Absolute Worst IE HIJACK/SPYWARE -- BE CARFUL!!! (Plse Sticky!)

[Deleted member 4644]

Here is a short thread detailing the way your home page is hijacked. Once it is hijacked you CD drive opens and closes, your home page is just pop-up spam, and it takes a major registry edit to fix. The company "offering" these features is called "Mailwiper" but NOT NOT GO TO ITS WEBPAGE or you will get infected.

http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/7791.html

I am fuming mad and considering calling the Atlanta PD and making a criminal complaint against the domain owner. This is not cool.

 

[MAME]

it says they're from overseas.

That would suck if I went there, doh!

 

[Turin39789]

yes, they suck I got two calls on this yesterday, and from one site I read, adaware and spybot did not clean it off

 

[Deleted member 4644]

I don't believe they are from overseas...

Anyways, I will find them one way or another and bring this to court.

 

[P.O.W.]

Running the latest updates on IE? I just tried out the site and nothing happened.

 

[JaydenChris]

Originally posted by: LordSegan
I don't believe they are from overseas...

Anyways, I will find them one way or another and bring this to court.

Good Luck!

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Georgia law (where this is supposedly registered) allows for 15 years for computer tresspass!

 

[neilm]

Thankfully I don't use IE, but for the millions that do... unlucky.

 

[QueHuong]

My college's library computers have this problem - annoying as hell. The IT department are too stupid to do anything about it.

 

[TommyVercetti]

That thread is so full of anger, I can feel it from here.

 

[Adul]

glad I dont use IE

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Anger.. yes

 

[Deleted member 4644]

So are you guys saying you can go to the site listed in the thread and not get infected?

 

[DAM]

I use opera, and didn't see anything happen. oh well, I always miss all the fun parties.


dam()

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Hmm.. well, I did just learn a lesson. My other computer is fully updated and cant get infected....

 

[ClueLis]

Originally posted by: Adul
glad I dont use IE

Firebird here.

 

[shenaniganz]

yup, got this one awhile back. it's a total pain in the butt. adaware, spybot, and hijack this did not get rid of it, but for some reason norton did. i am glad to be rid of it, just about came down to formatting my hard drive.

 

[Turin39789]

gah, got another call on this b4stard