http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/tags/spyware Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: spyware - Recent Posts en-US Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:58:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/search.php http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6495#post-67369 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:07:21 +0000 HappyPerson 67369@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Is there a way for users to opt-out of installing the toolbar? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6495#post-67362 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:21:46 +0000 hotdoge3 67362@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dubious-Tactics-Packaged-into-Free-Nero-9-Lite-126360.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dubious-Tactics-Packaged-into-Free-Nero-9-Lite-126360.shtml</a></p> <p>On November 5th, 2009, the free flavor of Nero 9 was “kicked up a notch” and officially offered to end users. But users won’t be able to find the updated links to download Nero 9 Lite Build 9.4.12.708 on Softpedia. </p> <p><a href="http://www.nero.com/eng/downloads-nero9-free.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.nero.com/eng/downloads-nero9-free.php</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nero.com/eng/support-nero9-free-system-requirements.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nero.com/eng/support-nero9-free-system-requirements.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.msfn.org/board/release-nero-lite-v9-2-6-0-t127399.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.msfn.org/board/release-nero-lite-v9-2-6-0-t127399.html</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6451#post-67088 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:19:47 +0000 watcher13 67088@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Good point, judydog. Maybe they&#39;ll see that. Or maybe post it in the blog post on Software Informer. Or send them a comment. Of course, you&#39;d think they&#39;ve already heard this before, but, sometimes when you think that, you&#39;re actually the first one to say it. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6451#post-67030 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:07:27 +0000 judydog 67030@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>This Is one of them hidden options,If I never downloaded from this site,If I was faced with that window popping up.I would think I had to Press Install,thinking close would cancel the Installation,activation as Watcher has already said,It would have been much clearer If It was made like the add giveaway,com to your bookmarks with the checkbox next to It. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6451#post-67026 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:59:03 +0000 watcher13 67026@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks, Lady Gray. I don&#39;t understand why the confusion about all this still, even after GOTD fixed it. Maybe people are misunderstanding and thinking if you click close you&#39;re canceling the giveaway install, too. ??? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/719/page/6#post-67025 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:55:24 +0000 TeXaCo 67025@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>After installing IOBIT 360 reported it the dll file as a trojan. Then after scanning my whole system, it came up with 15 other files from regtidy as a virus. As the program was taking me to (I&#39;m assuming the software website). Avira blocked the website from being displayed saying it was known to be a malicious website and WOT also blocked it.</p> <p>Now I know there have been false positives in the past but this seems to be too much to be false. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6451#post-67024 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:54:37 +0000 notblocklox 67024@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>@ averydennis, welcome to the forums.</p> <p>Software Informer will only be installed when you check the install button - opt-in.<br /> And the uninstaller worked perfectly for me.<br /> Where is the proof for your assertion <em>&quot;Software Informer is dangerous software hijacker, keylogger, and spyware.&quot;</em><br /> Do you have any review, did you scan it? Please post the result of the scan.</p> <p><a href="http://www.picdepict.com/"><img src="http://www.picdepict.com/images/77736552705134563321.jpg"></a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6451#post-67021 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:10:34 +0000 StevieD 67021@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hmmm, strange, but the uninstall option in the Software Informer menu group worked fine for me. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6451#post-67014 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:38:58 +0000 averydennis 67014@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I don&#39;t like that the people at giveaway try to install the spyware program Software Informer. Software Informer is dangerous software hijacker, keylogger, and spyware.<br /> This application can’t be deleted or uninstalled unless you do direct manual deletion into registry: The Software Informer also causes high CPU utilization and makes overall computer performance dropped. To the best of this software strategy, it also hijacks <a href="http://www.google.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com</a> seach functionality, if you try to find information regarding this sofware, the page will only show information from Software Informer websiet for pages. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/719/page/6#post-66963 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:46:02 +0000 perz 66963@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>RegTidy trojan detected and identified by Avira AntiVir Premium:<br /> Virus or unwanted program &#39;TR/Drop.arte.410624 [trojan]&#39;<br /> detected in file &#39;C:\Program Files\RegTidy 2009\RegTidy.dll.<br /> Action performed: Deny access </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/719/page/6#post-66949 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:27:32 +0000 leofelix 66949@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>RegTidy is a misleading application, it will brings to false positive detection, more it can mess up you system.</p> <p><a href="http://www.emsisoft.com/en/malware/?Adware.Win32.RegTidy" rel="nofollow">http://www.emsisoft.com/en/malware/?Adware.Win32.RegTidy</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/regtidy.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/regtidy.com</a></p> <p>I wonder GOTD team didn&#39;t check it </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-66440 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:16:10 +0000 hotdoge3 66440@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://clubhouse.microsoft.com/public/post/97bd9ec6-702c-4998-a34f-c22954c91ad0" rel="nofollow">http://clubhouse.microsoft.com/public/post/97bd9ec6-702c-4998-a34f-c22954c91ad0</a></p> <p>MS09-054: IE and Firefox Attack Surface (Info &amp; settings) IE &amp; Firefox</p> <p><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707" rel="nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cecc62dc-96a7-4657-af91-6383ba034eab" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=cecc62dc-96a7-4657-af91-6383ba034eab</a> </p> <p>IMPORTANT: After installing the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 package (either the bootstrapper or the full package) you should immediately install the update KB959209 to address a set of known application compatibility issues. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6391#post-66368 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:56:06 +0000 Maud 66368@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>hotdoge3 - I found the discrepancies in the links. The first one, on vulnerabilities in .pdf applications, should be <a href="http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Vulnerabilities-in-several-PDF-applications-833449.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Vulnerabilities-in-several-PDF-applications-833449.html</a></p> <p>The post on Firefox first blocking, then unblocking the MS extension is just missing a hyphen: <a href="http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Firefox-blocks-then-unblocks-Microsoft-add-on-832309.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Firefox-blocks-then-unblocks-Microsoft-add-on-832309.html</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6391#post-66367 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:40:48 +0000 Maud 66367@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>hotdoge3 - the first link, to the h online story on pdf vulnerabilities, and the link to the story on Firefox blocking/unblocking the MS add-on, lead to 404s. Not sure why, as the pdf story, anyway, is still up over there, and the other links are ok. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6391#post-66363 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:30:32 +0000 hotdoge3 66363@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Vulnerabilities-in-severalPDF-applications-833449.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Vulnerabilities-in-severalPDF-applications-833449.html</a></p> <p>Vulnerabilities in several PDF applications</p> <p><a href="http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39582320,00.htm" rel="nofollow">http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39582320,00.htm</a></p> <p>Scareware is bad for your PC and your pocket - but the fake security warning messages popping up on your screen are only the most visible part of a complex scam.<br /> <a href="http://www.h-online.com/newsticker/news/item/Washington-and-Microsoft-sue-fake-anti-spyware-vendors-737513.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.h-online.com/newsticker/news/item/Washington-and-Microsoft-sue-fake-anti-spyware-vendors-737513.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://secunia.com/advisories/37049/" rel="nofollow">http://secunia.com/advisories/37049/</a> &gt; Foxit Reader Firefox Plugin Memory </p> <p><a href="http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Adobe-closes-29-vulnerabilities-in-Acrobat-and-Reader-828796.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Adobe-closes-29-vulnerabilities-in-Acrobat-and-Reader-828796.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Firefox-blocks-then-unblocks-Microsoftadd-on-832309.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Firefox-blocks-then-unblocks-Microsoftadd-on-832309.html</a></p> <p>Firefox blocks, then unblocks, Microsoft add-on see Post on<br /> how-to-remove-microsoft-net-spyware-extension</p> <p><a href="http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Lost-Found-Botnets-Rescue-CD-Calculators-Flickr-and-Online-Banking-826382.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Lost-Found-Botnets-Rescue-CD-Calculators-Flickr-and-Online-Banking-826382.html</a></p> <p>API Key used to authenticate API requests from applications has been crackedPDF and posted online. Due to a vulnerability in the signing process, attackers can generate valid signatures </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-66362 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:10:39 +0000 hotdoge3 66362@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Terri218 you not safe with IE 7 or IE as the same up date for All,There’s a fair bit of confusion circulating about what happened,<br /> <a href="http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600" rel="nofollow">http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-054.mspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-054.mspx</a></p> <p>Remote Code Execution Critical Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-054 - Critical<br /> Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (974455) &amp; Firefox</p> <p><a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=522777" rel="nofollow">https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=522777</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139459/Sneaky_Microsoft_plug_in_puts_Firefox_users_at_ris" rel="nofollow">http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139459/Sneaky_Microsoft_plug_in_puts_Firefox_users_at_ris</a></p> <p>k</p> <p>Removal instructions for the first part are here:<br /> <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707" rel="nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707</a><br /> This article describes how to remove the .NET Framework Assistant for Firefox from your computer. </p> <p>This article also describes how to update the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for the .NET Framework Assistant 1.0 so that the component can be disabled.</p> <p><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707" rel="nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707</a></p> <p>The second part can be removed by deleting the folder:<br /> C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\Windows Presentation Foundation</p> <p><a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707" rel="nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707</a></p> <p>How to remove the .NET Framework Assistant for Firefox</p> <p><a href="https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/blocklist/" rel="nofollow">https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/blocklist/</a></p> <p> Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant and Windows Presentation Foundation, all versions, for all applications. Reason: remote code execution vulnerability (see bug 522777).(or similar)<br /> If you got Net Framework 1.1 or 2 you are ok but if you got 3 &amp; 3.5 and firefox no good to check go to Tools options Applications &amp; allso add-ons &amp; look for (Windows Markup File) (XAML Browser Application) (Windows Presentation Foundation) if the up date fix you not see it&#39;s Critical so do check may come back so keep checking. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-66330 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:10:43 +0000 watcher13 66330@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Just occurred to me, too, that you could used that suggestion that I posted in the other thread. Use something like Returnil or Windows Steady State when you apply the updates. Then, if there&#39;s damage, you can easily wipe it away. If they&#39;re good, you can make the changes permanent. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-66329 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:54:00 +0000 watcher13 66329@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Terri, have you seen this thread:<br /> <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6361#post-65993" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6361#post-65993</a><br /> The new update badly messed up Copmom&#39;s system and others, too. I&#39;d do the updates in manual, so I could pick and choose if I were you. She found on the web that this update has been crashing some XP systems and a system restore is blocked:<br /> KB971486<br /> I&#39;d be cautious before installing that one!<br /> Of course, you could avoid the Firefox killer that way, too. But you&#39;d have to not get the .net fixes. Good ol&#39; MS! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-66320 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:28:44 +0000 Terri218 66320@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>So is this thing safe if you have IE7? People are still urging me to do the recent big Windows Security update. Opinions? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-66319 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:26:34 +0000 Terri218 66319@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Lucy you got some splaining to do. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-66312 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:52:26 +0000 hotdoge3 66312@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Firefox-blocks-then-unblocks-Microsoft-add-on-832309.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Firefox-blocks-then-unblocks-Microsoft-add-on-832309.html</a></p> <p>Firefox blocks, then unblocks, Microsoft add-on<br /> On Friday, Mozilla announced it had placed the &quot;Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant&quot; add-on for Firefox on its list of blocked modules (blocklist). </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6370#post-66160 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:23:44 +0000 judydog 66160@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Yes you can turn the feature off,but when you do,you get a pop-up asking you to reconsider,as they need your help as much as you need theres. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6370#post-66159 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:07:37 +0000 thenameipicked 66159@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>No. While they may do very similar things, there biggest difference is that:<br /> 1. As far as I know, you can turn this feature off.<br /> 2. The data collection is used to improve the program, nothing more. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6370#post-66156 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:25:22 +0000 ka 66156@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>In the EULA, #9:<br /> 9. SUBMISSION AND PROCESSING OF SYSTEM DATA AND PERSONAL DATA<br /> YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT THAT THE SOFTWARE MAY SEND INFORMATION TO RETURNIL RELATING TO YOUR USE OF SUCH SOFTWARE, EITHER AUTOMATICALLY AS PART OF THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SOFTWARE, OR DELIBERATELY BY YOU. YOU GRANT RETURNIL THE RIGHT TO USE, PROCESS AND DISPLAY: I) SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION, CONTENT OR MATERIAL IN A NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE FORM AND II) LICENSE, DEVICE AND SOFTWARE STATUS INFORMATION, FOR CUSTOMER REGISTRY, SECURITY RESEARCH, TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. SHOULD ANY SUBMITTED INFORMATION CONTAIN PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL YOUR CONSENT AT ANY TIME BY CEASING TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR BY CANCELLING THE DATA COLLECTION POLICY.<br /> ---<br /> Doesn&#39;t that defeat the idea?<br /> I posted this in the main page but it&#39;s pretty late, so posting it here too. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-66090 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:15:04 +0000 copmom 66090@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Same here.. Firefox blocked 2 add ons! Even if Microsoft tries to sabotage us, Firefox is looking out for us! *-) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-66052 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:12:31 +0000 Merri 66052@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>FUNNY as I JUST opened my browser now and read this , suddenly firefox popped up a little window saying that addon was blocked too!<br /> LOVE firefox...<br /> WOW indeed!<br /> :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-66043 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:52:23 +0000 HappyPerson 66043@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Speaking of this security issue - today my firefox 3.5 spontaneously and unexpectedly displayed an alert for the &quot;net-framework assistant and Presentation Foundation&quot; add-ons. In fact, Firefox blocked them, and I was very pleased with this action. Wow! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-66039 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:37:45 +0000 Robert 66039@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks hotdoge.<br /> Funny enough minutes after reading your post I got a message in Firefox that some addons were blocked automatically,because they interfered with FF.<br /> (Dotnet framework assistant,Windows Presentation Foundation and Google advanced toolbar)<br /> Here&#39;s an interesting link to the <a href="https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/blocklist/"><u>Mozilla blocklist</u><br /> </a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4783#post-65980 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:08:42 +0000 hotdoge3 65980@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.calendarofupdates.com/updates/index.php?showtopic=24100" rel="nofollow">http://www.calendarofupdates.com/updates/index.php?showtopic=24100</a></p> <p>Remember that Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant add-on that Microsoft sneaked into Firefox without explicit permission from end users? Well, the code in that add-on has a serious code execution vulnerability that exposes Firefox users to the &quot;browse and you&#39;re owned&quot; attacks that are typically used in drive-by malware downloads.<br /> The flaw was addressed in the MS09-054 bulletin that covered &quot;critical&quot; holes in Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer </p> <p>but, as Redmond&#39;s Security Research &amp; Defense team explains, the drive-by download risk extends beyond Microsoft&#39;s browser.</p> <p>While the vulnerability is in an IE component, there is an attack vector for Firefox users as well. The reason is </p> <p>that .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 installs a &quot;Windows Presentation Foundation&quot; plug-in in Firefox.</p> <p>Now, Microsoft&#39;s security folks are actually recommending that Firefox users uninstall the buggy add-on:</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=4614%22%20target=%22_blank" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=4614%22%20target=%22_blank</a></p> <p>For Firefox users with .NET Framework 3.5 installed, you may use “Tools”-&gt; “Add-ons” -&gt; “Plugins”, select </p> <p>“Windows Presentation Foundation”, and click “Disable”.</p> <p>as for NET.Framework auto up date you will get 3.5, I set up date on manual &amp; say no to net Framework 3 &amp; 3.5 </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/719/page/6#post-65804 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:03:20 +0000 watcher13 65804@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Not sure. It has a small AV module. Maybe it was checking for updates. As you probably saw, it also had links to other bundled software and &quot;recommended&quot; softwares. If you didn&#39;t deselect all that stuff, it might have been trying to contact one of them. Also, I haven&#39;t got around to installing yet, but I read over in the comments section that it still has nag screens to get you to upgrade. It may have been trying to download one of them. I&#39;m thinking it&#39;s one or two of these annoying, but semi-harmless functions. </p>