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Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« on: September 16, 2014, 08:27:29 AM »
Anybody besides me getting an incredible bunch of junk pop-ups all over the screen when they log onto this Forum?

Down at the bottom of the screen, I'm getting "Java drivers out of date"......  clearly a veiled invitation to download a virus.

Right hand side has "Hot Deals" from the NFL Shop.

Left side, bottom has some kind of bizarre jumping-jack pop-up that says I have a Trojan Horse virus.

Other junk pops in and out from time to time, including a reset of the Forum screen which requires clicking the "X" to get back onto the Forum.

Zillow just popped up.  Spontaneously.

Challenging, all that, to a Forum Junkie.

I use Norton frequently to scrub the system.   This mess only occurs on the NFOA Forum.

Anybody else?

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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2014, 08:30:14 AM »
WOW!  DHS possibly? 
I've not seen any of this, and I've been fooling around unprotected for quite a while. 

Hmmm.. What did you do?  And Where have you been?
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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2014, 08:45:56 AM »
That's bad.

You have malware.  I've seen that prompt before on other pc's.   Get a malware cleaning tool, like Malwarebytes

Not caused by the forum.  Haven't been seeing this on any of my machine while accessing the forum.

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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2014, 09:32:33 AM »
Nope, but I run Linux.  Specifically, Kubuntu 14.04.
I never get infected with any malware.   
You are probably running Windows.   
If you are using FireFox then check out NoScript: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/

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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2014, 10:49:51 AM »
That's bad.

You have malware.  I've seen that prompt before on other pc's.   Get a malware cleaning tool, like Malwarebytes

Not caused by the forum.  Haven't been seeing this on any of my machine while accessing the forum.

Yep, Malwarebytes. Get the full version and let it run. I bet you will be surprised at how much it finds. 1 piece of code in the registry will cause havoc.
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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2014, 11:35:09 AM »
I also use Malwarebytes, and swear by it. Have never had the problems that SFG is having.
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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2014, 12:10:47 PM »
Malwarebytes. Get the full version and let it run. ....
Under NO conditions would I connect a computer running Windows to the Internet without having a firewall and malware applications installed.  Those should be added before the cable is plugged in or the wireless connection is logged onto.  (Carry them in a USB stick from a protected computer.)   Also, NEVER EVER suspend or disable the automatic update feature that Windows automatically runs.  Updates from Microsoft do the following:
1) Fix bugs in software, making them run better or the way they are supposed to
3) Patch security holes in software that have been recently found and fixed.

Malwarebytes (the subscription version not the free one) is recommended by Steve Riley, author of "Protect Your Windows Network Perimeter" and former Microsoft Security Guru.  You can catch his postings on KubuntuForums.net, where I persuaded him to replace me as a global administrator a couple years ago when I retired from that responsibility.  That forum is not for Linux users only.  Most of the admins and users also run Windows and any questions about Windows will be politely and graciously answered.

Malewarebytes should be set to automatically do a FULL scan your computer at least once every week, if not every night.  Before running a Malwarebytes scan be sure to update Malwarebytes vaccine data file first.  The latest vaccine file will contain the signatures of the most recently discovered malware.  Having Malwarebytes set to run automatically (usually after midnight or on a weekend) will also cause it to automatically update the vaccine file.  Running Malwarebytes without updating the vaccine file would be a waste of time.

Also, understand this: all it takes to change an old and well recognized piece of malware is to edit its source code and shuffle some of the lines of code around, without changing the functionality, or, adding new functionality, and then re-compiling it.  Ta Da!  A new virus that can escape detection by an AV product running with the latest vaccine data file.  That's why Windows is attacked by as many as 2 million malware programs per year, or more.  That, and the fact that Windows "ActiveX" technology automatically runs a program without asking the user, especially if the user got frustrated with clicking "Ok" on the User Access Permission popup and disabled it.

When an old virus is re-compiled or a new virus is created and the executable is distributed by email or the web, several thousand, or tens of thousands of users must get infected, and recognize they've been infected and send in a report and a specimen of the virus program to Microsoft or other security houses so that a vaccine can be prepared.  A "vaccine" is just a line in the data file which contains the "signature" of the header of the virus executable.   Until that signature is in the vaccine data and users update their vaccine data file and run the AV application,  the personal information of the users is exposed to the undetected virus or Trojan.  In the past Microsoft has been very laxed with AV security.  Sometimes they won't fix a hole except by telling their customers to update to a newer version of Windows, thus using the vulnerability of their OS as an revenue generator.


Another BIG way to minimize infections is to stay away from those websites where the malware is as thick as fleas -- porn sites.



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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2014, 01:27:59 PM »
It's not just porn sites, it's any site that has banner ads most of which use either ActiveX or Java. You can also be had with a port scan. He'll my mother got a nasty virus off of a Christian Science site 5 or 6 years ago. Anytime you have a static IP you are a known quantity.

Me I run a double firewall, one on my machine and a MAC address access on my wireless LAN. Norton and Malwarebytes do the rest and both are set to update daily, and scan twice a week.
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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2014, 01:32:35 PM »
When I was running a shop out of my garage, I lost a computer to something nasty by looking up mechanical tips/ help site.  Killed it dead.
Kids is shot due to game sites loaded with ads.

(my problem with Norton is it slows things down sooo bad.
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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2014, 01:38:50 PM »
Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2014, 02:38:12 PM »
Well, I ran the Malwarebytes (free version).   Wanted to see if it worked out before taking on the commercial version.

Started at Malwarebytes.com.   Norton jumped in and said "NO-NO Bad Stuff!", so I tried Malwarebytes.org, which produced a legit-appearing scrubber.   From which I ran a scan.

Got 17 quarantined items from the scan.   Closed out the scan cycle.

Still got issues.  In fact, the screen is jumping all over the place right now, even as I type here.   It's like a kaleidoscope on steroids.

Funny thing:
   Norton doesn't seem to have a clue about any of these malware goings-on.   In a few minutes, I'll run the Super-deep Norton scan and see if it makes a difference.

And maybe later try the AdBlockPlus.

And give up my Porn Sites???   Geeezz.... Be merciful!

sfg
PS - Got this msg:

Reported Attack Page!
This web page at clk2trk.net has been reported as an attack page and has been blocked based on your security preferences.
Attack pages try to install programs that steal private information, use your computer to attack others, or damage your system.
Some attack pages intentionally distribute harmful software, but many are compromised without the knowledge or permission of their owners.


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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2014, 02:49:46 PM »
supposed to be a browser hijacker..............copied of of a google search.



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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2014, 02:54:45 PM »
Norton power eraser does work with some malware but mostly for a virus. Problem with malware is that it allows other nasty things to be downloaded and installed. Some of the newer bugs out there will actually protect themselves from being picked up by AV and AM programs. They shut down and hide, or they will actually shut off the programs. I have seen some that dump so much crap in the registry and hidden folders containing the exe file that the only way to get it all was a complete wipe and reinstall.
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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2014, 03:00:50 PM »
Many times these are all buried in your profile.  Rebooting to clear that our of memory and logging in with a different account brings you up clean.  Then you can run the malware cleaner.  But you need to have had other accounts on the machine.  And the account you have been using doesn't have admin rights, right?

Malware sucks.  can be a big pain to clean.  I've done a few and shake my head at the crafty things some of them do.  Like hijack your browser settings and point to itself as a proxy server and other fun stuff like that.

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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2014, 03:48:07 PM »
Well, thus far, nothing that has been suggested has worked to cure the computer shakes.

So--fortunately--I have access to the excellent computer tekkies at the university.  These guys are Solid Gold at shaking the junk out of computers.

This one will be in their capable hands by this time tomorrow.

Thanks to all the Fine Fellow Forum members who chipped in w/wisdom and advice.

Aren't we glad our firearms don't get malware, viruses, and other such junk!

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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2014, 04:00:27 PM »
Aren't we glad our firearms don't get malware, viruses, and other such junk!
Wait for the smart guns! 

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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #16 on: September 16, 2014, 06:05:12 PM »
Multiple site scanners say the forum has no issues found
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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #17 on: September 16, 2014, 06:41:31 PM »
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Multiple site scanners say the forum has no issues found

Yup.   Appears to be my own computer, not the Forum.   And only the Forum page in my computer.

Guess the Hackers know which page I use most.

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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #18 on: September 16, 2014, 08:07:29 PM »
Yup.   Appears to be my own computer, not the Forum.   And only the Forum page in my computer.

Guess the Hackers know which page I use most.

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Heartless bastards!

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Re: Junk Pop-ups on the Forum
« Reply #19 on: September 16, 2014, 08:30:41 PM »
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Heartless bastards!

'Bout got that one right.

And probably Anti-Gunners.

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