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by Occams Electric Razor on November 21st, 2009
It's tricky advertising. You click the thing it seemingly scans your harddrive and tells you that you have trojans or viruses or whatever, you then go to their site and download the freebie version (if they have one) and eventually pay for a service or program that does what any good virus/trojan software will do.
IT's all advertising, it is not really scanning your harddrive, it's reading your IP address and just telling you that you have trojans and viruses even when you don't. I've hit plenty of that same ad on different websites and I know my system is clean, but that ad always says I do.
by RC loves ice cream on November 21st, 2009
That's not a virus warning. It's a trick to get you to go to a site where you'll be given the real virus parading as a virus scanner.
by supercricketman on November 21st, 2009
i've never seen that on AB but i do accasionally run across it in other sites, it is a trick trying to infect your computer.
see how it works is the scammer posts a little piece of code on someone else's web site, when people visit the page they get a warning pop up saying your infected, click ok to scan your pc for viruses and remove them.
if you click ok what happens then is that a virus is downloaded disguised as the scanner .exe
it opens and infects your computer, wham bam thank you ma/am now your pc IS infected.
by -NUNYA-- on November 21st, 2009
I have never had that happen. BUT sometimes I get a sentence that reads: That this site (AB) is trying to download something. Then asks what do I want to do about it?! WHAT IS THAT? I click on the "X" and it goes away. +5
by DixieRock on November 21st, 2009
No, I have never gotten a popup on answerbag. I use the popup blocker on the yahoo toolbar and it works great. If you don't have the yahoo toolbar, click on tools, popup blocker, then turn on popup blocker. Good Luck..
by deltabtry on November 21st, 2009
use avast antispyware, it proactive not reactive.
by StupidGirl on November 21st, 2009
Maybe some ass who managed to sneek some JavaScript into it. Nothing to worry about I guess. What question was it?
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SQL injection prevention?
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Very nice to know Occams Electric Razor!!! +6
by -NUNYA-- on November 21st, 2009
Yes, Oceans hit the nail. I have had the same thing happen. My system often calls spyware "viruses", but it is just a warning about a certain site.
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on November 21st, 2009
Thank you very much Occams...
by Nancy on November 21st, 2009
Sorry, I meant Occams...
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on November 21st, 2009