Warriors Beware - Slideshare Virus issue
Just wanted to offer a heads up to steer clear of Slideshare.net - the online presentation sharing site at least for the time being.
Since Thursday, about 15 folks I know who have visited the site and clicked on links have had suspicious looking pop-ups show up on their screen saying their machine has been infected by a virus, and then some additional popups that are impossible to get rid of.
Most folks have been able to escape by closing their browsers or shutting down their computers.
Don't know if its just scary mischief or something more serious. But its happened to enough folks I know, that I thought I would put out a warning for any of you who post your stuff there, or view stuff there.
No word from Slideshare on exactly what is going on. And these aren't suspicious links -- these are regular links on the site to view slideshows, log in, etc.
Never experienced anything like that before. But thought I would save you a fright.
Since Thursday, about 15 folks I know who have visited the site and clicked on links have had suspicious looking pop-ups show up on their screen saying their machine has been infected by a virus, and then some additional popups that are impossible to get rid of.
Most folks have been able to escape by closing their browsers or shutting down their computers.
Don't know if its just scary mischief or something more serious. But its happened to enough folks I know, that I thought I would put out a warning for any of you who post your stuff there, or view stuff there.
No word from Slideshare on exactly what is going on. And these aren't suspicious links -- these are regular links on the site to view slideshows, log in, etc.
Never experienced anything like that before. But thought I would save you a fright.
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