WHAT IS THIS AND WHY DID IT POP UP RANDOMLY

[Frankie²]

i was just on the forums and

[Ad Bot]

[Couatl]

this is why you don't download russian research silly

[Niff]

click "Why Does This Happen?" Maybe??

[Frankie²]

click "Why Does This Happen?" Maybe??

not helpful at all
ive never received this message before today

[SquartleTurtle]

THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DONT PAY UP YOU PIECE OF stuff

[Champion]

click "view the message" i guess

[Zanaran2]

say goodbye to your internet for 5 minutes
OT: Do you have adblock or something that gets rid of popups?

[bithead9]

According to google; it is adware.

Virus Total :
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/7c65d520e64a4e1442be70dcb53efd87492d8400bb659d8286bd5cc0a774e1bc/brown townysis/

Probably related Malware Bytes Forum post :
https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=144471

Greatis :
http://greatis.com/appdata/d/s/spidentifier.exe.htm

Hope that helps.

[XR-7]

Al-Qaeda is watching your computer. I suggest sitting low for a while.

[Ipquarx]

Oh stuff

[Niff]

"Program details?"

[QuadStorm]

Looks like conduit just injected itself onto your computer. Run a malwarebytes scan now and use CCleaner to stop it from re-installing itself (clear the start up registry keys it makes).

[The Big Bad Jellyfish]

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/combofix/

This will basically destroy anything, just as long as you follow the instructions and make sure nothing is running while you're doing it.
Use this if all other options fail or you're lazy.

[Bomb Kirby]

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/combofix/

This will basically destroy anything, just as long as you follow the instructions and make sure nothing is running while you're doing it.
Use this if all other options fail or you're lazy.

I've been told that ComboFix should only be used as a last resort, is this true?

[F3d323]

what's with you and computer problems? i've seen like 4 threads in a week of you asking for help

OT: I think that's adware, but i'm not certainly sure.