The last time I was on this forum I picked up a bunch of nasty malware. I believe it was from clicking on one of the ads that runs at the top accidentally. Since then, I got rid of the infectious malware and upgraded my antivirus protection.
I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem, and to warn others that some of the ads are bad.
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Posted 10 October 2011 - 06:48 AM
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Posted 10 October 2011 - 01:00 PM
One can pick up malware or any adware from any ad anywhere on the internet or even just visiting a website anywhere. In today's world, it is best to have a good virus protection program in place and to periodically (i.e., weekly or daily) run a virus program to check your system. We ourselves have the Verizon Security Suite (we have Verizon Fios) which does an excellent job. I usually avoid clicking on ads anywhere on the internet.
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Posted 20 October 2011 - 02:57 PM
Firefox with Adblock works very nicely. I see 0 ads here nor on Youtube.
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