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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #25 on: April 27, 2018, 03:36:49 pm »
Just ran EEK. The result said that I had the cleanest SSD it has ever seen.
Really, it said all clean. So, no malware, no virus, no spyware.

This is all just too hard to believe. Maybe it was just some kind of freak thing. Now, after all this. I want to see it again.
I'm going try DMail again and screenshot if it pops up.

Ok, just for S&Gs.... download the free version here and run it.  See if it comes up with something and let us know.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/
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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #26 on: April 27, 2018, 03:40:36 pm »
Just ran EEK. The result said that I had the cleanest SSD it has ever seen.
Really, it said all clean. So, no malware, no virus, no spyware.

This is all just too hard to believe. Maybe it was just some kind of freak thing. Now, after all this. I want to see it again.
I'm going try DMail again and screenshot if it pops up.

If you are clean, then take steps against more trouble... one good adblocker and one good script blocker will help tremendously... @guitar4jesus  layered approach is bulletproof - but might be a lot to learn... Ad-Block Plus and NoScript is all I use, and would certainly be better than nothing. Likewise Ublock and Ghostery... It is more important to know how to use them than to have many...

Use Firefox (or derivative) or chrome, and stay away from IE for surfing...
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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #27 on: April 27, 2018, 03:40:45 pm »
Ok, just for S&Gs.... download the free version here and run it.  See if it comes up with something and let us know.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/


Ok, alright. Why not?
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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #28 on: April 27, 2018, 03:41:24 pm »
If you are clean, then take steps against more trouble... one good adblocker and one good script blocker will help tremendously... @guitar4jesus  layered approach is bulletproof - but might be a lot to learn... Ad-Block Plus and NoScript is all I use, and would certainly be better than nothing. Likewise Ublock and Ghostery... It is more important to know how to use them than to have many...


I am in process of doing that now.
You cannot "COEXIST" with people who want to kill you.
If they kill their own with no conscience, there is nothing to stop them from killing you.
Rational fear and anger at vicious murderous Islamic terrorists is the same as irrational antisemitism, according to the Leftists.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #29 on: April 27, 2018, 03:43:45 pm »

Ok, alright. Why not?

Their other product, AdBlock Plus is also good for removing browser based PUPs.  It's also free and, as a plus, does not install on your computer it is just run once and done.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #30 on: April 27, 2018, 03:52:56 pm »
Their other product, AdBlock Plus is also good for removing browser based PUPs.  It's also free and, as a plus, does not install on your computer it is just run once and done.


Just did that along with all the others which were recommended.
You cannot "COEXIST" with people who want to kill you.
If they kill their own with no conscience, there is nothing to stop them from killing you.
Rational fear and anger at vicious murderous Islamic terrorists is the same as irrational antisemitism, according to the Leftists.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #31 on: April 27, 2018, 03:55:26 pm »
Ok, just for S&Gs.... download the free version here and run it.  See if it comes up with something and let us know.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/

I will bump Malwarebytes too - another great tool... but I would only use the free version and shut down it's resident stuff... Just using it as an on-demand scanner on occasion.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #32 on: April 27, 2018, 04:12:47 pm »
@XenaLee @roamer_1

I ran malwarebytes and it found 252 malware files on my computer.  But all the hits came from extensions folders. So it picked up the definition files of the other malware programs on my computer.

See? Too many cooks do spoil the soup. The various malware programs are clashing with each other so...something gotta go.

Also, I have opened DailyMail.co.uk and I am going to leave it open all day. Just to see if I can get those things to hit again.

Thank you all for your help. Whatever caused this, I don't know, but you guys have made my computer much better with all the extensions and the EEK. So...overall...it was worth it. Thanks.
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You cannot "COEXIST" with people who want to kill you.
If they kill their own with no conscience, there is nothing to stop them from killing you.
Rational fear and anger at vicious murderous Islamic terrorists is the same as irrational antisemitism, according to the Leftists.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #33 on: April 27, 2018, 04:14:43 pm »
I will bump Malwarebytes too - another great tool... but I would only use the free version and shut down it's resident stuff... Just using it as an on-demand scanner on occasion.

That's all I use it for.  I've been using MSE for 'active' protection and.... so far, so good.
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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #34 on: April 27, 2018, 04:34:35 pm »
Their other product, AdBlock Plus is also good for removing browser based PUPs.  It's also free and, as a plus, does not install on your computer it is just run once and done.

I meant to say ADWCleaner, not AdBlock Plus...  smh... Trying to spin too many plates at once over here...  :whistle:

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #35 on: April 27, 2018, 04:41:15 pm »
I ran malwarebytes and it found 252 malware files on my computer.  But all the hits came from extensions folders. So it picked up the definition files of the other malware programs on my computer.

I don't know a single legit anti-spy/ad/virus that inhabits the extensions folder... certainly none that carry their defs there. Maybe you should publish that log (edited to remove personal info)... I am not all that concerned - I doubt that EEK would miss that many.

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See? Too many cooks do spoil the soup. The various malware programs are clashing with each other so...something gotta go.

TRUE. I have ONE AV running, one ad-blocker and one script blocker in one browser. But I do have several tools at the ready and maintained onboard... without conflict. Both EEK and Malwarebytes can be rigged to be on-demand only (EEK is on-demand only).

Another good tool is CCLeaner, which will dump all your on-board caches with one button. Use the free version. I always run it before scans just to eliminate anything in temp directories... which may be happening  :shrug:

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #36 on: April 27, 2018, 04:44:50 pm »
That's all I use it for.  I've been using MSE for 'active' protection and.... so far, so good.

That's right... I run Kaspersky... but as a service tech, I tend to need more protection as I have a whole bunch of machines coming through my LAN. Better safe, and all that.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #37 on: April 27, 2018, 06:54:02 pm »
That's right... I run Kaspersky... but as a service tech, I tend to need more protection as I have a whole bunch of machines coming through my LAN. Better safe, and all that.

I thought Kaspersky was real trouble?

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #38 on: April 27, 2018, 07:03:42 pm »
I thought Kaspersky was real trouble?

meh. I don't buy it. still the single best antivirus on the planet. I will probably have to take a decision when my subscription runs out this fall - But I will likely re-up.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #39 on: April 27, 2018, 09:36:17 pm »
The saga continues. Just got a system alert from Windows declaring that Malwarbytes and Emsisoft are in conflict (which I already knew). It said pick one and delete the other. It is cool that Windows 10 would be that sort of AI ish.


Also, I've been on DailyMail all day and so far the bug has not shown up. But that doesn't mean anything definitive because it doesn't happen every day. I'll know by Monday if it is really gone. Thanks again everybody.
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Rational fear and anger at vicious murderous Islamic terrorists is the same as irrational antisemitism, according to the Leftists.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #40 on: April 27, 2018, 10:01:17 pm »
Also, I found this. I am reassured that I'm not going completely crazy. The PC Repair Tool popup seems to be a well known issue. This website said that I may have been infected with something called 'adware'.

How to remove PC Repair Tool pop up ads [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]
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Have you become that your web-browser randomly shows PC Repair Tool – “How to Fix Problems with Windows” page, instead of the one you want to see? It’s a sign that you have an installed adware (sometimes named ‘ad-supported’ software) on your machine. The ‘ad supported’ software is a part of harmful software that made to display lots of annoying popups including misleading ads offering install an questionable software like this “PC Repair Tool”. Follow the step by step tutorial below ASAP. It will clear your PC system from ad supported software that generates a lot of popup ads in the Chrome, Firefox, IE or Microsoft Edge browser and thereby remove “PC Repair Tool” pop-ups from your computer.

http://www.myantispyware.com/2017/09/10/how-to-remove-pc-repair-tool-pop-up-ads-chrome-firefox-ie-edge/#chromereset

I don't know if this is the cause or not, but it could be. At least I know that what I am seeing are real things.
You cannot "COEXIST" with people who want to kill you.
If they kill their own with no conscience, there is nothing to stop them from killing you.
Rational fear and anger at vicious murderous Islamic terrorists is the same as irrational antisemitism, according to the Leftists.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #41 on: April 27, 2018, 11:37:20 pm »
Also, I found this. I am reassured that I'm not going completely crazy. The PC Repair Tool popup seems to be a well known issue. This website said that I may have been infected with something called 'adware'.

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I don't know if this is the cause or not, but it could be. At least I know that what I am seeing are real things.

@240B
Well, yes. Many kinds of FAKE AV/FAKE CRYPTO infect the browser. Malwarebytes finding infection in your extensions can be legit - That is how browser infections work - like an extension.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #42 on: April 27, 2018, 11:40:51 pm »
And as for conflict, don't run malwarebytes and EEK at the same time.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #43 on: April 28, 2018, 12:06:55 am »
@roamer_1

Based on research and what the extensions you told me about are telling me, I'm pretty sure it was all a simple matter. DailyMail may be a kind of 'dirty site' in the sense that they are doing a lot of stuff that users don't know about. There is a lot going on in the background when you visit that site. It is at least possible that even DailyMail does not know what these unscrupulous advertisers are doing.

My browser was not infected, because the issue only happened on DM and no other site. So these may be ads that are on DM site and the reason I saw them while others did not is because I did not have an Ad Blocker installed.

I am confident with the help of everyone and the work I've done to prevent ads and tracking today, that I will not see those popups again. It was most likely some kind of stupid ad on DM that was mimicking a virus checker.

In summary, I think you fixed it. LOL We shall see over the next few days.
You cannot "COEXIST" with people who want to kill you.
If they kill their own with no conscience, there is nothing to stop them from killing you.
Rational fear and anger at vicious murderous Islamic terrorists is the same as irrational antisemitism, according to the Leftists.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #44 on: April 28, 2018, 12:10:33 am »
@240B
good enough. glad it's sorted.
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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #45 on: April 28, 2018, 12:24:54 am »
I'm gonna get rocks thrown at me for sayin' this, but...
... Get a Mac.

Then you don't have to worry about such things any more.

31 years a Mac user, never had a "virus" at all.
And I don't even use any anti-virus software.
That's because there are NO Mac "viruses" out there "in the wild".

I don't "restrict myself" as to where I go or what links I click.
I visit the "pirate sites" and don't give a hoot about it.
I open just about any attachment I want -- I couldn't care less.

I do run the free MalwareBytes Anti-Malware app now and then.
And once it actually -found something- and removed it.
One instance in 31 years.

The best way to handle those "your computer is infected!" popups is to force-quit the browser you're running (you can do that in Windows, right?).
Then empty your browser caches and reopen it.

If you're going somewhere dodgy, use either the Epic Privacy Browser (they have that for the PC, too, I believe), or TOR.

Epic will "hide your IP address" from the website to which you're connected.
I think TOR can do even more, but I've only used it a little. Don't really need it.

One can be a Mac OS fan without being a fanbois for Apple (I'm not).
Great OS, even if the company is leftist and looney.

Unfortunately Apple -- which became big through the Mac and its peripherals (like the iPod) -- seems to be neglecting the Mac side of their business these days, as the largest share of their revenue these days comes from the iPhone (which I don't own or want).

I hope they don't finally decide to exit the computer-building business.
I could never adjust to a Windows PC -- ugh!

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #46 on: April 28, 2018, 12:45:34 am »
I'm gonna get rocks thrown at me for sayin' this, but...
... Get a Mac.

I had a couple Mac Pros.  I liked them quite a lot, but they fell to the same problem that it seems all computers get:  A required upgrade that made it run so slow there just wasn't any more hope for it and I had to let the last one go.  A replacement was too expensive, being a Mac, so I'm back to a Lenovo.
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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #47 on: April 28, 2018, 12:48:04 am »
Daily Mail, Jerusalem Post slow my computer down, make it hang or go slow. I don't think there is any real problem with the Daily Mail.

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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #48 on: April 28, 2018, 12:59:22 am »
Mac fan girl since 94.

But as for the other questions, I'm pinging @Hopalong Ginsberg because he knows more about computers than anyone I know.
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Re: I think DailyMail may have a virus
« Reply #49 on: April 28, 2018, 01:05:40 am »
Freya wrote:
"But as for the other questions, I'm pinging @Hopalong Ginsberg because he knows more about computers than anyone I know."

Forget Hopalong.
If you have a "Mac problem", I can probably solve it!  ;)