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Downloading when viewing a topic?

Discussion in 'Site Support' started by yoshi2889, Jul 5, 2010.

  1. yoshi2889

    yoshi2889 Well-Known Member

    Not quite as I would like it to be...

    Internet Explorer displays an information bar that it has denied permission from the website to download a file.

    It seems not normal...

    It is only on the forum. Not the site.
     
  2. TirithRR

    TirithRR Well-Known Member

    What file does it say?
     
  3. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    Probably an add, please provide as much information as possible so that we can get it blocked.
     
  4. Tomoka

    Tomoka Well-Known Member

    forum don't have any ads....
     
  5. meganova

    meganova Well-Known Member

    Oh yes, they have.
    See the pink box after the first post.
     
  6. unqiueninja

    unqiueninja Well-Known Member

    maybe it was a download file request from another tab?
     
  7. Tomoka

    Tomoka Well-Known Member

    got me ad blocker off, they not showing up.....
     
  8. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    You are premium.
     
  9. Tomoka

    Tomoka Well-Known Member

    AHHH....makes since now.... ::)
     
  10. yoshi2889

    yoshi2889 Well-Known Member

    Internet Explorer gives the information bar.

    When I click allow and go back, it doesn't say it again.

    EDIT: Reply to Seph:
    Probably not an add. I haven't seen any add on my way around the net (8 years already) that wants to let you download something.

    No other tabs do not put that in the open tab...

    Oh by the way my IE version is 7. Don't want to install updates to Windows to install a stupid browser. My net's already fucked up, thank you.
     
  11. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    If you run an old IE version then don't EVER allow a download you don't expect, that's a sure-fire way to get a virus.
     
  12. yoshi2889

    yoshi2889 Well-Known Member

    Hehe I'm not that stupid :p

    I've had this before on the screenshot upload page...but then it did only do that when trying to upload a screenshot.
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    Actually IE isn't that much crap...

    It asks for permission before it activates it's functions on web-pages, what's pretty useful if you want a safe computer.
    It will not auto-download files, what's also pretty safe.
     
  13. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    actually it can be tricked into doing so.
     
  14. yoshi2889

    yoshi2889 Well-Known Member

    Hm?
    Never seen that.
    Meh. Isn't important at the moment.

    Since I got my wireless back I don't have this problem anymore...
    [me=Yoshi2889]looks at the adapters he got like they are filthy dogs[/me]