Re: Pop up error message

[David Watkins]

I experienced a similar thing yesterday not long after installing Mac  
OS X 10.4.4 update and Safari Version 2.0.3 (417.8).


In my case it was when viewing a page of search results from Google  
and then when I linked on to the next page of results up came a  
similar message like you mentioned. It was not a pop up window but a  
Google page with the message that it had detected a virus and listied  
links to virus checkers and spyware programs. I did not investigate  
the web page at the time but it appeared to be a genuine Google page  
with their logo on it.


I have a feeling it may have something to do with the shareware  
program Pithlmet which informed me after the loading of the new  
version of Safari that the Pithelmet has not loaded as it is  
incompatible with this version of Safari. I have since removed  
Pithelmet and all associated files that were installed with the program.


Will be interesting to see if the message appears again.

Dave Watkins

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On 14/01/2006, at 8:23 AM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

Over the last 5 days or so, regardless of which browser I use, I have  
been getting a pop up menu saying I have a computer error and can  
have a free scan to correct the error.  In trying to close the window  
it takes over my browser window and says to click OK to start the  
free download.  There is a cancel option but after cancelling the  
offer reappears.  I force quit out of the browser to clear the deck.  
Has anyone else experienced this irritation?  What action to stop it?

Merv

Re: Pop up error message

[Mark Secker]

Over the last 5 days or so, regardless of which browser I use, I 
have been getting a pop up menu saying I have a computer error and 
can have a free scan to correct the error.  In trying to close the 
window it takes over my browser window and says to click OK to start 
the free download.  There is a cancel option but after cancelling 
the offer reappears.  I force quit out of the browser to clear the 
deck. Has anyone else experienced this irritation?  What action to 
stop it?

Merv
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1:block pop ups

and/or

2: don't visit sites that pay for their service fee with such advertising

this is not an error message this is a common scam/advertisement/bait.

the dead giveaway is the  popup is formatted to look  like a Winblows 
dialogue box

Pop up error message

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Over the last 5 days or so, regardless of which browser I use, I have 
been getting a pop up menu saying I have a computer error and can 
have a free scan to correct the error.  In trying to close the window 
it takes over my browser window and says to click OK to start the 
free download.  There is a cancel option but after cancelling the 
offer reappears.  I force quit out of the browser to clear the deck. 
Has anyone else experienced this irritation?  What action to stop it?

Merv
--
"Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must 
also believe in order to see."