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modock22 · 03-03-2008, 07:05 AM

ok this pop up is now showing up on the gamershell site it has happened to me on two different computers (one of which was a brand new fresh install) the browser window closes and a pop up apears in the corner of the screen saying you may be infected w/ a virus (made to look like a system tray pop up) and no matter which option you choose you are then redirected to the web site for this company (even if you hit the red x to close the window)

if this is a company advertising on gamershell please let me know.

Richard_Rahl · 03-03-2008, 11:09 AM

No issues here. I guess you are using IE 7? Do a complete scan with your antivirus, and try Firefox and/or Opera to see if it happens again.

Gazz · 03-03-2008, 11:53 AM

On the main site? It doesn't seem to appear on Firefox.

I do know the pop up, it's been around for ages. I believe it actually is spyware already installed on your pc. What's the name of the company again?

hiv · 03-03-2008, 12:12 PM

Supposedly we have no questionable advertiser running on gamershell.com though had two reports about this happening. It would help greatly if you can take a screenshot of which advertisers are showing on the site itself when this happens, as well as click-trough urls to all of them.

It's either someone that has found a trick within google adsense or some nasty advertiser inside an advertisment network.

Also please let us know, browser, and country

Balmoung · 03-03-2008, 09:20 PM

ok i dont know if anyone else has had this happen but when i clicked on the forum link from the main web page it asked me to allow or block a cookie called bestsexworld.com and then when i blocked it , my browser minimized saying would you like to install windows xp antivirus to check your computer, i have no problem with this forum but am hoping that someone can get back soon to let me know if i am going to have to clean my comp again or if something has happened to GH again

Balmoung · 03-03-2008, 09:22 PM

i have also had this problem, am using IE7 and was clicking on forums button, but it only happened after i blocked a cookie from this site called bestsexworld.com

interman · 03-03-2008, 09:23 PM

paging hiv

Balmoung · 03-03-2008, 09:24 PM

yeah will be nice to figure this out lol, havent had it happen again but i tried 4-5 times reloading pages and what not but it only happened that once after i blocked that cookie, bben also getting IE7 application errors as well now

modock22 · 03-04-2008, 07:33 AM

wow everyone must think i'm real dumb to only use one browser... the clean install that it happened on was on my brother chis's new rig runing ie7, windows xp, it also happened on my rig windows xp, FIREFOX, and has since happened on my wife's laptop vista home premium, ie7
and i'm in the usa hiv

hiv · 03-04-2008, 10:03 AM

forums hacked again? It's a possibility, there's no advertisment on forums, so that can't be the cause, I've removed the sole Run of Network advertiser we had from main site but looks like we're still getting this report.