"Install Arizona Sports Fans Forum" Application Popup?

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I just started seeing this in the last day or two when browsing on the forum. Is this legitimate? Did you guys just create an app or is this some new tweak to inform members of the app? I've been active on here for years and never saw this popup before the last day or so.
 

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I haven't seen it, but it's a good question. @Shaggy , can you shed any light on this?
 
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It was popping up for four or five days when I visit here, but has since disappeared over the last two or so and not recurred (so far).

It was just a strange very generic popup with no branding asking to download the "Arizona Sports Fan Forum" application. I saw something very similar when visiting a couple other sites that you wouldn't expect would have dedicated applications.

This was all on my Android phone by the way, not via a regular computer. It looked very fishy and I assumed it was either some kind of malware enticement or some weird new functionality in Chrome.

I just thought I should inquire if anyone knew that it was legit or otherwise give some notice that there could be malware potentially generating via some element of the website.
 

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It was popping up for four or five days when I visit here, but has since disappeared over the last two or so and not recurred (so far).

It was just a strange very generic popup with no branding asking to download the "Arizona Sports Fan Forum" application. I saw something very similar when visiting a couple other sites that you wouldn't expect would have dedicated applications.

This was all on my Android phone by the way, not via a regular computer. It looked very fishy and I assumed it was either some kind of malware enticement or some weird new functionality in Chrome.

I just thought I should inquire if anyone knew that it was legit or otherwise give some notice that there could be malware potentially generating via some element of the website.
I downloaded this several months ago but then couldn't find it in the app store. I got it from a pop up as well and it's been working great as it is a direct link to the forum without utilizing a browser.



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The popup I got did have a similar icon as the one you are referencing. I am curious as to what the source of it is and how legit it is, since (as you mention) its not coming from the app store and doesn't seem to be appearing regularly or to every user here.
 

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The popup I got did have a similar icon as the one you are referencing. I am curious as to what the source of it is and how legit it is, since (as you mention) its not coming from the app store and doesn't seem to be appearing regularly or to every user here.
@Shaggy may have some insider info, but I have it on my phone's home screen and I use it all the time.
 

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