General discussion
Suspicious Activity
sam 03 oct 2009 05:13:46 UTC — kmathisI have recently joined the WOT group and I really am happy with this idea.
Recently, I have had two separate Yahoo slam where a toolbar was added to my computer without my permission. I have had to uninstall this twice now. It always seems to happen at night if I leave the computer on.
I have contacted my internet provider and whoever is willing to listen and noone seems to know or care what I am talking about. I run a virus and a spyware program nearly on a daily basis so something is slipping past this. It is frustrating when you pay for stuff and then some hacker can easily go around and mess with you. This feels personal. I don't know if this is coming from a specific site because I only go to the same sites every day. If I figure it out I will let you know. Thanks.
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Firewall
sam 03 oct 2009 05:28:52 UTC — ReprotectedDid you try a firewall or registry protector? Try Comodo Firewall, WinPatrol or RegProt, they will alert you for changes made on your computer. Try putting your computer on sleep instead of keeping it on for the night. Scan for adware/spyware with Ad-aware, Spybot S&D or MalwareBytes.
Just MyWOT and SpywareBlaster, I guess... Found a malicious or fraudulent website? Rate it at WOT ASAP! Found a game hacker? Report it to the game's anti-cheat team! Infected with a virus? Delete it with an antivirus =P
As I said I run stuff on a
sam 03 oct 2009 05:51:14 UTC — kmathisAs I said I run stuff on a daily basis. It is frustrating that somethings don't work as they should. This has only happened recently and I will figure it out and when I do it won't be pretty.
ghost in the machine
sam 03 oct 2009 14:19:03 UTC — g7wThere is no "ghost" installing Yahoo! toolbars while you are asleep.
Many programs now, especially of the free versions, offer toolbars, or other "backdoor software" search for Digsby on this form for example, where you are required to UNCHECK the added installs when you install the new software.
Use Revo Uninstaller for full removal.
Scan your hard drive, complete, with MBAM
Use a decent AV - I use www.free-av.com
Beware of software installation, look at what all gets added diring the install process.
To ensure added protection, open your browser in Sandboxie
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Which antivirus do you use?
dim 04 oct 2009 20:46:27 UTC — Destinii HaruyaWhich antivirus do you use? AVG has been known to install its toolbar, which includes many Yahoo features, even if you choose not to install it, and reinstalls itself for the first two or three times after you uninstall it. If you use Firefox, disabling it once should keep it away.
avg is overrated, check the
lun 05 oct 2009 02:32:52 UTC — demonluoavg is overrated, check the av test result...
http://www.mywot.com/forum/4511-new-av-comparat...
AVG
mar 06 oct 2009 14:23:19 UTC — wehaveitallA friend of mine had a similar sounding problem because they had Avg.
We rate the websites, the WOT staff creates, and advertises the add-on, and together, we make it all happen.