Coincidence or monitoring?

Neamhshuntasach · 25-08-2009 7:18pm #1

In the past 30 minutes i have gone to an supplementfactory.ie (Irish protein site), Aer Lingus website and Komplett.ie (a computer site).

And within a few minutes of leaving each of those sites i have received emails from fitness Ireland (different protein site), Ryanair and Elara.ie (a different computer site) respectively with offers on what i had been looking up.

I'm not a big paranoid head but just found it weird that a competitor has emailed me with offers about the same things i was looking up on the above sites.

Anyone come across an weird coincidences through emails lately?

FlutterinBantam · 25-08-2009 7:40pm

I took a large dump in Castleknock (Myos) recently and had an e-mail from Kittensoft waiting for me when I got home.

Felt a bit uneasy................:cool:

Hamiltonion · 25-08-2009 7:42pm

Ever check the adds on facebook?
'Have perfect vision for your 20th birthday, call vision ultralaze Ireland now'
I wear glasses and I'm 19...:eek:

My name is URL · 25-08-2009 7:43pm

Do you have any software such as Zango installed?

Biggins · 25-08-2009 7:43pm

Every time you visit a site, that site attempts to put a "cookie" file on your pc hidden somewhere.
This file that consistantly collects info on that sites your looking at, is updated by the second or with every click, etc.
Its then sent back repeatedly over time, to the relevant site it originally came from and then they are able to spam you with stuff that they know (via the cookie info) that you might be interested in.

Try "webroot window washer" for example or a free alternatives at www.download.com

bigeasyeah · 25-08-2009 7:45pm

Download Ccleaner.

Biggins · 25-08-2009 7:46pm

...and run it regular.
In fact one or twice a week if possible at least.
Or if it don't annoy you, every time you either start up the pc or shut it down.

stovelid · 25-08-2009 7:52pm

Are there any Offers of Free Sex From Anonymous Swedish Correspondents sites you could google to test this hypothesis?

worried shooter · 25-08-2009 8:21pm

You have a bad case of the spywares.

Elara: Kin · 25-08-2009 9:36pm

What email did you get off us? We only send out emails to people on our mailing list.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 25-08-2009 9:39pm

Elara (Kin) wrote: »

What email did you get off us? We only send out emails to people on our mailing list.

HOLY FUCK!!!! THEY'RE FOLLOWING HIM ALL OVER THE INTERNET!!! :eek::eek::eek:

Elara: Kin · 25-08-2009 9:41pm

Alice Crooked Zap wrote: »

HOLY FUCK!!!! THEY'RE FOLLOWING HIM ALL OVER THE INTERNET!!! :eek::eek::eek:

I am standing right behind you... *tap* *tap* :eek:

TheZohanS · 25-08-2009 10:55pm

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

Anyone come across an weird coincidences through emails lately?

I'm no computer expert but phasers mentioned something about a virus lately, it's called System32, maybe your computer has it?

Cookie_Monster · 25-08-2009 10:57pm

bigeasyeah wrote: »

Download Ccleaner.

Biggins wrote: »

...and run it regular.
In fact one or twice a week if possible at least.
Or if it don't annoy you, every time you either start up the pc or shut it down.

Gay, it's not free

Danbo! · 25-08-2009 10:58pm

TheZohan wrote: »

I'm no computer expert but phasers mentioned something about a virus lately, it's called System32, maybe your computer has it?

God, you make it sound so serious!!! Its the easiest virus to detect and remove. Just find the system32 folder and delete.

ShooterSF · 25-08-2009 11:03pm

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

In the past 30 minutes i have gone to an supplementfactory.ie (Irish protein site), Aer Lingus website and Komplett.ie (a computer site).

And within a few minutes of leaving each of those sites i have received emails from fitness Ireland (different protein site), Ryanair and Elara.ie (a different computer site) respectively with offers on what i had been looking up.

I'm not a big paranoid head but just found it weird that a competitor has emailed me with offers about the same things i was looking up on the above sites.

Anyone come across an weird coincidences through emails lately?

Definite coincidence. How would they link the IP with your email addy and if they had your addy you are probably on a mailing list so why would they care if you visited their sites. It would not be a cost effective way of running a lefit business that people are already aware of.