Explorer 8 Status Bar icons/pcguide.com malicious code?

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Cluent

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I was trying to find out the meaning of the messages that appear on the lower left of the Internet Explorer 8 windows (in the status bar). I was visiting a site (pcguide.com) and I got a weird icon in that spot. I am worried I might have picked up a nasty bug from that site, because I had a hard time closing it (windows kept popping up).
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Professional
CPU
Intel Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
Memory
8.00 GB
You mean the shield looking icon? For me it was telling me IE blocked a popup, it correlated with the information bar sliding down at the top.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware Aurora ALX R4
OS
Windows 10 Pro (x64)
CPU
Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz - 4.5GHz)
Motherboard
Alienware Aurora-R4 x79
Memory
4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 690
Sound Card
SteelSeries Siberia Elite
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp U3011
Screen Resolution
2560x1600
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB, Seagate 1TB Desktop Hybrid HDD, 2x Western Digital 4TB Green HDD
PSU
875W Some Dell PSU <.<
Case
Alienware Aurora ALX
Cooling
Custom Liquid Cooling (EK CPU & GPU blocks) dual EK 480RAD
Keyboard
Logitech G710+ Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G700s
Internet Speed
Verizon Fios (50 mbps average)
Other Info
Server: Intel NUC D54250WYK: i5-4250U, 16GB, 256 GB mSATA, Windows Server 2012 R2
It's possible; I can't find information on it in the help file and it hasn't popped up again. I'm really annoyed at myself; when that window popped up, I knew better than to press the OK or CANCEL buttons, so I pressed the X in the upper right, but that made another window pop up. Norton says that the site is safe, but stil...
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Professional
CPU
Intel Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
Memory
8.00 GB
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