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ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2003 6:16 pm
by therock1811
If you get a POP-UP that says to "click here for the most shocking page on the internet", DON'T!!!!!!!!!!!! If you do, this will open your CD rom drives, pop up a page that says "Press Enter to Continue", or something else... I just paid after making this mistake... just a warning to all, ESPECIALLY those with AIM!!!!!!!!!! I am so angry I could SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2003 6:43 pm
by Colin
Thanks for the warning!!!! I will just be getting my computer back on Monday and it has been all fixed...the last thing I need is that to come up!! :o

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2003 6:45 pm
by coriolis
I hate those things... And it probably leaves cookies too.

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2003 7:52 pm
by breeze
Mmmmmm....cookies.....

Seriously, you just have to avoid curiousity,
nowadays with all of the viruses and worms
created by mean people who
have no life, no morals, and too much time
on their hands. I have been receiving a sudden
ton of crap mail which goes straight into
my bulk mail, and, I proceed to delete bulk
mail without even opening it up to have a
look.

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2003 9:35 pm
by wx247
Yep... stick with what you know and err on the side of caution. That is great advice while you are online. And now to the most important thing, who is baking me cookies? Breeze... is it you? ;)

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 8:31 pm
by therock1811
BIG BUMP:

10-03 Popped up again... this time I deleted it.

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:22 pm
by Rainband
Thanks Jeremy :wink: After I had my puter crash I question everything!!! :)

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:52 pm
by JQ Public
thanks for the heads up! Hope all is well with your comp now :)

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 7:09 am
by azsnowman
I've got the Pop Up Stopper program downloaded, actually this new comp came with it. I NEVER, EVER trust anything anymore, like breeze said, there are just too many fruit cakes out there now!

Dennis

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:17 pm
by therock1811
yeah, well, I have a pop-up stopper too, but it doesn't always work.

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:18 pm
by TexasStooge
coriolis wrote:I hate those things... And it probably leaves cookies too.

Same here.

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:31 pm
by therock1811
2:30PM Sat.: Popped up AGAIN...... will it ever quit???

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 7:21 pm
by therock1811
8:20pm: Same thing pops up... different wording... still deleted it.

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:03 pm
by BEER980
I would bet you have some type of adware that got installed on your system. I guess you do not have a firewall installed. That would help you identify and stop it. You might try http://www.pcpitstop.com/ . You can get a system wide check for free. Everything from disk performance to spyware to internet connection speed.