Phony Virus Warning Message Popup
I occasionally get virus warning messages on this site that are fake. How do I know that they're fake? I have a mac and the popups have a Windows 7 appearance. They also say my PC is infected.
What happened? Now I have to force quit safari because it gives you one option, accept. No close, exit, or cancel.
What happened? Now I have to force quit safari because it gives you one option, accept. No close, exit, or cancel.
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Mar 29, 2010. 9:48 AMjedi pen-gui-n
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this is known as a virus.fakealert.
I get them In my e-mail all the time, but my AVG free stops them before they activate. I haven't gotten them from this site though.
Try switching to firefox or crome if nothing else works.
I get them In my e-mail all the time, but my AVG free stops them before they activate. I haven't gotten them from this site though.
Try switching to firefox or crome if nothing else works.
. Do they popup only when visiting certain web sites and/or pages?
Mar 28, 2010. 11:14 AMM4industries (author)
says:
I visit so many different 'ibles daily that I don't see a pattern.
Mar 6, 2010. 10:44 AMBobblob
says:
PEN Hack VIDEO Is infected false virus program it has screwed my XP machine and got past my AVG protection
www.instructables.com/community/Virus-Problem-Updated-Topic-Post-Here/
Maybe those viruses are slipping through again with the ads. You can report the problem there.
Maybe those viruses are slipping through again with the ads. You can report the problem there.
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