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Just got a weird ad popup

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@temery I just got a weird ad popup on this site that looked like a Trojan Horse. It claimed I had a virus, presented itself as McAfee, and asked me to do a scan of the laptop. You are just using Google ads, right?

I apologize for not saving a screen shot. I will do it if it happens again.
 

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Happens to me a couple times a year. It's most likely an over reactive malware program reading a site script as something it's not.

Screen captures help. The url - even better. I can ban urls.
 
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'That's not a pop up. It's a sidebar ad that shouldn't show up on a phone, but every once in a while does. Or a double mobile ad. If it happens often, let me know.
It happens often.
 

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I need to see a screen capture of the actual ad.
The next time it happens, I'll post one here, but it appears to be different ads.
 
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I've been getting strange malware-looking pop-ups, and unsolicited redirects that get immediately blocked by my employer's security software.

Separate issue: Chrome on my Android phone crashes frequently when I'm on the Boneyard. Started yesterday, as far as I can tell.

Just FYI @temery
 
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does a donation of $30 block ads for a year? what name is the $30 is paid to? looks sketchy
 

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does a donation of $30 block ads for a year? what name is the $30 is paid to? looks sketchy

$30 blocks ads for one year.

Ange Gardien is the village in Quebec where my mother's family has lived for over 400 years.

Ange Gardien is French for guardian angel. The money is used to pay the bills, and to donate to boneyard and syracusefan related charities.

 
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