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DABhand
20-10-2005, 15:08
When selecting a GCW mirror, you will get a big huge popup and a winfixer ad, do NOT install winfixer 2005 it will ruin your system.

I know this is in the wrong place, but its the most viewed part of the forum.. So I gave you a warning.. Beware.
caki
20-10-2005, 15:14
It wont ruin it, just shatter it :D
glenbo
20-10-2005, 15:25
i hate that pop up,i have been getting it for weeks,and you cant get rid of it either,if you press the 'x' it makes more pop ups.

is there another url that will take us straight to the main page,and skip teh mirrors?
caki
20-10-2005, 15:29
North America Mirror No. 1 works fine.
ukspur
20-10-2005, 15:34
thanx just got it and fresh downloaded straight away, might have taken a look if i had not read that!!!
scaramonga
20-10-2005, 17:21
Glad I use Firefox! :D :D :D ;)
Talus
20-10-2005, 19:17
Me too..never seen that popup :D

Firefox + ZoneAlarm = good internet
glenbo
20-10-2005, 19:30
firefox-avg pro-sygate firewall

get that damn pop up all the time.
Grumpy
20-10-2005, 21:27
IE + PopUpCop, I have also never seen the popup? ;)
GLH
20-10-2005, 22:49
I also never seen this pop-up (FireFox).
Is it always there? If yes, then DABhand please make a thread in the GCW-Support forum, so EMPiRE knows it.
GLH
20-10-2005, 22:53
@DABhand: OK, you already posted it in the Support-Forum (http://fileforums.com/showthread.php?t=72921). Thanx.
Magnetic
21-10-2005, 05:58
i also use firefox and never had that pop up. ;)
GeorgeK
21-10-2005, 09:44
Wouldn't it be great if there was a software, running in background, that would wait for a bad popup or virus and throw it back at the originator in such a way that it would screw them!
DABhand
21-10-2005, 09:51
Yeah its called Me and Me Big Bat V2.91


Its great lol


Havent had to use it yet.. I dont think its legal in a way :P
henry
21-10-2005, 10:02
I use the Europe mirror so I don't get it.
BarryB
21-10-2005, 10:27
If people are stupid enough to believe popups that claim to 'fix' their systems they deserve all they get if the click on them :p
The-S-Owl
21-10-2005, 12:15
So true ;)
Evil Homer
21-10-2005, 13:46
When selecting a GCW mirror, you will get a big huge popup and a winfixer ad, do NOT install winfixer 2005 it will ruin your system.

I know this is in the wrong place, but its the most viewed part of the forum.. So I gave you a warning.. Beware.
Shame you didn't know about it 2 months ago, thats when it got me. f*** C*** of a thing :mad:
EMPiRE
21-10-2005, 14:48
I've disabled all ads that possibly could generate these spyware/trojan ads, until the matter has been fixed once and for all

The advertisers have promised not to use/show these kinds of crappy banners but still some users get to see them (for some reason I do not get to see them in IE)... sorry