DarkMatter_ opened this issue on Jan 29, 2004 ยท 19 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Fri, 30 January 2004 at 2:00 AM
Watch out -- there is a dangerous outfit around......
I will not post the link to their site, lest some hapless individuals are tempted to go visit there. I'm not so sure that I should even NAME the outfit.
This particular program loads itself through an open port - and it installs zillions of pop-ups onto your computer. The program comes from a "legitimate" commercial site, with real advertisers. I believe that the site is run out of Japan.
It is extremely difficult to cleanse your system of the pop-ups once this thing installs itself on your hard drive.
Among other effects, this program will redirect all of your internet searches to the "commercial site's" web search engine. Also, it will automatically assign their webpage as your home page.
Someone that I work with "caught" this program from visiting a website. And he's not a slouch when it comes to PC's.......he's had a rough time trying to rid his system of this thing.
Install Zone Alarm. Protect your ports.