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08-24-2009, 02:09 AM
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|  Technical Assistance HeadmasterCentaur
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 24,998
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Reynard Bontecou
Graduated |  Do not download Flash if prompted (UPDATE #2) Technically technical all the time Bookaholic
Do NOT download or install the 'Adobe Flash' file if you are prompted to do so on SnitchSeeker. We are currently experiencing some technical difficulties, probably with a bad advert. While you may CHOOSE to download attachments on the site, SnitchSeeker.com will NEVER prompt you to download ANYTHING automatically. If you are asked to download or install something please click cancel or refresh your browser to get rid of the alert.
No matter what site you may be browsing, if it pops up asking you to download something cancel it and go to the software manufacturer's site directly if you want to download and install the software from the pop up so you can be certain you are getting the software you want and not a virus that you don't.
We are working with our ad servers to determine the source of this problem and hope to have it down soon. In the meantime, please click cancel (or refresh if that isn't an option) and the prompt should go away.
Thank you for your patience!
The SnitchSeeker House Elves
aka The Tech Team
UPDATE: The ads believed to be responsible for these messages have been removed.
UPDATE #2: You may legitimately need to download an update to Adobe Flash when you receive this message. However, the message itself is fake and you should NOT download direct from the message. Navigate away from or close out of the alert and go directly to adobe.com and click on 'Download Adobe Flash Player'. Adobe will automatically detect what browser you are using and whether or not you need to upgrade. I believe the false messages we've been receiving on the site may be due to a security flaw in a previous release of the flash plugin.
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08-24-2009, 02:24 AM
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|   Yearbook Copy Cat
WWW ModeratorOccamy
Join Date: May 2007 Location: HOMESWEETHOME
Posts: 28,775
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Anastasia R. Bunbury
Graduated
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Daily Prophet | Professor Pink | | I'm on a Goat
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. 
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08-24-2009, 02:25 AM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Texas
Posts: 174
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Fred Pelican
Fifth Year
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Thanks for the warning and keep up the good work.
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08-24-2009, 02:45 AM
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| | Bowtruckle
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK
Posts: 249
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Ruby Vincent
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oo thanks, i almost downloaded then
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08-24-2009, 02:46 AM
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|   Keeper of Sirius’ wandGriffin
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,655
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Tobias Astor Rivers
First Year  x1
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Jacob Webster
International Cooperation | Feathery Thingywhatsit
Thanks for the heads up.
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08-24-2009, 02:50 AM
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NLFC VP/Matt’s Prez
Yearbook Jr WriterBasilisk
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chi-Town ★
Posts: 40,079
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Jack Tyler Fritzera
Sixth Year  x9
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Benjamin Peter Cobblesten
Accidents & Catastrophes | Team Taylor & Jacob
Guhhhh stupid ad.
I shall be on high alert 
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08-24-2009, 02:52 AM
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| | Chimaera
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UNAFFAC hqs
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Department of Mysteries | I liked to emphasize
Thanks for the heads up, I'll definetly be more alert now. O_O<----These are my bad flash scanning eyes 
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08-24-2009, 02:53 AM
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Yearbook Sr. WriterVampire
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Flying piggy land!
Posts: 11,096
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Olivia Zhang
Sixth Year x7
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Minister's Office | James' Violin Buddy
Eep. That totally happened to me a moment ago. I was like 'Heeehhhhh???!!!  " I had to close the tab and reopen another tab. Thanks for warning all of us. =D
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08-24-2009, 02:55 AM
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| | House Elf
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Whitollie ♥
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Fifth Year
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Accidents & Catastrophes | Queen of Cookieland Fairer than Fairies
Thanks for the heads up  But I've never experienced that 
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08-24-2009, 02:59 AM
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| | Bundimun
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NY
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thanks for the warning !
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08-24-2009, 03:19 AM
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| | Mooncalf
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Turkey
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Thanks !!
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08-24-2009, 03:55 AM
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| | Gnome
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 92
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Alice Pleasance Liddel
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that so just happened to me! Thanks! now i know i'm not going crazy! | |
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08-24-2009, 04:06 AM
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|  Ghost FC Vice PrezYearbook Junior WriterQuintaped
Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: I miss you so much
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Jakers D. Upstead
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Magical Transportation | Loves!Liisa Magic Soda Fountain
aha, i always ignore that stuff anyway, but ta for the heads up
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08-24-2009, 04:07 AM
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| | Horklump
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 54
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Leyton Cohen
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Thanks for the warning!
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08-24-2009, 04:09 AM
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| | Crup
Join Date: May 2006 Location: out with the cullens
Posts: 2,278
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thanks for the warning
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08-24-2009, 04:13 AM
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| | Jobberknoll
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Black Pearl
Posts: 474
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Abbie Lynne
Fifth Year |
Stupid bad ad!!!! "BAD! BAD AD! NO!" *Squirts Bad Ad with squirt bottle* 
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08-24-2009, 04:22 AM
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| | Flobberworm
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In a house somewhere
Posts: 13
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I hate when messages like that pop up! They almost never go away!
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08-24-2009, 06:47 AM
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| | Ghoul
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Godric's Hallow
Posts: 577
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Reen
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I think it has trojan horse!Mine was like that!
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08-24-2009, 07:22 AM
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| | Banned Grindylow
Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: hogwarts
Posts: 914
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Louise Blueberry
First Year |
thanks for the warming I got that,
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08-24-2009, 07:31 AM
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| | Bowtruckle
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
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Originally Posted by r33nbluebottle  I think it has trojan horse!Mine was like that! Yes,it is..
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08-24-2009, 08:29 AM
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| F&G/LLFC Graphics Officer Demiguise
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Diagon Ally
Posts: 5,481
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Angelica Bronten
Second Year
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Catlin Scuto
Magical Law Enforcement | <('_'<) (>'_')>
thank you for the warning
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08-24-2009, 08:33 AM
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|  Assistant News AdminBanshee
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Marcella Riddle
Graduated | Kaplinski Rival Sorting Hat Machine
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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. 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.
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08-24-2009, 08:49 AM
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| | Horklump
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Czech Republic
Posts: 62
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Emma Elisabeth Love
First Year |
Oh, you remind me I have to install antivirus-program  Anyway, now I´ll be careful (I think I saw some pop-ups with "download it" when I used Explorer, but in Opera or Chrome I haven´t seen anything).
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08-24-2009, 09:29 AM
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|  Urdu Mod
SS Featured AuthorLethifold
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: {landofthesun}
Posts: 22,072
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Fyodor Balouch
Fourth Year
Ministry RPG Name:
Marina Effron
Department of Mysteries | Pwn'ed by James Steampunk Sultan
My anti-virus was good. -pets it-
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08-24-2009, 09:46 AM
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| | Bowtruckle
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hogwarts
Posts: 255
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Emma Potter
First Year |
Thank you for the information
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