Pop ups & Adware

sidewinder846 · May 20th, 2016, 08:35 PM

I was just online with the "Porndude dot com" located in the upper left corner of this page, and was looking at Free adult image hosting page. And clicked on "Dumppix" and immediately had a pop up and a staement saying my computer has a virus and I must call this number and if I close this window that my computer will be taken over. I am using MS windows 10 and Firefox version 46 So with this in mind be care full online.

**Mal Hombre** · May 20th, 2016, 08:41 PM

I would personally avoid any of the sites on "Theporndude" and further I would recommend that all members download a good adblocker.I Myself,Use Adblocker Plus.

sidewinder846 · May 20th, 2016, 09:01 PM

Good advice, I was almost certain that it might have been ransom ware attack.

**O2B** · May 20th, 2016, 09:04 PM

I get several of those notifications varying from infected virus warnings to warning me about the need for a technician with a telephone number to call. You pick them up from certain websites and they are not spawn from adware or malware. They will open an entire webpage and often it will catch your eye in one of your windows tabs (I usually have about ten open at once). Some of them you can close out as you normally would close any tab however some require the Control/Alt /Delete key commands to bring up your task manager to close out your browser entirely. They are actually less of a pain than the threats that would pretend that they had locked your computer when all you really needed to do was to log back into windows using another administrator account, run malware protection (such as malwarebytes) and then go on with your life as normal.

sidewinder846 · May 20th, 2016, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by O2B

I get several of those notifications varying from infected virus warnings to warning me about the need for a technician with a telephone number to call. You pick them up from certain websites and they are not spawn from adware or malware. They will open an entire webpage and often it will catch your eye in one of your windows tabs (I usually have about ten open at once). Some of them you can close out as you normally would close any tab however some require the Control/Alt /Delete key commands to bring up your task manager to close out your browser entirely. They are actually less of a pain than the threats that would pretend that they had locked your computer when all you really needed to do was to log back into windows using another administrator account, run malware protection (such as malwarebytes) and then go on with your life as normal.

Oh yes I use Malwarebytes the paid full version.

**wimbo77** · May 21st, 2016, 04:36 PM

I use Ghostery and AdBlocker Plus as well and i always get the Shockwave Flash update from Firefox's web page as Adobe's download is always screwed up. I've never been to Theporndude.

sidewinder846 · May 21st, 2016, 05:48 PM

Yes navigating the internet and web pages can be like navigating a land mine field.

**Sir Honkers** · May 21st, 2016, 10:06 PM

I've had no issues at all since I started using Kaspersky Internet Security. And at $49.00 for a year, gee I spend more than that a month on coffee.

**gordian_knot** · May 21st, 2016, 10:43 PM

I use Kaspersky as well. I used to use various free programs but switched to Kaspersky when a virus got through. Worth paying the money IMO. I also use uBlock Origin which seems to be pretty good.

**buttsie** · May 22nd, 2016, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder846

I was just online with the "Porndude dot com" located in the upper left corner of this page, and was looking at Free adult image hosting page. And clicked on "Dumppix" and immediately had a pop up and a staement saying my computer has a virus and I must call this number and if I close this window that my computer will be taken over. I am using MS windows 10 and Firefox version 46 So with this in mind be care full online.

I'm using the same browser

Besides ad-block plus for ads

No script stops a lot of what it misses - pop-unders for example etc
but you need to learn how to use it - most of the times its right click screen
and allow website address - towards the top

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/fir...maone/?src=api

Short tutorial
http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...pt#post2520918

Even with those 2 in play

The other thing to be wary of is your browsers PLUGINS
Even with automatic updates if the mozilla database doesnt know them
no warnings are raised - you need to check them manually

In particular adobes flash / shockwave - it continually becomes vulnerable and before the patch is created you end up with messages coming through - i have mine disabled / never activate when going through random sites.

May 20th, 2016, 08:35 PM	#1
sidewinder846 Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Central Texas Posts: 66 Thanks: 373 Thanked 296 Times in 51 Posts	Pop ups & Adware I was just online with the "Porndude dot com" located in the upper left corner of this page, and was looking at Free adult image hosting page. And clicked on "Dumppix" and immediately had a pop up and a staement saying my computer has a virus and I must call this number and if I close this window that my computer will be taken over. I am using MS windows 10 and Firefox version 46 So with this in mind be care full online.

May 20th, 2016, 08:41 PM	#2
Mal Hombre El Super Moderador Join Date: May 2009 Location: Adoptive Monkey Hanger Posts: 58,187 Thanks: 773,298 Thanked 856,432 Times in 57,618 Posts	I would personally avoid any of the sites on "Theporndude" and further I would recommend that all members download a good adblocker.I Myself,Use Adblocker Plus. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If in doubt, Just ask Yourself What Would Max Do ? It is a porn site,But its a Classy porn site. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

May 20th, 2016, 09:04 PM	#4
O2B Official Nipple Tweaker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New England USA Posts: 18,142 Thanks: 96,294 Thanked 318,895 Times in 18,140 Posts	I get several of those notifications varying from infected virus warnings to warning me about the need for a technician with a telephone number to call. You pick them up from certain websites and they are not spawn from adware or malware. They will open an entire webpage and often it will catch your eye in one of your windows tabs (I usually have about ten open at once). Some of them you can close out as you normally would close any tab however some require the Control/Alt /Delete key commands to bring up your task manager to close out your browser entirely. They are actually less of a pain than the threats that would pretend that they had locked your computer when all you really needed to do was to log back into windows using another administrator account, run malware protection (such as malwarebytes) and then go on with your life as normal. __________________ O2B To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *“Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up”― Ralph Waldo Emerson*

May 21st, 2016, 04:36 PM	#6
wimbo77 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 9,115 Thanks: 130,160 Thanked 144,398 Times in 9,160 Posts	I use Ghostery and AdBlocker Plus as well and i always get the Shockwave Flash update from Firefox's web page as Adobe's download is always screwed up. I've never been to Theporndude. __________________

May 21st, 2016, 10:43 PM	#9
gordian_knot Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gordium Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 6,524 Thanked 13,823 Times in 1,209 Posts	I use Kaspersky as well. I used to use various free programs but switched to Kaspersky when a virus got through. Worth paying the money IMO. I also use uBlock Origin which seems to be pretty good. __________________ - "The whole of anything is never told." - Henry James "Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." - George Orwell

May 20th, 2016, 09:01 PM	#3
sidewinder846 Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Central Texas Posts: 66 Thanks: 373 Thanked 296 Times in 51 Posts	Good advice, I was almost certain that it might have been ransom ware attack.

May 21st, 2016, 05:48 PM	#7
sidewinder846 Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Central Texas Posts: 66 Thanks: 373 Thanked 296 Times in 51 Posts	Yes navigating the internet and web pages can be like navigating a land mine field.

May 21st, 2016, 10:06 PM	#8
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,418 Thanks: 287,352 Thanked 387,014 Times in 30,374 Posts	I've had no issues at all since I started using Kaspersky Internet Security. And at $49.00 for a year, gee I spend more than that a month on coffee.