Hey DU'ers -- Help a sister out

[CatWoman]

This message just popped up on my monitor:

Warning. Important Message!!!


You are seeing this message, because we have detected that you have tracking software installed in your machine. (more info)

This is not a virus, but a program in your machine that monitors and transmits all of your online activities, and is a serious violation of your privacy.

Below is a link to a free scanner to download that will find and remove all spyware programs on your machine: Get the scanner.

What do you make of it?

should I download?

[zbird]

1. No! Pop-up ad.

I get it all the time. Ignore, ignore, ignore.

[madrchsod]

2. no ,no ,no

don`t you have more spam than you can cook.....

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. No.

Please don't download.

[Lefta Dissenter]

4. just click the close button

it's just a clever pop-up ad.

[veganwitch]

5. yep. its just a popup

but go to download.com get adaware and scan your system once a week. it will get rid of all spyware.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

6. HELL NO!

Dont do it, or then you WILL have tracing software on your computer.

[Kamika]

7. You should turn off messanger

Think it was a messanger message

[SoCalDem]

8. Delete

:)

[Kellanved]

9. No, no, no

As stated above, this exactly the opposite - ignore it.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03275/227600.stm

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. Get adaware and spybot

That little pop up window will just GIVE you spyware if you say yes.

[CatWoman]

11. wow!!!! that was fast!!!!

thanks a lot you guys!!!

DU has the most knowledgeable people on the web!!

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Yep - 10 answers in 5 minutes!

Same thing when I asked about steaming H&H and cream for espresso.

DUers are incredible!

[nostamj]

16. i get NO pop-ups

and I also recommend spybot to purge the filthy 'tracking' crap.

(though it *may* make you SICK to discover how many infections you have the first time you run it!

[CatWoman]

18. what's strange is

that I use the new google bar, with the pop up blocker.

This one apparently snuck thru :D

Hey, N -- where's the toons?????? :hi:

[nostamj]

20. TOONS?

check the sig line.

getting nil hits and may quit them. just lost my job (if you didn't see that thread) and don't know if TOON mining (which I used to do while working hotline) is going to be a priority in the coming months.

i killed my pop-ups thru AOHELL, if you can believe that. they DON'T make it easy but someone on DU posted the right link MONTHS ago.

but, i get ABSOLUTELY no pop-ups with these settings!

now, all I need is LOTS of paying clients for my graphics biz and for everyone to buy a mug (once a month forever)

kidding, duh. the store is to 'test market' concepts and graphics--not to make a living!

[bubblesby2002]

19. I'll say it made me sick.

I had 40 spyware things. So thanks TO YOU ALL for the information, now I have no infections. WOW. THANKS AGAIN:toast:

[nostamj]

21. i had over 100!

my sister passed it on to me. things are MUCH cleaner now.

didn't you feel just ICKY knowing people were peeping? YUCK

[necso]

13. Ignore

Spybot Search and Destroy (in addition to adaware) is worth checking out.

http://spybot.safer-networking.de/

adaware

http://www.lavasoft.de/

This is also worth checking out.

http://accs-net.com/hosts/get_hosts.html

[Lostmessage]

14. We are all getting that message

Do not download it.

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. Oh, and get yourself a popup blocker

I'm using the google toolbar which is both a popup blocker, and also just a darn handy dandy thing to have.

Then you'll never see that window again!

In the last week or so since installing the toolbar, it's blocked 175 popups. YAY!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

17. NO...i have gotten it before ...it's just that "a popup ad"