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#194592 - 05/27/04 01:30 PM
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Is anyone else gettting a strange MSN Communities pop-up when they enter a forum?
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#194597 - 05/27/04 01:45 PM
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I'm getting it also and figured it was someone's avatar. I'm now getting the red 'x' from elena. Could it be her?
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#194598 - 05/27/04 01:47 PM
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I'm getting it also and figured it was someone's avatar. I'm now getting the red 'x' from elena. Could it be her?
Her avatar is from MSN....so the answer is probably "yes"! Who wants to break it to her? 
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#194599 - 05/27/04 02:04 PM
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#194600 - 05/27/04 02:10 PM
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Well, I have criminology in my blood, huh?
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#194602 - 05/27/04 02:32 PM
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In the last forum I was in, as soon as Paragon's avatar opened a pop-up also opened.
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#194605 - 05/27/04 04:08 PM
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I'm not, but I recall this being discussed in the past. I believe the pop-up is related to an avatar that is hosted on an MSN communities site. I'll try to track down the prior discussion for you.
I give up - a question from a novice.... What is an avatar?
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#194606 - 05/27/04 04:16 PM
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Main Entry: av·a·tar
Pronunciation: 'a-v&-"tär
Function: noun
Etymology: Sanskrit avatAra descent, from avatarati he descends, from ava- away + tarati he crosses over -- more at UKASE, THROUGH
1 : the incarnation of a Hindu deity (as Vishnu)
2 a : an incarnation in human form b : an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person
3 : a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity
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#194607 - 05/27/04 04:19 PM
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I'm not, but I recall this being discussed in the past. I believe the pop-up is related to an avatar that is hosted on an MSN communities site. I'll try to track down the prior discussion for you.
It is the picture that someone adds to their profile, like my widow full of flowers or Jac's picture of his dog...
I give up - a question from a novice.... What is an avatar?
It is the picture that people add to their profile, like my widow full of flowers or like Jac's picture of his dog.
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#194608 - 05/27/04 04:26 PM
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like my widow full of flowers
My sincerest condolences. I am saddened to hear that you have passed away. 
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#194609 - 05/27/04 04:43 PM
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#194611 - 05/27/04 05:06 PM
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like my widow full of flowers
My sincerest condolences. I am saddened to hear that you have passed away.
LOL Jac! You know, some days it does feel like that!
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#194612 - 05/27/04 05:33 PM
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In the last forum I was in, as soon as Paragon's avatar opened a pop-up also opened.
It's really doubtful that anyone's avatar could result in a pop-up, but it is possible that you now have an advertisement type virus on your PC or within your network. It happened to me about two months ago - pop ups started to appear when I visited sites that I knew for a fact did not use them - I got rid of it - it being files on my PC that somehow were incorporated within MS Explorer.
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#194613 - 05/27/04 05:57 PM
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Paragon, It is true though. A few months back we had the same issue arrise with another member who used an avatar originating from an MSN site. When you went into a thread where the user had posted a message, you received a pop up box that wanted you to subscribe or download something to access a ".net" program. I know I am not saying this right, but it is not an advertisement per se for the lowest mortgage rates, it is to get you to enlist with some service for MSN. ?? Someone help me out with describing this. 
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#194614 - 05/27/04 07:26 PM
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Well, there are viruses (trojan) that will link to a website and you'll get a ton of popups. A friend of mine had one of these on her laptop not too long ago, it took me about an hour to get it cleared up...
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