Comments on: GROOVESHARK – MALWARE WARNING http://www.brucebnews.com/2010/02/grooveshark-malware-warning/ technology news and computer tips for small business and individuals from bruceb consulting Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:18:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mados http://www.brucebnews.com/2010/02/grooveshark-malware-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-3250 Mados Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:07:35 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2010/02/grooveshark-malware-warning/#comment-3250 It just happened to me. An annoying flickering ad next to the music announced that I had 'won an iPhone' (yeah right). I couldn't concentrate for the flicker and clicked on the x. It opened up the malicious website, crashed all my browser tabs and placed a pop-up window on all of them. I forced the browser down with force quit and it disappeared. This is the website: [link removed] I have encountered several very annoying flashing & flickering ads on Grooveshark lately. Some of them malicious looking, others looking legitimate. I think Grooveshark is loosing some of its coolness factor lately. The ads exposed while listening is part of the experience and shouldn't be a pest, malicious or not. It just happened to me. An annoying flickering ad next to the music announced that I had ‘won an iPhone’ (yeah right). I couldn’t concentrate for the flicker and clicked on the x. It opened up the malicious website, crashed all my browser tabs and placed a pop-up window on all of them. I forced the browser down with force quit and it disappeared.

This is the website: [link removed]

I have encountered several very annoying flashing & flickering ads on Grooveshark lately. Some of them malicious looking, others looking legitimate. I think Grooveshark is loosing some of its coolness factor lately. The ads exposed while listening is part of the experience and shouldn’t be a pest, malicious or not.

]]> By: Nero http://www.brucebnews.com/2010/02/grooveshark-malware-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Nero Sun, 27 Feb 2011 03:44:29 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2010/02/grooveshark-malware-warning/#comment-150 I just encountered this too. Google chrome came up with a malware warning when an add on Grooveshark loaded. I just encountered this too. Google chrome came up with a malware warning when an add on Grooveshark loaded.

]]> By: bruceb consulting – news » TIDAL WAVE OF MALWARE http://www.brucebnews.com/2010/02/grooveshark-malware-warning/comment-page-1/#comment-149 bruceb consulting – news » TIDAL WAVE OF MALWARE Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:54:17 +0000 http://www.brucebnews.com/2010/02/grooveshark-malware-warning/#comment-149 [...] web site to briefly deliver poisoned ads last fall; it’s what caused me to run into a bit of malware on Grooveshark last month; it’s what took down the computers I worked on [...] [...] web site to briefly deliver poisoned ads last fall; it’s what caused me to run into a bit of malware on Grooveshark last month; it’s what took down the computers I worked on [...]

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