What's up with the Spy ware issue when you log on to DU?

[corarose]

When I logged on to DU a spyware ad popped up and told to to download it because my computer needed it before logging in.

Anyone else receive this message?

[ikojo]

1. I'm on a Mac and have pop ups blocked courtesy of

Safari so I have not seen that particular pop up.

[Rooktoven]

2. and I'm on Linux using Mozilla firebird,

so no pop-ups here. Actually any using Mozilla Firebird with any platform works.

(Throw off your IE chains!)

[dweller]

3. I'm on Oxycontin, didn't see a thing!

just kill the popup Corarose, and get adaware for your personal computer.

DU wouldn't make you download something without some warning in advance from admin i'm sure.

dp

[Elidor]

4. It's a very misleading ad

Which claims to have detected spyware on the user's machine. I reserve a special degree of contempt and loathing for such mendacious advertising.

[youngred]

5. nope

:shrug:

none of that for me. run ad-aware, it'll get rid of all your spyware problems

[Champion Jack]

6. Ad aware

get it.
Use it.

[Seneca]

7. I recently DL'd it

Glad I did, and a pop-up blocker which is working like a dream.

[Champion Jack]

8. Yup, it's a drag that you have to have them...

such is the web today

[BigMcLargehuge]

9. please repost this question in Ask the Administrators

I wonder if this is a feature of adware already stealthily installed on your computer?

At any rate Skinner, Elad or EarlG will have the answer you seek.

Big McLargehuge
DU Moderator