Guest Joe T Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Can't seem to get rid of this. It comes up as a sign in box when I sign on to MSN home page that asks for my username & password. I hit cancel and I can continue to search the web. It keeps reappearing when I go to other web pager. It follows me. I've ran Norton Anti virus, AVG 8.0, Windows Defender, Spy-boy search & Destroy, Ad-aware, deleted cookies, history, etc and it keeps coming back. Anything else? Quote
Guest Malke Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Joe T wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Can't seem to get rid of this. > It comes up as a sign in box when I sign on to MSN home page that asks for > my username & password. I hit cancel and I can continue to search the web. > It keeps reappearing when I go to other web pager. It follows me. > I've ran Norton Anti virus, AVG 8.0, Windows Defender, Spy-boy search & > Destroy, Ad-aware, deleted cookies, history, etc and it keeps coming back. > Anything else?</span> At this point it makes sense to get guided help at one of the specialty forums listed below (in no particular order). Please do not post logs in the MS newsgroups. http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the announcement and the stickies first . http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9 http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malware_Rem...o_Here-f37.html http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showforum=170 http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/ http://forums.tomcoyote.org/ Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ Quote
Guest Joe T Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Thank you very much for the point in the right direction. Just didn't know where to start. "Malke" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Joe T wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > Can't seem to get rid of this. > > It comes up as a sign in box when I sign on to MSN home page that asks for > > my username & password. I hit cancel and I can continue to search the web. > > It keeps reappearing when I go to other web pager. It follows me. > > I've ran Norton Anti virus, AVG 8.0, Windows Defender, Spy-boy search & > > Destroy, Ad-aware, deleted cookies, history, etc and it keeps coming back. > > Anything else?</span> > > At this point it makes sense to get guided help at one of the specialty > forums listed below (in no particular order). Please do not post logs in > the MS newsgroups. > > http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the announcement and > the stickies first . > http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9 > http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 > http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html > http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup > http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25 > http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malware_Rem...o_Here-f37.html > http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showforum=170 > http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 > http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/ > http://forums.tomcoyote.org/ > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ > > </span> Quote
Guest Jeff Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 I've looked at several discussions on this topic and ended up with no headway on this specificclick popup. I had to set my home page to Google rather than MSN because of this. So, is there a fix for this? I have scanned my PC with several spyware, malware, adware tools and I still have the same problem. Where did this specificclick.net come from? "Malke" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Joe T wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > Can't seem to get rid of this. > > It comes up as a sign in box when I sign on to MSN home page that asks for > > my username & password. I hit cancel and I can continue to search the web. > > It keeps reappearing when I go to other web pager. It follows me. > > I've ran Norton Anti virus, AVG 8.0, Windows Defender, Spy-boy search & > > Destroy, Ad-aware, deleted cookies, history, etc and it keeps coming back. > > Anything else?</span> > > At this point it makes sense to get guided help at one of the specialty > forums listed below (in no particular order). Please do not post logs in > the MS newsgroups. > > http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the announcement and > the stickies first . > http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9 > http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 > http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html > http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup > http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25 > http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malware_Rem...o_Here-f37.html > http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showforum=170 > http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 > http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/ > http://forums.tomcoyote.org/ > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ > > </span> Quote
Guest Malke Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Jeff wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > I've looked at several discussions on this topic and ended up with no > headway on this specificclick popup. I had to set my home page to Google > rather than MSN because of this. > So, is there a fix for this? I have scanned my PC with several spyware, > malware, adware tools and I still have the same problem. Where did this > specificclick.net come from?</span> Did you do what I suggested and post to one of the specialty forums? As I already said, it is going to take someone skilled looking at logs (or physically at your computer) to solve your issue. Here is what I already wrote: <span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green"> >> At this point it makes sense to get guided help at one of the specialty >> forums listed below (in no particular order). Please do not post logs in >> the MS newsgroups. >> >> http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the announcement >> and the stickies first . >> http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9 >> http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 >> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html >> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup >> http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25 >>http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malware_Rem...o_Here-f37.html >> http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showforum=170 >> http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 >> http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/ >> http://forums.tomcoyote.org/</span></span> I don't have anything further to add to that suggestion. I'm sorry I was unable to directly solve your problem. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ Quote
Guest Jeff Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 I have 2 local accounts on the system: IUSR_GX260ALDEV and IWAM_GX260ALDEV had 2 processes running as DLLHost. I ended process on both and disabled both accounts. The SpecificClick popup is now gone. Rescanned my system and is clean for any or all virus, malware, spyware...etc With that said I now have a new popup related to when msn.com page loads. Connect to M1.2MDN.NET. Same thing as before just new domain name. "Malke" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Jeff wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > I've looked at several discussions on this topic and ended up with no > > headway on this specificclick popup. I had to set my home page to Google > > rather than MSN because of this. > > So, is there a fix for this? I have scanned my PC with several spyware, > > malware, adware tools and I still have the same problem. Where did this > > specificclick.net come from?</span> > > Did you do what I suggested and post to one of the specialty forums? > > As I already said, it is going to take someone skilled looking at logs (or > physically at your computer) to solve your issue. Here is what I already > wrote: > <span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred"> > >> At this point it makes sense to get guided help at one of the specialty > >> forums listed below (in no particular order). Please do not post logs in > >> the MS newsgroups. > >> > >> http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the announcement > >> and the stickies first . > >> http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9 > >> http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 > >> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html > >> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup > >> http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25 > >>http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malware_Rem...o_Here-f37.html > >> http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showforum=170 > >> http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 > >> http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/ > >> http://forums.tomcoyote.org/</span></span> > > I don't have anything further to add to that suggestion. I'm sorry I was > unable to directly solve your problem. > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ > > </span> Quote
Guest kalyan Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 Re: bp.specificclick.net.full stop Hi It was happed because of you have opened SITEMETER webpage Type of virus is Tracking cookie Use the removal tool http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Popu...rs/Eradex.shtml Warm regards Kalyan "Jeff" <Jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:543386DD-1752-4B61-9309-98889D00585F@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> >I have 2 local accounts on the system: IUSR_GX260ALDEV and IWAM_GX260ALDEV > had 2 processes running as DLLHost. > I ended process on both and disabled both accounts. The SpecificClick > popup > is now gone. Rescanned my system and is clean for any or all virus, > malware, > spyware...etc > With that said I now have a new popup related to when msn.com page loads. > Connect to M1.2MDN.NET. > Same thing as before just new domain name. > > "Malke" wrote: ><span style="color:green"> >> Jeff wrote: >><span style="color:darkred"> >> > I've looked at several discussions on this topic and ended up with no >> > headway on this specificclick popup. I had to set my home page to >> > Google >> > rather than MSN because of this. >> > So, is there a fix for this? I have scanned my PC with several spyware, >> > malware, adware tools and I still have the same problem. Where did this >> > specificclick.net come from?</span> >> >> Did you do what I suggested and post to one of the specialty forums? >> >> As I already said, it is going to take someone skilled looking at logs >> (or >> physically at your computer) to solve your issue. Here is what I already >> wrote: >><span style="color:darkred"> >> >> At this point it makes sense to get guided help at one of the >> >> specialty >> >> forums listed below (in no particular order). Please do not post logs >> >> in >> >> the MS newsgroups. >> >> >> >> http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the >> >> announcement >> >> and the stickies first . >> >> http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9 >> >> http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 >> >> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup >> >> http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25 >> >>http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malware_Rem...o_Here-f37.html >> >> http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showforum=170 >> >> http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 >> >> http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/ >> >> http://forums.tomcoyote.org/</span> >> >> I don't have anything further to add to that suggestion. I'm sorry I was >> unable to directly solve your problem. >> >> Malke >> -- >> MS-MVP >> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! >> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ >> >> </span></span> Quote
Guest David H. Lipman Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 Re: bp.specificclick.net.full stop From: "kalyan" <reach2kalyan@live.com> | Hi | It was happed because of you have opened SITEMETER webpage | Type of virus is Tracking cookie | Use the removal tool | http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Popu...rs/Eradex.shtml | Warm regards | Kalyan Cookies are NOT a type of virus. Cookies are not really malware either. Cookies just have the propensity to be used maliciously. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp Quote
Guest kurt wismer Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 Re: bp.specificclick.net.full stop David H. Lipman wrote: [snip]<span style="color:blue"> > Cookies are not really malware either. Cookies just have the propensity to be used > maliciously.</span> if you consider exploit code to be a type of malware then theoretically a malformed cookie could be malware... i'm not sure i've ever heard of that happening though... -- "it's not the right time to be sober now the idiots have taken over spreading like a social cancer, is there an answer?" Quote
Guest David H. Lipman Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 Re: bp.specificclick.net.full stop From: "kurt wismer" <kurtw@sympatico.ca> | David H. Lipman wrote: | [snip]<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green"> >> Cookies are not really malware either. Cookies just have the propensity to be used >> maliciously.</span></span> | if you consider exploit code to be a type of malware then theoretically | a malformed cookie could be malware... i'm not sure i've ever heard of | that happening though... As of yet, I have not seen a cookie using exploit code. Usually you go to a site and it drops a cookie. While you are at said site that's when the exploit code will be used. There's no need to dop it on the PC in the form of a cookie. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp Quote
Guest kalyan Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 Re: Diffrence between cookies&tracking cookies Hi A cookie is a plain txt file that sits on your computer in a temporary folder that stores data about a browsing session. If you log into a website it generally sets a cookie to temporarily store your information so you don't have to log in every time you change a page. A tracking cookie is a cookie that tracks your browsing behaviors. Marketers use this data to understand how users use their partner websites and optimize their networks for the average user that visits their networks. Some people hate cookies, claim they're spyware, and always delete them. Personally, we're not exactly worried about them: unless you've shared your personal information, the tracking cookies are only going to report browsing habits which helps generate a bunch of marketing statistic. Really, we think the only time you need to worry about cookies is when you're on a public computer - like at school or an Internet cafe. In this instance, you should clear the cookies after you're done so any stored information - such as login information - will not be stored on that computer. What do you think? Are cookies really dangerous? Have you got it ??????? Warm regards Kalyan "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:%23VFhZC7DJHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > From: "kurt wismer" <kurtw@sympatico.ca> > > | David H. Lipman wrote: > | [snip]<span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred"> >>> Cookies are not really malware either. Cookies just have the propensity >>> to be used >>> maliciously.</span></span> > > | if you consider exploit code to be a type of malware then theoretically > | a malformed cookie could be malware... i'm not sure i've ever heard of > | that happening though... > > As of yet, I have not seen a cookie using exploit code. > > Usually you go to a site and it drops a cookie. While you are at said > site that's when > the exploit code will be used. There's no need to dop it on the PC in the > form of a > cookie. > > -- > Dave > http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html > Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp > > </span> Quote
Guest David H. Lipman Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 Re: Diffrence between cookies&tracking cookies From: "kalyan" <reach2kalyan@live.com> | Hi | A cookie is a plain txt file that sits on your computer in a temporary | folder that stores data about a browsing session. If you log into a website | it generally sets a cookie to temporarily store your information so you don't | have to log in every time you change a page. | A tracking cookie is a cookie that tracks your browsing behaviors. Marketers | use this data to understand how users use their partner websites and | optimize their networks for the average user that visits their networks. | Some people hate cookies, claim they're spyware, and always delete them. | Personally, we're not exactly worried about them: unless you've shared your | personal information, the tracking cookies are only going to report browsing | habits which helps generate a bunch of marketing statistic. | Really, we think the only time you need to worry about cookies is when you're | on a public computer - like at school or an Internet cafe. In this instance, | you should clear the cookies after you're done so any stored information - | such as login information - will not be stored on that computer. | What do you think? Are cookies really dangerous? | Have you got it ??????? | Warm regards | Kalyan No. They are the least of you worries. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 Re: Diffrence between cookies&tracking cookies "kalyan" <reach2kalyan@live.com> wrote in message news:%23IbpCHBEJHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Hi > > A cookie is a plain txt file that sits on your computer in a temporary > folder that stores data about a browsing session. If you log into a > website it generally sets a cookie to temporarily store your information > so you don't have to log in every time you change a page. > A tracking cookie is a cookie that tracks your browsing behaviors. > Marketers use this data to understand how users use their partner websites > and optimize their networks for the average user that visits their > networks. > > Some people hate cookies, claim they're spyware, and always delete them. > Personally, we're not exactly worried about them: unless you've shared > your personal information, the tracking cookies are only going to report > browsing habits which helps generate a bunch of marketing statistic. > > Really, we think the only time you need to worry about cookies is when > you're on a public computer - like at school or an Internet cafe. In this > instance, you should clear the cookies after you're done so any stored > information - such as login information - will not be stored on that > computer. > > What do you think? Are cookies really dangerous?</span> No. but when some anti-malware program alerts to the presence of some cookie, and another one does not, it is often assumed by the user that the former program is better than the latter. They will often trash a better program in favor of a worse one just because it missed some small inconsequential text file. <span style="color:blue"> > Have you got it ??????? > > > > Warm regards > > Kalyan > > > > > > > > > > > "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message > news:%23VFhZC7DJHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green"> >> From: "kurt wismer" <kurtw@sympatico.ca> >> >> | David H. Lipman wrote: >> | [snip]<span style="color:darkred"> >>>> Cookies are not really malware either. Cookies just have the >>>> propensity to be used >>>> maliciously.</span> >> >> | if you consider exploit code to be a type of malware then theoretically >> | a malformed cookie could be malware... i'm not sure i've ever heard of >> | that happening though... >> >> As of yet, I have not seen a cookie using exploit code. >> >> Usually you go to a site and it drops a cookie. While you are at said >> site that's when >> the exploit code will be used. There's no need to dop it on the PC in >> the form of a >> cookie. >> >> -- >> Dave >> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html >> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp >> >></span> > > </span> Quote
Guest jen Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 Re: Diffrence between cookies&tracking cookies "kalyan" <reach2kalyan@live.com> wrote in message news:%23IbpCHBEJHA.4992@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Hi > A cookie is a plain txt file that sits on your computer in a temporary > folder that stores data about a browsing session. If you log into a > website it generally sets a cookie to temporarily store your > information so you don't have to log in every time you change a page. > A tracking cookie is a cookie that tracks your browsing behaviors. > Marketers use this data to understand how users use their partner > websites and optimize their networks for the average user that visits > their networks. > Some people hate cookies, claim they're spyware, and always delete > them. Personally, we're not exactly worried about them: unless you've > shared your personal information, the tracking cookies are only going > to report browsing habits which helps generate a bunch of marketing > statistic. > Really, we think the only time you need to worry about cookies is when > you're on a public computer - like at school or an Internet cafe. In > this instance, you should clear the cookies after you're done so any > stored information - such as login information - will not be stored on > that computer. > What do you think? Are cookies really dangerous? > Have you got it ???????</span> An interesting development... New Tool to Automate Cookie Stealing from Gmail, Others: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityf...ookie_stea.html -jen <span style="color:blue"> > "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message > news:%23VFhZC7DJHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green"> >> From: "kurt wismer" <kurtw@sympatico.ca> >> | David H. Lipman wrote: >> | [snip]<span style="color:darkred"> >>>> Cookies are not really malware either. Cookies just have the >>>> propensity to be used >>>> maliciously.</span> >> | if you consider exploit code to be a type of malware then >> theoretically >> | a malformed cookie could be malware... i'm not sure i've ever heard >> of >> | that happening though... >> As of yet, I have not seen a cookie using exploit code. >> Usually you go to a site and it drops a cookie. While you are at >> said site that's when >> the exploit code will be used. There's no need to dop it on the PC >> in the form of a >> cookie.</span></span> Quote
Guest kurt wismer Posted September 6, 2008 Posted September 6, 2008 Re: bp.specificclick.net.full stop David H. Lipman wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > From: "kurt wismer" <kurtw@sympatico.ca> > > | David H. Lipman wrote: > | [snip]<span style="color:green"><span style="color:darkred"> >>> Cookies are not really malware either. Cookies just have the propensity to be used >>> maliciously.</span></span> > > | if you consider exploit code to be a type of malware then theoretically > | a malformed cookie could be malware... i'm not sure i've ever heard of > | that happening though... > > As of yet, I have not seen a cookie using exploit code. > > Usually you go to a site and it drops a cookie. While you are at said site that's when > the exploit code will be used. There's no need to dop it on the PC in the form of a > cookie.</span> one wonders sometimes why there's a need for exploits at all... but people still develop new ones all the time and cookies are a rather ubiquitous thing that most people accept without much question so if someone finds a way to exploit a vulnerability in the cookie parser of a browser then they'd have quite the valuable exploit... but that's all just pie in the sky... -- "it's not the right time to be sober now the idiots have taken over spreading like a social cancer, is there an answer?" Quote
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