It's not quite complete BS, as it's possible your computer's Internet browser has indeed been infected with Malware which is causing the pop-up warning, but you don't have any actual virus on your machine.
It frequently happens on untrusted sites, or sometimes if you download something off the Internet it will come bundled with "extras" - it's usually the third-party extras that will cause the problems, such as hijacking your web browser home page. In such a case, the hijacked home page will repeatedly display the scam site each and every time you start the browser.
CGN recently converted the site to SSL for most content..
SSL based sites, such as CGN which use https:// are generally a safe browsing experience, as long as you see the small padlock (sometimes green in colour) when you're viewing any page. It's usually at the top of your screen near the URL link for any given page. If it changes colour from green, or the padlock disappears altogether, then it means the page content for that specific web page may have become unsecured, as far as the SSL ptotocol goes.
Regards,
Doug
It frequently happens on untrusted sites, or sometimes if you download something off the Internet it will come bundled with "extras" - it's usually the third-party extras that will cause the problems, such as hijacking your web browser home page. In such a case, the hijacked home page will repeatedly display the scam site each and every time you start the browser.
CGN recently converted the site to SSL for most content..
SSL based sites, such as CGN which use https:// are generally a safe browsing experience, as long as you see the small padlock (sometimes green in colour) when you're viewing any page. It's usually at the top of your screen near the URL link for any given page. If it changes colour from green, or the padlock disappears altogether, then it means the page content for that specific web page may have become unsecured, as far as the SSL ptotocol goes.
Regards,
Doug
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