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#1 2010-11-19 19:14:28
Weird Pop-Up Message
When I was on a Miscellaneous thread, I got a pop-up message saying "A username and password are being requested by http://scratchconnections.wik.is. The site says: "DekiWiki", and was told to enter a username and password. I went a few more threads and got the same thing. What's this all about?
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#3 2010-11-19 19:38:15
#7 2010-11-19 21:19:07
- lilacfuzz101
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2010-05-22
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Re: Weird Pop-Up Message
ok now i know what it is 
i got it too. someone should tell him/her...
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#8 2010-11-19 21:23:44
- Telemachus
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- Registered: 2010-04-21
- Posts: 500+
Re: Weird Pop-Up Message
I got the same message, and I'm thinking that it's some kind of scam. Reporting...
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#9 2010-11-19 21:29:48
- gettysburg11
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- Registered: 2008-06-14
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Re: Weird Pop-Up Message
Something in somebody's sig. I got it once at home, and a couple times at school.
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#10 2010-11-19 22:34:00
Re: Weird Pop-Up Message
Well, you always know when turntechGodhead posts in a topic, I guess
His sig doesn't load if you press cancel, so I'm guessing the image is hosted on a password-protected server, causing that message to pop up. Nothing dangerous, but someone should really let him know.
I'm taking a break from Scratch until 2.0 comes out. Any messages sent between then and now probably won't be read - sorry.
(Oct. 20, 2011)
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#11 2010-11-19 22:42:11
- ScratchReallyROCKS
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Re: Weird Pop-Up Message
hmnwilson wrote:
Well, you always know when turntechGodhead posts in a topic, I guess
His sig doesn't load if you press cancel, so I'm guessing the image is hosted on a password-protected server, causing that message to pop up. Nothing dangerous, but someone should really let him know.
Almost exactly what I was going to say.
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#12 2010-11-20 10:21:46
- Lucario621
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- Registered: 2007-10-03
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Re: Weird Pop-Up Message
Yep, I noticed it. But it seems to be fixed now.
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#13 2010-11-20 16:53:41
Re: Weird Pop-Up Message
Yep, we found a link to an image that is now on a password protected site in a few sigs, and had to remove them. Seems like it was just a mistake, but it is concerning (anytime something asks for a password one must be careful).
If anyone notices this happening with their sig (probably very rare), they should remove the various links / images until it goes away.
Help Scratchers make the leap to 2.0!
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#14 2010-11-20 18:14:49
- Blade-Edge
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- Registered: 2009-06-13
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Re: Weird Pop-Up Message
I apologize for this
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#15 2010-11-21 09:32:45
Re: Weird Pop-Up Message
Well, Macroes AntiPrVi can help.
I will show the level of this error/threat.
Level: You may need to login to a wiki to view the threads. 10% critical % if you really want to go in that thread, or 0% if you just clicked on it by accident.
There, that's the level of the error/threat.
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