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08-27-2011, 10:08 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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Outlaw on MOC
Today I have had a popup come on asking me to give an opinion on a poll. It says it is sponsored by FORUMCO. It has popped up 4 times today. Jump in administrators. What's up??? Larry
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08-27-2011, 11:12 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: K.C.
Posts: 11,731
M.O.C. #5980
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You must be a Spam magnet
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08-27-2011, 11:22 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Ozz
You must be a Spam magnet
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Is there no private place anymore?
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08-27-2011, 03:21 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Winthrop Harbor
Posts: 1,831
M.O.C. #8160
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Happens to me as well but not just the MOC forum. I mistakenly downloaded some junk and now I get these pop ups periodically, I have the blocker on but somehow they get through. Just another reason to avoid certain sites.
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08-27-2011, 03:42 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Shore
Posts: 6,009
M.O.C. #7110
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I haven’t had any trouble,
maybe my security package is doing its job.
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2011 GMC 4X4 dually CC, 6.6 Duramax with Allison Transmission. Formally 2001 Montana,2007 3400RL Montana, presently 2018 3401RS Alpine.
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08-27-2011, 04:46 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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The part that is curious to me is that they claim to be FORUMCO.
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08-27-2011, 04:57 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 586
M.O.C. #9856
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Well the consensus amongst the Admins is this is not the MOC or ForumCo's doing. You might ensure your browser has pop-ups blocked, but even so, it is likely you have picked up a piece of malware.
P.S. If this should re-occur, can you capture a screen print of the pop-up? That might help identify the cause.
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08-27-2011, 05:12 PM
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#8
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas City
Posts: 5,736
M.O.C. #7673
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If you are on a PC you may want to download a free program called AD-Aware, that will tell you if you have Adware programs on your computer. The majority of PC users will have some. There is also a program called Spybot that is free. It may cost now for the full blown version of each, but the download now program will let you know if you need to go further.
Another thing to try is to clean out your cache (temporary internet files) and all of your cookie files. Deleting the cookie files will necessitate knowing what your passwords are if you told the site to "remember" them. The password is not in the cookie, but the cookie tells the site who your are and if you can get back in.
Also, try Firefox as a browser and install AdBlock.
Good luck
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08-28-2011, 02:52 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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Thanks, I will pursue it. Just thought it strange that it only pops on MOC. It has not come up since I mentioned it here yesterday. Never opened it so maybe it's gone.
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08-28-2011, 02:11 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by CRAFT-Guy
Well the consensus amongst the Admins is this is not the MOC or ForumCo's doing. You might ensure your browser has pop-ups blocked, but even so, it is likely you have picked up a piece of malware.
P.S. If this should re-occur, can you capture a screen print of the pop-up? That might help identify the cause.
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Since I reported here yesterday, it has not returned. If it does I will try to get a copy. DW says we are protected and not to be concerned. She's the comp. geek. I'm not so savvy. Just thought you would be interested. Thanks Larry
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08-28-2011, 06:04 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas City
Posts: 5,736
M.O.C. #7673
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If it pops up, and if you are on a PC, hold down the Alt key and hit the print screen key. this will capture just the last thing that came up on the screen, so it should only capture the pop-up.
Good luck.
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