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Post by Value Buy on Nov 8, 2021 15:24:25 GMT -5
Just got back on a few minutes ago, and a Scam alert ad popped up in the middle of the screen.
Said:
you are visiting an infected site and your device is infected
and to scan now
on their conviently supplied button........
I have not had that happen to me in years.
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dondub
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Post by dondub on Nov 8, 2021 17:50:40 GMT -5
Just got back on a few minutes ago, and a Scam alert ad popped up in the middle of the screen. Said: you are visiting an infected site and your device is infected and to scan now on their conviently supplied button........ I have not had that happen to me in years. Was it a Trump fundraiser? |
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sesfw
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Post by sesfw on Nov 8, 2021 19:39:44 GMT -5
Hopefully a new generation of suckers  |
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Value Buy
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 9, 2021 9:56:17 GMT -5
Just got back on a few minutes ago, and a Scam alert ad popped up in the middle of the screen. Said: you are visiting an infected site and your device is infected and to scan now on their conviently supplied button........ I have not had that happen to me in years. Was it a Trump fundraiser? Who knows  |
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Value Buy
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 10, 2021 8:58:29 GMT -5
while on the board this morning another alert came up on the screen from Macafee security. It was the same color scheme as the original alert, and format was similar, so they are the culprit. Have not used them for ten years now.
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Post by moon/Laura on Nov 10, 2021 9:25:55 GMT -5
There's a post on the PB support forum about this. Undoubtedly related to a rogue ad. They're working on it.
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Post by bean29 on Nov 10, 2021 10:30:18 GMT -5
I also got the MacAfee Scam alert message yesterday when I tried to open a thread. I am not sure RN which one it was, but possibly the one about Paul Gosar?
I was on my work computer, and am not sure how to start the antivirus, so I shut down and restarted my computer. I noticed that I do not even have MacAfee on my computer.
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Value Buy
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 10, 2021 16:11:42 GMT -5
Just glad it was not on my end!
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