antdude
A Ninja Ant
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join:2001-03-25 |  reply to Name Game
Re: SpywareInfo.com, bad news......
I just saw this in my SpyBot scan today. That's awful.  |
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Mele20
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join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI | reply to Smokey Bear
That's right. I almost copy/pasted. I think coldmoon should remove it entirely. |
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Smokey Bear
veritas odium parit
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join:2008-03-15
Annie's Pub
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said by coldmoon  :True, but it is not an active link  Indeed it isn't, it is a copy/paste link. I see not much difference with an active link because your link bring people also straight to a site with dubious links.....
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coldmoon
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join:2002-02-04
Broadway, NC | reply to Smokey Bear
True, but it is not an active link |
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Smokey Bear
veritas odium parit
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join:2008-03-15
Annie's Pub
1 edit | reply to coldmoon
said by coldmoon :Be careful of the links. I noticed the Spywareinfo graphic button on the right side of the page still leads to the .com address and there may be other issues as the last post indicates not being able to update that site in September 2008. The link to the mirror at CCSP is stopped at Feb 2008... Ar. Link removed. But still available in your reply...
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coldmoon
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join:2002-02-04
Broadway, NC
 ·Windstream
1 edit | reply to Smokey Bear
Hi Smokey,
quote:
Merijn.org will always be reachable at »xx.xx.xxx.xx/~merijn/
Be careful of the links. I noticed the Spywareinfo graphic button on the right side of the page still leads to the .com address and there may be other issues as the last post indicates not being able to update that site in September 2008. The link to the mirror at CCSP is stopped at Feb 2008...
Mike
Edit: removed part of the URL per request |
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norwegian
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join:2005-02-15
Outback
·WestNet Broadband
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All these great sites?
I wan't to be a cleaner but found myself needing more training which was/is still frustrating me, but see all these sites being treated this way, and the end of the rein of Paul at CastleCops, what is happening to all the work that some great people started......what a mess.
Let's hope the next 5 to 10 years has as much to offer us.
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Smokey Bear
veritas odium parit
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Annie's Pub
2 edits | reply to Name Game
Another old site goes under the auction block, this time it concern merijn.org
The domain is on Mike's server and GoDaddy seems to be slaughtering everything connected to Mike, now that they realize he cannot be contacted.
News sources:
Spywarewarrior.com »spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php···9#191769
Spywareinfoforum.com »www.spywareinfoforum.com/index.p···l=merijn
Edit: removed a link for security reasons
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MarkAW
Barry White or lil bratt
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join:2001-08-27
Canada | reply to Libra
Only here to help when i can Libra.  |
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Libra
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join:2003-08-06
USA
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Hi MarkAW,
Thanks so much for the screenshots. I blocked searchportal.information.com and then chose to block all categories that include it and was presented with a confirmation for adware and parked domain. I checked both.
I appreciate your help very much.
Sincerely, Libra |
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MarkAW
Barry White or lil bratt
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join:2001-08-27
Canada
·Bell Sympatico
 ·Cogeco Cable
2 edits | reply to Libra
See screen shot. |
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Libra
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join:2003-08-06
USA | reply to Libra
^bump^
Does anyone know what filter I have to set to have these sites blocked automatically in opendns.com?
Sincerely, Libra |
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Libra
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join:2003-08-06
USA
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said by bcruze : Site blocked. searchportal.information.com is not allowed on this network. This site was categorized as: Adware, Parked Domains Questions? Not properly categorized? from using OPENDNS servers I have Opendns and opened an account with them. Could you please explain to me how to have it block this and other undesireable sites? Thank you.
Sincerely, Libra |
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bcastner
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join:2002-09-25
Chevy Chase, MD
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2 edits | reply to Name Game
@Name Game,
Thanks for the heads up on this.
It is very sad to see. And in the future for cases like this, it would be wonderful if OpenDNS or other DNS servers would offer a "safe" alternative, with some mention that the original site contents were available under a different URL.
I am not denigrating their efforts to block the original URL of the site. I think that is great too.
SWI had and has attracted some awfully bright folks in the malware removal field, and it is heartening to see them in a new home.
Best regards, and thank you again,
Bill
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Name Game
Premium
join:2002-07-07
North Myrtle Beach, SC
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And wilder's org no longer has that list or downloads either..
»www.wilders.org/
That whole page needs rework at SWI..always something to fix. |
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VikingBob
join:2004-06-05
Ste Anne, MB
·MTS
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The download link for HijackThis needs fixing on this page: »www.spywareinfoforum.info/downloads.php
www.merjin.org gets you a "NOTICE: This domain name expired on 11/23/2008 and is pending renewal or deletion." |
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Name Game
Premium
join:2002-07-07
North Myrtle Beach, SC
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Yes..good point..that is exactly what I did at our portal page for your site the other day..link to the forum for SWI
»gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/in···act=home |
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winchester73
join:2003-08-08
Chapel Hill, NC | reply to cnm
Thanks cnm for all that you are doing ... |
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cnm
join:2002-10-17
Sunnyvale, CA
1 edit | reply to Name Game
Thanks, Name Game.
By the way, if you have any links to spywareinfo.com on your sites:
In general all links can be fixed by just replacing spywareinfo.com with spywareinfoforum.info
So that a link to "www.spywareinfo.com/whatever" becomes a link to "www.spywareinfoforum.info/whatever".
However the forum has a different domain, »www.spywareinfoforum.com. For links to the forum, which are probably more numerous, links should be fixed by replacing forums.spywareinfo with www.spywareinfoforum
So that a link to "forums.spywareinfo.com/..." becomes a link to "www.spywareinfoforum.com/...". |
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Name Game
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join:2002-07-07
North Myrtle Beach, SC
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said by cnm :The site is now at » www.spywareinfoforum.infoWe will be keeping it intact, as much as possible. A snapshot of September 2006. There is a link to it at the top of the forum » www.spywareinfoforum.comI have fixed most of the broken internal links that were zapped when I changed the URL - but please let me know if you encounter any. Good work..best to you and the crew over there cnm.
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