Flash adverts crashing the browser

[ban-all-sheds]

With exquisite timing I got one just after posting in another topic about how frequently I get them.....

When I can I've been capturing the details of what did it, and so far it's always been whichever ad is associated with client=ca.pub.4488154060300839 and slotname=7608038016

Any chance of you identifying the culprit and asking them to sort out their buggy code?

 

[Steve]

WHat browser you using ban?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

IE7

Firefox is unusable because of the way bbCode tags don't work.

I also use this system for work and they don't support the use of IE8.

 

[EddieM]

What version of Flash plugin you using i'm on v10.0.32.18 (flashc.ocx) on IE6 (no choice) is there an update available Tools->Internet Options->Programs->Manage Add Ons ?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Looks like I'm running 10.0.45.2

It just crashed again - I captured the screen - same client and slotname numbers, but from looking at what's in the appropriately named temporary files on my system I don't think that anything meaningful can be gleaned from that.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Anyway - I'm now running a blocker that prevents all Flash-based adverts from appearing - it may or may not interest site owners and Google to know that I'm not going to see any of their stuff now thanks to the failure of Microsoft, Adobe and the companies distributing adverts to impose any quality controls.