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SkiAdcock Jul 22, 2012 2:47 pm

I've encountered it as well.

g-didi Jul 22, 2012 3:55 pm

http://i1053.photobucket.com/albums/...di/FTVirus.jpg

Second time I have got this warning when opening my bookmark to Flyertalk Forums.

(Hopefully the pic posts.... I really have no clue)

SkeptiCallie Jul 22, 2012 4:00 pm

It has happened again, just now. This time the address was changed to (partial listing, to avoid the hyperlink), "http://" followed by the words

utilitywarderdefender.pl \

followed by numbers.

Interesting thing, however, about the numbers in the string. From "/ss/" on--i.e., "/ss/78dee9e271084" (etc.), the numbers are identical as to what they were before.

I.e., what changes now in the address bar are, first, the words, "utilitywarderdefender," and secondly, the numbers following those words, up to the "/ss/--etc," at which point the numbers are the same as in the earlier hyperlink.

SkeptiCallie Jul 22, 2012 4:03 pm

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GRALISTAIR Jul 22, 2012 4:09 pm


Originally Posted by Polar Man (Post 18966223)
Twice in the last two days while using FT i have had a pop up appear. It is designed to make it look like MS security essentials notice.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/Braybuddy/MS.jpg

Yes I keep getting "Norton has blocked an attack" - seems to have a PL domain - Poland?

HokieEngineer Jul 22, 2012 7:36 pm

So is flyertalk going to do something about this? I'm pretty sure its a rogue banner ad script. They need to alert whoever provides their banner ads that there is a bogus ad causing malware popups. Looks like doubleclick.net to me.

SkeptiCallie Jul 22, 2012 8:16 pm

Would that cause the screen to freeze? I have to turn my laptop off whenever the pop-up appears, as nothing works any longer, can't even exit the screen with Ctrl Alt Del.

TULOKCICT Jul 22, 2012 8:53 pm

I'm getting the same thing on two computers. Both running IE on Win7 and as with others only when I visit FT.

Djlawman Jul 22, 2012 9:49 pm

I'm at least able to run task manager and then close out the IE windows which are causing the problems.

Running Windows 7

ADLFO Jul 22, 2012 10:37 pm

Just happened to me as well.

username Jul 23, 2012 12:11 am

I have encountered too. It seems to me that this happens if my mouse is in the wrong place at the wrong time. It seems the mouse triggers some action which brings up the site. This always happens when the page is loading.

No log entries in Norton.

What is one supposed to do and not do when this happens? I guess clicking that OK on the dialogue box would be a bad idea, right?

Thanks.

wrp96 Jul 23, 2012 12:20 am


Originally Posted by username (Post 18983319)
I have encountered too. It seems to me that this happens if my mouse is in the wrong place at the wrong time. It seems the mouse triggers some action which brings up the site. This always happens when the page is loading.

No log entries in Norton.

What is one supposed to do and not do when this happens? I guess clicking that OK on the dialogue box would be a bad idea, right?

Thanks.

Definitely never click on the OK. Best thing to do is to go into task manager and shut down the window.

username Jul 23, 2012 1:00 am

I am now getting jetcomp.exe Application errors. Running NAV full scan now but I almost thinkg Norton might not know anything about this...

Flyingmama Jul 23, 2012 11:13 am

Just happened again. Anyone know how to make this thing stop?

Michilander Jul 23, 2012 11:56 am


Originally Posted by username (Post 18983319)
I have encountered too. It seems to me that this happens if my mouse is in the wrong place at the wrong time. It seems the mouse triggers some action which brings up the site. This always happens when the page is loading.

No log entries in Norton.

What is one supposed to do and not do when this happens? I guess clicking that OK on the dialogue box would be a bad idea, right?

Thanks.


Originally Posted by username (Post 18983456)
I am now getting jetcomp.exe Application errors. Running NAV full scan now but I almost thinkg Norton might not know anything about this...

I think the best thing to do is to disconnect from the network before you click on anything. Then close the window before restarting the network (personnally, I also run a quick scan wth Norton before reconnecting). Clicking on OK while connected to the network will almost surely result in an attempt to install a virus or trojan on you computer.

I do get a log entry in Norton for every one of these and I get a pop-up alert saying it stopped an attack. Even posted a couple of partial log entires earlier in the thread. Every scan I have run for this problem has come back clean.


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