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Auto download adware carries vicious payload
vnunet.com ^ | 03 Mar 2005 | Robert Jaques

Posted on 03/03/2005 1:39:36 PM PST by holymoly

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To: holymoly

That's a lot of links... my Microsoft life seems a lot simpler to me... and the people writing the code actually have jobs ;~D


21 posted on 03/03/2005 1:55:36 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...

Security ping


22 posted on 03/03/2005 1:55:37 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: All
Little illiterate computer tapper me is so confused. I'm about ready to sit this thing on the burn pile and blast it with my 12 ga.
23 posted on 03/03/2005 1:55:41 PM PST by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
What's TDS3? a2 is the anti-trojan, correct?

I only list freeware/open source, btw.
24 posted on 03/03/2005 1:55:42 PM PST by holymoly ("A lot" is TWO words.)
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To: holymoly

Kerio has a free version of their firewall program here: http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_download.html


25 posted on 03/03/2005 1:56:08 PM PST by Disambiguator (Encouraging heteronormativity wherever I go!)
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To: peyton randolph

IMO HiJack this is a bit powerful for the average user. Most of the time, when the automated tools don't work for someome, I steer them towards the SpywareWarrior.com forum, where they can find out more about HiJack this, and post their logs for expert help. (Better safe than sorry.)


26 posted on 03/03/2005 1:57:31 PM PST by holymoly ("A lot" is TWO words.)
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To: pbrown

Speaking of blasting computers with shotguns, http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail118.html
A little comic relief from one of the strangest sites out there.


27 posted on 03/03/2005 1:58:04 PM PST by Disambiguator (Encouraging heteronormativity wherever I go!)
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To: holymoly

Anti trojan. Free trial.

http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/


28 posted on 03/03/2005 1:59:38 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: holymoly

This is the reason I no longer visit Drudge's page. He should change the name of his page to the Popup and Spyware Report. Who knows what measures he is taking to make sure the pop ads he accepts are clean. And if you clear out your adware, then visit his site and check again, you can see he has dropped three to five spyware programs on your computer.

I'll wait until someone posts on FR what is on Drudge to see what he has to say. Too risky going to his page.


29 posted on 03/03/2005 2:03:54 PM PST by BJungNan (Junk mail is killing email. Don't buy from spam emails!!!)
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To: ShadowAce

Thanks!


30 posted on 03/03/2005 2:05:42 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: holymoly
Microsoft has released a patch to correct this problem

Yes, nearly two months ago. Anyone with automatic updates turned on should already have this.

31 posted on 03/03/2005 2:06:24 PM PST by kevkrom (If people are free to do as they wish, they are almost certain not to do as Utopian planners wish)
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To: frogjerk

I'm not as cocky about Firefox as I used to be, since we're starting to see malware and Trojans coded for it. It's still generally safer than IE, and better too IMO (tabbed browsing, among other things), but now that it's getting notice and market share, the script kiddies are starting to find its holes. No software is perfect.

}:-)4


32 posted on 03/03/2005 2:08:42 PM PST by Moose4 (So how long will it take Hunter S. Thompson to figure out he's dead and not on an acid trip?)
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To: Disambiguator
LOLOL. Just what I needed. Thanks. Put a hole in it huh? With a 12 ga.......'I can't relate'.

Thanks again.

33 posted on 03/03/2005 2:08:47 PM PST by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: backhoe

fyi


34 posted on 03/03/2005 2:09:06 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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This link has a great step by step proceedure for removing spyware:

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=35407

Sometimes it requires more than just installing Ad-Aware and Spybot.

35 posted on 03/03/2005 2:09:11 PM PST by faq
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Thanks- I'll inform friends and relatives.


36 posted on 03/03/2005 2:10:28 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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To: BJungNan
If you go to the Mozilla FTP site, you can download a ZIP of Firefox , which does not install in the common sense, as does the Windows EXE installer. (No registry changes, etc.)

It unzips to a "firefox" directory with all needed files. IIRC When you launch it the first time, it will create a "firefox" subdirectory under Windows\Application Data.

If you decide you don't like it, just delete the two "firefox" folders and that's it.

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/
37 posted on 03/03/2005 2:10:47 PM PST by holymoly ("A lot" is TWO words.)
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To: Republicanus_Tyrannus
Way to be posting stuff from January 11th.

The article is dated March 3. You don't like it, tough.
38 posted on 03/03/2005 2:12:56 PM PST by holymoly ("A lot" is TWO words.)
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To: kevkrom; All

I rec'd an email from MSFT today which said that there will be no new security updates for the month of March.


39 posted on 03/03/2005 2:17:23 PM PST by hsmomx3 (Steelers in '06)
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To: dfwgator
Anyone caught intentionally pushing malware on PCs should be shot, I mean it.

Them and whatever idiot invented blister packs for medications.
40 posted on 03/03/2005 2:17:41 PM PST by TomGuy (America: Best friend or worst enemy. Choose wisely.)
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