# MalWare/Scam advert launched on pageview
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malware-scam-advert-launched-on-pageview/581515
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**Created:** [May 11, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malware-scam-advert-launched-on-pageview/581515 "2011-05-11T14:10:23Z")
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### Author:  [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malware-scam-advert-launched-on-pageview/581515/1 "2011-05-11T14:10:23Z")
I opened this thread: [My wife died in my arms this morning. - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=607526) at approximately 10:02 am, 11 May 2011, and the page was immediately replaced by one of those scam ‘antivirus’ scanner pages, which then attempted to upload software / make changes to my system.
Sorry, I didn’t grab a screenshot - I was too busy killing it to capture an image or the URL.
Symmantic Endpoint / Vista SP1
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### Author:  [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malware-scam-advert-launched-on-pageview/581515/2 "2011-05-11T15:00:14Z")
Reported.
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### Author:  [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malware-scam-advert-launched-on-pageview/581515/3 "2011-05-11T16:00:10Z")
Thank you kindly. 🙂