Got this popup while surfing on 2+2. I did not press OK, in fact I was even scared to close it myself. Instead I opened up Windows Task Manager and ended the application from there. It listed itself as AVG - Windows Explorer, but in fact is malware trying to install itself when activated.
I found this on the interwebs (links intentionally deleted) :
The malware comes from this link : http:// XXXXXXXX.com/
XXXXXXXX redirects to YYYYYYYY.com in my case. The site displays a popup via JavaScript which says: "AV8 has found suspicious activity on your pc and will perform some action on your pc." It does fake virus scan, displays a fake Windows Security Alert, and then downloads a variant of Win32/Kryptik.IMZ trojan:
http:// YYYYYYYY.com/load/ZZZZZZZZZ.exe
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I was even scared to close it myself. Instead I opened up Windows Task Manager and ended the application from there.
You're a wise man.
There's a shortcut. Hold down the alt key, then press F4. That will close whichever window is active.
Just but a Mac ?!
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