Originally Posted by
SkeptiCallie
I've mostly switched to Chrome for FT as a result. I went back to IE a few minutes ago to test using "back" per earlier poster. For me it didn't work. In using IE, I got the virus screen about two seconds after navigating in FT, so I tried the "backspace" on the keyboard. That didn't close out the virus screen. So I tried the left arrow to navigate out, per post 78 (which I might not have understood), but that didn't work either. Tried the left arrow in combination with other keys, and that also didn't work. What did work for me was right-clicking on the bottom bar on the screen, then clicking on "Task Manager" (which I have now become aware of, thanks to this thread
) and ending the task. That worked. But I still wondered about residual effects, so I just shut the computer down and started over with Chrome.
What I am wondering about is whether the virus screen will lead to any viruses or other malware being installed on our computers. When the technical people at IB find an answer to what is causing the screen appearing, I hope they will let us know what we should be aware of in terms of that possibility. Not everyone uses virus protection over and above that which is already provided by their OS, as for some people,a lot of it doesn't work well with their computers, and for those who do, not every virus protection program screens against all malware. So it would be good to know which virus protection program is effective against this thing, if indeed it is successful in installing itself on some computers.
Maybe I am concerned too soon. Hope so.
If you mean you hit the backspace and left arrow keys on your keyboard, that is not what
knwl9 meant. S/he meant to click on the browser's back arrow (left pointing arrow in the upper left corner of the browser.)
Some of these links are just trying to sell you bogus AV software, some are trying to install a virus or trojan. It does appear to be a well known exploit, though, and as long as you have reputable, up-to-date AV software and you don't click on any of the buttons on the pop-up, you should be fine. If you are really concerned and use Norton, you can always run Power Eraser from the Norton site. Other vendors may have similar products. Norton has told me it blocked access every time I have gotten the pop-up.