Anyone else getting a Microsoft Smart Screen Warning?

[DaveTN]

Anyone else getting a Microsoft Smart Screen Warning?
I stated getting it about 6:10 this morning every time I click on anything in TGO.

[ironsniper1]

Never heard of it, it's either a Windows 10 thing (if you are running it) or you have a virus


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[krunchnik]

Nope-I run Windows 10 on both computers and not getting it

[DWARREN123]

Yes. I have to give permission to see anything.

Any one know a cure for this?

[Chris]

Yes. I have to give permission to see anything.

Any one know a cure for this?

 

 

http://www.apple.com

[highshot]

Yea I am getting the warning too.

[Dolomite_supafly]

I am getting it as well.

[Dolomite_supafly]

Here is the fix:

 

1> Control Panel

2> System and Security

3> Security and Maintanence

4> Find "Windows SmartScreen"

5> Click "Change Settings"

6> Hit the bottom bubble that says "Don't do anything (Turn off Windows SmartScren)"

7> Click Ok

 

It might ask for confirmation but after that it will disable the warnings.

[Dolomite_supafly]

Well that did not work.

[Dolomite_supafly]

The owner of the website has to report it as not malicious.

 

We can report it as individuals but it did not affect it on my computer.

 

BTW, this is the only site that this happens. I thought it was gun websites but all the others work just fine.

[Dolomite_supafly]

Ok, fixed it.

 

Got to internet options and under the advanced tab look for the SmartScreen filter. If it is checked then uncheck it and restart your browser. Works for me.

[Oh Shoot]

Ok, fixed it.

 

Got to internet options and under the advanced tab look for the SmartScreen filter. If it is checked then uncheck it and restart your browser. Works for me.

 

Odd.

 

Windows 7, have SmartScreen enabled, but I don't get the warning being discussed with FireFox or IE (11).  Must be an additional variable involved. Maybe Edge browser, Windows 10, or combo of both?

 

- OS

Edited April 18, 2016 by Oh Shoot

[Dolomite_supafly]

I am running Windows 10 and I was getting the error with both IE and Edge. I thought I had it fixed through the Control Panel but I also had to disable it through IE. I also had to go into advanced settings to disable the SmartScreen filter while using Edge.

[Dolomite_supafly]

And it was a recent change because I have been using the same setup for the last month without any warnings.

[ArmyBrat61]

I'm getting the same thing......having one hell of a time fixing it too......running Windows 10...hate it absolutely hate it....

Edited April 18, 2016 by ArmyBrat61

[ArmyBrat61]

Thanks to Dolomite's wisdom in all things computer,,,,I am now able to view TGO without the Red Screen of Democrat Delight....

[DaveTN]

Maybe David will fix it when he gets time.
Disabling SmartScreen isn’t a fix; it’s a work around.

[Pete123]

http://www.apple.com

 

Guys,

 

There sure is a lot of discussion on this when Chris posted the easiest fix, and did so in less than 25 letters.

[RAJTENN]

On three different computers, Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge. Would not allow connection to TGO, stated a virus that would compromise personal data

[Garufa]

Guys,

 

There sure is a lot of discussion on this when Chris posted the easiest fix, and did so in less than 25 letters.

 

Firefox.  That's seven letters.

[Pete123]

Firefox.  That's seven letters.

 

Well played good sir!

[jgradyc]

Chrome.... six letters. 

 

Seriously, Chrome has more add ins than Edge, or it least it did when Windows 10 came out. I use those extensions all the time. 

[ironsniper1]

There's your problem ie/edge get chrome or Firefox with Adblock plus


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[Pete123]

You know, something just occurred to me.  Apple has only five letters.  ;)

 

I recently met a guy who is an IT consultant currently working on a job architecting the infrastructure at one on the large companies in Nashville that owns hospitals.

 

He had an Apple macbook.  I told him that he has great taste in computers.  He responded that he spends all day worrying about other peoples computers.  He got a macbook so he wouldn't have to worry about his.

 

I wouldn't suggest to anyone that they replace a working pc with a mac, though next time you need a computer, the macs are hard to beat.  They cost more than a pc up front, but they last much longer and they work.  

[xsubsailor]

I'm running 8.1 and haven't seen this problem.