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Thread Prefixes Do not use Imagebam in GIF Content Threads Hoster Change Log-in issues picpie Alerts out of control?

Bogus Virus Warnings

Discussion in 'About phun.org' started by One.Degree, Apr 22, 2010.

  1. One.Degree

    One.Degree

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    I'm getting "Your PC May Be Infected" warnings after viewing images. I'm not sure if it's coming from a hosting site or a link in someone's sig, but it's there. I'm pretty sure it's not coming from Phun.
     
    One.Degree, Apr 22, 2010
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  2. mah0ne

    mah0ne momsenetic ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

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    Ur right, its not coming from phun.

    Many pichosters got some nasty pop-ups and adds on their site. Im blocking everything, so i'm secure.
    I just can recommend you to use Firefox and install Adblock Plus.
     
    mah0ne, Apr 22, 2010
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  3. One.Degree

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    Got them both and it's getting by.

    It just happened here: http://forum.phun.org/showthread.php?t=486362 with images hosted at ImageHaven and Imghost. The popup opened after downloading from ImageHaven and before Imghost.
     
    One.Degree, Apr 22, 2010
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  4. brothergrims

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    Most likly its a cookie (small prog running in the back ground) you picked up from someplace
    clear out your temp internet files and that should sort it.

    for you comfert ill say ive been on phun for a long long time, ive never gotten any sort of anything from anyfiles at all, the mods are great at cleaning this place constantly, so brows here and be safe.

    hope this helps

    also if you install firefox and run script blocker, you can venture the interwebs far more securely and know that your kit will work in the future
     
    brothergrims, Apr 22, 2010
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  5. Iron_Slash

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    From Imagehost.org, I never had problems. With Imagehaven, yes. Imagebam, I don't think so.

    But I ask you to not go on Skins.be because their pop-ups have became dangerous.
     
    Iron_Slash, Apr 22, 2010
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  6. mah0ne

    mah0ne momsenetic ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

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    Download CCCleaner and let this nice little software do the work.
     
    mah0ne, Apr 22, 2010
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  7. One.Degree

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    Thank you. I already run those tools, but it took a little digging to get ccCleaner to cough up the Firefox cookies. Flushed 'em and we'll see what happens.

    Gone are the days when Firefox stored cookies in a directory, not a database.
     
    One.Degree, Apr 22, 2010
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  8. Cold As Ice

    Cold As Ice Master of Solid Water Ten Years of Phun

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    I never get a pop-up, i'm running a program called "Ad Muncher", i use it because it also works in IE. If you use an add-on in FireFox but need to use IE instead you will get pop-ups, because i use "Ad Muncher" i don't got that.
     
    Cold As Ice, Apr 22, 2010
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  9. mah0ne

    mah0ne momsenetic ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

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    No wonder you're getting virusus. Ur using IE. :p
     
    mah0ne, Apr 22, 2010
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  10. Cold As Ice

    Cold As Ice Master of Solid Water Ten Years of Phun

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    I don't get virusus, i use FireFox the most but some sites are not good with FireFox.
     
    Cold As Ice, Apr 22, 2010
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  12. Salty Longshanks

    Salty Longshanks Using my third arm

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    If any of you FF users are having issues, there's a magnificent little add-on called NoScript. Only the scripts you allow will get through, and with each page you load, if there's any phunny business going on, you'll be made aware of it without it actually loading. Works like a charm. ;)

    http://noscript.net/
     
    Salty Longshanks, Apr 25, 2010
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