BPremium,MVM
join:2000-10-28 | reply to vulcan146
Re: Anyone know what spywiper is?Isn't that C code? Not likely to be running from a web ad I think...
I Googled up VBScript and JavaScript IE versions of this trick at »www.waxy.org/archive/2003/03/27/···dr.shtml . I haven't tried them.
I don't know which method SpyWiper's ad uses; I just thought it was a cute feat.
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| Those of you having problems with constant jackings - can I recommend that you use a firewall. This normally stops the code from getting in. |
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 R2R NotPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-18
Long Beach, CA
kudos:1 | Not necessarily. The usual pathway into someone's computer is NOT through an open back door, it is through the front door. Just like all other crimes.
When I hear about a murder in a house, the first suspects are the spouse, the ex-spouse, and ex-lover, the kids, business partner, etc -- all of whom get let in the front door.
Stastically, most malware infections are let in by the user -- perhaps unknowingly by opening an email attachment or visiting a rogue web site with Active Content enabled. Until you do something more proactive than a firewall, the Hijackings will continue. JMHO |
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BPremium,MVM
join:2000-10-28 |
Well sure, R2, I thought that went without saying. Anything that worms its way in via inbound exploits (relying on open ports on your computer) is NOT going to be simple ad-ware/spyware.
-- B
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R2R NotPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-18
Long Beach, CA
kudos:1 | Hey, first edition single letter entity, you are usually correct. However, I don't know how many times I see comments like: quote:
"I recommend that you use a firewall. This normally stops the code from getting in."
I found those comments a little naive in there approach. A basic firewall covers your rear, but it doesn not do so hot to protect you against things that come in through the front door.
Little kids don't get kidnapped by some strager, statistically they get kidnapped by the estranged father -- who got into the house quite easily. |
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BPremium,MVM
join:2000-10-28 |
[ Does that mean you're Revision 2? I never knew. ]
Of course I agree with you. I was just saying that we would "consider the source", a semi-anonymous poster whose comment would be weighed appropriately. Best fishes.
-- B
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| Oh that code is not C-code, it's Unicode.
Unicode: A code where all characters are represented by a code. Web browsers automatically undertstand it.
It translates into the Javascript code used to open the Cd-Drives. |
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You may want to read this article for more information
»www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.ph···pic=6553 |
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