drake
drizzy
Premium,MVM
join:2002-06-10
Brooklyn, NY
 ·Optimum Online
| CD-ROM Drive Opening Automatically?
I have Broadbandreports.com set as my Home Page and randomly atleast three times in the last 24 hours my home page would change into this here(See Attachment), and it opens both my DVD Drive and CD-ROM Drive, What the hell? LOL...But Seriously, Anyone have any Ideas as to what is going on? And any solutions?
Thanks,
RRXP
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gugarci
Premium
join:2004-02-25
Bergen Co | Sounds like something has taken your computer hostage.:(
»Security »I think my computer is infected or hijacked. What should I do? |
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reelbigfish
join:2002-06-06
Boston, MA
·Comcast
 ·Comcast Digital Vo..
| I belive you have spyware. however, the drives opening i s probably since it resets your homepage to that site. You can actually open peoples CD drives using certain HTML code. SO yeah, you have been hijacked, and as soon as you get rid of it, you won't goto that page anymore and your drives won't open. |
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Bubba
GIT-R-DONE
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-19
Around, Us
·Comcast
| reply to drake
After following gugarci  's suggestion....you might also consider installing IE-Spyad. The default-homepage-network.com site is just one of the many sites that's listed in IE-Spyad's reg file which would at least prevent any of the script non-sense I found on that page....including the CD Rom drive door opening.
IE-SPYAD: Restricted Sites List for Internet Explorer
said by Eric Howe:
IE-SPYAD is a Registry file (IE-ADS.REG) that adds a long list of sites and domains associated with known advertisers, marketers, and crapware pushers to the Restricted sites zone of Internet Explorer. Once this list of sites and domains is "merged" into your Registry, most marketers, advertisers, and crapware pushers on the Net will not be able to use cookies, ActiveX controls, Java applets, or scripting to compromise your privacy or your PC while you surf the Net. Nor will they be able to use your browser to push unwanted pop-ups, cookies, or auto-installing programs on you.
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Epyon9283
Premium
join:2001-12-26
Dayton, NJ | reply to drake
Why in gods name does IE allow a web page to eject someone's cdrom? |
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Bubba
GIT-R-DONE
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-19
Around, Us
·Comcast
| said by Epyon9283 :
Why in gods name does IE allow a web page to eject someone's cdrom?
If a IE user has scripting enabled....all bets are off on what can be done....least of which is ejecting someone's cdrom. The more correct question is why are users allowing web pages to inject\eject items....IE is nothing but 1's and 0's.
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gugarci
Premium
join:2004-02-25
Bergen Co
·Comcast
| reply to Epyon9283
said by Epyon9283 :
Why in gods name does IE allow a web page to eject someone's cdrom?
The fact that IE is interwoven into the operating system makes it vunerable to these kinds of attacks. That's why I stopped using IE years ago. Only use it for Windows update. |
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hroo772
Darkness Fears Me
Premium
join:2002-04-05
Mclean, VA
clubs:
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to drake
I know for a fact that there is regular html code that can be put on a site. If you look at the source of the html it should reference to msplayer or something like that to open the drive. Its harmless unless you really have spyware.
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Doctor Four
My other vehicle is a TARDIS
Premium
join:2000-09-05
Dallas, TX
·AT&T U-Verse
| reply to drake
Never trust a "privacy" product whose principal means of
selling itself is through a deceptive popup ad. Spywiper
fits this advice to a tee. This marketing tactic smacks of
the same kind of questionable practice common to crapware
such as Bonzi's Internet Alert and Evidence Eliminator.
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Rip2dbone
join:2001-05-05
Queens Village, NY | reply to drake
Seems as if a complaint was file with the FTC against this company
http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/9647.html |
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BurntCricket
Gotta Do What Ya Gotta Do
Premium
join:2000-09-02
Here
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable
2 edits | reply to drake
It is actually easy for a site to "open" your CD-Rom drive, I am sure someone will post the code(in a link) in time, "Most likely" this is a scare tactic to get you to buy something they are selling.
Another scare tactic used is >> click this and I will show you everything on your HD, what they DON'T tell you is the fact is YOU are the only one that sees the data.
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keith2468
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-03
Winnipeg, MB
| reply to drake
Why buy spywiper when you can just go through the checklist on
»Security »I think my computer is infected or hijacked. What should I do?
It is a long list of things to do, but it doesn't take that long to go through. |
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keith2468
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-03
Winnipeg, MB
| reply to drake
Here is the link to VB Script for opening a CD tray:
»www.waxy.org/archive/2003/03/27/···dr.shtml
which is probably what this web site is using, since the tray opens on queue.
But there are trojans that will open CD trays. |
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internetkruizer
A Band Of Brothers
join:2000-12-29
Poplar Bluff, MO
1 edit | Well this thing opened the drive on my daughters computer a Antec 1080B case ,Drive is behind a locked front panel and Broke the gears in the drive..and I ain't none to Happy about this...........
forgot to mention the porno sites it displayed when I tried to close out the Page..
For all the good it will do I filed a complaint with the FTC.
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| said by internetkruizer :
Well this thing opened the drive on my daughters computer a Antec 1080B case ,Drive is behind a locked front panel and Broke the gears in the drive..and I ain't none to Happy about this...........
EXACTLY why case doors are a BAD DESIGN idea.
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novaflare
The Dragon Was Here
Premium
join:2002-01-24
Barberton, OH
| said by dvd536 :
said by internetkruizer :
Well this thing opened the drive on my daughters computer a Antec 1080B case ,Drive is behind a locked front panel and Broke the gears in the drive..and I ain't none to Happy about this...........
EXACTLY why case doors are a BAD DESIGN idea.
yup but the trick thats used is usefull for thoose of us with stelthed cd roms (thats where you stick a 5.25 bay cover on the front f your drive to hide it) considering you cant reach the button easly 
ive been looking for the stinking code for some time ty for the site
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richtig
Music Is Emotion
Premium
join:2003-02-19
Australia
clubs:
| reply to drake
Here is some information about the company and its questionable practices:-
»tired-of-spam.home.comcast.net/spywiper.html
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Epyon9283
Premium
join:2001-12-26
Dayton, NJ
| reply to dvd536
said by dvd536 :
said by internetkruizer :
Well this thing opened the drive on my daughters computer a Antec 1080B case ,Drive is behind a locked front panel and Broke the gears in the drive..and I ain't none to Happy about this...........
EXACTLY why case doors are a BAD DESIGN idea.
Exactly why it was a horrible design decision on MS's part to allow a web site to open a cd-rom. |
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