What's up with the Spy ware issue when you log on to DU?

corarose

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Tue Oct-21-03 07:16 PM
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What's up with the Spy ware issue when you log on to DU?

When I logged on to DU a spyware ad popped up and told to to download it because my computer needed it before logging in.

Anyone else receive this message?

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ikojo

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Tue Oct-21-03 07:27 PM
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1. I'm on a Mac and have pop ups blocked courtesy of

Safari so I have not seen that particular pop up.

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Rooktoven

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Tue Oct-21-03 07:37 PM
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2. and I'm on Linux using Mozilla firebird,

so no pop-ups here. Actually any using Mozilla Firebird with any platform works.

(Throw off your IE chains!)

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dweller

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Tue Oct-21-03 07:41 PM
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3. I'm on Oxycontin, didn't see a thing!

just kill the popup Corarose, and get adaware for your personal computer.

DU wouldn't make you download something without some warning in advance from admin i'm sure.

dp

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Elidor

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Tue Oct-21-03 07:44 PM
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4. It's a very misleading ad

Which claims to have detected spyware on the user's machine. I reserve a special degree of contempt and loathing for such mendacious advertising.

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youngred

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Tue Oct-21-03 07:46 PM
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5. nope

:shrug:

none of that for me. run ad-aware, it'll get rid of all your spyware problems

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Champion Jack

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Tue Oct-21-03 07:49 PM
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6. Ad aware

get it.
Use it.

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Seneca

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Tue Oct-21-03 07:52 PM
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7. I recently DL'd it

Glad I did, and a pop-up blocker which is working like a dream.

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Champion Jack

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Tue Oct-21-03 07:54 PM
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8. Yup, it's a drag that you have to have them...

such is the web today

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BigMcLargehuge

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Wed Oct-22-03 10:00 AM
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9. please repost this question in Ask the Administrators

I wonder if this is a feature of adware already stealthily installed on your computer?

At any rate Skinner, Elad or EarlG will have the answer you seek.

Big McLargehuge
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