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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Weird pop-up "ad" in Safari |
| Date | 2014-03-04 22:28 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <bnn2d5F9cdjU6@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <53151c78$0$52743$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net> <bnks64Fsd20U2@mid.individual.net> <531618bb$0$52763$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2014-03-04, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote: > > In article <bnks64Fsd20U2@mid.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: >> >>It was probably a JavaScript dialog, and probably came from an ad server >>that the web-based email host she was using displayed on their page. > > In other words, Earthlink allows their adserver company to run > Javascript dialogs that stop users in their tracks until they > click "OK" or force-quit the browser? Wonderful. It wouldn't surprise me. It's happened many times before with various web providers/sites. >>AdBlock for Safari probably would have blocked it. > > Thanks, I figured it probably would. Clearly this wasn't actual > malware (I don't run Windows on my MacBook), but this was the > first time I had seen a pop-up that didn't have OS X control > buttons (close, minimize, maximize), just that darn "OK" button. > That was a bit scary. If you're ever really worried about it, you can just force-quit th web browser so that no clicks are required. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Weird pop-up "ad" in Safari patty1@sonic.net (Patty Winter) - 2014-03-04 00:21 +0000
Re: Weird pop-up "ad" in Safari Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-04 02:30 +0000
Re: Weird pop-up "ad" in Safari Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-03-04 18:17 +0000
Re: Weird pop-up "ad" in Safari Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-04 22:01 +0000
Re: Weird pop-up "ad" in Safari Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-04 22:28 +0000
Re: Weird pop-up "ad" in Safari Stephen <gratefuldead@xs4all.nl> - 2014-03-04 14:22 +0100
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