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<blockquote data-quote="musicrab" data-source="post: 795319" data-attributes="member: 59736">Senn this so many times now&nbsp; “Your Windows computer is at Risk” Pop-up.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen all the threads about removing it but how you prevent it from happenning in the first place.We&#039;re talking about it appearing on clean computers - with a working AV (ok, its not an AV problem); and browsers with zero extensions (seen with Chrome and Edge).My theory - its some adware code invoked in adverts **NB the user does not click on the advert**I don&#039;t believe they are dangerous - it is just a pop-up box advising that your computer is at risk. Close the browser and the pop-up goes. But it worries the hell out of some people.Can ANYTHING detect these?&nbsp; Or is the **only** answer to use an advert blocker?&nbsp; Really surprised that browsers cannot handle these pop-ups.Somebody with an explanation AND a fix which doesn&#039;t include installing advert blocket gets a beer from me... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="musicrab, post: 795319, member: 59736"] Senn this so many times now “Your Windows computer is at Risk” Pop-up. I've seen all the threads about removing it but how you [B]prevent[/B] it from happenning in the first place. We're talking about it appearing on clean computers - with a working AV (ok, its not an AV problem); and browsers with zero extensions (seen with Chrome and Edge). My theory - its some adware code invoked in adverts [B]**NB the user does not click on the advert**[/B] I don't believe they are dangerous - it is just a pop-up box advising that your computer is at risk. Close the browser and the pop-up goes. But it worries the hell out of some people. Can [B]ANYTHING [/B]detect these? Or is the **only** answer to use an advert blocker? Really surprised that browsers cannot handle these pop-ups. Somebody with an explanation AND a fix which [B]doesn't [/B]include installing advert blocket gets a beer from me... :) [/QUOTE]

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