Comments on: Gerbildance

By: Fal Leithani

Fal Leithani — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 02:04:30 +0000

No pop-ups here. Just using vanilla Firefox with default settings.

I’m curious why some people are having trouble and others are not.

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:52:33 +0000

You guys should use NoScript. Block quantserve.com. Shazam.

By: Adam Underfoot (unnatural20)

Adam Underfoot (unnatural20) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:52:32 +0000

Uh… I had no pop-ups, really. I tell a lie, one got past Firefox one time. But I checked with both IE and Firefox… do you guys have pop-up blockers disabled?

By: Andrew Barton (andrewandkatebarton)

Andrew Barton (andrewandkatebarton) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:52:31 +0000

Further news: if you clicked anywhere in those pop-up boxes, inclduing the 'Cancel' button or even the little red x in the corner that usually closes the window, Drivecleaner takes that as permission to instal itself. My wife didn't know this when she looked at the site and closed the pop-ups normally. I've just had to run our security software to remove this product.

The only safe way to get rid of such windows is to use Ctrl-Alt-Del and end the process that controls them.

By: Andrew Barton (andrewandkatebarton)

Andrew Barton (andrewandkatebarton) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:52:30 +0000

The popups the link produces are for a product called DR

rivecleaner, about which Symantec says:

DriveCleaner is a misleading application, which gives exaggerated reports of security and privacy risks on a computer. The program then prompts the user to purchase a registered version of the software in order to remove the reported risks.

By: Andrew Barton (andrewandkatebarton)

Andrew Barton (andrewandkatebarton) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:52:29 +0000

I also got a load of intrusive popups when I clicked on the picture. What gibes?

By: Noah Ramon (bibulb)

Noah Ramon (bibulb) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:52:28 +0000

Hey, I’m not going to complain in any way about Leggy Helen.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:52:27 +0000

"I'd never send a ninja aganst Dave. The Mafia hitmen are so muchmore cost-effective. And the merc snipers who can put a fiftycaliber bullet into his cigarette from a klick away are also having asale..."
--jawolf36, 23 April 2001.

By: Leon Arnott (l)

Leon Arnott (l) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:52:26 +0000

Ah yes, "The Hampster Dance." To think that Internet civilisation has come so far from those humble beginnings. But hey, even back then we had the word "defenestration" to keep us entertained.

Today's trope bingo draw: The Long List of Side Effects.

By: So It Begins (soitbegins)

So It Begins (soitbegins) — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:52:25 +0000

Update: Ok, I'm following the link and--

Aaagh! Oh, no! No, God, no!

AAAGH! MY EYES! MY EYES!

(Just kidding. :D)