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Antivirus Popup

Posted by Alex Holowczak

543 days ago

Whenever I go to the ArmchairGM main page, something redirects me to some "antivirus", which begins to download without my saying it can etc. I keep closing it, but it's getting annoying, and I fear it may be a virus. Is anybody else experiencing this?

P.S. It's a "Vista" anti-virus, and I don't even have Vista. I've got sense. ;)

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JuTMSY4Legend

543 days ago

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No idea alex...sounds like a virus though That being said...I've got Vista and sense ; - )

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer

543 days ago

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Well, if you use Vista, you're not using your sense wisely...

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer

543 days ago

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You're saying... "Let's pay hundreds of dollars for something that's crap and insecure, when I can just get something that's free and more secure."

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JuTMSY4Legend

543 days ago

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says the guy w/ the virus

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer

543 days ago

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If I used Linux, I wouldn't. ;)

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SSreportersLegend

543 days ago

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I have Linux Alex.....and get this, it freezes probably 5 times a month compared to 5 times a day with XP using the same hard drive, jealous?

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer

542 days ago

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Very. It's my firewall that's causing the problems, I think. It's a Microsoft firewall too. :(

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False ProphetAll-Star

543 days ago

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What operating system do you have? I'm going to guess there's something on your machine, and you'd be best to scan your computer for any virus/spyware

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer

543 days ago

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Windows XP. Not much better than Vista, I know... Will do, though.

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False ProphetAll-Star

543 days ago

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XP and Vista are fine, you just have to know what you're doing with them. Vista's issue is that it's a bitch to figure out what exactly you need on your edition to make it safe. If you use any decent anti-virus/spyware on XP/Vista/Mac OS X/any Linux OS you'll be fine.

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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer

542 days ago

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Exactly. You have to find out how to make them safe. With Linux, or even something like Konqueror, you don't have to bother.

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