try removing this from the template/skin.

HTML Code:

<!-- Start of Yahoo! Finance code -->
<iframe allowtransparency="true" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://api.finance.yahoo.com/instrument/1.0/PEP,TGT,DIVX,RNWK,AAPL,MSFT,SNE,NTDOY/badge;chart=1y;news=5;quote/HTML?AppID=k9WoEUUEHHOZYdaYfVW0.FpiewcUxgUOwprv&sig=A7hNG6enwX7SNJd.Hwbv7wMFRHo-&t=1173484308989" width="200px" height="999px"><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com">Yahoo! Finance</a><br/><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=PEP">Quote for PEP</a></iframe>
<!-- End of Yahoo! Finance code -->

EDIT: The one above that is Adbrite, to get rid of that delete:

HTML Code:

<!-- Begin: AdBrite -->
<script type=text/javascript>
   var AdBrite_Title_Color = '0000FF';
   var AdBrite_Text_Color = '000000';
   var AdBrite_Background_Color = 'FFFF66';
   var AdBrite_Border_Color = '000000';
</script>
<span style=white-space:nowrap;><script src=http://ads.adbrite.com/mb/text_group.php?sid=231024&zs=3732385f3930 type=text/javascript></script><!----></span>
</span>
<!-- End: AdBrite --></center>

**Mega Mario** · 05-02-2007, 06:49 PM

The problem is it seems global. Any skin I add or get rid of it still exists.

And I looked in the admin panel for that stuff, and found nothing.

**Ashley** · 05-02-2007, 06:55 PM

Maybe you should upgrade from IPB 2.0 Trial Edition. It's full of security exploits and this is likely to be the way the person who put the ads there got in. You might want to make a note of any affiliate ID's, etc., in the URL.
Also IPB2.0 is illegal for use unless you have been using it since it was available for free download and use. Running illegal software is generally frowned upon here.

**bdude** · 05-03-2007, 07:37 AM

It could be in the file /classes/class_display.php

**fslhero** · 05-04-2007, 02:41 PM

the board is offline? but the ads remain.

**Ryan** · 05-05-2007, 01:55 AM

Even if you obtained the trial from IPB when it was originally released, that was 2-3 years ago and it was understood that the software would only be used for "temporary testing purposes", not permanently.

That said, I'm going to close this thread...We cannot provide support for wrongfully used software. Probably doesn't matter much anymore since the forums have been shut down, for now.

04-30-2007, 11:50 PM	#1
Mega Mario Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Scottsdale, ARizona Posts: 128	Getting rid of ads on an IPB 2.0 Someone added ads on my forum, http://gu.data-lore.net/index.php, which wasn't like this before and it was added by someone not being the server/host owner/administrator. From what I know, the work was done via ftp. How would I be able to get rid of it? The ads are causing spam on my forum, my email address, and it is a pain for some users when they load up the site. Please let me know a way to get rid of it via ftp (or in the admin panel, if that is possible), or a forum that may be able to help me more with this situation.

05-02-2007, 06:55 PM	#4
Ashley ... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Devon, United Kingdom Posts: 1,017	Maybe you should upgrade from IPB 2.0 Trial Edition. It's full of security exploits and this is likely to be the way the person who put the ads there got in. You might want to make a note of any affiliate ID's, etc., in the URL. Also IPB2.0 is illegal for use unless you have been using it since it was available for free download and use. Running illegal software is generally frowned upon here. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-03-2007, 07:37 AM	#5
bdude Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 1,628	It could be in the file /classes/class_display.php __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-04-2007, 02:41 PM	#6
fslhero Lurker Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 13	the board is offline? but the ads remain. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-05-2007, 01:55 AM	#7
Ryan Forum Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 10,256	Even if you obtained the trial from IPB when it was originally released, that was 2-3 years ago and it was understood that the software would only be used for "temporary testing purposes", not permanently. That said, I'm going to close this thread...We cannot provide support for wrongfully used software. Probably doesn't matter much anymore since the forums have been shut down, for now. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Professional vBulletin Skins

05-02-2007, 06:49 PM	#3
Mega Mario Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Scottsdale, ARizona Posts: 128	The problem is it seems global. Any skin I add or get rid of it still exists. And I looked in the admin panel for that stuff, and found nothing.

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