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    • kmathis on Sat 03 Oct 2009
    • 05:13:46 AM UTC

    Suspicious Activity

    I 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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    • Reprotected on Sat 03 Oct 2009
    • 05:28:52 AM UTC

    Firewall

    Did 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

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    • kmathis on Sat 03 Oct 2009
    • 05:51:14 AM UTC

    As I said I run stuff on a

    As 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.

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    • g7w on Sat 03 Oct 2009
    • 02:19:03 PM UTC

    ghost in the machine

    There 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
    -------
    WOT Services Ltd. - gives us safety through Web of Trust.
    WOT Community - gives us security through unity.
    Thank you all
    - G7W

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    • tinfoil on Sun 04 Oct 2009
    • 08:46:27 PM UTC

    Which antivirus do you use?

    Which 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.

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    • demonluo on Mon 05 Oct 2009
    • 02:32:52 AM UTC

    avg is overrated, check the

    avg is overrated, check the av test result...
    http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/4511-new-av-comparat...

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    • wehaveitall on Tue 06 Oct 2009
    • 02:23:19 PM UTC

    AVG

    A 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.