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veloz scumware seen on comercial just now

PestPatrol identifies the download(s) from that site as popup ad generator and trojan downloader malware. Good thing for you that your AVS stopped it.

reply to novaflare
May I ask, what channel had this commercial?

EDIT: when I click on "Scan Now" it takes me to eAcceleration's Stop Sign - Computer Protection Service. Nothing tries to download. Hmmm.

reply to novaflare
dadkins,

Possibly you are using a non-IE based browser or your browser security settings are set to high enough to block active-x downloads. I would expect you to see an 'error' message telling you that the attempted download failed, but that may be browser/version specific.

Another possibility is that your browser security settings are set to low and the download proceeded in the background without your noticing it?

reply to dadkins

said by dadkins:

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May I ask, what channel had this commercial?

EDIT: when I click on "Scan Now" it takes me to eAcceleration's Stop Sign - Computer Protection Service. Nothing tries to download. Hmmm.

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reply to NetFixer

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PestPatrol identifies the download(s) from that site as popup ad generator and trojan downloader malware. Good thing for you that your AVS stopped it.

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reply to novaflare
Fox News?!? ...and my browser IS set to allow Java Scripts. Let me try without the popup blocker active...

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Every button/link on that site takes me here...no downloads, no trojans.

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reply to dadkins
"Every button/link on that site takes me here...no downloads, no trojans."

Their not Drive by DL's.
NOD32 flagged every DL link I clicked on that page.
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reply to novaflare
The download is triggered by javascript embedded on the page. The download starts automatically 2 seconds after the page is displayed. This happens in Firefox, I don't dare hit the page in IE.

Of course, if you have Javascript disabled, the download won't occur. You will get the standard download prompt (run from current location or save to disk).
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I just tried too in IE, must be either SpywareBlaster or a hostfile stopping the DL.
Maybe something nice to be said for IE. Firefox would have let it thru if not for NOD32
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reply to novaflare
Eacceleration/Stop-Sign is another one of those bogus
anti spyware products that borders on being malware - in
fact I daresay it is malware. They're in the MVPS
(and possibly also HPGuru) hosts files for a good reason.
You'll find Veloz.com in the eAcceleration section, about
halfway down.

And to think FoxNews is broadcasting them as a company worth
trusting with one's security or privacy...
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"And to think FoxNews is broadcasting them as a company worth
trusting with one's security or privacy..."

I was guessing it was on MSNBC.
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Dave said "By the way, 4294967295 is just another way to write -1".

reply to novaflare
I get a security warning in IE asking if I want to download the activex plugin from E-Accelerator. Hell if I'm clicking "yes".

I saw the commercial too, and went there about 3 hours ago to check it out cause I know some of my friends will ask me about that place.

reply to novaflare
Do you remember which commericial it actually was, specifics wise? Was it just one for Veloz itself? I plan on writing an email to Fox News and hopefully if enough people alert them to it they will stop showing it, many unprotected computers have probably already been infected by it which is not a very good thing.
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reply to novaflare
Yeah, I recall there was a connection between veloz and eacceleration. I recently saw an ad for Stop Sign on cable and my jaw dropped (although they'd reportedly been advertising on TV I'd never seen one before).

It's all about advertising dollars... Caveat emptor.

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said by habya:

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Do you remember which commericial it actually was, specifics wise? Was it just one for Veloz itself? I plan on writing an email to Fox News and hopefully if enough people alert them to it they will stop showing it, many unprotected computers have probably already been infected by it which is not a very good thing.

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