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What Is The Mystery Lizard?

1,009 799 November 25, 2017 at 04:46 PM
sometimes I click a link on slickdeals, the page doesnt load properly and a picture of a lizard on a branch loads, there seems to be a play button as if its a video. I'm on an older PC with Vista and outdated chrome browser, but this is the only website it happens on.

Anybody else see this? I'm also using previous/original version of slickdeals
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euuser3818772
11-25-2017 at 04:57 PM.
11-25-2017 at 04:57 PM.
Malware? Does it ask you for money?
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11-25-2017 at 05:05 PM.
11-25-2017 at 05:05 PM.
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Malware? Does it ask you for money?
no, I usually just hit back button, would never click on the player, I'll try some spyware and virus sweeps see if they grab anything.

If it pops up again I'll post a photo
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fsyowad
11-25-2017 at 05:50 PM.
11-25-2017 at 05:50 PM.
Quote from Stumpy :
no, I usually just hit back button, would never click on the player, I'll try some spyware and virus sweeps see if they grab anything.

If it pops up again I'll post a photo
Reset and reinstall.

Vista?

Do you do your banking in this machine?
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11-25-2017 at 08:11 PM.
11-25-2017 at 08:11 PM.
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Reset and reinstall.

Vista?

Do you do your banking in this machine?

actually have a new laptop on its way, my pc is ancient, just intrigued as to whats going on.
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User339811
11-25-2017 at 09:36 PM.
11-25-2017 at 09:36 PM.
Quote from Stumpy :
actually have a new laptop on its way, my pc is ancient, just intrigued as to whats going on.
probably it was a real lizard that lived in your ancient PC.
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11-25-2017 at 10:22 PM.
11-25-2017 at 10:22 PM.
Quote from xxxHolic :
probably it was a real lizard that lived in your ancient PC.
Lol, yeah it sounds like I'm a lunatic, but it has happened like 10 times, I'm clicking links but cant replicate it to take a pic, but I will sooner or later
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11-26-2017 at 06:32 AM.
11-26-2017 at 06:32 AM.


there he is, any mods know anything about this?
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11-26-2017 at 11:16 AM.
11-26-2017 at 11:16 AM.
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I'd swear I could hear the godzilla theme song.
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11-26-2017 at 11:44 AM.
11-26-2017 at 11:44 AM.
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I'd swear I could hear the godzilla theme song.
Lol. no way in hell I'm clicking that play button. I switched over to the new forum skin/look, we'll see if he still shows up.
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Iaaaiws
11-26-2017 at 12:13 PM.
11-26-2017 at 12:13 PM.
That wasn't a tiny lizard on a branch.

MLV has been sending out naked pics here again.
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User339811
11-26-2017 at 05:21 PM.
11-26-2017 at 05:21 PM.
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there he is, any mods know anything about this?
where do you see it? what website? what browser? it looks creepy.

Try to install
uBlock Origin by Raymond Hill


Remember to get by Raymond Hill. There is a copycat of uBlock.
Let me know if you still see that Mystery Lizard.
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11-26-2017 at 06:03 PM.
11-26-2017 at 06:03 PM.
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where do you see it? what website? what browser? it looks creepy.

Try to install
uBlock Origin by Raymond Hill


Remember to get by Raymond Hill. There is a copycat of uBlock.
Let me know if you still see that Mystery Lizard.
I only see it on slickdeals, sometimes a page fails to load and it pops up, or after a page loads it is replaced by that creepy lizard, I'm using chrome on an old vista PC, so chrome browser is not supported any more/cant update. I switched over to the new slickdeals skin/page layout this morning, havent seen lizard today
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11-26-2017 at 06:41 PM.
11-26-2017 at 06:41 PM.
changing to the new page layout is not the issue, creepy lizard just popped up again, wtf

will PM a mod and see if they know anything about this
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11-26-2017 at 06:42 PM.
11-26-2017 at 06:42 PM.
Quote from Stumpy :
changing to the new page layout is not the issue, creepy lizard just popped up again, wtf
install
uBlock Origin by Raymond Hill?
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