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Title: Possible virus?
Post by: Squeak on September 19, 2009, 08:27:17 pm: So, I was browsing the forums a couple of minutes ago and minimized Firefox to check on something. My Firefox opened up and the Argonath forums tab was redirected to a "VirusDoctor/Rootscan." After that I got a pop-up which prohibited me from closing the tab. I've also been getting random pop-ups while browsing the forums. So, I ask.. watdufuxup?

By the way, apologies if it's in the wrong section, I couldn't find a more suitable location.
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: Seskom on September 19, 2009, 09:28:43 pm: I have never gotten a popup from argo :S
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: lavamike on September 20, 2009, 12:40:54 am: I've been getting a shitload of popups and stuff only from the argo forums...

Sometimes i'll be browsing the forums and all of a sudden I hear people talking like a video is running but I can't see anything. Then if I close only that Argo tab, it goes away. Sometimes a pop-up thing comes up and I have to close it. And sometimes it redirects the page to some random website and I have to close it and find the topic I was at again..
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: Gerrie = Banned (Daco) on September 20, 2009, 03:22:21 am: Check, maybe there is a program that enables those stupid pop-ups for publicity or something, for most of all users it works just fine including me. :)
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: lavamike on September 20, 2009, 06:09:51 am: Well I know it's definitely not me, unless I happen to have a virus that ONLY makes pop-ups on www.argonathrpg.eu. Which would be really silly.
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: Squeak on September 20, 2009, 06:11:38 am: Quote from: lavamike on September 20, 2009, 06:09:51 am
Well I know it's definitely not me, unless I happen to have a virus that ONLY makes pop-ups on www.argonathrpg.eu. Which would be really silly.
Same thing here, it's really odd. :trust:
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: Seskom on September 20, 2009, 06:41:29 pm: Quote from: lavamike on September 20, 2009, 12:40:54 am
I've been getting a shitload of popups and stuff only from the argo forums...

Sometimes i'll be browsing the forums and all of a sudden I hear people talking like a video is running but I can't see anything. Then if I close only that Argo tab, it goes away. Sometimes a pop-up thing comes up and I have to close it. And sometimes it redirects the page to some random website and I have to close it and find the topic I was at again..

You fail lavamike :D Theres an MP3 Player added on www.argonathrpg.eu wich plays songs like GTA Intro etc.
:ps: I got popup too from www.argonathrpg.eu but I usually only use forum so I havent noticed it :P
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: polopolo on September 20, 2009, 09:45:00 pm: Yeah, I sometimes got strange erotic pop-ups few months ago, especilly using Firefox...
I am afraid it can still pop up... it just depends if the ad company wants it or not I guess.
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: Wash on September 21, 2009, 12:32:04 am: I get those pop-ups too, and some of them have virus'. My AV is good enough to immediatley remove them though.
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: Chase on September 21, 2009, 04:20:17 am: I used to get them.. I installed the Adblock extension for firefox.. and didn't get them no more.
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: The_Wolf on September 21, 2009, 08:23:32 am: Never gotten such stuff with IE or Chrome...
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: EliteTerm on September 21, 2009, 09:59:48 am: Just when I was reading this topic, my page got redirected toward another website twice. I even got several popups showing up on the forum once in a while.
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: Ted on September 21, 2009, 04:22:05 pm: Well that seems wierd as im using firefox and use the argo forums and not noticed any kind of popups or had any webpage redirections :trust:
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: lavamike on September 21, 2009, 10:37:31 pm: Quote from: Seskom on September 20, 2009, 06:41:29 pm
You fail lavamike :D Theres an MP3 Player added on www.argonathrpg.eu wich plays songs like GTA Intro etc.
:ps: I got popup too from www.argonathrpg.eu but I usually only use forum so I havent noticed it :P

No, I don't even use the home page. I am talking about the forums.

Say I have 2 tabs open. One with me wrtiting this post, one with Google. Sometimes I will start hearing people talking and then if I close this tab or click post/go to a new page on this tab it stops. There is no MP3 player on the forums, and what i'm hearing isn't music. It's either 2 people talking like they are filming a porno or something or it's that stupid "CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'VE ONE A FREE IPOD! CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE!"
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: Gandalf on October 10, 2009, 04:54:22 pm: We have had a long time ago an ad company that was running sound ads, however as far as I know they never went in to business.
Perhaps they are only targetting US users. If anyone has this, PM me.
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: SugarD on October 11, 2009, 11:32:36 am: Gandalf, I have to inform you that I've had quite a few ads redirect me from my current page on these forums lately, and they won't allow you to press the back button. You have to manually select it from the drop-down list to get back to the original page. Happened to me not even 2 minutes ago. Your ads are starting to become like MySpace's and slip in malicious adverts and redirects.

Just to answer the issue, yes, I am in the United States.
Title: Re: Possible virus?
Post by: Freedom on October 11, 2009, 04:12:45 pm: Nothing wrong here. (In Estonia, for me at least)