 | View Full Version : For those who hate pop-ups...I mean REALLY hate pop-ups hostpath.com 12-23-2003, 04:55 PM Apparently the pop-up ad medium has now migrated to the in-cruiser computer systems used by police officers on patrol. http://www.nbc10.com/news/2722957/detail.html Yeah, that's right. Pop-ups popping up in cop car computers. Kimmikat 12-23-2003, 05:00 PM I'm surprized there wasn't a plop-up for radar detectors! lol xyzulu 12-23-2003, 05:00 PM Now called cop-pops :D Dan L 12-23-2003, 05:06 PM Funny stuff. :) Giaguara 12-23-2003, 05:15 PM Haha .. cop-ups maybe? :D Were they using IE in those computers or why on earth would they see a pop-up .. I haven't seen an unrequested one for at least half a year. KIA-Joe 12-23-2003, 05:17 PM Did this part of the article seem funny to anyone? "We believe that an officer got out to the internet, got a pop-up ad and then drug that pop-up ad back into our infrastructure and the pop-up ad actually duplicated itself on several dozen computers," said Brennan. That seems like total BS to me ... jaqsprat 12-23-2003, 05:19 PM HEHE that is some funny stuff. xyzulu 12-23-2003, 05:20 PM they wanted to avoid using the v or w words. Virus/worm :D xyzulu 12-23-2003, 05:21 PM or the h Hacked! Xshare 12-23-2003, 06:40 PM Or the S: Spyware RHShawn 12-23-2003, 06:58 PM Originally posted by badbaker.com Now called cop-pops :D Another variation, pop-a-cop :D ilyash 12-23-2003, 07:18 PM you know those cops in the 2 wheeled things? cop in a box rent a cop hahah.. [just wanted to share] JYC 12-23-2003, 08:00 PM I guess they need Popup Cop (www.popupcop.com) :D |