VIRUS WARNING!!

[Waspie]

Is anyone else getting Virus Warning messages on their browsers!!
Today, each time I visit this site I get a Mcafee warning my computer is infected! Strange as I don't have McAfee!!
I have carried out two full virus checks with my AV (ClamXAV). and also Clean My Mac and both come up zilch!!
Has the site been hacked I wonder!!!!
I inlet the messages from here, no other site is coming up with any warning!!VV

[Gary MacKenzie]

Nope, no warnings from this site or any others.

Have you tried updating mcafee , or did it just update ?

Are you even running mcafee ?

[stillp]

Spam messages Doug, hoping you'll click on a link that promises to remove the virus, but actually installs one.
Pete

[Waspie]

Thanks Pete. I googled it on my phone!! Same reply as you gave. I did another full scan, deleted all histories. And restarted machine.
No reoccurrence.

It was every time I clicked on the Trumpeter Kent thread!! I initially thought there may have been an embedded virus in one of the links. Just spam advertising as you say. Damn annoying!!

[Scratchbuilder]

They're out for all that cash you have stacked under the mattress, I keep telling you to let me look after it for you :tongue-out3:
Regards
Scrooge....

[Gary MacKenzie]

Thanks Pete. I googled it on my phone!! Same reply as you gave. I did another full scan, deleted all histories. And restarted machine.
No reoccurrence.

It was every time I clicked on the Trumpeter Kent thread!! I initially thought there may have been an embedded virus in one of the links. Just spam advertising as you say. Damn annoying!!

That thread doesn't trigger anything for me, so are you sure its that page and not a separate on you have open opening a popup on effectively the top page ?
There are no adverts for SMF supporters , so where are you getting it from ?

[JR]

I've had the same, in an email, and don't have then either. Just deleted as spam.

[Waspie]

That thread doesn't trigger anything for me, so are you sure its that page and not a separate on you have open opening a popup on effectively the top page ?
There are no adverts for SMF supporters , so where are you getting it from ?

Gary, the Kent page was the only page open. Safari browser was also the only app open. I have my AV scanning continuously as well as a Malware in the background. The ad blocker also helps stop ads which I am aware can have malicious files embedded.
I'm still using a father - grandfather method of backing up my laptop if not daily the every second day.
As I said, I deleted my history including cookies etc then ran a full scan of my drive, singular and the problem hasn't returned.
I found it strange as since I have had this MBP, some 3 years now I haven't had this occur hence why I tried to warn folks on here. As this was the only site I had been on since flashing the machine up earlier in the day.
Anyway - it's gone now so if the Mods want to delete the thread - please do. I certainly don't want to panic anyone.