I got this. I have *nothing* else open but Chrome and in that TheMustangSource.com.
http://amch.questionmarket.com/adscg...unload_domain=

This popped up after I backspaced out of a topic.

While it's conceivable that my computer caught a cold, I don't think so. Just figured I'd ask. It's probably a drive by ad banner pop up.

Which reminds me. At my work, I had to *block all ad sites*. One of my peoples was getting a drive by malvertizement via a banner ad at, of all things, NationalGeographic.com. So now, no ads whatsoever show up there, because I can't police it, and they all seem to come from 3 major, easily dealt with domains.

I'd sure hate to have to do that for this fine site. The popup has me worried now. Don't make me block the ads.

 

Nope, no pop-ups that I know of.

 

I'll add that we NEVER run pop up ads. Not sure where that came from. Maybe run an adware scan on your PC?

 

I did that. Nothing found. Compy's clean. I swear it. I'm an IT guy, that's what I do.

I know YOU guys don't run pop up ads, that's a given. I'm sure National Geographic doesn't either. But they got through anyway.

I'm just saying that recent experience in killing something from a banner ad malvertizement makes me a little wary now. **** things. Wish people would put their obvious skill to use in doing something POSITIVE instead of writing that crap. As a programmer, it just pisses me off.

But that's not on you guys. I was just saying be careful. It was the first and only time I saw that here. You don't police every single banner, I'm sure. Neither did NatGeo, and neither did Overture or DoubleClick, and now? They don't show up at my work campuses PERIOD. I have verifiable proof it was them sending the 'ad' that put the malware on the computer. Even though they're 'protected' by antivirus and such. So new, the AV engines didn't 'see' them.

Given that, and given that I can't possibly police the computers as well as I liked, and given that even AV is not infalliable, I had to make the decision to ban all the ad banners... which mean we now get very little ads of any sort at all at the work.

Anyway, just passing the word on my oddity. Hopefully it won't show up again. I know it won't at work..

 

Thats why I gave up MS OS and Browsers. I just have a lot fewer issues with Ubuntu and Firefox.

 

I just read this thread and I had never seen a pop up here before, then sure enough, the next page I went to had an ad appear. I got a screen shot just before it disappeared.

 

try deleting all the tracing cookies ?

 

Oh, a Vibrant ad. I wonder if it came from the cut and paste job, or if Ford Motor Company is auto tagged?

In any case, that's not the deal. It was a completely separate window, not an in window pop like that.

Edit: Nope, it's not autotagged... not here anyway. Maybe it's Chrome vs IE. (Chrome here.)

 

Are you logged in when your seeing that?

 

No, I don't think I was signed in at the time. I haven't seen any more either.

 

THE RISING THREAT OF TROJAN ATTACKS


Attacks by ‘Trojan viruses’ are on the rise in Britain.

Although up-to-date anti-virus software should prevent an attack, experts say an alarming number of people leave their computers vulnerable to cybertheft.

Trojans are malicious programmes that hide inside apparently harmless computer files.

They can lurk on websites, online adverts or hitch a lift in emails.

The Zeus v3 Trojan involved in the latest attacks hides in adverts that appear on legitimate websites.

Each time someone clicks on the advert, the code is downloaded to their home computer where it lies dormant.

The code only becomes active when the computer connects to a bank website when it starts to record account details, passwords and other confidential information.

It checks to see if the account holds enough cash and then transfers up to £5,000 to a ‘mule’ account - a legitimate bank account held by a real customer.

Owners of these mule accounts operate on the edge of the law and agree to transfer sums they receive to someone else, after taking a cut.

By the time the police have investigated a Trojan attack, the recipient of the money has usually vanished without trace.

Security experts say it is relatively easy to protect against Trojan attacks by installing anti-virus software and keeping it up to date.

Computer owners should also make sure they have downloaded any updates of their operating software - usually Windows - and other programmes such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Adobe.

People should also be alert to junk emails that pretend to be from banks, the Inland Revenue or online shops like Amazon and Ebay.

The emails invite the unwary to click on a link to a webpage containing a Trojan.




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-accounts.html

 

I was thinking the Google Toolbar was to blame.

 

I seen this picture and I also got a pop up.