Okay, so I've been using armorgames.com for a while now without any sort of problem. I've always had adequate virus and malware protection on my computer. Starting some time in the past 5-7 days, I would click on armorgames.com and get instantly redirected to one of those "your PC may be infected!!" popups that's one of those obviously fake 'ersonal virus protection' software downloads. I wouldn't mind it, I wouldn't care, I'd treat it like I treat that Cursor Mania popup and just ignore it... but it closes my active windows when the link opens!
Sometimes it happens when I open the armorgames.com homepage... sometimes it happens when I click on certain games (most often with Mini Defense, not sure if that counts for anything) ...and sometimes it happens when I click on my profile. Normally, I wouldn't post something this simple on a community forum, but it is ONLY occuring with armorgames.com and no other websites.
I've tried updating virus and spyware protection, I've tried scanning my computer multiple times... I've tried everything I can think of. Now I turn it over to you. Is anyone else experiencing this? Can it be stopped? I wanna play more games.
Wow! Sounds serious there... are you sure it's not your computer that's infected with a virus then? I have never had any problems with malware before, but this sounds like a virus that opens a new window as soon as you use the armorgames.com adress...
Could also very well be me talking jibberish again... :S
Hope a computer-tech finds this question and can help you with it!
I had the same problem. I just downloaded Firefox and the problem stopped. You may also want to download avast! and run a scan for any viruses, I found several after the incident.
I've tried updating virus and spyware protection, I've tried scanning my computer multiple times... I've tried everything I can think of. Now I turn it over to you. Is anyone else experiencing this? Can it be stopped? I wanna play more games.
I've tried to no success since there's nothing to be found on my computer so I've forsaken Internet Explorer completely.
Thanks for the help. Firefox seems to be the way to avoid the problem, but hopefully someone can find a means to prevent it in the first place. Sorry to repost the same topic, mrtim.
From what you are describing, it sounds like some sort of advertisement... although AG would not purposefully post an ad like that. I will pass this on and let the administration know that some people are experiencing this. Perhaps the ad company let a few unapproved ones by.
i got the virus thing too. my sister was on the computer before i was awake and decided to exit and press okay. i had to do system restore to get rid of the virus >
I also get this popup on my other computer. but my laptop seems to not get it. i dont think you get a virus from it, i think its cuz of the brand of protection software. But that probly isnt the problem.
The one that I was getting was different from the one pictured above by Graham, but similar in nature. The address began with the same "91.212.127." with the final numbers being different.
A quick google-ing told me it was a fake program, but apparently some virus protection software doesn't pick up on it (I was using McAfee, which didn't find it in a scan or attempt to prevent it from popping up). I switched to FireFox from Internet Explorer and the problem hasn't happened since.
