Constantly getting a small dodgy looking pop up...

[GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER]

.asking if I want to download fs.txt or something - no idea what it is, except that it looks dodgy! Anyone else?

I am getting that too...

Ditto

Me too.

Me too

Can you post a screenshot?

I have just posted on another thread about this, Im getting no warning and its automatically downloading to my Mac.

Hello,

Just to say, we're looking into this one now.

Screenshot

Thanks so much for all of the information.
Is this only happening on safari/ios by chance?

Me too - and I'm on a Windows PC, using Firefox.

No windows pc firefox

I've been getting this and following advice I scanned for a virus as there is one that disguises itself as f.txt

But it could also be a glitch in googleads. Suspect it might be this as it only happens on mumsnet.

I was going to suggest it might be a setting in google analytics but have just seen this article which suggests it is actually a google fault.

news.thewindowsclub.com/firefox-chrome-edge-safari-forced-to-download-mysterious-f-text-file-103254/

Fingers crossed they get it sorted soon.

I think the pop up might orginate from Google and is because flash is no longer supported and so an advert fails to show. For some reason this causes the pop up. Dont quote me on this but I have been reading various other forums and that seems to be the general consensus.

@stumbledin I dont believe its unique to mumsnet. It just might be that other websites you frequent are not affected.

Dawnlassie - yes as I have just found out!

I have just had this for the second time today. iPad , safari IOS 14

I keep getting a "pop up blocked" thing here as well - mobile, Chrome.