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Vanity - Is triad.rr.com being hacked?
Myself
| 6/12/03
| hidek6
Posted on 06/12/2003 6:12:23 PM PDT by HIDEK6
I tried to get e-Mail from triad.rr.com and I got a huge SECURITY ALERT screen, followed by a bunch of porn site ads. I think they are being hacked. Has anyone else had this problem?
TOPICS: Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: hack
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posted on
06/12/2003 6:12:23 PM PDT
by
HIDEK6
To: HIDEK6
Whaaaa?????
To: HIDEK6
Either that, or you've got yourself a virus. Run a scan.
3
posted on
06/12/2003 6:18:07 PM PDT
by
rs79bm
(The difference between Los Angeles and yogurt is that yogurt comes with less fruit ... R. Limbaugh)
To: HIDEK6
Piedmont Triad Time Warner Cable loads fine for me. Check your anti-virus, or reboot.
4
posted on
06/12/2003 6:18:50 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(I'm not always cranky.)
To: HIDEK6
ZoneAlarm, my FRiend.
5
posted on
06/12/2003 6:19:56 PM PDT
by
annyokie
(provacative yet educational reading alert)
To: HIDEK6
Traid Road Runner is working fine here.
6
posted on
06/12/2003 6:30:11 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(........The bartender yells, "hey get out of here, we don't serve breakfast!")
To: HIDEK6
As well as updating your antivirus program, you might also try running AdAware and Spybot Search & Destroy. This sounds more like spyware than a virus.
7
posted on
06/12/2003 7:28:34 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Cicero; Rebelbase; annyokie; Petronski; rs79bm; The Old Hoosier
A final note to this story and a special thanks to all that answered me.
My computer guy came over and got a freeware program called Spybot. He ran the "Search and Destroy" routine until it stopped finding things. That fixed the problem.
If anyone else is having trouble with unwanted pop-up ads, I suggest you try this program.
Thanks again for all that tried to help me.
PS. You have to run it a number of times and when it asks you if it is OK to run it again on startup you have to answer yes. The reason is because some of these embedded programs get into your memory on startup. Then when you delete them, the residual upper memory "infection" restores them.
Perhaps other Freepers are familiar with the technical side of this situation and can elucidate.
8
posted on
06/16/2003 6:57:57 PM PDT
by
HIDEK6
To: Cicero
Looks like you nailed it my friend. Thanks for the help.
9
posted on
06/16/2003 6:58:59 PM PDT
by
HIDEK6
To: HIDEK6
Spybot is great. I'm glad you got your problem resolved.
10
posted on
06/16/2003 7:02:29 PM PDT
by
annyokie
(provacative yet educational reading alert)
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