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post May 24 2009, 02:10 PM
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Loving that XP control panel.
 
 
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post May 24 2009, 03:10 PM
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For the Linux ignorants (like myself), what is happening there? Is Linux just super good at catching viruses? I'm curious.
 
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post May 24 2009, 03:12 PM
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QUOTE(superstitious @ May 24 2009, 04:10 PM) *
For the Linux ignorants (like myself), what is happening there? Is Linux just super good at catching viruses? I'm curious.

Some websites try to convince the unwary visitor to buy their virus-checking software (which is probably spyware anyway) by styling a JavaScript popup window like a Windows dialog box. The popup window says something like "zomg you have a virus buy our software!" Completely fake, of course, but non-techies occasionally fall for them.

This one goes a step further and pops up another window that looks like Windows' My Computer window, and then pretends to scan for viruses, and reports a metric shit-tonne of "trojans".

The point is, they're easy to spot on non-Windows platforms. These popups are almost always styled like default WinXP dialog boxes.
 

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