Is there some new ad screwing around w/ the browser?
10-22-07, 02:35 AM
#126
DVD Talk Limited Edition
I'm glad i'm not the only one who got this. I got it a few days ago and thought there was something wrong with my computer.
I did find it a tad odd having my non-windows PC being checked for malicious Windows stuff.
Should I be concerned about what the site was trying to do even though I'm running Linux?
I did find it a tad odd having my non-windows PC being checked for malicious Windows stuff.
Should I be concerned about what the site was trying to do even though I'm running Linux?
Hope you get them, Geoff.
10-22-07, 06:54 AM
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My Norton Security Detected a virus because of this!!
DVD Talk please fix this ASAP.
If I did not have Norton Security, I would have a virus now.
The Forums are great and I hope you get it fixed.
DVD Talk please fix this ASAP.
If I did not have Norton Security, I would have a virus now.
The Forums are great and I hope you get it fixed.
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10-22-07, 07:24 AM
#129
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Just some more info on clicking. I've had this happen 4 times. 3 of them were when I clicked the "first new post" button before a thread title. It happened in various forums.
The fourth time I was in mid-sentence in typing a reply and it happened. I didn't even click anything. That was about 30 minutes ago.
The fourth time I was in mid-sentence in typing a reply and it happened. I didn't even click anything. That was about 30 minutes ago.
10-22-07, 08:04 AM
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Got it this morning in the Video Game forum. Sent you an email, hopefully with the info you requested.
On the bright side, my PC is running much faster after optimizing!!
On the bright side, my PC is running much faster after optimizing!!
10-22-07, 08:53 AM
#133
DVD Talk Gold Edition
And here I thought it was just me! This happended Friday, and now again today. I'm running Firefox, but I haven't anything else to add, but now I know what to look for when/if it happens again. As others have said, it immediately shrinks my window into a dialouge box and then to some crap antivirus site. If it happens again, I'll try the source info stuff!
10-22-07, 09:02 AM
#134
DVD Talk Gold Edition
I got hit with the performanceoptimizer.com hijack this morning when I clicked on the bargains forum from the home page.
10-22-07, 09:26 AM
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I just got the performanceoptimizer.com one. Got the same one last night on my desktop at home. Last night I was in the TV Talk forum, this morning I was on the Hot Deal forum.
10-22-07, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jonw9
Got it this morning in the Video Game forum. Sent you an email, hopefully with the info you requested.
10-22-07, 10:07 AM
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I just got the performanceoptimizer.com one clicking through the sports forum. I was using Firefox all weekend and didn't notice it, as soon as I used IE through work it came up on my first link through DVDTalk.
10-22-07, 10:57 AM
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DVDTalk/Malware Scanner Warning - Multiple Computers
On both my home computer and my office computer - I have been browsing DVDtalk and suddenly - when I click a thread title, a warning saying that Malware has been detected on my computer. Then it says to click ok to go to the scanner. I of course closed out of it, and when I go back to DVDtalk (as I am now) everything is fine. But I'm sure if I clear my cache it will do it again.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
10-22-07, 11:05 AM
#144
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Originally Posted by gkleinman
We're still actively hunting this down.
10-22-07, 11:48 AM
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I've gotten this a few times in the last couple days too. Seems to happen intermittently when I open a new forum or thread. Not sure which ads are doing it.
10-22-07, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by basaro
I've gotten this a few times in the last couple days too. Seems to happen intermittently when I open a new forum or thread. Not sure which ads are doing it.
10-22-07, 12:08 PM
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http://scanner.malware-scan.com/3_sw...958_0_3569_ao_
I just tried to go to the TV Talk forum, and I was greeted by a pop up that went to that link.
It kept wanting me to install this malware program.
I just tried to go to the TV Talk forum, and I was greeted by a pop up that went to that link.
It kept wanting me to install this malware program.