Anonymous
Post 09/08/2023 09:29     Subject: Re:"Your computer is infected" popup
jsteele wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm on a Mac and this just happened to me.


Okay, so there is as second one. What browser do you use?


Safari.
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2023 09:28     Subject: Re:"Your computer is infected" popup
Anonymous wrote:I'm on a Mac and this just happened to me.


I should note that my pop actually said "Mac OS has identified a threat to your computer." I could tell it was obviously not a message on my OS. It also said "Do not close this page until you have resolved the threat." I of course closed the page

Hope this is helpful.
jsteele
Post 09/08/2023 09:28     Subject: Re:"Your computer is infected" popup
Anonymous wrote:I'm on a Mac and this just happened to me.


Okay, so there is as second one. What browser do you use?
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2023 09:27     Subject: Re:"Your computer is infected" popup
I'm on a Mac and this just happened to me.
jsteele
Post 09/08/2023 09:27     Subject: "Your computer is infected" popup
Anonymous wrote:
jsteele wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is still happening. So annoying. Doesn't happen on mobile, only desktop.


The strange thing is that nobody other than you has reported this. I am also using a Mac and I have not seen it. You might try clearing your cache or clearing cookies. You could be getting the luck of the draw with ad targeting. But it is strange that there are no other reports.

Which browser are you using?


Using Chrome. I will try clearing the cache and cookies!


Also maybe try using Safari or Firefox for a day or two and see if they have the same issue.
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2023 09:23     Subject: "Your computer is infected" popup
jsteele wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is still happening. So annoying. Doesn't happen on mobile, only desktop.


The strange thing is that nobody other than you has reported this. I am also using a Mac and I have not seen it. You might try clearing your cache or clearing cookies. You could be getting the luck of the draw with ad targeting. But it is strange that there are no other reports.

Which browser are you using?


Using Chrome. I will try clearing the cache and cookies!
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2023 09:17     Subject: "Your computer is infected" popup
Not PP, Chrome on a mac and I get popups
jsteele
Post 09/08/2023 09:16     Subject: "Your computer is infected" popup
Anonymous wrote:This is still happening. So annoying. Doesn't happen on mobile, only desktop.


The strange thing is that nobody other than you has reported this. I am also using a Mac and I have not seen it. You might try clearing your cache or clearing cookies. You could be getting the luck of the draw with ad targeting. But it is strange that there are no other reports.

Which browser are you using?
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2023 09:03     Subject: "Your computer is infected" popup
This is still happening. So annoying. Doesn't happen on mobile, only desktop.
jsteele
Post 09/06/2023 21:16     Subject: "Your computer is infected" popup
Anonymous wrote:Who is your ad provider?


I work with about 8 different networks.
Anonymous
Post 09/06/2023 21:06     Subject: "Your computer is infected" popup
Who is your ad provider?
Anonymous
Post 09/06/2023 21:04     Subject: "Your computer is infected" popup
Thanks for trying to track it down to block it! Thankfully I know better than to click anything on those types of sites.
jsteele
Post 09/06/2023 21:01     Subject: "Your computer is infected" popup
Unfortunately, the pop-ups are not uncommon. Don't do anything on the sites to which you get redirected. That will only infect your computer. I''ll try to track this down and block it.

Thanks for the screenshot, but it probably won't help me.
Anonymous
Post 09/06/2023 20:50     Subject: "Your computer is infected" popup
OP. Just got another redirect. This time to a site telling me I was running an outdated version of Chrome. I did take a screenshot, if that would be helpful to you.
Anonymous
Post 09/06/2023 20:48     Subject: "Your computer is infected" popup
Hi Jeff, I was just scrolling through a thread in the SN subforum, and I got redirected to a sketchy "Your computer has been infected with a virus, click here to scan it now" type sites. I know you're working on some things with the ads, and I can only assume this is something to do with that (on the advertisers end, not your fault), since I've never had it happen before on DCUM.