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dgm6780 on 14 June 2009

I am really surprised with some of these reactions. Its the same mentality of," its ok to do meth because everyone else is doing it". other sites might be doing this too, but vgchartz should be better then this

and ssj = so my daughter is on drugs, instead of addressing the problem you know we could put her up for adoption

docholliday = its ok for someone with VD to go around having sex with everyone possible without saying a word because you know, you can get free condoms from the health clinic



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okr on 14 June 2009

Spoken like a professional, ssj.

Now that we know that your opinion on anti-virus/malware programs is the only one that counts, please try at least to spell Kaspersky correctly and stop telling members how little they know compared to you.

Now can please someone comment on the issue reported by the TC in a more subtle way (I don´t have a clue if the TC is correct with his claim, but I´m curious)?



KungKras on 14 June 2009

All I have to protect myself is Norton (that has expired) Will I get viruses?



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rckrz6 on 14 June 2009

everything is connects to is for advertising purposes, nothing harmful is loaded onto your machine.



Incandescence on 14 June 2009
ssj12 said:
Incandescence said:
This website isn't ran or coded by professionals. Expect lots of holes. The abysmal quality of the writing in nearly every news article and the onslaught of dangerous advertisements speaks for itself.

You know if you have an issue with the site you can leave right? nothing is stopping you from leaving this community and "unprofessional" site.

 

@dgm - this message is also for you.

I like this website; I was just expressing my opinion and giving what I viewed as a valid explanation for the OP's problems, thank you very much.



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Zezlar on 14 June 2009

I browse the site all the time, and I usually do weekly computer inspections. And I never get anything. I also use IE btw.



docholliday on 14 June 2009
dgm6780 said:
I am really surprised with some of these reactions. Its the same mentality of," its ok to do meth because everyone else is doing it". other sites might be doing this too, but vgchartz should be better then this

and ssj = so my daughter is on drugs, instead of addressing the problem you know we could put her up for adoption

docholliday = its ok for someone with VD to go around having sex with everyone possible without saying a word because you know, you can get free condoms from the health clinic

Hey, your claims could very well be valid. But your methods will prove to be unproductive. Instead of just attacking the site itself and waiting for action to be taken, help your fellow members out. Its better to be proactive and protect yourself than wait for someone else to do it for you. It will not only help ppl while on this site but anywhere else on the web as well. Your gonna run across these issues at somepoint if your not protected, its a given. You cant save the internet from the bad guys, but individuals can take action to protect themselves.



|_emmiwinks on 14 June 2009
dgm6780 said:
I am really surprised with some of these reactions. Its the same mentality of," its ok to do meth because everyone else is doing it". other sites might be doing this too, but vgchartz should be better then this

and ssj = so my daughter is on drugs, instead of addressing the problem you know we could put her up for adoption

docholliday = its ok for someone with VD to go around having sex with everyone possible without saying a word because you know, you can get free condoms from the health clinic

 

Im not getting any of this, Im using a plugin for Firefox that... does things to ads, and besides that I keep my computer clean. There are malewares and spyware that once on your computer hijack ads in sites, especially poorly coded ones to connect you to other sites with more maleware and spyware to load you up with.

Of course, Im sure I'll be called naive and an idiot, so I dont know why I posted. As it is, not everyone is having the problems you are having, which means its not the site, but the computers of the people with the issue. Simple process of elimination.



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dgm6780 on 14 June 2009

Mcafee + Norton + Adaware have all id'ed this site as linking to known malware spreaders.

That is 100% FACT



burgerstein on 14 June 2009
dgm6780 said:
Mcafee + Norton + Adaware have all id'ed this site as linking to known malware spreaders.

That is 100% FACT


I have Norton and it hasn't notified me of anything.



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