This made me laugh after googling "What is up with Jermaine Jackson's hair?"

Ucof · 7 Jul 2009 at 20:39

That's why I'm liking Linux

craptakular · 7 Jul 2009 at 21:42

How does this relate to a Jackson, don't get it. I'll get me coat.

eXor · 7 Jul 2009 at 22:20

Oxy said:
How does this relate to a Jackson, don't get it. I'll get me coat.

The joke is that the scareware assumed he was running Windows.

yashiro · 7 Jul 2009 at 23:05

But what about the hair issue?

Ucof · 8 Jul 2009 at 08:32

We (the GF and I) were watching the Jackson memorial last night, and were once again reminded how odd Jermaine Jackson's hair is.

So I googled, and the 3rd result was that rogue anti-malware site.

Black hat SEO techniques

The Deuce · 8 Jul 2009 at 09:14

excellent

.walls · 8 Jul 2009 at 11:32

Is that actually your ip on there?!

yashiro · 8 Jul 2009 at 13:23

After some intense research I found the answer.

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theheyes · 8 Jul 2009 at 17:41

"Change a settings"

Ucof · 8 Jul 2009 at 19:24

IP is correct, its a common script used to serve up website languages based on the IP lookup (if it reverts back to UK, Aus or US it'll be in English, if in France or Senegal, it'll be translated to French and so on).
It's fairly standard code and is easily accessible to get.

Yashiro - yeah, that's what we think it is too!

Ucof · 8 Jul 2009 at 21:12

Thread mentioning IP based targeted adverts: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18029773

EdAllonby · 8 Jul 2009 at 21:24

Lol Random at best.

.walls · 9 Jul 2009 at 16:31

Ucof said:
IP is correct, its a common script used to serve up website languages based on the IP lookup (if it reverts back to UK, Aus or US it'll be in English, if in France or Senegal, it'll be translated to French and so on).
It's fairly standard code and is easily accessible to get.

Um, yeah. I actually meant - do you really want to be advertising your ip address on a forum?

rsatd · 9 Jul 2009 at 16:41

This is absolutely awesome, best I came across was a pop up saying I got a trojan, but never a "full scale" immitation.

Ucof · 10 Jul 2009 at 13:24

.walls said:
Um, yeah. I actually meant - do you really want to be advertising your ip address on a forum?

Hardly advertising it though is it?

To be honest though, Im not fussed.
It'd only be someone on the forums physically reading it, I've got my Router firewall (doesnt respond to Ping requests, all ports are locked down, has Port scan and DOS attempt detection (Syn_flood)), software firewall, anti-malware and rootkit detectors on the 'doze PCs, Linux on the others.

Besides, the IP changes routinely, and there's nothing on my PCs that I have to hide.

If someone wanted to DDOS me, then go for it. I'll lose internet connection, unplug the router, plug it back in, get a new IP address and carry on as if nothing happened.

.walls · 11 Jul 2009 at 14:30

A fair enough. I just tend to be a lot more paranoid.