Fake windows update under firefox
How can one prevent such popups from occuring?
The details from the popup;
<html>
<head>
<title>RichMedia</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/swfobject/2.2/swfobject.js"></script>
<style type="text/css">
body {margin:0px;}
.containerDiv {width: 300px; height: 250px; position: relative;}
.containerDiv div.swfcontainer {position: absolute; z-index: 0; top: 0px; left: 0px;width: 300px; height: 250px;}
.containerDiv div.overlayVid {position: absolute; z-index: 100; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; text-align: center;width: 300px; height: 250px;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="containerDiv">
<div id="swfcontainer">
<div id="swfObj"></div>
</div>
<div class="overlayVid">
<a id="adk2_oimg_lnk" target="_blank"><img id="adk2_oimg" src="https://cdn.adk2.co/adsrvmedia/resources/images/s.gif" alt="" width="300" height="250" border="0"/></a>
</div>
<script>
(function () {
var params = { wmode: 'transparent' },
clickthrough = unescape(""),
clickurl = unescape(""),
extraClickParams = "pubid=37453274&creativeid=45211230&campaignid=60891133&placementid=50801325&sp=",
a_href = "/event/click/0/RSv_PSPwUDu9c4IYB1PTT9TK0NJ9sh4-or1UVcTThiI3Qht0orkcJdakdKNpwLkN5HLrcn6mNXatatF50EFuyzpQYwCrhRuWpSSAZee9dIdylDTLSkae3WYXMR7scZ5C1jcNalR4KGR5UZjMdZTE0GJ4kyQex8zPf-_wepdVce6lNNulyagMcF0DWlJweerOqgpdMyxmG6n7og4YcaiamyWRsZic6kKxnI5odft82mYJcZ2YGH280eHfXwBumXFBPGKpW9ukMiyi7NSVPQIy8uCOSvPLvCw8-r3EeX-fgGcPgRo1l9zWtR-QepBy6wkNIVlUEVPGoCoxNSO18eVa1EX99MyNnMhvdoXGTTTgQ1ObnoWsh6PwN9V8UBtHfKtXCYSxTsgK-dNUitsoO3bM5PaD6V_i-AfrVBe3yhEcS2GDIu98-AgFfEG2Np8/" + extraClickParams + "/",
adk2_oimg_lnk = document.getElementById('adk2_oimg_lnk'),
adk2_oimg = document.getElementById('adk2_oimg');
swfobject.embedSWF(("https:" == document.location.protocol ? "https:" : "http:") + "//adsrvmedia.adpdx.com/adsrvmedia/creatives/45211230", "swfObj", '300px', '250px', "9", null, null, params, null);
if (clickthrough != "") {
a_href = clickthrough + encodeURI(a_href);
}
adk2_oimg_lnk.href = a_href;
if (clickurl != "") {
adk2_oimg.onclick = function () {
var a = new Image(), d = new Date(), cb = "adk2_cb=" + d.getTime().toString();
clickurl += (clickurl.indexOf("?") !== -1 ? "&" : "?") + cb;
a.src = clickurl;
};
}
})();
</script>
</div>
<img src="//p.adpdx.com/1/p/32881100/" alt="" height="1" width="1" />
</body>
</html>How can one prevent such popups from occuring?
The details from the popup;
<pre><nowiki><html>
<head>
<title>RichMedia</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/swfobject/2.2/swfobject.js"></script>
<style type="text/css">
body {margin:0px;}
.containerDiv {width: 300px; height: 250px; position: relative;}
.containerDiv div.swfcontainer {position: absolute; z-index: 0; top: 0px; left: 0px;width: 300px; height: 250px;}
.containerDiv div.overlayVid {position: absolute; z-index: 100; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; text-align: center;width: 300px; height: 250px;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="containerDiv">
<div id="swfcontainer">
<div id="swfObj"></div>
</div>
<div class="overlayVid">
<a id="adk2_oimg_lnk" target="_blank"><img id="adk2_oimg" src="https://cdn.adk2.co/adsrvmedia/resources/images/s.gif" alt="" width="300" height="250" border="0"/></a>
</div>
<script>
(function () {
var params = { wmode: 'transparent' },
clickthrough = unescape(""),
clickurl = unescape(""),
extraClickParams = "pubid=37453274&creativeid=45211230&campaignid=60891133&placementid=50801325&sp=",
a_href = "/event/click/0/RSv_PSPwUDu9c4IYB1PTT9TK0NJ9sh4-or1UVcTThiI3Qht0orkcJdakdKNpwLkN5HLrcn6mNXatatF50EFuyzpQYwCrhRuWpSSAZee9dIdylDTLSkae3WYXMR7scZ5C1jcNalR4KGR5UZjMdZTE0GJ4kyQex8zPf-_wepdVce6lNNulyagMcF0DWlJweerOqgpdMyxmG6n7og4YcaiamyWRsZic6kKxnI5odft82mYJcZ2YGH280eHfXwBumXFBPGKpW9ukMiyi7NSVPQIy8uCOSvPLvCw8-r3EeX-fgGcPgRo1l9zWtR-QepBy6wkNIVlUEVPGoCoxNSO18eVa1EX99MyNnMhvdoXGTTTgQ1ObnoWsh6PwN9V8UBtHfKtXCYSxTsgK-dNUitsoO3bM5PaD6V_i-AfrVBe3yhEcS2GDIu98-AgFfEG2Np8/" + extraClickParams + "/",
adk2_oimg_lnk = document.getElementById('adk2_oimg_lnk'),
adk2_oimg = document.getElementById('adk2_oimg');
swfobject.embedSWF(("https:" == document.location.protocol ? "https:" : "http:") + "//adsrvmedia.adpdx.com/adsrvmedia/creatives/45211230", "swfObj", '300px', '250px', "9", null, null, params, null);
if (clickthrough != "") {
a_href = clickthrough + encodeURI(a_href);
}
adk2_oimg_lnk.href = a_href;
if (clickurl != "") {
adk2_oimg.onclick = function () {
var a = new Image(), d = new Date(), cb = "adk2_cb=" + d.getTime().toString();
clickurl += (clickurl.indexOf("?") !== -1 ? "&" : "?") + cb;
a.src = clickurl;
};
}
})();
</script>
</div>
<img src="//p.adpdx.com/1/p/32881100/" alt="" height="1" width="1" />
</body>
</html></nowiki></pre>
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Sounds like a dose of Malware on that PC, that you may not be aware of.
You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware
- Anti-Rootkit Utility - TDSSKiller
- AdwCleaner (for more info, see this alternate AdwCleaner download page)
- Hitman Pro
- ESET Online Scanner
Microsoft Security Essentials is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one. Windows 8 has antivirus built-in already.
Further information can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware article.
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