Topic 'Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer' in forum 'Security'

Topic 'Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer' in forum 'Security' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2261303 en Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:12:54 EDT Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:12:54 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2339354
Seriously, while what you're saying might be PARTIALLY true (and only VERY partially at that), the fact of the matter is that people newer to computers/internet cruising NEED something that will silently sit on their machines and cover their butts until their learning curve gets them up over the hump of MOST unexpected surprises.

If people would merely use what's already out there, there wouldn't BE a problem - and I'm not just referring to additional programs on their machines, I'm talking about simply learning to use the safest settings possible in their browsers that will still let them surf relatively safely without hindering them excessively.

Knowledge, as always, is actually the key to a better surfing experience - but lacking that, a program that sits quietly in the background, ready to leap in and stop bad things before they get too far, is MY second choice!
Pete
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How true. Combine that with the fact that probably 99 out of a hundred people couldn't tell you what link they clicked on that TRIGGERED the event to start with (due to the ensuing problems and just trying to get the whole process shut DOWN) if their life depended on it and you'll understand what a problem I've been having getting 'trigger' links.

All I can say is that (without further links supplied) I've done about all I CAN do with this - and I gave it my best shot. If anyone would have told me prior to this test that one day I would drop all my defenses even on a SPARE computer, I'd have laughed in their face.

I can see where it's sometimes necessary (especially for a program as potentially useful as SPG) - but it sure isn't COMFORTABLE.

I'd also like to let everyone know (if you haven't already heard) that Paul Kurland (SpyBlocker) is putting the finishing touches on SettingSentry and we'll be in-house beta-testing it shortly.

Not only will SettingSentry guard your homepage setting - absolutely guaranteed - it will ALSO lock and prevent ANY tampering with your browser settings in IE NS and Opera. Price will be set somewhere between $10 and $20 (US), depending on when/where you get it. (It will also have a complete logfile feature. You'll be able to hide alerts, set an audio warning or simply use it in automatic mode - and the whole thing will be under 100K).

Watch for it. Pete
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However, if you don't feel comfortable going public with the material, please feel free to forward anything you've got to me and I'll sort through it (giving you credit for anything I use if you want) and I'll just put it up on wilders.org. (I'll check my profile here in a minute and make sure my email addy is available, but I'm pretty sure it is).

I was much too busy closing windows and C/A/D'ing things to actually have a chance to peruse any of the pages that were popping up from ANY of the sites, and, as I said, that one site rotated the links/pages it sent you to without any further input than clicking on the original link itself.

It's irritating from the standpoint that what I was looking for to start with was help for people who got sucker-punched by totally innocuous-looking links that ANYONE could click on by mistake (I wasn't really that concerned about people who go to porn sites purposely, IOW - it's the seamier side of the net to start with and anyone with two brain cells to rub together should EXPECT [and be PREPARED for] the unexpected) and have totally blind-sided home page changes - or worse - take place.

Anyway, that's where I was coming from. Pete
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I think if some one is going to do this type of research then they must be prepared to go to some questionable sites. That said, I don't think some one should intentionally go to a child porn site just to see if the site changes the home page or start page. However, the way this sort of thing works you may end up there as a result of the home page hijack or the end result of the links.

Just be sure to pull your boots up and put your Blinders on if you are going to do this type research, just don't make a habit out of it.;)
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Just my 2 bits.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2338715 Sun, 27 Jan 2002 22:40:04 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2337407 I was not being critical of your post. On the contrary this research is quite interesting. I was merely trying to warn other researchers that they may be duped into going to an illegal site by the porn operator's redirector.

Using the Opera browser, the redirect is consistent. A script that rotates the URLs must be causing IE to redirect to different sites. What's interesting here is the forged reverse DNS record and the lame attempts to conceal the location of the servers.

The porn site operators actually give information on how to fix the hijacked page! Message me for the details if you want.

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RW]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2337407 Sun, 27 Jan 2002 20:13:01 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2336570
"Okay, I've made the links LIVE (clickable). DO NOT click on the links unless you're (a) trying to test the effectiveness of SPG and are willing to live with the results and/or (b) are totally convinced your current computer set-up will handle any attempted changes regardless of the presence of SPG on your system and are willing to live with the results!"
(That warning was in my original post at Wilders - it's about as plain as it gets. Not only that, but in my post I also SAID that the one link led to porn sites - the ORIGIN of the sites themselves change from one click to the next).

For those not interested enough to read the final results, my home page never DID get changed by any of the links I clicked on - the reason for that wasn't clear - read the results for my best guesses. Pete
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Here are instructions on how to manually edit the "register" and repair any hijacked homepages courtesy of the porn promoters. This is a cut 'n paste with no edits my me.
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1. Start regedit (Start > Run > Regedit.exe)
2. Go to the following section in your register: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
3. Find the following string there and delete it: C:\windows\regedit.exe/s C:\windows\system32\radB42B9.tmp
radB42B9.tmp can be any file that shouldn't be there, it may also be located at any other directory. This section in your register HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run serves as Autostart group, so you may remove everything unnecessary from there. You may also try to find any other references in your register to the file you found in the section CurrentVersion\Run (eg. radB42B9.tmp)and delete them.
4. Change your default home page (Tools> Internet Options> Home page)to the one you desire and ENJOY!
5. If you don't want this to happen again, change your security options in Internet Explorer to promt whether to run or download any ActiveX controls and always answer NO if you are unsure.
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I have not tested this personally because I don't have a copy of IE installed. I would like to know if this actually works.

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RW]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2335709 Sun, 27 Jan 2002 16:50:02 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2332929 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2332929 Sun, 27 Jan 2002 09:12:16 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2301535 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2301535 Wed, 23 Jan 2002 14:46:03 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2300951 --
Just my 2 bits.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2300951 Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:33:39 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2300873 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2300873 Wed, 23 Jan 2002 13:23:16 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2300370 pub24.ezboard.com/fsecur ··· 42.topic . Please read the WHOLE 'Preliminary Report' post again, okay? Thanks everyone! Pete]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2300370 Wed, 23 Jan 2002 12:05:20 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2299895 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2299895 Wed, 23 Jan 2002 10:40:50 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2299392
Indeed Piotjr has. And the mod in question is Spy1.

Anyone interested in the whole thread can read up here:

»pub24.ezboard.com/fsecur ··· 2.topic

regards.

paul

»www.wilders.org security
[text was edited by author 2002-01-23 08:43:50]]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2299392 Wed, 23 Jan 2002 08:41:51 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2299302
The developer for SPG just posted his reply at wilders.org forums --> other security topics, after a thorough review by the mod there. Here's the reply:

Hi,

first of all I would like to thank you for very thorough and informative review. Please find below come correlative data that may shed some light on definition and purpose
of StartPage Guard.

The background: originally SPG was written for my own convenience. When I started receiving alarming calls from my clients that "something" hijacked their start page
I put up a quick-hack to put the user back in control, and save me a trip. Later when I've seen more and more desperate posts on various n/g on the same subject I decided
to let it go public. Well, actually I have considered this project as already closed.

But as I have learned from user's feedback about sexhound and mycpword - I decided to take a quick look. This resulted in SPG version 1.2 (I'd suggest to try this one).

Now I have just learned from your very thorough review that there is a bunch of other creatures I wasn't aware of. I have no time for it, but for sure it would be a fun to take a look.

Now technically speaking:

SPG is based on passive security model. Which spells: it works only when you call it or when you re-start your PC (option).

This was based on my personal preference: I normally would hate to have another app hanging in operational memory and hogging CPU cycles. Those things are normally at premium, so I'd rather choose to secure my network by proper router settings, n/w setting on PCs, security patches, then as
a last resort - adding-up extra software.

I believe that it clarifies detection issue.

I am sorry for this super-lenghty post but I do hope that it will help you to put SPG into proper category.

My best regards,

Piotr J. Walczak]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2299302 Wed, 23 Jan 2002 08:20:05 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2295840 I'll do it.

I have a spare system not being used, but it will take me some time to get it up and running.

If someone would be so kind as to IM the links to the sites that cause or have caused this problem, then it will greatly speed up the testing of this program.
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I completely understand why you did it this way, I wouldn't want to lower my security settings / software to test this either :). Unfortunately, unless someone is willing to risk that, we may never find out whether this program actually does what it claims.
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JKK:-) Age is a very high price to pay for my maturity. If I can't stay young, I can at least stay immature! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2293276 Tue, 22 Jan 2002 15:41:15 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2293080
And, thanks! Pete]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2293080 Tue, 22 Jan 2002 15:17:02 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2292197 --
"If you really want something in life you have to work for it. Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers" - Homer Simpson]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2292197 Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:25:21 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2291937
»pub24.ezboard.com/fsecur ··· 42.topic

And listen, guys, I know I should probably disable all the other stuff I've got on here and re-set all zones back to default in IE before running the checks, but I break out in a sweat and my hands and fingers lock up when I even THINK about dis-abling anything security-related on this computer! :) Is there a group for us?

(I DID note any/all other warnings I got from going to the web-pages indicated in the test - and BTW, none of the links are clickable in my post at Wilders. org . Pete
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I can understand, though, where people who have had it occur certainly wouldn't have book-marked the site afterwards, or made any attempt to remember what the site was.

Oh, well! So much for getting them the 'easy' way.

Thanks to all who responded - I DO appreciate it! Pete
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»wizardscc.com/passthison ··· ning.asp
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"If you really want something in life you have to work for it. Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers" - Homer Simpson]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2286328 Mon, 21 Jan 2002 19:12:25 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2285760
Actually it does not matter if you go to XXX sites or not any site can hijack your home page just as any freeware software that you download and use can and will hijack your home page.

Disable Active Scripting is of course one way to go, this program may be another should it prove itself.;)

By the way, how about IM'ing me some links as well. If any thing it would be nice to see if my config works or not at preventing this home page hijack.
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John]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2284612 Mon, 21 Jan 2002 15:26:07 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2284560 Disable Active Scripting stops home page hijackers. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2284560 Mon, 21 Jan 2002 15:19:49 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2284483 --
My privacy related homepage & PGP keys: »www.markusjansson.net]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2284483 Mon, 21 Jan 2002 15:08:20 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2284020
Now what I need are ALL the links that anyone has/knows of to sites that will screw with your homepage so I can visit them and see if the program does any good.

Don't hold back, I want them ALL (I'm going to be needing all those same links to check out Paul Kurlands' SettingSentry when he releases it to check that one, too).

(Sorry, I've never been anyplace myself that tried to hijack my homepage - that I know of - that's why I need your help with the links to such places). I have to leave for work in an hour or so, so I'll be back bright and early tomorrow to see what I've got to play with.

If you don't feel comfortable posting the links, email/PM/ICQ them to me. TIA Pete
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JKK:-) Age is a very high price to pay for my maturity. If I can't stay young, I can at least stay immature! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2276352 Sun, 20 Jan 2002 14:32:00 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2275969 --
Just my 2 bits.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2275969 Sun, 20 Jan 2002 13:38:05 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2262285
Please do not wait for me to do the testing, as I have never experienced this problem at all since my move to higher security settings 10 months ago.
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Just my 2 bits.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2262285 Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:11:53 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2262265 said by Judgedredd:

Would web filters such as Proxo etc if configured properly prevent this from happening.???

Without a doubt, absolutely. And my ZXList does a great job at it too. ;)
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LOL......Would web filters such as Proxo etc if configured properly prevent this from happening.???

Good question. I think it is capable of blocking this kind of thing, through maybe one of it's Javascript Filters.

Not sure exactly what filter though (not at my PC with Proxo on it right now).
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Keep them probing peepers outta ya ports....use a Firewall
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2261961 Fri, 18 Jan 2002 15:28:48 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2261871 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2261871 Fri, 18 Jan 2002 15:16:17 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2261810 --
Keep them probing peepers outta ya ports....use a Firewall
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It sure is needed for this bad joke! People do not like fixes unless they self install or the can "touch and feel" it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2261746 Fri, 18 Jan 2002 14:58:15 EDT Re: Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2261648
It will be interesting to see if it actually works or not.;)

Let the testing begin.;);)
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Disable homepage hijack in IE

The bad news is that windows(98) has a built in bit that allows outsiders (any site) to read, write, and edit (in other words, to "hack") your Windows registry. This can cause many problems for you, such as making your browser behave strangely, causing programs to hang up or not function, and launching programs you don't want to run.

The Windows program that allows the hacking is called REGWIZC.DLL (registry wizard control module).

The good news is that you can disable it so that it does not allow scripts on web sites you visit to hack your registry. Here is how to disable it:

1. Click on - taskbar/start menu/run
2. Copy and paste the following line into the run field:
regsvr32.exe -u c:\windows\system\regwizc.dll
3. Click OK. You should get a popup message confirming the successful disabling of regwizc.dll.

It is also possible to re-enable regwizc.dll, if you should later decide to allow outsiders to get into your registry. I can't think of any reason why you should, but this is how to do it:

1. Click on - taskbar/start menu/run
2. Copy and paste the following line into the run field:
regsvr32.exe -c c:\windows\system\regwizc.dll
3. Click OK. You should get a popup message confirming the successful disabling of regwizc.dll.

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»Disable homepage hijack in IE

»Disable homepage hijack in IE]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2261553 Fri, 18 Jan 2002 14:23:21 EDT Home Page Hijack Preventer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Home-Page-Hijack-Preventer-2261303 at least by me, that prevents changes to your Home Page in IE. It is called Start Page Guard and can be found here:
»pjwalczak.com/spguard/index.php
A little snippet of what it does:

said by StartPage Guard:

StartPage Guard (SPG) protects your PC from cyberscam, by monitoring status of your internet browser StartPage and preventing it from any unauthorized changes......
FEATURES
* ALWAYS remember user-selected StartPage.
* Alerts if start page has been changed.
* Detects and reports transparent-redirect attempts.
* Can automatically revert to user-selected start page without user interaction.
* Deals with disabled (grayed) set-startpage-address buttons on IE.
* Simple and user friendly interface.
* Whole program is a single, small (300+k) file, written in C++.
* Install / uninstall included.

The program is freeware.

Hope this helps those that have this problem.:):)

Did a search and didn't see any mention of it.
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