July 9, 200620 yr 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.
July 9, 200620 yr 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...
July 9, 200620 yr why dont u have a pop up blocker? http://siggy.draynor.net/goal/fletching ... cow101.gif[/img][/url] Nova Ordo Secularum
July 9, 200620 yr 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...
July 9, 200620 yr 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.
July 9, 200620 yr 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.
July 9, 200620 yr 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
July 9, 200620 yr ...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.
July 10, 200620 yr 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
July 10, 200620 yr 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
July 10, 200620 yr IT could (and most probably is) spyware. Try giving your computer a quick spyware scan. Currently going for 76 fishing
July 10, 200620 yr 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.
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