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#1 2010-09-23 22:29:19

maxol
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Registered: 2006-04-25
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Ad on Your Frontpage Dubious

The button style ad on the homepage of Xfce.org that links to elementmypc.com links to bogus "your PC is infected" type scareware which encourages the download of dubious content.
Also it will crash my browser (Midori).

Just a heads up.

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#2 2010-10-19 11:35:31

billybobjankinz
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Registered: 2010-10-19
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Re: Ad on Your Frontpage Dubious

adblock FTW  ;D

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#3 2010-10-20 09:50:50

El_Angelo
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Registered: 2004-11-09
Posts: 667

Re: Ad on Your Frontpage Dubious

maxol wrote:

The button style ad on the homepage of Xfce.org that links to elementmypc.com links to bogus "your PC is infected" type scareware which encourages the download of dubious content.
Also it will crash my browser (Midori).

Just a heads up.

I see no such scareware messages on www.elementpc.com

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#4 2010-11-01 04:51:50

patriciaminer66
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From: 228 Fittro Street, Jonesboro,
Registered: 2010-11-01
Posts: 1
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Re: Ad on Your Frontpage Dubious

billybobjankinz wrote:

adblock FTW  ;D

Yeah!

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