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[Spacebuz]

I've been logging in to this website the past 5 yearsish and today I logged in the first time on a windows PC, upon login I immediately came upon a Trojan pop up warning, there was no where for me to click out of my browser and constant pop ups, saying my computer was infected with a Trojan virus (only on the web browser). So, I force quit the web browser, did a virus scan using windows defender and there was no virus on my computer.

 

So I believe it was likely a virus ad pop up (trying to make me download dodgy spyware?). I just want to know if anyone had this issue? I never ever had an issue with IPhone or OSX, but second login on the windows PC let me onto the website with no issues. It's also the first time I ever had this happen on my windows PC.

[tom.]

Never happened to me but lately Ive been hearing about trojan ads that tell you to contact Microsoft by entering your email and receiving the fix in a download sent to your email

[Spacebuz]

Why would it pop up on this website though and only on my windows computer? (Maybe adblock would stop the pop ups?)

[ByzantineGuy]

That has happened to me before on other reputable websites. Most websites do no control the advertisements that are displayed, ads are picked by 3rd party services and occasionally a malicious advertisement can find its way through.

[Pasti]

Just get AdBlock. I'm on Chrome and every so often it tells me of a popup which was blocked, which could've been the same one as you had.

[ЗЫРХ]

Lol, I thought you meant Trojan Condoms.

[spinkid000]

I got one on this site today.   Only when using the forums.

[zortan]

Hmm. never got this before.

[ЗЫРХ]

condoms anyone?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it's sarcasm btw

[bAnderson]

Just disable the pop-ups, I've never had a problem but I think by default pop-ups are blocked on my computer.

[Tesla]

I use MS Edge (yh, that thing). So no AdBlock for me.

 

I haven't seen this pop up, and would advise that you set AdBlock on if you at all have access to it. And, however annoying it is, have a web phishing protector (is this already in your antivirus?). This pop-up was clearly phishing, being opportunistic and trying to take advantage of a supposed naive person logging in to a random forum. 

[bAnderson]

Hey guys, I just got my first message that falls in this category. I was looking at an airline and the popup showed up. I think that this is random. I don't know how it got on the site but this could be a problem for anyone who doesn't know better.

[DWProski]

Clean your browser cache and remove any addons which you don't know about. If that doesn't help nuke the ****er with CCleaner and hope for the best.

[Infestation]

Trojan Horse?