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Pete Lester 08-01-2014 11:44 AM

Gunbroker site - be careful - potential virus
 
I am not 100% certain but it appears that Gunbroker.com may be attempting to attack older versions of Internet Explorer by forcing you to some site which will supposedly upgrade it. The site was not a Microsoft site so I am skeptical and believe this to be a ploy to give your computer a virus.

The machine I am on is Windows 7 running IE9. I would suggest closing out Explorer with the Ctl-Alt-Del command if it tries to redirect you and use an alternative browser such as FireFox or Chrome for GB.

Mills Morrison 08-01-2014 11:59 AM

Thanks for the heads up.

Rick Losey 08-01-2014 12:02 PM

gun broker can be a virus on its own- it attacks your wallet

:rolleyes:

Stephen Hodges 08-01-2014 12:35 PM

Thanks Pete. I have been getting that pop-up and have just been closing it.

Pete Lester 08-01-2014 12:41 PM

Steve be careful how you close a potential attack on your computer. Hackers are clever and sometimes clicking on the red X in the upper right of your web browser will lead to an infection. When in doubt use Ctl-Alt-Del and then ending the suspect process is safer.

Dean Romig 08-01-2014 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Lester (Post 144082)
When in doubt use Ctl-Alt-Del and then ending the suspect process is safer.


Good advice Pete - Ctl-Alt-Dlt is the ONLY way to prevent infection.

scott kittredge 08-01-2014 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean Romig (Post 144084)
Good advice Pete - Ctl-Alt-Dlt is the ONLY way to prevent infection.

Whats Ctl-Alt-Dlt I don't know much about these things :corn:

Pete Lester 08-01-2014 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott kittredge (Post 144091)
Whats Ctl-Alt-Dlt I don't know much about these things :corn:

Hold down the Ctl and Alt keys with left hand then press Del key with right. That brings up the Task Manager. Look under Applications for what is running on your computer. Select the suspected attack page, then click End Task.

John Campbell 08-01-2014 04:26 PM

An alternative solution: Scrap that liberal-supported PC and get a Mac with Safari. No problems... LOL

Pete Lester 08-01-2014 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by John Campbell (Post 144094)
An alternative solution: Scrap that liberal-supported PC and get a Mac with Safari. No problems... LOL

That is so far off it's funny. The Apple/Mac world is predominantly higher education, enuff said. Mac's are no longer immune from computer virus' either.


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