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Issues with Memory Beta...

shadowedgalaxy

Lieutenant Commander
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Hallo thar.
I went to Memory Beta, memory-beta.wikia.com (the non-canon Star Trek wikipedia), and suddenly, the window shrunk, and a thingy popped up saying, "Warning! Your computer might have a virus etc... something something... AntiSpy live scan" As I have had dealings with this kind of malware before, I avoided the "OK" button and shut down my computer (it was the "only way out"). I haven't gone back to Memory Beta since.
So... anyone had this problem? No? Just me?
 
I was just on Memory Beta, and I came across a page.

The USS UberEnterprise? NCC 1701∞? The hell is that?
 
This is a marketing spam to try and scare you into buy some virus service, it happened to me in the past and I was told I had over a thousand viruses and over thousand troghan horses too. When I ran my scan I found nothing, just captalism in operation.
 
Did you try hitting Ctrl + W to shut the window down? That might help you get out of there without having to shut your whole computer down.
 
Hallo thar.
I went to Memory Beta, memory-beta.wikia.com (the non-canon Star Trek wikipedia), and suddenly, the window shrunk, and a thingy popped up saying, "Warning! Your computer might have a virus etc... something something... AntiSpy live scan" As I have had dealings with this kind of malware before, I avoided the "OK" button and shut down my computer (it was the "only way out"). I haven't gone back to Memory Beta since.
So... anyone had this problem? No? Just me?
You've got a virus on your computer.
 
It was one of the short story entries in the Strange New Worlds anthology.

That still doesn't explain whether or not we're supposed to be taking it seriously; the summary reads like a parody, or bad fanfic.
 
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