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The Help Desk => Computer Related Discussions & Questions => Topic started by: franksolich on August 14, 2014, 05:42:27 PM

Title: what's up with this?
Post by: franksolich on August 14, 2014, 05:42:27 PM
This is showing up with increasing frequency on conservativecave, no other site.

Do I download, or not?

(http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/Eferrari/august/first_zps81de3301.jpg) (http://s1100.photobucket.com/user/Eferrari/media/august/first_zps81de3301.jpg.html)

(http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/Eferrari/august/second_zpsd9e50423.jpg) (http://s1100.photobucket.com/user/Eferrari/media/august/second_zpsd9e50423.jpg.html)

(http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/Eferrari/august/third_zps8cd257b9.jpg) (http://s1100.photobucket.com/user/Eferrari/media/august/third_zps8cd257b9.jpg.html)
Title: Re: what's up with this?
Post by: thundley4 on August 14, 2014, 05:46:47 PM
I would not do it.  I recently got a popup and a page opening saying that I needed to upgrade my video player. I wasn't even watching any videos at the time.

ETA:

https://www.google.com/search?q=open+software+updater&oq=open+software+updater&aqs=chrome..69i57.5589j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

Also, almost all legitimate software on your computer has their own built in update service and won't do it through a pop up notice.
Title: Re: what's up with this?
Post by: Chris_ on August 14, 2014, 07:14:33 PM
NO!  Don't download that shit.

Clear your browser cache.
Title: Re: what's up with this?
Post by: franksolich on August 14, 2014, 07:25:15 PM
NO!  Don't download that shit.

Clear your browser cache.

Don't worry.

<<<never downloads anything without okay of experts here.
Title: Re: what's up with this?
Post by: Chris_ on August 14, 2014, 07:30:08 PM
One of the guys at work had a similar thing show up on his computer -- he was trying to update Java.  It ended up putting some sort of trojan on his computer that multiplied every time it was scanned by our antivirus.  I was able to find the infected file and delete it.