[VillagesFlorida]

I use Comcast. I use IE8 and sometimes Google Chrome. I'll keep track of which browser I am using if I get anymore intrusion attempts.

[CaptJohn]

Originally Posted by Xavier

I just have a simple question. For all of you who are getting attacked, where are you getting your Internet Service. I'm looking for commonality.

Good question. I'm on AT&T (old Bellsouth) in Alabama, direct wire, no wireless, Firefox browser. Dell computer at time of attack.
I'm starting to notice several have said they were posting at the time. The same is true for me. That may be a commonality but not everyone has said that.

The great thing is we're all able to communicate to try and find the problem. Think of all the people who don't communicate like we do and will probably never know what happened. I'll bet there are a lot of computers in the shops with people not knowing the source of their problems. We may not know yet but we're getting there. PS. I'm on my ibook and have been using it solely at home since it happened.

[CaptJohn]

Originally Posted by mikeod

It's an add-on to Firefox, called Adblock Plus. I don't know if it's available for IE or other browsers. I haven't used IE in many years. Yes, I don't get any pop-ups. If a site uses pop-ups, I get a window asking if I want to allow pop-ups on that site for that visit and I can always add an exception to allow pop-ups for a site all the time. But I don't get advertising pop-ups at all.

I also use another add-on called NoScript which prevents any site from running a script. It is a bit more intrusive in that a lot of sites won't function normally unless you allow certain scripts to be run. But the program will show a list of scripts and allow you to allow one or more to be run.

Thanks for the info. Sounds like what I've been looking for. I hate popups and ads but other programs have slowed my computer so I dropped them. I always use Firefox, so no problem. Do you download the program from Firefox?

[TOTV Team]

We are continuing to monitor all feedback. With over 1,000 users a day this feedback is obviously isolated to a small number of users. We are getting daily confirmation that the TOTV server is clean and nothing is originating from the site. We recommend running your anti virus and clearing your cookies and cache after this is ran to see if your problems persist.

[KayakerNC]

A possible explanation.
"Security Monitor 2012 is a rogue anti-virus program that mimics genuine security software and gives false warnings about viruses. What's the aim of this malware? To make you think that your computer is infected with spyware and other bad stuff and to trick you into paying for bogus software. In other words, to make tons of money for cyber criminals. It's a clone of Security Solution 2011, so it's not a new rogue anti-virus but just a slightly modified old one.
Security Monitor 2012 pretends to scan your computer for viruses, spyware and Trojans. Of course, it finds numerous critical infections."

http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/

[Virtual Geezer]

Comcast, IE9, Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes (free version).

After the one and only attach on this lap top I also installed Galey Utilities. This program was mentioned TV computer club meeting to speed up the computer. It has a module that will clean the registry that needs to be run 2 or 3 times to make sure it get everything (2 in my case). It also cleans spyware and history files along with a few other things. I like to have my history on the lap top so I did not run that module.

Now I have not had any follow up attacks and I am off and on TOTV a dozen times a day.

For those who are getting hit try just power your computer off at the first sign and do not click on anything. Also if your anti virus or other program gives you any information such as IP addresses just write them down and after rebooting Google the address and it will tell you where the attach is coming from. I have done this with any address that has been posted and it is no surprise that they have been from Eastern Europe.

I also read a number of other vBulletin forums and have seen reports of people there also getting attacked. Could it be a common link is somewhere in the vBulletin software as it has been hacked before and the current version running here is not the latest. Just a little brainstorming here.

[kathy and al]

Originally Posted by Xavier

I just have a simple question. For all of you who are getting attacked, where are you getting your Internet Service. I'm looking for commonality. I have spent quite a bit of time at TOTV and I haven't gotten anything, not even a pop up whimper, from anything. The Administrator says everything is clean on his end. Just saying ... the commonality may be the Internet Provider. My Internet comes from Verizon Wireless 4G Broadband.

Xavier

Century Link. 8 separate attacks in the past 10 days while on TOTV.

[kathy and al]

Originally Posted by Admin

We are continuing to monitor all feedback. With over 1,000 users a day this feedback is obviously isolated to a small number of users. We are getting daily confirmation that the TOTV server is clean and nothing is originating from the site. We recommend running your anti virus and clearing your cookies and cache after this is ran to see if your problems persist.

When logging off of the TOTV site a screen says that "All cookies have been cleared" Do I need to clear cookies again????

[renielarson]

Originally Posted by schotzyb

That is good to know. You are the first person I recollect stating they were using Firefox when attacked. It took me three hours last night to get "cleaned' and back up and running. Just as another trial , after I got back up , I did a system restore to a month ago. Just something else I thought might help.

I am using Firefox also.

[renielarson]

Originally Posted by Virtual Geezer

Comcast, IE9, Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes (free version).

After the one and only attach on this lap top I also installed Galey Utilities. This program was mentioned TV computer club meeting to speed up the computer. It has a module that will clean the registry that needs to be run 2 or 3 times to make sure it get everything (2 in my case). It also cleans spyware and history files along with a few other things. I like to have my history on the lap top so I did not run that module.

Now I have not had any follow up attacks and I am off and on TOTV a dozen times a day.

For those who are getting hit try just power your computer off at the first sign and do not click on anything. Also if your anti virus or other program gives you any information such as IP addresses just write them down and after rebooting Google the address and it will tell you where the attach is coming from. I have done this with any address that has been posted and it is no surprise that they have been from Eastern Europe.

I also read a number of other vBulletin forums and have seen reports of people there also getting attacked. Could it be a common link is somewhere in the vBulletin software as it has been hacked before and the current version running here is not the latest. Just a little brainstorming here.

Are you referring to Glary Utilities and not Galey? I found Glary but not Galey so am just wondering.

[Xavier]

I've linked an article regarding Comcast written by Tom Woolf and published on line by The PRagmatist on October 12, 2011. The interesting part starts with paragraph 5.

Xavier

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by Xavier

I've linked an article regarding Comcast written by Tom Woolf and published on line by The PRagmatist on October 12, 2011. The interesting part starts with paragraph 5.

Xavier

Interesting. However, I have had Comcast for 5 years here and never got one of those pop-ups. I agree their Constant Guard program is horrible, but you can select just Norton and avoid the Constant Guard part. No attacks on any of our 5 systems to date. All running Win 7 except an old laptop with XP. All using Firefox, Norton, Malewarebytes, CCleaner, and Spybot.

[Virtual Geezer]

Originally Posted by flipflopz

Are you referring to Glary Utilities and not Galey? I found Glary but not Galey so am just wondering.

It is Glary, sorry for the fat fingers and the spelling checker did not pick it up.

VG

[billethkid]

while I was on TOTV earlier an attempt was again made by a rogue malware.
This time Microsoft Security Essentials caught it.

With all the different programs I have run to either reset or clean my computer, I am left with the following common denominators:
Comcast
Windows XP
Microsoft Security Essentials
Malwarebytes Pro
Mozilla Firefox
TOTV

for each attack or attempt.

I did get the Glary program and it did find several "things" to be fixed. It is now part of my arsenal to run periodically.

btk

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by billethkid

while I was on TOTV earlier an attempt was again made by a rogue malware.
This time Microsoft Security Essentials caught it.

With all the different programs I have run to either reset or clean my computer, I am left with the following common denominators:
Comcast
Windows XP
Microsoft Security Essentials
Malwarebytes Pro
Mozilla Firefox
TOTV

for each attack or attempt.

I did get the Glary program and it did find several "things" to be fixed. It is now part of my arsenal to run periodically.

btk

I run Windows 7 so take Windows XP out of your mix. If fact the only common denominators for me are Comcast and TOTV. And I doubt if Comcast is the culprit as I would have attacks from all of the other sites I go to.

I am happy I am running Norton NIS to stop the attacks from damaging my PC.