Spyware, viruses, & security : Have you heard of this & is it safe
Have you heard of this & is it safe
by msmiz - 11/28/07 5:41 PMI have Windows XP Pro (I use AVG, ADWARE, SPYBOT & SEARCH & SPYWARE BLASTER)
I went to a web page & just got a pop up that says it is from Microsoft Internet Explorer
It says : "you need to install StorageProtector to scan for and if found, fix system errors now (Recommended)"
what is this and should I click ok on this?
(NT) NO!!!
by roddy32
- 11/28/07 6:18 PM
In reply to: Have you heard of this & is it safe by msmiz
Google it!
by djbusyb - 12/3/07 11:30 AM In reply to: Have you heard of this & is it safe by msmizPop-ups claiming you "NEED" something are usually malware/spyware/trojan/adware/etc. Do NOT install.
If you google specific text in these pop-ups, you'll usually find out they are as described above. I never heard of Microsoft notifying you to install something with a pop-up. The only Microsoft updates I'll ever consider installing are those through automatic Windows Update, or by going to windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Brian
I had a popup this morning.
by Larry38 - 12/3/07 12:35 PM In reply to: Have you heard of this & is it safe by msmizThis wasn't from a web page, rather from my firewall. It said that "microsoft exe" wanted to access my system, I denied it access and did a google for it, it is a "GOABOT Worm/Virus".
Here is what Google found, plus many other hits.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/microsoft.exe-18221.html
Always check any popup, even from a firewall, before you allow it to open or install.
Larry
Never click inside the window ether.
by Marko-Polo - 12/3/07 4:10 PM In reply to: Have you heard of this & is it safe by msmizAs this is simply a trick of HTML code writen into pages on the web, this is more common then you think if you have not seen it before. Knowing this is a trick and that the web site is intending to fool you, it is safe to assume the "no" or "cancel" button or any other object inside the window could be infact the button to download and auto-install the program or code of they're choosing. No does not always mean No in HTML. Simply click the red "X" to close the window in the top right. Or better yet in windows just press alt and F4 buttons together to close it. This will not activate any buttons coded, no matter what they are set to do. Never listen to any web site that says "your infected and install this program is all you need..." you may infact have been infected, but more likely the site infected you so you would need the program. This code they give you will often infect your machine even more if you do download and install it.
Happy surf'n all and visit us on the web at www.artsoftheearth.com
Warmly, Marko Polo
Actually the "x" button also not safe...
by Boltcat - 12/4/07 8:46 PM In reply to: Never click inside the window ether. by Marko-Polothe better way to close a pop-up is by using task manager... everything in a pop-up window are posible a button flick...
Internet Explorer
by Doctor Entropy - 12/3/07 4:39 PM In reply to: Have you heard of this & is it safe by msmizWill never tell you any such thing. Any notifications from IE will look like any other Windows message box (little grey box with title bar, message, and a Close or OK button). The only thing IE should be telling you in a message box is "Internet Explorer has encountered an error and needs to close". IE will only notify you of IE internal events. Your security software, including Windows Firewall or Defender, will have their own message/ dialog boxes, which you should recognize. If the pop-up does not look like a standard Windows message/ dialog box, follow the window-closing instructions given in the posts above, or close IE itself. Clicking anywhere on the pop-up (including its apparent "close" button (X)), can bring about dire consequences if the pop-up is malicious. Sometimes it is not malicious, but rude advertising. Either way, you don't want to go there. Happy surfing.
thanks for the *grin*
by jonah jones - 12/3/07 8:07 PM
In reply to: Internet Explorer by Doctor Entropy
#The only thing IE should be telling you in a message box is "Internet Explorer has encountered an error and needs to close"#
boy! do i remember those days....
i went over to Firefox a long time ago and have never looked back (or closed it down because of an "error")
jonah
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foxfire
by bcmhcna1 - 12/4/07 2:44 AM In reply to: thanks for the *grin* by jonah jones
I TOTALLY AGREE FOXFIRE IS DEFINATELY SUPERIOR TO I E. HAVE USED T FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NEVER USE IE.
I would HIGHLY SUGGEST downloading the Firefox browser
by Julie Allen - 12/3/07 8:01 PM In reply to: Have you heard of this & is it safe by msmizMy advice is to ditch I.E. as your browser of choice, go to mozilla.org and download Mozilla Firefox.
It's a FAR SUPERIOR browser than I.E. I can't say enough great things about it. I.E. has been a troubled browser for years.
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