# Fake antivirus popup problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-antivirus-popup-problem/1030137>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 17, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-antivirus-popup-problem/1030137 "2026-05-17T04:32:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-antivirus-popup-problem/1030137/21 "2026-05-17T14:44:15Z")

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And…fingers crossed and hoping against hope…that last move seemed to have worked! Left the browser on all night, hopped through several websites on all my browsers, and no popups.

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