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anyone else getting phishing popups ?

Anyone else getting popups browsing in this forum? I am posting here in the cables forum because this is the place I have received this phishing popup. I have not seen them in any other forum, or website. 

My AVG stops the popup from happening, but one of my laptops on Malwarebytes does not, and the cable forum webpage becomes a fake McAfee anti virus popup (ironically) which states you are infected "click here" . I have had one before which said I won a prize also in this cable forum. 

Since I cannot post a picture of this screen shot of this fake popup I have a link to the image via dropbox if you are curious to see what this looks like

Please respond if this has also happened to you, as when I reported this to Audiogon admin they state I have been the only one to do so.

Mcafee phishing

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danager
954 posts
 

Just clearing your browser cahce will usually clear it.

Open your browser

hit CTRL Shift DEL

Hit the "Clear Data" Button

Worked for me.

erik_squires
16,156 posts
 

I've definitely had fake ads show up when I'm on my phone. They pretend to be from TMobile or Verizon but are actually from a 3rd party.  Pretty creepy

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milpai
2,407 posts
 

I think I know what you are talking about, but I may be totally off, because this is what I see when browsing Audiogon. The pop-ups you are seeing is advertising. Phishing is generally referred when the site asks you for your Personal details, bank/credit-card information etc. Of late on audiogon, I have been seeing advertisements "drop-down" from the top or "creep-up" from the bottom. And sometimes there is a box in the middle of the screen with a X button to close it (just like on smart phones). I believe this is how Audiogon makes money.

Many other sites also employ these techniques to generate revenue. These are based off the recent search you might have done or some other cookies on your computer.

 

jl35
4,017 posts
 

Getting lots today

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nonoise
10,891 posts
 

I don't get any pop ups at all. Try using AdBlock or Ghostery (if you're not already) to see if it helps. I just use their free versions and they work fine.

All the best,
Nonoise

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