I received adware today from a site that I visit regularly that is self-replicating and is the kind that the only way you can get out of it is to turn off your computer. It is one of those ads that purport to be a computer virus protection program and does a rendition of what they say is a scan of your computer and says that you have all these virus on your computer and so you need to buy their program to get rid of the virus, trojans, spyware and other malware. I have tried contacting the site I visit where this malware connects with me (it doesn't happen on any other site I visit, so I know its not my own security programs), but with little help. The only other avenue I know is not to go to that site anymore. Even after contacting them, I have tried blocking the malware's urls, emptying my history, cache and cookies with no success. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. I am a Windows XP OS user, using Foxfire browser, with Spyware Doctor, AVG virus protection as well as the internal virus security and firewall supplied by my XP.
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Computer adware
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Bossy,
I'd say you're doing the best that you can. I had a similar situation with one of the dragonflying sites I frequent. I had to contact the system administrator/owner of the site to alert them to the presence of the malware. After that, it's up to them to solve the problem. There's not a lot else you can do aside from what you've already done. You seem like a fairly knowledgeable person when it comes to computer matters, so I don't think this answer comes as any surprise.
You could always try putting the malware's url into your host file as a 127.0.0.1 registration, but I'm not sure you want to be messing around with your host file or convincing your computer that their site is your localhost.
-J
Posted 1 year ago # -
Which site is it, by the way?
Posted 1 year ago # -
Try this..go to the library or someone's house you don't like..using thier computer log onto that site. If it happens again it's THEIR SITE that's intentionally doing it, if not it's YOUR hardrive and your security missed it. Oh, is your hard drive partitioned? I'm an ol Symantec user..if you log on to them they will scan your system. It's malware not a cookie..you may need a tool to remove it..they have that also.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Bossy go byebye?
Posted 1 year ago # -
Computer musta crashed from all that adware..Did we all know that a click overrides your security?..Just say NO to clicks!
Posted 1 year ago # -
Avast reports malware for the Alexa Toolbar that I installed from http://www.alexa.com.
Am I the only one getting this?
Posted 1 year ago # -
Avast does on occasion flag things that aren't really adware. (ie. false positives.) However, Alexa is technically spyware since it's sending usage statistics back to its servers in order to keep track of where you are or where you've been.
I assume you installed this for a reason?
Posted 1 year ago #
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