I was leaving a comment and a “your computer is infected” notice popped up! Closed the tab and the “infection” went away… Haven’t seen one of those in a loooong time! Be careful here folks! The “Warning! Virus Detected” pop-up is a push notification that uses fake alerts stating that your device is under attack or infected to trick you into clicking on it. https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-warning-virus-detected/#google_vignette

[quote=“George_San_Jose1, post:23, topic:195400”] . It’s still not clear who/what is sourcing the P-word ads. Car Talk? Car Talk’s Advertisers? Anonymous 3rd party website hacker? [/quote I think you might be better off sending private messages to Julie or John because you seem to be the only one getting these annoying ads .

[image] George_San_Jose1: rhymes with “pair of tights The only word I can come up with is plights, plural of plight. Why that would generate anything negative is beyond me. Or: Phriday night phights!

Use Adblock and run Virus scan bro.

[image] Purebred: The only word I can come up with is plights, plural of plight. How about “pair a sites” is that easier?

According to George it is a single word that rhymes with tights or possibly pair, but pair already starts with P. Your word sites, again, only rhymes with plights. In the catagory of almost rhymes is price. You and George must have a different rhyming dictionary.

This is where the “P” word came from… you will have to scroll up to see what the P word is… [image] Sluggish forum-site response Site Feedback You just typed the “P” word 3 more times, so you should be seeing more ads. Type “chainsaw” and see how many ads you get.

Ah, I think I found it, from the other thread. Having attend a number of symposiums on ova and parasites, and performing hundreds, if not thousands, of parasite exams, I am not too concerned about a parasite. Nor, am I afraid of looking in a mirror and saying “Bloody Mary” three times. So let’s see what happens now that I have typed parasite.

[image] Purebred: I am not too concerned about a parasite. Seems to depend upon how squeamish you are. One of the poster’s here was none to pleased about the Car Talk ad image posted (briefly) above.

Have not seen the advertisement. I typed parasite three times, nothing happened.

[image] Purebred: I typed parasite three times, nothing happened. Thanks for trying. Keep an eye on the situation, if one appears it is pretty hard to ignore. But if you aren’t particularly squeamish you might not find them overly objectionable and could overlook them, which is what I did until recently, when I finally got fed up. Sometimes those objectionable ads disappear for a couple of days, but then come back for no rhyme nor reason. I have no idea why, who or what is sending them to my computer. The only thing I know is that they are only displayed on the Car Talk website. I’ve never seen them on any other website.

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