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A visitor to my websites (21stcenturystoa.ucoz) reported that an advert appeared claiming that his computer had 3 viruses. I got the same when I logged it. It appears that ucoz has inadvertently allowed in a rogue advertiser of virus-protection software. Could you please investigate and fix it?
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I attach a screenshot. Initially when I went to my website (20thcenturystoa.ucoz) a black window appeared in the middle 20% of the screen. It had a fake "close" icon which took me to the image I've enclosed. There was an additional sub-window above it which said:
5-strap.com says: WARNING! Your Windows 7 is infected with Virus and other malicious applications. Viruses must be removed and system damage repaired. It is necessary to run the Virus removal procedure immediately, please proceed. **If you leave this site your computer will remain damaged and vulnerable** [OK button] As I said, this looks like a rogue advert. |
I thought I had attached the file. However, I'm sending it again. I'm confused by your message about a video. Is it one you've posted or is it one you've discovered? What I can say is that a few minutes ago, when I clicked on the "X" of the black window headed "Peknama", it did actually close. If you have fixed it, thank you.
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I'm still getting the rogue "advert" on my website which is telling visitors that their computer has 3 viruses! If you're still not getting my screenshot, what do I have to do to transmit it?
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Gromov,
I'm sorry to try your patience over what appears to be a rogue advert on my website (21stcenturystoa.ucoz). Some of my attachments were blocked because I hadn't converted the format to Gif. Hopefully I've got it right this time. RogueImage1 either appears immediately or when I go to another page. When I close the smaller window, RogueImage2 appears. If you are able to, I would be very grateful if you could fix it Attachments:
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LinearMan, please clear the cache of your browser and specify if the issue remains for your website or not. There can be a couple of options why you and your friends/guests experience those rogue ads. This way we'll see if our guess was correct or not.
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Gromov,
The problem has returned, but it has changed in character. Several visitors to my website 21stcenturystoa.ucoz.com have reported that after a few seconds, sexually-explicits ads start appearing and taking up the whole screen. When I tried Wi-Fi on the train earlier today, I got a message from Cisco Umbrella (which I think was genuine) saying "This site is blocked due to content filtering" and "21stcenturystoa.ucoz.com has been blocked by your network administrator". Nothing I've put on my website is sexually-explicit in any way. I don't think the "banner" adverts that appear on the top-right-hand corner are related to what's going on. PLEASE take my word for it that my laptop and the computers of my friends are not to blame. Somebody has got at my website. Given the nature of the offensive images, I would rather not be asked to provide a screenshot. Please investigate, and bear in mind that the problem does not happen every time. |
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