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Originally posted by MuffinMan
i don't use any anti virus.. and i am perfectly ok...
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to goofball: no your not your in a dream land and all the girls are no longer there. chucking pock you got.
you know some being saying adware are not that bad? get a freaking clue to them all, some can be as bad as a Trojan horse or a worm.
here a adware you see what this crap can do then think again.
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this bad boy is active on the INTERNET don't be a fool let it hit you.
ADWARE Description:
Name: Lopdotcom
Author: C2 Media Ltd.
Category: Adware
Threat Assessment: Critical
Description: Lopdotcom is a pay-per-click search portal that places numerous Web site shortcuts on your desktop, adds Web sites to your Favorites folder, and changes your default search engine pages.
Characteristics: Lop.com may hijack your homepage and redirect Internet Explorer search features to www.Lop.com. In case you restore your default homepage, Lop can reset it back to Lop.com the next time you start your computer. Lop also has the ability to add numerous Lop.com Web links to your desktop and Favorites list, display pop-up advertisements, and install its own toolbar containing even more Lop.com Web links. Lastly, Lop may install a dialer, which hijacks your modem and dials toll numbers in order to access "pay" Web sites.
Method of Infection: Lopdotcom generally propagates itself using dialog boxes, various social engineering methods, through a java scripting error, or is dropped by a Trojan horse. Usually dialers are bundled with various, free software programs
Additional Comments:
The Federal Trade Commission recommends that you dispute the charges with your telephone company and report the incident. Related Links: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/modmalrt.htm
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Source:
http://www.webroot.com/php/spysweeper_spydesc.php
cookie name: Lopdotcom.txt
don't listing to what some may say to others or to you about adware they are not nice items to have in your system! same as any virus they cost you money and screwup your system but good.
this is only one sample of a very bad adware.
some are saying i don't need a firewall, anti-virus or even a anti-adware program? guy you letting your self wide open in the end it may even cost you big time, in phone bills USD-800.00 has happen before and repair/replace hardware system.
there are free firewalls and anti-virus programs you can get some are really good sygate is one and zone alarm is good too both can get for free version, and anti-virus there are a lot of them one can get for free too online. same for Anti-adware/spy-ware they do some good and save you money there are some of them for free too. use Google and search them out.
look up for home version most software MFG have free version for home users to get, they some times be limited but most part they do you good. Avast! is not limited full version for home users and it totally free it cover you so many way it not funny if fact it shocking what some web sites (pages) have virus (trojan horse) in them.
as for: Windows washer think this do about the same thing:
name: Eraser 5.7
"Heidi Computers Limited "
Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows that allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. It works with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, and DOS. The patterns used for overwriting are based on Peter Gutmann's paper "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory" and are selected to effectively remove magnetic remnants from the hard drive. Other methods include the one defined in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual of the U.S. Department of Defence, and overwriting with pseudorandom data. You can also define your own overwriting methods.
download Link:
http://www.download.com/Eraser/3640-...-10231813.html
i have never try ether one out before.