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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 09:27 PM
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I clicked on a Google ad on DU and it downloaded a "trojan" that MacAfee automatically blocked
Should I get excited? Here was the ad to apartments.com :

Du Bois Pa Apartments
Browse available Du Bois apartment listings by photos, price, & more.
www.Apartments-Justlisted.com
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CK_John Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 09:29 PM
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1. You get a trojan and then post a link to it, thanks for nothing. n/t
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nashville_brook Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 09:35 PM
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5. the OP is letting us know which ad is the problem -- so, thanks ARE in order.
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 09:55 PM
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8. I dare you to click on it
Dare you!
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 09:29 PM
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2. are you now posting links to nasty computer problems?
yikes!
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 09:30 PM
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3. What next, tell us herpes is bad by kissing all of us in just the right places?
:scared:
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 09:48 PM
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7. I just found another one
Now you get to guess which one it was.

:evilgrin:
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Dawggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 09:34 PM
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4. Hint: Use Firefox and the D blocker that's available with it
and you will never again see a Google ad here.
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 09:37 PM
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6. I don't mind the google ads. I find them mildly entertaining
Need something to do now that the corn quit growing in Ohio.
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yewberry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 10:16 PM
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9. Didja forward that info to Elad?
I don't know much about this stuff, but I'd bet he'd like to know.
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