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Thread: Caution: swgcreatures.com ads try to install spyware
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shargus
Sat Sep 11, 2004 9:12 am
#1
Just a warning since I know many of you visit swgcreatures.com from this forum. Within the last week whatever advertisement provider is being used on that site is running ads that attempt to install spyware on your computer. Blocking pop ups and having good spyware software helps. Site admin recognizes this a problem and is working on it, but again today it installed software on my PC without approval.
Message Edited by shargus on 09-11-2004 11:12 AM
Zadokk
Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:51 am
#2
If you think you might have spyware then there are programs that can remove them safely and efficently. Both of which I personally use on a regular basis:
Ad-aware: ftp://ftp.download.com/pub/win95/utilities/aawsepersonal.exe(homepage: www.lavasoft.de)
Spybot S&D: ftp://ftp.download.com/pub/win95/utilities/spybotsd13.exe(homepage: http://spybot.safer-networking.de/en/index.html)
These work on all modern windows systems.
CapricornONE
Sat Sep 11, 2004 11:33 am
#3
meh... I only goto that site while I'm at work 
.... I let their firewall deal with it 
.... I let their firewall deal with it
Sgian_Dubh
Sat Sep 11, 2004 11:55 am
#4
Alternatively you can switch to the free next generation web browser Mozilla Firefox - it automatically blocks spyware and pop-ups so you can browse in peace. I honest cant recommend it highly enough. Its faster at loading pages than IE and has a host of excellent features.
VeeBot
Sat Sep 11, 2004 4:14 pm
#5
Good info all - I have a spyware problem constantly ona second computer - not sure what I got into - but I fight it all the time. I will try these suggestions! 
Ebacca
NancyJ
Sun Sep 12, 2004 12:01 am
#6
Sgian_Dubh wrote:
Alternatively you can switch to the free next generation web browser Mozilla Firefox - it automatically blocks spyware and pop-ups so you can browse in peace. I honest cant recommend it highly enough. Its faster at loading pages than IE and has a host of excellent features.
opera is better
JuntaoTakor
Sun Sep 12, 2004 5:16 pm
#7
I apologize if this is indeed something being generated from ads on the site. I have recently changed ad providers and have had a couple of issues. I will continue to try to figure out exactly what's going on here as I definately don't want to be the source of anyone's frustrations =x
Numen
Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:59 am
#8
Yep, got it installed on my laptop over the weekend. I'm actually going to end up just wiping the harddrive and reloading windows. I guess I'll be a little more careful next time I click on windows.
Its actually not the spyware that I really care that much about. While it may be annoying that a site is trying to figure out where I am going, I think the much more annoying part is the adware parts that pop up ads all the time. Easily 3-5 a minute on most programs I've seen. Its pathetic when it becomes easier to kill the explorer application and restart it rather than close all the popups.
Soca
Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:13 am
#9
NancyJ wrote:
Sgian_Dubh wrote:
Alternatively you can switch to the free next generation web browser Mozilla Firefox - it automatically blocks spyware and pop-ups so you can browse in peace. I honest cant recommend it highly enough. Its faster at loading pages than IE and has a host of excellent features.
opera is better
Sorry I gotta vote for Firefox, some of the extensions(Web Dev) are pretty fantastic.
ALSO
Turn off third party cookies(block)
That will stop most of the spyware from ads on sites.
Soca
trifidac
Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:34 am
#10
But you get far more bang for your buck with Firefox, because it's free. I just with the computers at work would let me install Firefox there as well.
NancyJ wrote:
Sgian_Dubh wrote:
Alternatively you can switch to the free next generation web browser Mozilla Firefox - it automatically blocks spyware and pop-ups so you can browse in peace. I honest cant recommend it highly enough. Its faster at loading pages than IE and has a host of excellent features.
opera is better
shargus
Tue Sep 21, 2004 4:06 pm
#11
To the credit of the individual who runs swgcreatures.com it appears that the rouge advertisment is no longer appearing on their website. Thanks!!
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