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Q: Constant popup "join Wifi-network"

I suddenly am interrupted every five minutes by a popup that says on the window frame "join (name of wifi network here)".

 

In the window is the message

 

"<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Success</TITLE></HEAD><BODY>Success</BODY></HTML>"

 

What is wrong with my wifi network that I get this?

 

How can I make it go away?

 

Thanks!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), 512 Gb SSD, 16 Gb RAM

Posted on Jul 14, 2015 9:39 PM

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  • by Ocean 17,Helpful

    Ocean 17 Ocean 17 Jul 14, 2015 9:47 PM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 14, 2015 9:47 PM in response to Ocean 17

    In the bottom of the frame I can see this: apple.com/library/test/success.html

  • by shamn,

    shamn shamn Jul 14, 2015 10:34 PM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 14, 2015 10:34 PM in response to Ocean 17

    Me too.

     

    OS X (10.9.5)

  • by Ocean 17,

    Ocean 17 Ocean 17 Jul 14, 2015 10:39 PM in response to shamn
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    Jul 14, 2015 10:39 PM in response to shamn

    Looks like this is common problem.

     

    I did a restart, which still gave me the pop-up, but at least they disappeared after the first log-in.

     

    The problem with this pop-ups is that they interrupt wi-fi - while the pop-up is on the screen, you cannot go on the internet.

     

    Only if you click it away internet works again.

     

    Looks like a virus or malware.

  • by Yovanka,

    Yovanka Yovanka Jul 14, 2015 10:42 PM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 14, 2015 10:42 PM in response to Ocean 17

    I have the same problem. Anyone has a solution?

  • by Crocodile234,

    Crocodile234 Crocodile234 Jul 14, 2015 11:04 PM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 14, 2015 11:04 PM in response to Ocean 17

    I'm also having this problem (OS X 10.9.5). For me, it started around 12:00 am EST after I turned on my Macbook Pro. It keeps popping up after the wifi automatically connects and even if I close the window, it'll pop up again after a few minutes.

  • by Ocean 17,

    Ocean 17 Ocean 17 Jul 14, 2015 11:15 PM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 14, 2015 11:15 PM in response to Ocean 17

    This started after I updated my iPhone 6 Plus apps  Twitter, Instagram, and Kindle.

     

    My iPhone connects to WiFi.

  • by 808WaysToDie,

    808WaysToDie 808WaysToDie Jul 14, 2015 11:36 PM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 14, 2015 11:36 PM in response to Ocean 17

    I just got this pop up message too.

     

    Just a blank window with <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Success</TITLE></HEAD><BODY>Success</BODY></HTML> and the bottom URL http://pple.com/library/test/success.html

     

    I've been able to reproduce this on 2 different macs (work and personal) that don't share much in common. Both on my home wifi, which I've never had a problem with before.

     

    I think this might be related to testing a "captive portal" like mentioned at https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/45418/how-to-automatically-login-to-ca ptive-portals-on-os-x but I haven't configured or run anything unusual lately.

     

    Suggestions to stop this join a network popup / captive portal that occurs every couple of minutes or so?

     

    Screenshot attached

    . Screen Shot 2015-07-14 at 11.24.56 PM.png

  • by kunz4u,

    kunz4u kunz4u Jul 14, 2015 11:35 PM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 14, 2015 11:35 PM in response to Ocean 17

    Hi,

     

    This is happening way too frequently. Need to know how to disable it. OS X 10.9.5

  • by okst,

    okst okst Jul 14, 2015 11:37 PM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 14, 2015 11:37 PM in response to Ocean 17

    Having the same issue. It's a bit of a head-scratcher, because it just started out of the blue, and I haven't done much of anything that would make me suspect some sort of malware or virus. (I'm running ClamXav at the moment, just to make sure.)

  • by Lucky.Luc_,

    Lucky.Luc_ Lucky.Luc_ Jul 14, 2015 11:39 PM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 14, 2015 11:39 PM in response to Ocean 17

    Exact same thing here...

  • by Ocean 17,

    Ocean 17 Ocean 17 Jul 14, 2015 11:41 PM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 14, 2015 11:41 PM in response to Ocean 17

    This didn't happen after a system software update.

     

    And it started on many computers today.

     

    This is not a coincidence.

     

    After I did what I described in a previous post it at least stopped popping up every two minutes.

  • by claudia a.,

    claudia a. claudia a. Jul 14, 2015 11:47 PM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 14, 2015 11:47 PM in response to Ocean 17

    Having the same problem. Just started today, very annoying and don't know how to fix it. I'm as well on OS X 10.9.5 on an iMac 2012 model. Did restart but still happening, not that often though... Maybe something to do with the latest iTunes 12.2.1 update to fix an issue for iTunes Match users? Help please?

  • by lancelotparko,

    lancelotparko lancelotparko Jul 15, 2015 12:01 AM in response to Ocean 17
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    Jul 15, 2015 12:01 AM in response to Ocean 17

    This seems like malware since interfering with communications on the computer and cannot run anything on the machine without interruption every 5 minutes. All running games are also interrupted and this is extremely annoying. However running McAffe LiveSafe 2015 on full scan on 2 year old iMac has not found anything yet though it only started a few hours ago. Apple must be getting lots of hits on the url if every internet connected device has this problem so perhaps something will be done in due course. I'm running mavericks and usually update the security updates but not updated iTunes recently. Not running an Airport base station but Apple TV occasionally used (been switched off last 12 hours). An iPod classic 160Gb was connected for synching music 15 hours ago but no other iOS devices (including iPhone) connected for several weeks. The only device kept switched on is a BT Infinity router. I'm also checking PCs for malware but nothing found. Could this be a zero day problem?

  • by Ocean 17,

    Ocean 17 Ocean 17 Jul 14, 2015 11:50 PM in response to lancelotparko
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    Jul 14, 2015 11:50 PM in response to lancelotparko

    I don't think it has to do with iTunes - I haven't updated yet.

     

    It feels like a virus - instroduced through ios onto airport and from there onto the MacBook Pro.

     

    How many of you have a late model 2012 retina MacBook Pro?

     

    How many are using an Apple Airport base station?

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