Drudge Pop Ups - Now More than spyware. Now downloading

Drudge ^ | December 31, 2004 | Pop Up Author

[BJungNan]

My computer is set to advise me if a site I am going to is trying to download something onto my computer and gives me the option to download or cancel. I just went to Drudge's site and got a warning about an attempted download.

Drudge has been dumping at 3 to 7 spyware programs on my computer each time I visit - I've checked by clearing all spyware and then going to his site and checking again. That's bad enough. But, now to have direct downloads from from Drudge, that is not alright.

Likely it is from the same pop-ups and not specifically from Drudge's page, one of his advertisers. Some will say you a pop up blocker but those get in the way of the some of the functionality of sites I use on the net. I tolerate the pop-ups because it is less trouble to click them away than to turn on and off a pop-up stopper program.

The questions are these: Is Drudge being careful enough with the pop-ups he is facilitating through his site? Was there malicious code in the download that was attempted? Will Drudge address this? I have found no such instance on any other site I frequent except those in Asia that seem to love this practice.

One other question: Is anyone aware of any sort of malicious code that can be delivered through a site that wants to download to your computer just by visiting it?

[Rebelbase]

Mozilla, baby.

[BJungNan]

What is Mozilla?

[PilloryHillary]

Yup, get Mozilla. You won't have such problems.

[rockrr]

Thanx for the heads-up!

I gave up on his site (besides, I didn't have to go see his re-hashed articles when I get them fresh from FreeRepublic ;'}

Cheers

[FreeEnterprise2004]

only the best browser available
http://www.mozilla.org

[RJL]

Long ago I quit going to Drudge because of all the pop-ups.

[disclaimer]

Are you sure it isn't just cookies being downloaded?

[DainBramage]

He's a money maker thats for sure. I recently emailed Luciannedotcom about all the crap on her's

and she sent me a nasty note saying "download a pop up stopper or find another web site".

I felt violated.

[socal_parrot]

http://www.mozilla.org/

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Some will say you a pop up blocker but those get in the way of the some of the functionality of sites I use on the net.

Dude, those Drudge viruses have infected your grammar checker!

[BJungNan]

Going there now. Thanks!

[Always Right]

What is Mozzilla?

[bahblahbah]

Use fireworks.

[Ginifer]

yep, Mozilla Firefox....the best.

[zzen01]

http://www.mozilla.org/

[marvlus]

You mean firefox?

[frog_jerk_2004]

FireFox/Mozilla baby!!!

[Howlin]

She's still as charming as ever, I see.

[Dont Mention the War]

Some will say you a pop up blocker but those get in the way of the some of the functionality of sites I use on the net. I tolerate the pop-ups because it is less trouble to click them away than to turn on and off a pop-up stopper program.

Most popup blockers allow you to specify in their preferences which sites you want to always allow to display popups; after configuring it once, you should rarely ever have to maually turn it on or off again.

If you are otherwise that intent on allowing popups to come through, then in all seriousness, you need to either get a Mac or install some flavor of Linux on your PC, because you are just asking for trouble when you allow popups to sail through unfiltered in Windows.