Virus on GenesReunited

[Jean McGurn]

So I clicked on delete, to ignore the box, but I was taken to their site anyway. It told me it had found all sorts of dreadful things on my computer.

I have clicked on those sort of boxes to close them in the past and found I have ended up on their sites so I just ignore them now. I reckon that if you touch the box anywhere it will automatically take you to the site.

I also have AVG and found that it's been very good, so long as you keep it up to date. They will warn you if something is dodgy so generally I will steer clear if I get one.

Jean

[Just Kia]

I've was about to reply to someone who says we have hot matches, and as soon as I got into GenesReunited, I got the same pop up as last time. It was a virus alert from MalWareAlert (which I don't have).

So I clicked on delete, to ignore the box, but I was taken to their site anyway. It told me it had found all sorts of dreadful things on my computer.

I closed it, checked my computer with my AVG and Zone Alarm, and all is fine.

It's deceitful and infuriating.

meles

Same here.
I found that if you close the browser and re-open then it doesn't happen.
I have AVG and it picks up everything, if there is someting.
Norton has a nasty habit of creating names for stuff that doesn't exist (Malware pop ups for example) and making you think that it has found a virus, when really there was nothing there.

[sueky71]

I've was about to reply to someone who says we have hot matches, and as soon as I got into GenesReunited, I got the same pop up as last time. It was a virus alert from MalWareAlert (which I don't have).

I got this pop up too, telling me my PC was infected with all sort and was in a 'critical state', when I clicked the close box, I got a security warning telling me the site I was being taken to could not be verified. So I just shut the computer down, and when I re started it everything was fine.
I've been on GR since, and it was ok.

[Mum44]

Strange how we've all had different experiences - mine seems to have been quite unexciting  compared to some! 

I wasn't told "critical state" or anything dramatic like that - just that Norton had found a problem and was fixing it.

[perth tiger]

i got the same as meles earlier today. i just stopped it and went back then opened gr again it worked fine from then on

perth

[Tephra]

I was on GR twice in two days and got nothing - no virus alert or warning from anything.   So after reading this thread,  I ran a full virus check...........and came up with nothing.

Not that I'm complaining         


Barbara

[LizzieW]

I've been on GR in the last week answering queries from other GRers(!) and not had any virus warnings or anything.  I have ZoneAlarm and it keeps everything at bay, as far as I know, and often pops up a warning for something it doesn't recognise as being OK.

Lizzie

[Princess Poppy]

To help protect yourselves, apart from having up to date anti virus etc, ensure your pop up blockers are on and working.  Both Firefox and Internet Explorer have a pop up blocker.

If using Internet Explorer 7, just click on the blue cog wheel on the tool bar (Tools) and you should see a Pop Up Blocker in the menu - ensure it is turned on.

I did have the Genes Reunited website in my allowed list for pop ups but I've just removed it! 

Cheers, PP

[liverpool lass]

I have just been on GR and got a virus warning. Norton picked it up immediately and dealt with it. Don't use the site if you haven't got protection.