A couple of months ago I clicked on a flashing message button and weird things happened.

If you get this message you could already be infected, make sure you get your computer scanned with a good spyware remover asap! If you don't have one refer to http://yourpcoptimizers.com

DO NOT CLICK ON THIS POP-UP!!!! it is a super bad bug that will take over your browser. according to hours of reasearch reading, i have learned the following....it pops up every few years..makes the rounds ..then goes away again. goes away as in it doesn't pop up on your screen. it does NOT go away from your pc.

it has nothing to do with the security of this site. nothing to do w microsoft. dh read it panicked downloaded it. no i didn't do him bodily harm, but i did do a lot of research and spent a LOT of time cleaning up his pc. son works for adobe now, worked for symantic security before that. if you did download this he says that pc repair people have a tool to remove it. home security systems don't. i have it isolated on dh pc. need to take in and have it removed.

A few days ago, I did report this with a picture of the supposed Microsoft warning and the two URL's that I copied, it happened twice to me and my anti virus just reported it blocked another attempt by something called 1929 rogue virus. I noticed in the URL that it has dee as part of the 3 addresses. It happened the other day when I clicked on What's New? Today, I just came to the QB and clicked on a subject about using strings and my Anti Virus said it blocked a threat. Never click on pop-ups even if you think it is from Microsoft. You can turn off your computer as some have done or click on your Logo in the bottom of your page, which is start and look for your Anti Virus, Spyware of whatever you use to remove threats and run a scan.

It has happened to me also. am wondering if that is why I now can not add pictures to a thread whent I try to .

Yes, it's happened to me twice while on the Quilting Board. I closed the entire email and immediately ran my virus protection. There was nothing there, but I believe if I had clicked on it, I would have had a problem.

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IT happened to me also. fortunely I did not run it. I almost did.

We had it happen about a year or so ago. It seems to be making a comeback. It has nothing to do with this website, it is just something on the internet, and we have to be aware when something comes up that we weren't expecting it is probably a virus.

Me too, this morning. I closed everything and ran MalWare. It found one critical virus. Was able to quaratine it and fortunately, no damage was done.

thats good news as I got it this am

It's happened to me numerous times. The first time, I did download the program thinking is was safe, what a mess. After running several virus scans and Malware scans, I finally just took my computer back a few days to before it happened. Then ran the scans again. All was ok. It's happened again several time, and if I couldn't get it clicked off, I just shut the computer down, and it didn't pop up. I really don't know if it was this site or other sights, but it is scary and your heart drops. If it happens again, I'll just turn the computer off. My machine runs a scan every night, so at some point if I have a problem it should be catch by MY anti virsus. So don't panic. Just another headache in life. :P

Ditto for me. Only I got mine last week. I felt strange too and also turned my laptop off.

Do any of you use Mozilla Firefox instead of IE as your browser?

P.S. - NOTE ADDED TO MY ABOVE POST: The scanner we used that caught the virus is MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS, which is a free download from Microsoft and works with all XP and later programs, such as XP7, Windows, etc.

I just got that adware virus message again on this board
 

Just be careful == that Micsoft adware message stating you have virus is again showing up when openning message board... I open the one that said Craftsy August bom posted??

wanted to alert you all. I just shut down my computer and did not touch the flashing bar :(

Judy in Phx, AZ

i hate that thing. When I was a newby, I fell for that. Had to have my computer savvy daughter come over and get rid of it for me. It sounds so legit, doesn't it? But don't fall for it. I have been getting quite a few of those when I use Chrome, don't know why. I also have been getting those "Paypal account suspended" and then you are asked to click on something. Never, never fall for that either.

you can also open the task manager (CTRL + ALT + DEL) and close it from there.

It usually takes one time before we get smart about these people and their tricks -- sadly huh...

Judy in Phx, AZ

I use Mozilla Firefox as my browser. I'm on a Mac with OS X and run MacKeeper and haven't had a problem. I recently bought a laptop (Mac ProBook) and it was recommended by the salesman to buy the Norton Antivirus for Mac. Unfortunately the OS is newer than on my desktop Mac and not compatible. Now what to do? I haven't used the laptop much, since mainly it is for my use while traveling, so I haven't installed it yet.

Ditto for me, that's what I did and always do. In fact I race to shut the computer down before that program or whatever it is, stops its count. And, come to think about it, that was on Monday, July 30th.

I still don't understand why it's not from this site. So many of you have gotten it. I go all over the place online and have not gotten anything remotely like this from anywhere else.

I had to send my computer to my son for him to fix it because of that virus! It's this long process you have to go through to fix it, and I'm just not that computer savvy, and I get frustrated when it won't do what I want it to, then I have to get away from it or I'm afraid I'll break it! LOL!

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Every time I have been on this board this week I have gotten a warning that a virus is attacking my computer. Did this happen to anyone else. I had to clean my computer 3 times this past week.

Yes, it happened to me right after I opened the first thread, I think, Monday or Tuesday. A warning from 'Windows' was displayed saying that a virus was attempting to ?something?--- and recommended that I clean, or fix it. (something like that) I ran a virus scan and the report indicated it fixed what ever was there. I have had this happen once before on this site, but it has been quite a while. Any other time I am notified of a virus attempt, it comes from my 'Nortons' program.

Yes, I reported this on Monday...actually this has been happening to me from this site for over 3 months... Just be careful and alert to the chance that someone is trying this stuff this quite often of late...:(

Judy in Phx, AZ

Somehow this virus has been become attached to this website. I close out my internet connection and sign off my computer without responding to any pop-up. My protection program (I use Kapersky) clears it out. I then sign back to the computer in 5 minutes or so, run a scan to insure that my firewall is in place and working correctly. It has been happening 2 -3 per week. I keep hoping that website operators will get it fixed from their end soon. It is bothersome, but it is happening on many websites.

I also have had it to happen and I know it has been reported , so yes I hope they get it fixed soon

Happens to me every time I come, too. My Norton gives me a pop up that it is serious, and was blocked. I do hope they get it off the site so it doesn't harm anyone's computer.

My Norton has been working overtime this week blocking the virus on this board. It's annoying.

Just a heads up -- Virus Prompt on board this am
 

This is Monday ... I was posting my Calendar BOM photo when I just signed on board.... Large Message came up that this site has a virus said to select to delete...etc. INSTEAD I did a advised last time on board and hit the ctrl ..... etc buttons and signed off and checked my McAfee --- everything is fine on our computer...happy to report that fact.. but wanted to report this to everyone.

Judy in Phx, AZ

Yes, there have been several threads regarding this over the past two weeks. They are working on it.

Virus What is going on with the QB ?
 

I just got a virus from the QB and now I am so afraid to come here. a few minutes after I got my computer back from the shop( $100 ) I got the virus message again from QB. I rush to turn off the computer. Is there a way to find out how many are others are having problems. I would be so sad if I have to give up this board. Any suggestions.

There have been a few threads over the past two weeks regarding this issue, here's one: http://www.quiltingboard.com/qb-help...r-t195707.html

In today's world, one must have up-to-date virus protection. I use Norton Internet Security and it has stopped this attack every time it comes up, at many sites, just not here on the QB. For about $30 a year (buy through Amazon.Com, not directly at Norton/Symantec to get this good price, it protects all three of my computers.

I recently have gotten a message two or three times while on the QB where a screen pops up and says
"virus found" or something like that and it says click here to to fix problem. I am pretty sure it is a link to a
virus or spyware or something of that nature. You can't click the X to get rid of the screen so I just close the internet and then come back. WHat ever you do DON"T click anything screen like that unless you KNOW it is from your virus protection program.

Yes, an up-to-date protection program is a necessity to deal with the viruses. So many people click on the alert that allows the virus to active. If people would close out the program and internet connections, it would help protect their data. I even disconnect from modem and turn off electricity ... a total shutdown ... and then wait 5 minutes before opening up again. Hope the web designers here can get to the bottom of this virus and clear it off the website very soon. Until then ......

Yes, I agree. We have McAfee total protection does a great job but lately there is defientely something going on on the QB. If I get the message I will shut down and turn off the computer I hope they are working on the problem.
Thanks

I have been getting that message too. I do C-A-D, to bring up the Task manager, and end the program. This is getting real annoying.

I agree with those who recommend a good quality virus protection programme. I have an annual subscription with Trend. Costs me just under $100 and covers three computers. Free-ware is ok, but does have it's limitations. Oh, and I haven't experienced any problems at all with QB.

it is not a virus. it's a pop-up ad.
my own theory is that one of the ads being pushed through the space is infected with adware or spyware.
the techs try to block all pop-ups but this one is particularly annoying and was programmed to elude most defense measures.

when the invisible ad/spyware tries to install itself, our own anti-virus programs prevent it.
mine activates the additional step of temporarily blocking all traffic from the website.
that's why it's necessary to shut down the browser completely to get rid of it.

therefore, it's a "good-news-bad-news" thing. the ad and having to close and restart the browser is a pain in the butt. on the other hand, that's at least proof that our AV programs are protecting our computers. it's also important to remember that the board itself is not infected with a virus. as long as you have good AV software installed on your computer and keep it up to date there's nothing to worry about.

if you know how to take a screen-shot, please do that if you get the false AV notice.
send it by email to [email protected]

they will appreciate any clues we can provide to track down the source and block it.

Got it as well but didn't open it...