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Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
I've had it brought to my attention today that there might be a virus lurking on the main website (the home page specifically). We had something strange happen on David's computer when looking at it yesterday, which I think was to do with a Windows update gone wrong rather than a virus, but we've had an email morning saying that someone else has had their virus protection software popping up on the homepage a couple of times with an alert message.
Has anyone else had any problems? I've combed the homepage script and found nothing untoward, and my AVG service is still saying it's a-okay. Google isn't marking it as a dangerous site either, but we need to make sure.
Thanks
Has anyone else had any problems? I've combed the homepage script and found nothing untoward, and my AVG service is still saying it's a-okay. Google isn't marking it as a dangerous site either, but we need to make sure.
Thanks
Last edited by Elizabeth Horne on Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:09 am; edited 1 time in total

Elizabeth Horne- Posts: 22
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Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
Not me and mine updates all the time.

Steve Gardener- Posts: 1061
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Location: Gloucester, England

Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
I haven't but I do sometimes experience the "You're the 1000th winner click here" banner flashing at the top of the page if that makes any sense. I doubt I have a virus or anything because I'm running Comodo which is the daddy.

Lol999- Posts: 427
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Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
The ads at the top of the forum, are just banners because we use a free forum.

David Horne- Posts: 2203
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Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
I wondered as such, but some viruses "hijack" adspace on a webpage. I had one that took someone VERY experienced 3 days to crack 

Lol999- Posts: 427
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Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
Firefox with the adblock and script blocker add-ons takes care of most stuff.

Paul Wood- Posts: 437
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Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
I've had a virus warning from my Norton a few times the other day, but then it stopped

Paul Knight- Posts: 144
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Location: Texas - U.S.A.

Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
Paul Knight wrote:I've had a virus warning from my Norton a few times the other day, but then it stopped
It was probably picking up your Windows installation as being a virus, then itself.........

Lol999- Posts: 427
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Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
I am using a work computer, which should be overflowing with antivirus software, and it all seems fine.

james_grahame- Posts: 283
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Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
I got one with avg on the main site about half hour ago, first time i've got one on any site, and i must have been to this one at least a hundred times

Elliot Sands- Posts: 145
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Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
Got it today for some reason.

Steve Gardener- Posts: 1061
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Location: Gloucester, England

Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
yesterday while I was on the forum I was taken away to a dating website and then the computer locked up. I restarted and have not had any problems so far
Jeff Parker- Posts: 118
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Re: Anyone else getting a virus pop-up on the main site? Update p2, please read
Jeff Parker wrote:yesterday while I was on the forum I was taken away to a dating website and then the computer locked up. I restarted and have not had any problems so far
Ditto here. Kind of comical trying to explain to my wife why all of a sudden I went from browsing the WOG to a dating website, lol.

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