Blako Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 While I was playing and not looking at the ads, a full screen ad came up and attempted to download something. The ad forced you to click "ok" but I knew this was not a good thing. Then norton antivirus said, "Virus detected!" Using task manager I closed both runescape game and the windows that appeared. The virus was Bloodhound.Exploit.56 Shortly after that norton antivirus said it was deleted, but its still something to make you uneasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard_1315 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 What? This never happened to me. How do you know that ad came from the RS website? Every path you have trod, through wilderness and through war, has led to this road... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastTemplar Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 why dont u have a pop up blocker? http://siggy.draynor.net/goal/fletching ... cow101.gif[/img][/url] Nova Ordo Secularum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ks_Jeppe Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 The Bloodhound virus has sadly been spread all over the web through adverts, i can name several other sites which have had the problem as well... Don't blame Jagex for this, blame the advertising company and the person(s) doing this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McOwned Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 What browser are you using? Retired from runescape(Banned for bug abusing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffleh Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Getting popups while on runescape could just be a coincidence. If you downloaded a program called Kazaa, it's also known to download adware into your computer, causeing popups even if your not online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavirylime Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 Yep, I got this twice: once on my old computer and once on my new. I contacted Jagex about it and I have yet to get a reply. What browser are you using? Firefox solves the problem, but Jagex frequently promotes its Windows Client which is based off IE6. Ironically, their only official client download creates trouble. I am a tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend_Gaara Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 You can report the advertisement in customer support..I think o.0 Click on the "?" To get the advertisement information so you can tell them exactly what is happening. Legendary F2P Skiller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudSeller Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 ...The ad forced you to click "ok" but I knew this was not a good thing. ... ALT-F4? Legitimate (and necessary) use in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexek Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Get Firefox. It blocks most pop-ups and is quite safe, especially compares to the default Internet Explorer. :) PoetryIndexed Picture 1Indexed Picture 2 Killed my maxed Zerker pure April 2010 Rebooting Runescape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaga Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Are you sure this is an ad from Jagex? When you surf other sites does it still pop up? I once accidentally downloaded something with a Windows service pack that brought up ads from a certain website. I couldn't even figure out what was happening for a year. RSN: Mutashi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayking321 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 IT could (and most probably is) spyware. Try giving your computer a quick spyware scan. Currently going for 76 fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezcake Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I suggest you post a hijackthis log in the Tech and Computers Forum. You may have some kind of spyware or other malicious files on your computer. ==================================Retired tip.it moderator.Teaching and inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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