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PurveyorOfWoo · 08/03/2011 22:11

Is anyone else still getting these warnings when they click on random threads???

See this thread for details of when it all kicked off. It doesn't happen with every thread anymore - maybe 1 in 10. The big red warning splash screen is a bit alarming though, however I just click on the Ignore link - it has kind of become automatic to do so, but very annoying. However I have just realised that, mardy bunch that you lot are, if it were still happening to everyone else you would have kicked up a stink by now.

So assuming I am somehow special WHY is this still happening to me? Did you all turn down your security settings? Cos I daren't

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DamianTech · 09/03/2011 12:50

Hi PurveyorOfWoo,

I would recommend running a full anti-virus scan on your system, as it sounds like something may be causing problems on your system.

Are you using Firefox? If so, I would try running it in safe mode, and see if the alerts still come up.

In general, I would recommend NOT ignoring any of these reports, even if it turns out to be a false positive, it's not worth the risk. Obviously we here at Mumsnet have no intention on attacking our members, but it's always possible for an advert to go rogue, or for one of our pages to be hi-jacked. Hopefully neither of these will happen, but please be on your guard. :)

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DamianTech · 09/03/2011 16:11

Hi PurveyorOfWoo,

Well, it looks like we can rule out any addons causing the issue then. The thread looks to be okay to me (anyone else?), so I'm thinking either it's a very rare-appearing advert (unlikely, since they get rotated quite often), or it's something on your PC. If the scan doesn't pick anything up, you may need to try running it in safe mode.

It's also possible your Firefox profile has gone tits up, perhaps try browsing using a different profile (press Win+R and type in firefox -p to get to the profile manager), or try using Chrome to access the thread and see if it still happens.

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DamianTech · 11/03/2011 09:29

Well, it may be that your profile or installation is the problem, then. You can try re-installing Firefox, or clearing your profile folder. Note that the latter step will erase your bookmarks, addons, history etc., so make sure there isn't anything you might miss later on.

OFC if you're happy with Chrome, don't let me get in your way. :)

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