Originally posted by sambob
Its a type of social engineering. I'm sure you don't really have a trojan (unless it was your antivirus software telling you that), its probably just an advertisement, trying to trick you into buying more software that you don't need.
My solution:
Stop using crappy software.
www.mozilla.org <-- try that browser out
It was my McAfee Virus Scan v.4.5.1 that popped up from my taskbar about it, not something with the browser. I didn't actually get a popup add, just the incoming virus warning that stopped the download.
"If one has realized a truth, that truth is valueless so long as there is lacking the indomitable will to turn this realization into action!"
-A.H.
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