Tyggen
Nov 08, 2006, 07:56 PM
I just got a pop-up ad on guru (that's a first), which looked identical to a standard window error message. It had two options, ok and cancel, I didn't try pressing ok, but pressing cancel was, well, like I imagine pressing ok would be. The only way to avoid the message was to click the X in the corner. The message itself read something like:
Error Detected!
Error Safe has detected an error on your computer, press OK to install Error Safe and scan your computer for errors.
[OK] [Cancel]
*clicks cancel*
Thank you for choosing Error Safe, we will now install the program on your computer and scan for errors. Please visit our website for more information about Error Safe.
[OK]
In addition to that dialouge the banner on the top of the screen was from the same company. Now, I don't mind advertising like it is on the site at the moment with just the banner on top, but GWG really shouldn't allow pop-ups, and especially not ones obviously made to trick people into installing something they don't want or need.
Error Detected!
Error Safe has detected an error on your computer, press OK to install Error Safe and scan your computer for errors.
[OK] [Cancel]
*clicks cancel*
Thank you for choosing Error Safe, we will now install the program on your computer and scan for errors. Please visit our website for more information about Error Safe.
[OK]
In addition to that dialouge the banner on the top of the screen was from the same company. Now, I don't mind advertising like it is on the site at the moment with just the banner on top, but GWG really shouldn't allow pop-ups, and especially not ones obviously made to trick people into installing something they don't want or need.