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WARNING - Intelligent Explorer Virus
12/7/03 | TC

Posted on 12/07/2003 7:20:55 PM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection

I sat dont at my station over an hour ago and responded to an Explorer upgrade option without thinking.

This ISN'T a normal option, it was simply a pop-up. Without thinking I responded to upgrade and downloaded a nightmare.

I have yet to break this.

It consists of an additional bar which creates a new home page, http://find.intelius.com with files I've deleted in addition to wwd.ieplugin[1] - and proceeds to iniate infinite pop-ups of EVERY type out of http://www.n-case.com.

ANYTHING internet related will be tattooed with the new bar. View - Toolbars - Intelligent Explorer" will eliminate the bar from your current page but each new one you bring up will require you to go through the process of removing it again.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antivirus; computervirus; ie; intelligentexplorer; internetexplorer; lowqualitycrap; microsoft; newbar; popups; virus; windows
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To: ImaGraftedBranch

I used Ad-Aware 6.0. It's Freeware and it got rid of that nasty little toolbar and all of the pop-ups I was getting.


141 posted on 06/03/2004 12:41:00 PM PDT by dolfan99_34 (Ad-Aware 6.0 Works)
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To: steplock

Actually, clicking the "X" is the same as clicking "No" or "Yes". I'm proof of that. These bastards download no matter what you click or don't click, making it illegal and making them criminals.

A good way to prevent such attacks is to set your ActiveX controls higher, preventing these types of silent installations. It won't catch them all (mainly because jerkoff hackers live for the challenge of bypassing all security), but it will stop the majority of them.

FYI: simply removing registry entries doesn't always cut it. You have to go uninstall from your Add/Remove Programs utility, then go to your Program Files and delete the programs and all their associated files, then delete the registry entries, then unclick the MSCONFIG entries, then go to your Windows folder and locate all the backup .dll files that annoyingly reinstall the program when you reboot. Make sure you empty your recycling bin before you reboot, because the files can still reinstall from there. Hackers think of everything!


142 posted on 06/24/2004 10:11:07 AM PDT by AgnosticPriest
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Soon your computer will look like this if you don't do something quickly.


143 posted on 06/24/2004 10:28:02 AM PDT by SeeRushToldU_So (Democrats are enemies of the USA.)
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

bump for later


144 posted on 06/24/2004 10:48:07 AM PDT by Snardius
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To: chilepepper

Actually this is freeware but they use a sneaky way to get you to use it. you can have it removed by going to their website at www.ieplugin.com an choosing the link to remove it. The only bad part is they insist you tell them why you don't want it after they remove it. I gave them an earfull about sneaking their program on my computer disguised as part of the mmorpg I was playing. I checked with the game company and they did not authorize that download.


145 posted on 07/06/2004 8:59:59 PM PDT by Morbhan
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

Go to My Computer/properties/hardware/device manager and uninstal your network card. Run AdAware, Spybot and Spyware Blaster. Reboot. Allow Windows to reinstall networking. You may need the Windows CD.


146 posted on 07/06/2004 9:06:40 PM PDT by js1138 (In a minute there is time, for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. J Forbes Kerry)
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

If you use Windows XP, try to do a System Restore to a saved point before you were infected.


147 posted on 07/06/2004 9:15:02 PM PDT by Cultural Jihad
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

M O Z I L L A


148 posted on 07/06/2004 9:17:00 PM PDT by ChadGore (Vote Bush. He's Earned It.)
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

I somehow downloaded this stupid plugin, also. But, alas, there is an actual uninstall utility.

Go here to get this stuff off your computer:

http://www.ieplugin.com/uninstall.html


149 posted on 08/22/2004 8:45:04 AM PDT by Reality Checks Work (Best of Luck)
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection

Hell yesterday I responded to the free aquarium screenshot download on Weather.Com and before I realized my mistake it changed my home page, added 4 programs and installed a persistent dll. Took me 45 minutes to clean everything up.


150 posted on 08/22/2004 8:48:14 AM PDT by Semper Paratus
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To: EUPHORIC

The NWS search engine that advertises on Drudge will hijack your browser..


151 posted on 08/22/2004 8:51:30 AM PDT by IamConservative (A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.)
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