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    MacKeeper Ad pop up

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by binnn4, May 13, 2011.

  1. binnn4

    binnn4 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it common for you guys to get the MacKeeper Ad popping up every once in a while??
     
    binnn4, May 13, 2011
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  2. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    where does it pop up? when you are visiting nbr and nbr forums?

    It has never happened to me but I use ad blocks so I wouldn't know.
     
    wave, May 13, 2011
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  3. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    just junk pop up ads from junk banner ads on junk sites... ignore them like normal. Now if you get one of the fake virus scanners like MacDefender, MacProtector, MacSecurity, and the like (all the same with different names), saying you have viruses... close that one right away, it will try to do an autodownload and run and trick people into installing it and its just malware phishing for Credit Card info.

    Always run anti-malware software. I suggest Sophos, because their Mac version is very good and free.
     
    doh123, May 13, 2011
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