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Apparently some folks who were visiting Wikipedia saw some annoying banner ads. Not the requests for donations from its founder Jimmy Wales, mind you, but real banner ads promoting things to buy from third-party sites. Today, the company has stepped ...



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By Gene Ryan Briones on 05/14/2012 20:02 PDT You've probably used Wikipedia before. It has the become the go to guy on the Internet – a McGuyver all the way. Of course, there are other awesome resources too that we like. But in case you used Wikipedia ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Seeing ads on [b]Wikipedia? You may have malware[/b]
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by Graham Cluley on May 15, 2012 | Leave a comment Wikipedia has issued a warning to its many millions of daily visitors that if they are seeing commercial adverts on its webpages, that it may be an indication of a malware infection on the user's ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />If you see ads on [b]Wikipedia, you probably have a virus[/b]
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If you see commercial ads the next time you look something up on Wikipedia, it doesn't mean the online encyclopedia has decided to turn a profit — it possibly means your web browser has been infected with a virus. "We never run ads on Wikipedia.

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If you see commercial ads the next time you look something up on Wikipedia, it doesn't mean the online encyclopedia has decided to turn a profit — it possibly means your web browser has been infected with a virus. "We never run ads on Wikipedia.

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Wikipedia has issued a warning to users, telling them that if they are seeing adverts whilst browsing the site it is likely they are infected with malware. The Wikimedia Foundation said it had seen cases where browsers had been infected with malware ...

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By Matt Liebowitz If you see an advertisement on Wikipedia, there's a good chance you have malware on your computer. Embroiled in a legal battle over the custody of his dog, a Brooklyn man is offering everything from a $250 game of fetch w.

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If you see an advertisement on Wikipedia, there's a good chance you have malware on your computer. That's the official statement from Wikipedia, which warned its millions of visitors Monday that if they come across ads for anything except Wikipedia's ...

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Visitors to Wikipedia who see advertisements on the site have most likely fallen victim to a browser-based malware infection, Wikimedia Foundation, the organization operating the website, said on Monday. "We never run ads on Wikipedia," said Philippe ...

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Visitors to Wikipedia who see advertisements on the site have most likely fallen victim to a browser-based malware infection, Wikimedia Foundation, the organization operating the website, said on Monday. "We never run ads on Wikipedia," said Philippe ...

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Visitors to Wikipedia who see advertisements on the site have most likely fallen victim to a browser-based malware infection, Wikimedia Foundation, the organization operating the website, said on Monday. "We never run ads on Wikipedia," said Philippe ...

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By Lucian Constantin Visitors to Wikipedia who see advertisements on the site have most likely fallen victim to a browser-based malware infection, Wikimedia Foundation, the organization operating the website, said on Monday.

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By Lucian Constantin IDG News Service - Visitors to Wikipedia who see advertisements on the site have most likely fallen victim to a browser-based malware infection, Wikimedia Foundation, the organization operating the website, said on Monday.

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Visitors to Wikipedia who see advertisements on the site have most likely fallen victim to a browser-based malware infection, Wikimedia Foundation, the organization operating the website, said on Monday. "We never run ads on Wikipedia," said Philippe ...

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Visitors to Wikipedia who see advertisements on the site have most likely fallen victim to a browser-based malware infection, Wikimedia Foundation, the organization operating the website, said on Monday. "We never run ads on Wikipedia," said Philippe ...

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Visitors to Wikipedia who see advertisements on the site have most likely fallen victim to a browser-based malware infection, Wikimedia Foundation, the organization operating the website, said on Monday. "We never run ads on Wikipedia," said Philippe ...

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Visitors to Wikipedia who see advertisements on the site have most likely fallen victim to a browser-based malware infection, Wikimedia Foundation, the organization operating the website, said on Monday. "We never run ads on Wikipedia," said Philippe ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia warns of malware that places ads on its site[/b]
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If you head to Wikipedia and spot an advertisement, be warned: It probably means your computer's been infected with malware. The non-profit site is ad-free and funded by donors, so no ad you may spot there is legitimate. The ad-injecting malware can ...

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By Emil Protalinski | May 15, 2012, 2:15pm PDT Summary: Wikipedia has issued a warning to its millions of visitors. The headline says it all: “If you're seeing ads on Wikipedia, your computer is probably infected with malware.

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Remains of the Day: [b]Wikipedia Alerts Users, If You See Ads It's Malware[/b]
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Ads on Wikipedia may be a sign of a hijacked browser, Google adds embedded search tools to Docs, and Flickr gets a redesign. If You're Seeing Ads on Wikipedia, Your Computer Is Probably Infected with Malware: The Wikimedia Foundation reminds us that ...

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