SnitchSeeker.com - View Single Post - Do not download Flash if prompted (UPDATE #2)

EmmaRiddle · 08-24-2009, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

EEE this totally just happened to me, and usually the pop-ups get blocked by my browser and stuff.

Bad Flash, baaaad. Good thing I saw this and clicked out of the tab.

I'm glad I mentioned it now!

My laptop could've been so easily stuffed, had my anti-virus not had a fit and healed the problem right away.

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aha, i always ignore that stuff anyway, but ta for the heads up

It's not in the form of a regular pop-up. It does look convincing which is what the virus relies on to trick you into downloading it, thinking it's legit.

08-24-2009, 07:33 AM	#22 (permalink)
EmmaRiddle Poltergeist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK Posts: 17,097 Hogwarts RPG Name: Marcella Riddle Graduated	Kaplinski Rival Sorting Hat Machine Quote: Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl EEE this totally just happened to me, and usually the pop-ups get blocked by my browser and stuff. Bad Flash, baaaad. Good thing I saw this and clicked out of the tab. I'm glad I mentioned it now! My laptop could've been so easily stuffed, had my anti-virus not had a fit and healed the problem right away. Quote: aha, i always ignore that stuff anyway, but ta for the heads up It's not in the form of a regular pop-up. It does look convincing which is what the virus relies on to trick you into downloading it, thinking it's legit.