Mcafee Advises Against Gr

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  1. Littlej

    Littlej Well-Known Member

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    I have McAfee installed on my computer with the site advisor turned on, for those of you who don't know what that is basically when you go to a site that contains links to download malware / spyware or send lots of emails to registered users it will come up with a warning.

    As well as this when searching on google it will show a big red cross next to the link, rather than a green tick. When I came on today it came up with the following warning message:

    "When we tested this site we found links to pandaresearch.com, which our tests found to be a high volume or spammy e-mailer"

    Not sure where the link is but thought you might want to know since it would discourage anyone who has Mcafee from signing up.
     
  2. TheBrotherhood

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    Probably one of the ads that they have at the top of the forum. You wouldnt see that though since you have upgraded your account.
     
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    I've never had any problems with GR and spyware and crap **touch wood** but this site isn't trying to get you :P
     
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    It may be one of the advertising banners like TheBrotherhood said, because frankly I don't know what else it possible could be.
     
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    Yea it is the ads cause I also have siteadvisor on my laptop and I checked. It shows gamerenders is linked to all these other sites and I recall that someone them were in the ads like the freecashnetwork. and some other sites. Just the ads are the unclean ones.
     
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    We know that, but do potential members?
     
  7. Logicaly

    Logicaly Senior Member

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    Yeah, well we arent getting rid of our ads, some of the sites are owned by Shaggy himself, others are ads people have specifically paid to have on there. They are what keeps this site running, and pays for the server, barely at that I might add.
     
  8. bigb88 (aka) SCH

    bigb88 (aka) SCH Well-Known Member

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    its proly that - McAfee SiteAdvisor - just remove that or might have a ignore option or something look an see besides that the spyware/firewall/virus+security center should not pick or say anything - so yea
     
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    I think that sums it all up. Nothing to worry about mate. Nothing we can do.
     
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