What's Wrong With This Picture?

[Dave N]

 

[a.k.a. Patrick]

Its Spyware ?

 

[Dave N]

Nope

 

[imported_Griz]

"We have detected that your computer may be infected," followed by "to find out if your pc is infected..." :wall

 

[Dave N]

"We have detected that your computer may be infected," followed by "to find out if your pc is infected..."

While technically correct I suppose, still NOPE!

 

[scottabir]

http://64.27.100.65/pop.PBa3.html please dont click that.

 

[imported_Lenard]

He is using a mac! :rofl

 

[Dave N]

He is using a mac!

Yup, that's it!



It seems like there are a few pop-up windows that have been slipping by the blocker built into Safari lately, and this was one of them. It's always amusing when they try and make the pop-up look like an official Windows warning window or something, when you're using a mac.

 

[klnyc]

Haha, I seen those in few Mac's in my office too.

Dang, next thing you may find on Linux too. Dam adware must die :angry

 

[topnotchtouch]

There was an article on slashdot.org about that the other day. Seems pop-up spammers have figured out how to bypass pop-up blocking in several browsers including Safari on the Mac. Look at the second post down titled (The Return Of The Pop-Up Ad)



http://slashdot.org/index.pl?issue=20050220



Thankfully the pop-up blocking in Norton Internet Security seems to be holding as I am still pop-up free

 

[MongooseGA]

I get this too. They make it look like a Windows XP window. I know it's a popup, because I have Windows 2000

 

[bullfrog]

Haha, I seen those in few Mac's in my office too.

Dang, next thing you may find on Linux too. Dam adware must die :angry

Oh, they're on Linux too, trust me . I run Linux and I've had a few random occasions where one or two have slipped through and I've seen the Windows window. It's too funny.

 

[imported_fireberd350]

the problem is that you're using a mac....hehe:nono :sign