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| bigpussy Member 250 Posts 9/03 |  Posted - Feb 6 2004 : 12:11PMI went to the www.peternorth.com site and it was pop-up fuckin' hell. Then my virus alert pops up for the stinky-trojan horse virus. I saw the website on the cover of a recent video. I won't even tell you what video because there should be sanctions for this kind of bullshit. I won't promote or recommend anything by a company that operates like this. I'm suprised that North would stoop to this. I'm sure he is unaware, but stars that allow their names to be used in this way are still just as guilty as the offenders. Ignorance is not a defense. Just to warn anyone who wants to check out any of North's websites, they probably have cooties. Topic Moved by - MLyons on Feb 6 2004 [Link] |
| Slim Jim Member 18 Posts 2/04 | Posted - Feb 6 2004 : 2:25PM [Link] |
| Saki At-Large 2087 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Feb 6 2004 : 2:49PM [Link] |
| bigpussy Member 250 Posts 9/03 | Posted - Feb 6 2004 : 3:13PM Wether it is the site or an ad-server it links to, the result was a very unpleasant surfing experience. One other thing - I don't have a phone line hooked up to my computer. If I did, does this trojan dial up 900's or something and hope I don't check my phone bill? [Link] |
| Saki At-Large 2087 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Feb 6 2004 : 3:27PM Net result: user thinks that the "innocent" site is the one that's pop-up or virus hell, when it's really the adware program that installed itself prior to your visit to the "innocent" site. These hidden programs are increasingly being designed to bypass pop-up blocker protection. I would suggest downloading the free tools SpyBot and Ad-Aware, updating both with the latest definitions (both have a "check for updates" option), then scanning your system. I'm willing to bet money that you're not clean...there's no reason why I can go there and not get the same result unless you've got adware on your computer. I don't have any pop-up blocker software on my computer. While you're at it, be sure to visit Windows Update and make sure all of the critical updates are applied. Microsoft just released a fix to a potentially serious flaw in Internet Explorer 6 last week. [Link] |
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| DenverDon Benevolent Firmly Embedded in Depravity 5914 Posts 7/02 | Posted - Feb 6 2004 : 5:39PM I just went to the site, and same as Saki the only pop-up was "Peter's Picks". No pop-ups on exit. The Ad-aware and Spybot Saki recommended and put links to really does work, and should solve your problem. Adware is malicious and makes it look like a site has pop-ups when in fact it doesn't. I also don't have a pop-up blocker installed. DenverDon [Link] |
| GaySatyr Senior Member Half dirty ol' man; half horny ol' goat! 1684 Posts 10/00 | Posted - Feb 6 2004 : 6:52PM [Link] |
| bigpussy Member 250 Posts 9/03 | Posted - Feb 6 2004 : 8:32PM I have adware and spy block already. I just ran a scan and clean. hopfully that kills it. But I've thought that in the past and here I am again, this time blaming it on Peter. That shit is pretty malicious. Especially the dialers. Like I asked before - do the dialer programs dial up 900 numbers and try to bill you for the access charges? I've never been hooked by one. But I've been alerted by my anti-virus that it's present. Appreciate the advice. [Link] |
| doug Member buckeye az 19 Posts 2/04 | Posted - Feb 6 2004 : 9:36PM doug [Link] |
| GaySatyr Senior Member Half dirty ol' man; half horny ol' goat! 1684 Posts 10/00 | Posted - Feb 7 2004 : 2:54AM doug: Yes, Apple/Mac/OS9/OS-X computers are less prone to viruses but NOT because they are immune. They aren't. There are gaping holes in Apple's OS comparable to those in Windows; however, they are much less publicized and, because the Apple computers are much less popular and because Microsoft's hubris makes it an inviting target, Apple often gets passed over by the virus authors. Count yourself lucky. Regardless, you should have anti-virus software, anti-adware software and, if you are attached to the internet via a broadband connection, a firewall -- preferably a hardware based one like those from US Robotics or Netgear. ~ GaySatyr [Link] |
| doug Member buckeye az 19 Posts 2/04 | Posted - Feb 7 2004 : 7:49PM thanks for the reply, do you or anyone know a place i could download some virus shareware until i can get into town to buy some. doug [Link] |
Bill  All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Feb 7 2004 : 8:46PM [Link] |
| jamesn Senior Member Cambridge, MA 750 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Feb 11 2004 : 10:52AM There are free antivirus programs out there, my favorite being http://www.free-av.com it's got a nice small footprint, updates come out weekly, does everything norton does, at around 5mb. In the future, it's easier to not download high-risk stuff than deal with it on your HD, and importantly, disable DCOM(useless to 99.99% of people) and a security risk and get a decent firewall---kerio is free and functional, zonealarm is really worth the cash, if only to run whois checks on the people checking your comp. out [Link] |
| cobalt60 Knuckle Dragger 2046 Posts 2/03 | Posted - Feb 11 2004 : 11:06AM [Link] |
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