Is this dodgy? (Eek Errorsafe malware!)

ManicMatt · Thu 01/06/2006 11:00:26

Sometimes I'll be surfing the net and I get this official looking microsoft window message pop up. I suspect this is some evil spam type advert.

So, is it weirdly genuine? If not, isn't there any way of stopping it from interrupting me? I was just on a site when this came up and chucked me off the net page I was on!

So I press cancel and this window comes up:

So i close the whole thing down as I don't trust it one bit.

but you know, I really DO have some kinda trouble with my internet!

Krysis · Thu 01/06/2006 11:11:34

Dude, don't press cancel. It basicly does something too. Maybe the red X is save, but you'd rather get a good antivirus program. And don't download this stuff. It gets on your PC and keeps conecting to some nasty site where you should buy the full version... And you can't delete or uninstall or anything becouse it gets somewhere in the Windows folder and messes it up. Just stay away.

Boney · Thu 01/06/2006 11:12:15

Sounds pretty dodgy. I f it's a pop-up don't trust it.

Helm · Thu 01/06/2006 11:17:01

I clicked on everything manic. It's all good, click, click! Destroy your life!

Stevie · Thu 01/06/2006 11:22:14

Gah.. Why does the internet have to be such a pain to use sometimes? Really annoying...

When it comes to security online you can never research too much to find out if a program is good or bad. I've just been through the same problem myself and I couldn't even get my computer to boot most of the time. I just had too many valuable files on my main drive for a format, so I found alot of "trusted" program trials. Scanned all computers (just in case) for about 2 days straight (Yea.. Some of those thorough programs take their time!). After that I made some backups and made a fresh format/install. Annoying, but I guess that's just somethings you have to go through every now and then. Or perhaps just consider the sites you frequent.

Ohh well..

I wish you good luck with this issue..Ã,Â

- Steph

ManicMatt · Thu 01/06/2006 11:30:01

Yes... myspace seems to be a wet sponge for evil crap.

But I must persist for the sake of my music!

It's the first time I've had a pop up message that looks like a real one before!

Yeah i think I have a good anti-virus program, recognise the icon on the bottom right hand corner of the screenshot?

Helm makes me laugh. Again.

SSH · Thu 01/06/2006 13:00:20

The problem is not the spyware scan program but IE ... remove that "Genuine Advantage" spyware NOW! Go for Opera or Firefox. I just discovered the IETab extension that mean you never need leave firefox again! Also, I worked out how to make it emulate Opera's "g something" quick adderss bar google search...

ManicMatt · Thu 01/06/2006 13:06:27

I've thinking about switching to firefox for a while now, but when I went around a friend's house he viewed my myspace page and what is normally a black blackground on white text was now white text on a white background. (Which I've changed to prevent it for other people surfing)

But is this common on firefox? Will I find incompatibility issues with other sites?

Also, what is a "IETab extension"?

Haddas · Thu 01/06/2006 13:31:26

Internet explorer Tab. It allows you to, with the click of a button open a tab in firefox using the IE rendering engine. And no, i have yet to actually see an incompatible site, and I've been using this for ages.

AGA · Thu 01/06/2006 14:16:00

Quote from: SSH on Thu 01/06/2006 13:00:20Also, I worked out how to make it emulate Opera's "g something" quick adderss bar google search...

That works by default...

Hakujin · Thu 01/06/2006 14:17:48

Yikes, that's a new low in sleaze. even for pop-ups!

I'd recommend Firefox. It's very few and far between that a pop-up manages to make its way through. And overall it's a much more useful browser.

Barbarian · Thu 01/06/2006 14:26:29

Yes, it's blatent advertising of some crap spyware program that tries to scare and/or trick you into downloading and installing it... Been looking around for some info on it, but most of it's bad. Typical Ã,Â comments are as such:
-----------------------------
SystemDoctor 2006 is a rogue "anti-spyware" application typically spread via drive-by downloads. It detects ridiculous false positives, and uses alarming language which may goad the user into purchasing the application.

Recommendation:
It is strongly recommended that this spyware be removed from your system immediately.
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Ã,Â For a good detailed read of these types of programs that claim to rid your computer of "spyware / adware", when in fact it IS spyware / adware / malware, I suggest go and take a look over here:
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2006/01/antispyware-conspiracy.html
Ã,Â That site is run by the same guy who openly exposed Sony's Rootkit spyware a little while back.

For good, and trusted, and for even free utilities in which you can scan for and remove most known spyware / adware crap, I suggest the following:
Spybot Search & Destroy: Ã,Â
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/Ã,Â

And Ad-Aware Se Personal: Ã,Â
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/Ã,Â

For a good, and free, anti-virus program I might suggest AntiVir:
http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html

And for a good, and free FireWall, I might suggest Sygate:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3356.html

Ã,Â Of course everyone has thier own preferences. But these are a few of the programs I use myself with good results and I feel confident in them.

Best regards.

Paper Carnival · Thu 01/06/2006 14:33:43

The only site that doesn't work with Firefox to me is the windows update site, for obvious reasons

. I was used to IE and wouldn't want to change, even though I knew the advantages of Firefox. When my computer got messed up I became paranoid about security and switched to Firefox, I've been using it since.

ManicMatt · Thu 01/06/2006 14:35:35

I just noticed how awful the spelling is next to their check boxes. Shorcuts?

Barbarian, i didn't really know what the hell this doctor program was supossed to fix exactly! Figured it'd detected IE's mess. Yeah I use Ad-Aware myself, thanks. I got symantic anti-virus and zone alarm firewall. I just need an anti-bullshit program and I'd be safe. Ã,Â

(If I ever type spelling mistakes and someone wants to call me a hypocrit only do so if my spelling mistakes are written somewhere important, okies!)

Wow, quite a few of you use Firefox! Yeah I think I'll be switching to firefox then!

Helm · Thu 01/06/2006 15:14:56

hypocrite, I think!

SSH · Thu 01/06/2006 15:32:47

Quote from: Guybrush Peepwood on Thu 01/06/2006 14:33:43
The only site that doesn't work with Firefox to me is the windows update site,

With IETab, it automatically opens windows update in the IE rendering engine and yet still in a FF tab... you can also add other sites that use IE instead automatically.

HeirOfNorton · Fri 02/06/2006 02:30:02

For my 2 cents, this SystemDoctor actually made my sister switch to FireFox permanantly.
(Mainly because we can't figure out how to get the $^*%!ing spyware crap OFF of the computer.)

Never had any problems. Some pages do load differently in FF, but usually that's because they were written for IE's non-standards-compliant quirks, and not through any fault of FF. That, and a couple of heavy-media sites don't like FF. (On that note, anyone know how to get Yahoo Music to work in FF? Will the IETab do it?)

HoN

ManicMatt · Fri 02/06/2006 18:54:13

Is it possible to use firefox AND keep IE as a back up?

Squinky · Fri 02/06/2006 19:07:56

Yes, in fact you pretty much have to.

ManicMatt · Fri 02/06/2006 19:09:46

Ah, because IE is imbedded so much into Windows?

Is this dodgy? (Eek Errorsafe malware!)

Stevie