Trojan Spyware Through TW Website?

[Kristaps]

Just wondered if you guys have had a similar experience with the pop-ups from this website: it seems they install Trojan adware on your computer... Today, I had Lycos Side Search, Alexa, Power Scan and Tyme Sync install themselves all at the same time while I was browsing forums (my virus scan confirmed the install time).

[nick_maxell]

I didn t get anything installed but my firewall blocked some weird hits while I am here (eg from vis.sexlist.com : 5/23/2004 4:39:47 PM vis.sexlist.com Record deleted 207.246.138.125, 207.246.138.126, 207.246.138.137, 207.246.138.139, 207.246.138.140, 207.246.138.150)

also got hits from other sites so it seems there is something wrong but could also be unrelated to the site and you got a trojan running already installing all that crap - do a free mcaffee online scan - its pretty good and finds most.

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nick

[Colovion]

GO download Ad Aware and/or Spybot: Search and Destroy - you have spyware on your computer most likely as I don't have anything popping up.

[mfberg]

Block the popups, trying to close them (other than through the command line is dangerous. Block active-x

mfberg

[Gregoshi]

A few others have mentioned this too. IIRC, Tosa was going to inquire with the host regarding the issue. He can speak to the issue better than I can.

[octavian]

also check out the many toolbars around, most if not all block pop-ups as a secondary function.

[solypsist]

This is a Watchtower thread, and it happens there is already a topic on this same matter in there.
Our data shows it's not an Org thing, but probably a localized event. Users from the UK tend to get these things more often than others, etc.
If you wish to comment on this, please use the Watchtower topic.