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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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MegECass110AAA-er
543 days ago
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It just happened to me once, Alex. I just hit OK to the popup window, closed the browser, and everything seems fine. I have XP as well.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
543 days ago
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Hmmm... Okay. I'm always worried when things "seem fine", because they have a habit sometimes of not being fine. Still, I'll give it a bash.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
543 days ago
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It does seem to have worked... Thanks.
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TrizzAll-American
543 days ago
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Thats why I use Mac
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