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Subject: Spywaredestructor pop-up add
Posted by: biliruben
- [33258140] Wed, May 07, 2008, 16:59
This looks like a Guru advertiser, and the last few days I've been getting a pop-up add when visiting just this site when their banner add appears at the top of a forum page, both from work and from home.
Firefox, XP, blah blah blah.
Anyone else getting this?
Since I haven't lost a bet (i.e. contributed to Guru) in a while, I guess I can't complain too loudly, but I was just curious if I was the only one, and if so, how you folks are suppressing the annoyance. |
| 1 | RecycledSpinalFluid
Dude
ID: 204401122
Wed, May 07, 2008, 17:15
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Yeah. I've seen it twice. Pain in the ass. The popup, not bili...
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| 2 | Mattinglyinthehall
Dude
ID: 01629107
Wed, May 07, 2008, 17:15
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Haven't seen it.
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| 3 | Farn
Leader
ID: 451044109
Wed, May 07, 2008, 17:17
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haven't seen it
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| 4 | biliruben
ID: 33258140
Wed, May 07, 2008, 17:35
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Er... I guess that would be ad, not add. I've been working too hard. ;)
Interesting that it's just NWerners who see it. I wonder if it's a regional thing. Or a geek thing. ;)
I don't know why targeting based on region for spyware would make sense.
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| 5 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, May 09, 2008, 17:12
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My advertising sources aren't supposed to supply pop-ups. It's possible that some rogue advertiser slipped one in there, I suppose.
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| 6 | Seattle Zen
ID: 29241823
Fri, May 09, 2008, 17:42
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Yep, this Washingtonian has seen it. Perhaps they think we are extra gullible.
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| 8 | davepyro
ID: 468542023
Tue, Sep 22, 2009, 20:33
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I am in Kitsap County west of Seattle and I have not seen it. I have seen some very very nasty adwares, spywares, and trajans(?) lately though. I have had 3 computers wiped and cleaned in 4 months. Now my computer fixer person tells me to use Webroot "Spy Sweeper with Antivirus" instead of McAfee. Does anyone know this product? Please email me.
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