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Scarred

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Fading Twilight [dusk]

Mo/Me

25 Apr 2008 at 14:05 - 1
Why does GW Guru have to have annoying Popup ads on the site now ?

I never had so much trouble with getting malware loaded on my comp as I have recently with all the popups on guru

Arduin

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

25 Apr 2008 at 14:14 - 2
No popup ads here.

Ace2001

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

D/W

25 Apr 2008 at 14:24 - 3
I noticed butt-loads of popups when I was signed out of my account, but as soon as I logged in they all disapeared.

wyrd

wyrd

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2008

Halo

P/

25 Apr 2008 at 14:27 - 4
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Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

W/

25 Apr 2008 at 16:29 - 5
Quite frankly, if the OP is getting shitloads of malware installed then they're doing something wrong somewhere because I, and countless others, don't have any sort of problem.

stale

stale

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2008

canada

Bong Wielding Maniacs

R/Mo

25 Apr 2008 at 16:37 - 6
well, first, i've never had a GWG popup.

but, if you do, wouldn't the obvious thing to do be to run Spybot S&D and Adaware once a day?

besides, i'm willing to bet the popups are a result of sloppy surfing habits, and pre-existing spyware on your computer.

Tarun

Tarun

Technician's Corner Moderator

Join Date: Jan 2006

The TARDIS

http://www.lunarsoft.net/ http://forums.lunarsoft.net/

25 Apr 2008 at 16:40 - 7
There is an existing thread about this very topic in the Site forum.

Ec]-[oMaN

Ec]-[oMaN

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Toronto, Ont.

[DT][pT][jT][Grim][Nion]

W/

25 Apr 2008 at 16:45 - 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace2001
I noticed butt-loads of popups when I was signed out of my account, but as soon as I logged in they all disapeared.
Yea it's pretty bad if you aren't logged in. Thank god Kaspersky takes care of it though.

Snograt

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

25 Apr 2008 at 17:15 - 9
You shouldn't get pop-ups when you are logged in. Set Guru to remember you and you will auto login.

If you are logged in and still getting pop-ups, the Site Feedback is the place to report it. Somewhere like http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10270701 for example. Inde will probably read this anyway, but it's always good to post in the right location.

Scarred

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2006

Fading Twilight [dusk]

Mo/Me

25 Apr 2008 at 18:27 - 10
I use adaware to remove the malware that it finds. Apparently the site forgot me and didn't log me in automatically recently. I thought maybe the malware could have possibly come from another site , so I specifically didn't go anywhere else between the times I used Adaware, only visited GWG. It loaded the same malware, but it was when i wasn't logged in to the site.
I am sure its an excellent way to get new members by bombarding them with popups because they aren't logged in, throw out the First Impression Theory ...

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

25 Apr 2008 at 18:45 - 11
GWG doesn't have malware, and to the best of my knowledge, never has. Maybe you are thinking of GWO, as they have had trojans and tracking cookies.

Kamatsu

Kamatsu

Moderator

Join Date: May 2005

Australia

26 Apr 2008 at 05:48 - 12
Site Feedback: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=15

Some thread in there that might have relevance:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10281772
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10281741
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10281322
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10270701

Thread closed.