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CTyankee

(65,074 posts) Thu Mar 30, 2017, 04:19 PM Mar 2017

I got a computer virus from Facebook!

I have some weird shit going on with popups and blue underlines on text. My computer guy tells me he sees lots of this and says it is picked up by going on Facebook.

So after he fixes this virus, I'm done with Facebook, which I hate to do because I keep in touch with news about my grandson from my son and daughter in law.

Maybe we can figure out another way to keep in touch...

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I got a computer virus from Facebook! (Original Post) CTyankee Mar 2017 OP

It is probably one of their advertisers flyingfysh Mar 2017 #1

I'll ask the computer guy if it is the ads. Thanks for the tip... CTyankee Mar 2017 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2017 #3

You did not get a virus from facebook or it's avertisers. Dr Hobbitstein Mar 2017 #4

Install Facebook Purity to eliminate all sorts of nasty stuff (i.e., ads, etc.) on FB CurtEastPoint Mar 2017 #5

I think my computer guy will probably do that. I trust him to clear up my computer CTyankee Mar 2017 #6

Install an ad blocker and don't click on anything on fb. MADem Mar 2017 #7

flyingfysh

(1,990 posts)

1. It is probably one of their advertisers

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 04:22 PM

Mar 2017

Someone probably put some sneaky JavaScript in an ad, Facebook probably does not know about it. It would help if you knew which ad you clicked on.

CTyankee

(65,074 posts)

2. I'll ask the computer guy if it is the ads. Thanks for the tip...

Reply to flyingfysh (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 04:27 PM

Mar 2017

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Dr Hobbitstein This message was self-deleted by its author.

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)

4. You did not get a virus from facebook or it's avertisers.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 04:30 PM

Mar 2017

You may have gotten it by clicking a nefarious link someone posted (which is a risk you run clicking blind links posted on any site), but you most certainly did not get it from Facebook.