malware on chess.com - Chess Forums

call_me_zach

Nov 16, 2009

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#1

i recently had a pop up on my google chrome browser that chess.com maybe an unsafe site because it is linked to k*****.com that is known to host malware!!!!!! is this dangerous?

oh yeah i didn't list the site name because i didn't want to start anything.

call_me_zach

Nov 16, 2009

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#2

i dont know? i dont think i did, but i have that IM thing on the bottom of my screen .

call_me_zach

Nov 16, 2009

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#3

oh yeah i do have meebo enabled..... hmm

call_me_zach

Nov 16, 2009

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#4

Schachgeek wrote:

Meebo (the chat IM thing) is enabled by default. But there is a way to turn it completely off.

Try that. Should solve the problem.

Chess.com is clean, but as you may know all of the pop ups come from 3rd parties...of dubious trustworthiness.

ok thanks...