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  1. 03-27-2010, 05:44 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eson View Post
    I use Firefox, but Ive seen screens like this when i follow links from a site.
    IE and FireFox also check the links of the site you're about to visit to see if the URL is registered as possibly containing malware. My guess would be that Opera does the same. They each have their own database to determine these kind of things, as far as I know.
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    Adblock plus ftw
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    Yep, got a message using Safari on a Mac when I went to the site. Has anyone tried warning Anand? Probably some hack job by some nVidia nut who did not like Anand's review of Fermi
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    Anand knows about it. He's just trying to track down the culprit ad server.
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    Anandtech forums & the main site are ad free this weekend.
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  6. 03-27-2010, 11:45 PM #31
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    God damn, no wonder I had that damn Antivirus soft trojan after a visit to anandtech for the fermi review

    Ad free or not I won't be visiting that site ever again
    Last edited by 5ILVgearX; 03-27-2010 at 11:47 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5ILVgearX View Post
    Ad free or not I won't be visiting that site ever again
    That seems like a rather irrational decision. You could get the same attacks from any site that uses the offending ad server.
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    Quote Originally Posted by randomizer View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Humminn55 View Post
    If you're going to use per se, spell it correctly at least.
    Wow, I never knew that ... I always thought it was per-say, thanks.

    Quote Originally Posted by randomizer View Post
    Adblock plus ftw
    This. I'm using Google Chrome right now, with flash block and adblock and AnandTech's website is working just fine for me. . . Reading the Fermi article.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chruschef View Post
    Wow, I never knew that ... I always thought it was per-say, thanks.



    This. I'm using Google Chrome right now, with flash block and adblock and AnandTech's website is working just fine for me. . . Reading the Fermi article.
    There currently are no ads on AnandTech's site, so you don't even need an adblock extension on AnandTech.
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  11. 03-28-2010, 07:42 AM #36
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    Ad free or not I won't be visiting that site ever again
    worth saying,
    i'd go reading anand's review's even if i'd have to hack it.
    he's doing outstanding work, learn to appreciate it .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Humminn55 View Post
    Saw the warning earlier today, too. Hacked ad server really screwing with AT over there.




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