A bit of a scare this morning.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (175995)
Walnut Creek, California
March 16, 2023 12:41pm CST
I was responding to comments on my MyLot posts this morning, sipping away at my first cup of coffee, when a really invasive pop-up occurred. I don't think MyLot was involved in any way. I hadn't clicked on any ads or anything like that.
It was ostensibly from Micros*ft, telling me that access to my computer had been suspended due to hackers, or some such. It was decently written, but there was a "throbbing" graphic in the background, which is something I don't think Microsoft would do.
I couldn't find a way to "x out of it, so I did a hard reboot of my computer, and all seems well now.
Do you ever get really scary pop-ups? I haven't visited any n*ked lady or b*mb-building sites in a long time, so I'm not sure where this thing came from. I also have not been critical of R*ssia in any recent posts.
What do you do when something like this happens? I suppose I should go and delete my cookies now.
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18 responses
@ptrikha_2 (41886)
• India
16 Mar
Had you accidentally downloaded anything unknown in your email?
I would suggest running an Anti virus scan on your computer to check if any virus or worm is affecting your computer.
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@ptrikha_2 (41886)
• India
17 Mar
@TheHorse
Well hopefully your PC system is all fine !
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@ptrikha_2 (41886)
• India
18 Mar
@TheHorse
That's a great news!
Just out of curiosity - which brand and Specs Laptop you use?
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@JamesHxstatic (28211)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Mar
I had that happen to me last week, very annoying. I had to restart to get rid of it.
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@JamesHxstatic (28211)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Mar
@TheHorse I believe it was, yes. I didn't think about that either. It would not go away when I hit delete.
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@TheHorse (175995)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Mar
@JamesHxstatic Very odd. I'm running a computer check with my Norton right now.
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@Treborika (7350)
• Mombasa, Kenya
17 Mar
I have never experienced something like that before. If to happens I would just switch the computer off and wait for some minutes before restarting it.
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@TheHorse (175995)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Mar
@Treborika No problems so far today.
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@evilamericans (391)
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16 Mar
I ain't had one of those non-escapable bastages for many a year. Never was quite sure where they came from, I think they latch onto your browser somehow and then lie dormant for a bit and then 'blossom' out. But I don't know nothin' 'bout that there techy stuff, that's just my whosawhatsis.
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@BarBaraPrz (41059)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Mar
Just as long as you don't toss your cookies... oh wait, you did do that last week was it?
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@Tampa_girl7 (49611)
• United States
17 Mar
When I used my computer it happened a lot. On my iPad not so much.
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@TheHorse (175995)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Mar
@Tampa_girl7 Better virus protection on the iPad?
@JimBo452020 (43849)
• Montrose, Scotland
16 Mar
I haven't had anything pop up for ages.
Old age creeping in I think
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@TheHorse (175995)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Mar
@JimBo452020
My ex-: "You're such a great lover!"
Me: "Well, I practice a lot when I'm alone."
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@JimBo452020 (43849)
• Montrose, Scotland
16 Mar
@TheHorse
Hope it never happens to you
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@shaggin (68109)
• United States
16 Mar
That used to happen to me at myLot a lot years ago when I would myLot on my computer and didn’t have a pop up blocker on. I think it was called a redirect though. I called the number it said to call and have them access to my computer to fix it and then realized it was a scam and quick shut my computer down to get them out of it.
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@RasmaSandra (62416)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Mar
I try to delete all my cookies now and then and luckily have not gotten such scary pop-ups, Doubt if it is anything you wrote but do be careful,
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