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Indi in the Wired (indi)'s status on Friday, 02-Sep-2016 15:26:51 EDT Indi in the Wired @bobjonkman @jackmcbastard On the other hand, the warning is probably correct; there may actually be a trojan on the system. #irony -
Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Friday, 02-Sep-2016 15:33:07 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca @jackmcbastard @maiyannah @indi It might be that this is the hook -- the warning message pops up from some Web site, and you're not actually infected until you click on the message -
Indi in the Wired (indi)'s status on Friday, 02-Sep-2016 16:38:50 EDT Indi in the Wired @jackmcbastard @bobjonkman @maiyannah Ah, I don't use Windows; I just assumed it was already in because of the popup on the lower right. -
Indi in the Wired (indi)'s status on Friday, 02-Sep-2016 16:40:19 EDT Indi in the Wired @bobjonkman @maiyannah @jackmcbastard Can you actually generate a frameless system-alert-looking-popup like that just from the browser? -
Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Friday, 02-Sep-2016 16:41:37 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca Nowadays browsers can create Notification Messages. Bad enough I'm getting "You've got mail!" messages, now there's "You've got virus!" messages too... -
Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca (bobjonkmanformer)'s status on Friday, 02-Sep-2016 16:53:07 EDT Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca Goes to look up spec for browser notifications. Gets popup for browser notification... http://sn.jonkman.ca/attachment/32909 -
Indi in the Wired (indi)'s status on Friday, 02-Sep-2016 17:13:11 EDT Indi in the Wired @bobjonkman On my system, anything (including browsers) can generate notifications... but they sure as hell don't look *OFFICIAL*. -
Indi in the Wired (indi)'s status on Friday, 02-Sep-2016 17:23:11 EDT Indi in the Wired @mk Because the browser is what is responsible for giving the web page (or anything else) the power to do it.
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