Security Alert
Engineering IT Security has seen an uptick in users visiting websites telling them that to view the website they were attempting to visit that they need to copy/paste commands into command prompt or PowerShell. These commands are used to install malware on the machine.
No legitimate website will ever ask you to copy/paste commands.
Action: If you see a message on a website that tells you to do this, close out the tab and try the website again.
We also recommend you install an ad blocker extension in your web browser to help lessen the chance you’ll see these sorts of popups. We recommend using uBlock Origin.
Direct links to uBlock Origin for each of these browsers:
Chrome: uBlock Origin from Chrome Webstore
Firefox: uBlock Origin Firefox Add-On
Edge: uBlock Origin - Microsoft Edge Add-ons
Here is a an example of a message you might see: