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cynatnite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-05 06:49 PM
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I keep getting a pop up wanting me to download a file I never asked for
This is what it says and I have no clue where it came from. I use the Avant browswer.

Pinkmonkey.com
Jscript File
Phpadsnew728.js

Does anyone know if this is come kind of virus or something? Suggestions on keeping it from coming back would be great, too.


Thanks!
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democracyindanger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-05 07:13 PM
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1. well
It looks like a javascript file for an ad

Phpadsnew728.js = php ads new?

pinkmonkey.com is a school paper mill website.
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Berserker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-13-05 08:54 PM
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2. Avant Browser
is just IE with more bells and whistles. You would be much better off using a different browser like FireFox(Free) or the Opera Browser (Not Free)You will not have to worry about garbage like that again.
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Berserker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-05 07:22 AM
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3. Im not sure what happened
to the word FireFox in the last post?
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charlie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-05 07:25 AM
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4. X parenthesis
Put some space between the two and that won't happen again :)
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Berserker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-14-05 07:38 AM
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5. Thanks for the explanation
I thought someone put a pic of condi in my post.
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idiosyncratic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-05 05:54 PM
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6. The Opera browser has a free version that will prevent stuff like
that from happening. I've used it for almost three years and really like it . . . so much so that I paid for it just a few days after downloading it and seeing how sophisticated and useful it was.

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