Parrothead Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I have realized that ever since becoming more active on pinterest I've had an extraordinary amount of activity with my antivirus software. Not a day goes by that is isn't quarantining , blocking or removing something. Has anyone else experienced this? I can't tell if it is from repinning or from web surfing looking for stuff to pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLDebbie Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I haven't had that much, but I have found more viruses are detected when going through Pinterest than regular surfing. Perhaps it's because I'm going to more sites, or perhaps they're more virus-prone on popular sites. Either way, I'm glad I have good, up-to-date virus protection software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I was wondering about this also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Do you download any of the pictures from Pinterest? No I don't think so. It may be that Pinterest and web surfing go hand-in-hand so one is more vulnerable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Either way, I'm glad I have good, up-to-date virus protection software. Oh, I know. Right? I'm glad my antivirus is up to the task. I suppose it needed something to do. LOL Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I only use my phone for it. I hadn't thought about it till now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I went on Pinterest for the first time to look at a friend's site -- used an iPad. Thank you for the tip -- I had NO idea. Now, I'll stay away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshin Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Pinterest is still fairly new, and quite a few adware scammers have targeted it. I've noticed Pinterest has gotten better with catching them, so I'll get a warning when I click on the pin. One trick, look at the URL above the pin before clicking it to go through to the site. You can usually tell if it's a scam url -- it will have a bunch of nonsense numbers and letters instead of a proper name (example: gh67dhjsw. net instead of happyscrapping. com), or the URL will be completely at odds with the pin (freeipadnow .com when the pin is showing a cookie recipe). Don't click the links in my examples, I just made them up :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 That's the only place my software beeps, it's mostly adware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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