----------------------------------- Paul Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:20 pm Spybot - search & destroy evil browser hijacking ----------------------------------- I found a really good program that will kill evil browser hijacking stuff, like the one that comes with MSN messenger Plus! it takes my browser to "Not Found" 1 outta 10 pages I visit, and redirects it to an ad page, and it has that stupid search bar I can't kill. If you have this problem go here: http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download ----------------------------------- Dan Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:22 pm ----------------------------------- ya that is a good one, i got it on my systems. i remocned it in another post to day :P for anti-virus i remconed AVG, it is free and dose not give that dam 30 day traile thing. also has uptodate virus defs ----------------------------------- Paul Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:26 pm ----------------------------------- cool, I've been ah using that stupid bullguard thing that kazaa gives you. ----------------------------------- jonos Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:32 pm Re: Spybot - search & destroy evil browser hijacking ----------------------------------- I found a really good program that will kill evil browser hijacking stuff, like the one that comes with MSN messenger Plus! it takes my browser to "Not Found" 1 outta 10 pages I visit, and redirects it to an ad page, and it has that stupid search bar I can't kill. If you have this problem go here: with messenger plus, you can actually decide not to install all the stuff, you just during installation need to click "i decline" instead of i accept, because what the dialog box really says is if you want to install the sponsor program, not terms and conditions. i use that s&d, it picked up some stuff norton didn't :D ----------------------------------- Paul Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:33 pm ----------------------------------- Can anyone reccommend a good free pop-up killer? ----------------------------------- shorthair Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:34 pm ----------------------------------- ummmm there arnt that many that are free , the only free one i ever found actually installed spyware on my system ----------------------------------- Paul Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:46 pm ----------------------------------- I downloaded AVG, right after installation, there were several messages telling me its found "Trojan Horse" drop or something, but I wasn't able to fix it because it was in the restart computer phase of installation... now Im scanning, and its done, and it hasnt found anything!!!?? PS: any of you who knows anything about getting past windows log in and stuff, check my question in spam section, I posted there because I didn't think it was that important. ----------------------------------- shorthair Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:49 pm ----------------------------------- Thats kind of odd , i may have quarentined them before the reboot all by itself or it could just be a hook , so when you install you think wow this rally does work , it already found a virus , programs have been known to work on hooks , but im not sure what to say , ask dan i think he uses AVG :D ----------------------------------- Dan Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:53 pm ----------------------------------- it probly moved it to the "virus valute". AVG is a good progame no hooks. ----------------------------------- Paul Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:54 pm ----------------------------------- I ran it for a second time, and it found a couple of files infected by "Trojan Horse: Dropper.Swicer.A", were they hiding or something? My dad's Norton Anti Virus wasn't able to find anything. ----------------------------------- Maverick Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:55 pm ----------------------------------- also adaware 6 is quitew handy as well and free. ----------------------------------- Dan Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:57 pm ----------------------------------- I ran it for a second time, and it found a couple of files infected by "Trojan Horse: Dropper.Swicer.A", were they hiding or something? My dad's Norton Anti Virus wasn't able to find anything. probly b/c AVG updates when u install it and ur norton is not updated. it is unlikey that AVG will delte files that are not inffected but u never know. ----------------------------------- Paul Wed Jan 28, 2004 9:09 pm ----------------------------------- Infected files detected: 24 Virus removed by healing: 24 Viruses still on driveL 0 :) :D ----------------------------------- Maverick Wed Jan 28, 2004 9:11 pm ----------------------------------- well it seems your done ----------------------------------- naoki Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:30 pm ----------------------------------- well obviuosly CNET has a whole list of them i think there's like at least 6 of one program called "pop-up killer" but they make you pay to register for full version. best if you get it free on kazaa ...... ----------------------------------- Paul Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:38 am ----------------------------------- If I didn't have kazaa, I wouldn't have any viruses, kazaa is responsible for 95% of all the viruses I get... ----------------------------------- shorthair Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:56 am ----------------------------------- direct p2p2 with no filtering , it cant be stopped and half the things on there are supid like , Shrek 2 full video , right click it look at hte filename ( heintai.mpep ) , its terrible ----------------------------------- Dan Thu Jan 29, 2004 1:59 pm ----------------------------------- HEY, dont diss p2p. there is nothing wrong with p2p. it is like the web, there is tones of good stuff it could be used for but there is also the dark side of it. Dont think that everything on p2p netwroks is evil and should be taken down just beacus the RIAA and some other musick poleop say so. P2P reperstes what the internet realy is, the free flow of ideas, thougths and hole lot eltes. it is free speach, and when u have free speach some poleop abouse it yes but that dose not mean we should get ride of it! ----------------------------------- Paul Thu Jan 29, 2004 2:06 pm ----------------------------------- My dad tells me not to use P2P cause I might get sued... for downloading 5 songs? ----------------------------------- Dan Thu Jan 29, 2004 2:11 pm ----------------------------------- well if u live in canada the odds are much lower but are still there. what u need to do is get kazaa lite k++ that has the RIAA ip blocker :twisted: ----------------------------------- Paul Thu Jan 29, 2004 2:14 pm ----------------------------------- I dunno, I have a barricade router... does that help any? cause those stupid sites that say: WARNING YOUR IP IS: blah blah blah usually get mine wrong ----------------------------------- Dan Thu Jan 29, 2004 4:44 pm ----------------------------------- not realy, becuse it can still be traced to u since the data has to leave the router and make it to the destation via ur isp some how. alougth it probly dose not hurt, blocking the RIAA ip range and using some setting in kazaa lite k++ will help, such as dont let poleop see ur full share list. u could allways not share anything but then that defites the proupes of P2P and poleop will get made at u. ----------------------------------- shorthair Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:04 pm ----------------------------------- im not sure if you have read hte news but canada leaglized downloading a month ago , its completly legal to download from anywhere in cnada , the source must be in canada aswell though , but you are not allowed to share files , the riaa do not apply to canadians we have our own riaa , they have a diferent aacronym , but the goverment passed a tempoarly aw le legalize donloads of mp3 music ----------------------------------- Dan Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:17 pm ----------------------------------- im not sure if you have read hte news but canada leaglized downloading a month ago , its completly legal to download from anywhere in cnada , the source must be in canada aswell though , but you are not allowed to share files , the riaa do not apply to canadians we have our own riaa , they have a diferent aacronym , but the goverment passed a tempoarly aw le legalize donloads of mp3 music that is not completa true, canada has difrent copyright laws but it is not complty leaglie to download anything. it is far safer in canada but it is not leagl, just that it is unlike that they will come affter u. i whould still take percontions if u are dling anything that could piss some one off. ----------------------------------- shorthair Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:20 pm ----------------------------------- http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2003/canada.html thats the whole stoy , they have lealized movie downloads and mp3 , becuse they have put a levy on mp3 players just like they did on cd-r's ----------------------------------- Dan Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:06 pm ----------------------------------- well if it is true then that is realy good, it is a step in the right direction. i think it is a gr8 idea to put tax on recodred meaid and not sue the hell out of every one. ----------------------------------- Paul Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:07 pm ----------------------------------- nah, they don't sue everyone, I read they sue a few for examples to everyone else, what I was afraid of was being one of those. ----------------------------------- jonos Thu Jan 29, 2004 11:31 pm ----------------------------------- lots of people were freaked out. i sent an email to my friend who has downloaded probably 30 gigs of games and programs (warez), using the anonymous email, and he got really freaked out. he was pissed off though. i always thought about downloading, if you are not the one downloading a song every second or not the one who has like 100 gigs of mp3s, then you will probably not be investigated. ----------------------------------- shorthair Fri Jan 30, 2004 9:02 am ----------------------------------- Has no one read that artice there are everywher e, it was in the globe and mai l , the toronto star , how could you all of missed it , read the article on the link i gave you