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ReadingRenee · 02-04-2013, 02:48 PM

I was on the diaper chatter forum when all of a sudden a big red window flashed up and said I had been randomly selected from my area to take a survey and I could win $1000 dollar gift card just click the button to take a survey.

Is this legit? seems really suspicious and I closed the window immediately.

eta: when I closed the window a window popped up and said wait wait! Stay on this page and take a survey about gun control and win a 500 dollar visa gift card! Are you sure you want to leave?

I would like to know for future reference though.

Thanks!

acwakip · 02-04-2013, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ReadingRenee

I was on the diaper chatter forum when all of a sudden a big red window flashed up and said I had been randomly selected from my area to take a survey and I could win $1000 dollar gift card just click the button to take a survey.

Is this legit? seems really suspicious and I closed the window immediately.

eta: when I closed the window a window popped up and said wait wait! Stay on this page and take a survey about gun control and win a 500 dollar visa gift card! Are you sure you want to leave?

I would like to know for future reference though.

Thanks!

Sounds to me like you have some spy ware on your system.

ReadingRenee · 02-04-2013, 06:49 PM

I have an anti virus and its scanning. We also have a mac. Can they have spyware? It was pretty weird. I know some websites you visit ask if you will take a visitor survey. Anyway So far so good on the anti virus.

02-04-2013, 02:48 PM	#1
ReadingRenee Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,748 Ratings: 19 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	User visitor survey? I was on the diaper chatter forum when all of a sudden a big red window flashed up and said I had been randomly selected from my area to take a survey and I could win $1000 dollar gift card just click the button to take a survey. Is this legit? seems really suspicious and I closed the window immediately. eta: when I closed the window a window popped up and said wait wait! Stay on this page and take a survey about gun control and win a 500 dollar visa gift card! Are you sure you want to leave? I would like to know for future reference though. Thanks! __________________ First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me - Martin Niemöller Last edited by ReadingRenee; 02-04-2013 at 02:51 PM.

02-04-2013, 06:49 PM	#3
ReadingRenee Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,748 Ratings: 19 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: User visitor survey? I have an anti virus and its scanning. We also have a mac. Can they have spyware? It was pretty weird. I know some websites you visit ask if you will take a visitor survey. Anyway So far so good on the anti virus. __________________ First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me - Martin Niemöller

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