I keep getting these "do you wanna continue running scripts on this age?" messages, and some words are underlined with a bolded green line. When I move my mouse over them, I see in the bottom preview screen thingy some "keyword search site" ...

has something taken over my puter and if so, how do I eradicate it like an islamic extremist freakazoid?

TIA.

Originally posted by tatercake
"do you wanna continue running scripts on this age?"
TIA.
Is that the exact error message?

Page? :confused:

Originally posted by Kain99
Is that the exact error message?

:bonk: I meant 'page' ... bear with me; I haven't had my third cup of coffee yet. :frown:

Originally posted by tatercake
Has something taken over my puter and if so, how do I eradicate it like an islamic extremist freakazoid?

TIA.

YEP, something has taken over your box.......call your tech support.

Originally posted by justhangn
YEP, something has taken over your box.......call your tech support.

well dayum :ohwell: I have pop-ups galore coming up too. :confused: I thought they'd installed a pop-up blocker for me. :shrug:

Originally posted by tatercake
well dayum :ohwell: I have pop-ups galore coming up too. :confused: I thought they'd installed a pop-up blocker for me. :shrug: porn sites get you everytime.

Originally posted by Pete
porn sites get you everytime.

She doesn't look at porn.
:angel:

you been
http://elvis.rowan.edu/~cherasar/graphics/hijacked.jpg

I just tinkered with it a bit, found some bogus lycos program had self-installed somehow; got rid of it, rebooted, but it's still acting up. :confused: Still asking for the scripts thing ... I ran McAfee as well. :shrug: Nothing came up as 'infected'.

I'm hesitant to call the IT peeps b/c the chic there is wierd. She is all fidgety and crap like she's in desperate need of a toke on the crack pipe when she comes in here. :crazy:

Originally posted by tatercake
I just tinkered with it a bit, found some bogus lycos program had self-installed somehow; got rid of it, rebooted, but it's still acting up. :confused: Still asking for the scripts thing ... I ran McAfee as well. :shrug: Nothing came up as 'infected'.

I'm hesitant to call the IT peeps b/c the chic there is wierd. She is all fidgety and crap like she's in desperate need of a toke on the crack pipe when she comes in here. :crazy:

1. Call tech support, stop trying to "fix" it. :duh:

2. You're machine has been hijacked by one of MANY applications on the web........

referencing that "green bold underline" thing ... when I right click it for 'properties', I get a site address of: http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||recipe|AA1VDw

btw it is only happening on somd. :ohwell: all kinds of strange words are underlined ... like "porn" "mp3" "computers" etc. :confused: WTF! :shrug:

Originally posted by justhangn
1. Call tech support, stop trying to "fix" it. :duh:

2. You're machine has been hijacked by one of MANY applications on the web........

my other programs (word, excel, email) are all working fine though. :shrug:

Originally posted by tatercake
my other programs (word, excel, email) are all working fine though. :shrug:


it's a "web propagated" program.....it lies in your temp files and uses your browser to work.......

Easy fix, stop surfing the web and get to work.......problem solved. :yay:









:killingme

this is some :crazy: attempt ya'll concocted to keep me from posting, idn't it? :bubble:

Adware/Spyware

Originally posted by justhangn
it's a "web propagated" program.....it lies in your temp files and uses your browser to work.......

Easy fix, stop surfing the web and get to work.......problem solved. :yay:

:killingme

I wonder how :gossip: looks when it dries on green felt. :bubble:

Originally posted by mainman
Adware/Spyware

I don't know that I can download those ... they tightened up (supposedly) our network to keep peeps from d/l'ing stuff like IMers and things a while back (which is why I don't have it at work anymore :bawl:). In fact, I think they installed some sort of 'adware' thing a while back for me. :ohwell:

I have a meeting to go to, then I'll call the crack addict IT chic. :ohwell:

At least I 'rebooted' and ran virus scan already. :biggrin: That should get me some points. :lol:

Originally posted by tatercake
I don't know that I can download those ... they tightened up (supposedly) our network to keep peeps from d/l'ing stuff like IMers and things a while back (which is why I don't have it at work anymore :bawl:). In fact, I think they installed some sort of 'adware' thing a while back for me. :ohwell:

I have a meeting to go to, then I'll call the crack addict IT chic. :ohwell:

At least I 'rebooted' and ran virus scan already. :biggrin: That should get me some points. :lol: If they already installed a spyware killer, maybe the defs. need to be updated and a scan run with that...

Originally posted by mainman
If they already installed a spyware killer, maybe the defs. need to be updated and a scan run with that...

:yay: I'll check that; thx! :huggy:

http://www.namepros.com/archive/topic/28771.html

Originally posted by mainman
If they already installed a spyware killer, maybe the defs. need to be updated and a scan run with that...

MM, you havne't been doing tech support long have you??

YOU just gave her the tools to totally screw her machine up and when it's totally dead, she'll look at tech support and say, "but, I didn't do anything at all". :angel:

Originally posted by justhangn
MM, you havne't been doing tech support long have you??

YOU just gave her the tools to totally screw her machine up and when it's totally dead, she'll look at tech support and say, "but, I didn't do anything at all". :angel: She would have kept rooting around until she effed it up anyways, so whats the difference? :confused: We are talking about our beloved TC...:biggrin:

Originally posted by mainman
She would have kept rooting around until she effed it up anyways, so whats the difference? :confused: We are talking about our beloved TC...:biggrin:

True...not even a wet dream is safe. :twitch:

Do a search for this. It usually hides in your Temporary Internet Files directory.

"Exploit-MhtRedir.gen"

Also download the "stinger. exe" from Mcafee.. It scans for several different bugs on your puter.

Originally posted by mainman
She would have kept rooting around until she effed it up anyways, so whats the difference? :confused: We are talking about our beloved TC...:biggrin:

*AHEM*








:wink:

Does anyone else see that? MMs post "Adware/Spyware" looks fine, but when TC quoted it, "Spyware" has a thick green underline and links to some banner software. And also MM's post about "spyware killer" looks fine, but TC's quote has "Spyware" green underlined and linking.

Originally posted by vraiblonde
Does anyone else see that? MMs post "Adware/Spyware" looks fine, but when TC quoted it, "Spyware" has a thick green underline and links to some banner software. And also MM's post about "spyware killer" looks fine, but TC's quote has "Spyware" green underlined and linking. Quoting to see if it's doing it with me too, or just TC.

Nope, it's just you, TC.

Originally posted by mainman
Adware/Spyware Quoting

I see the green underlines also. TC hasn't posted anything since then either.




:dance: :yay: :party: :getdown: :cheers:

Does anyone else see that?

Nope!

Originally posted by vraiblonde
Does anyone else see that? MMs post "Adware/Spyware" looks fine, but when TC quoted it, "Spyware" has a thick green underline and links to some banner software. And also MM's post about "spyware killer" looks fine, but TC's quote has "Spyware" green underlined and linking.
Wait a second I do see that now....

Originally posted by vraiblonde
Does anyone else see that?

The links are to messagebroadcaster...

Originally posted by vraiblonde
Does anyone else see that?

yep, it sends you to Messagebroadcaster.net and then that sends you to the ad


I also found this

Messagebroadcaster & searchassistant - new scumware/hijackers
So who or what is messagebroadcaster? The owner of this page, ClientMan, Walt Rines, and Sanford Wallace, http://tired-of-spam.home.comcast.net, recently alerted me to messagebroadcaster.net and searchassistant.net. She says:

Two sites to be on the lookout for are: http://www.searchassistant.net and http://www.messagebroadcaster.net. These are both owned by Odysseus Marketing but are currently under construction. SearchAssistant links to Odysseus Marketing and http://www.whois.sc/messagebroadcaster.net shows MessageBroadcaster to be owned by Odysseus Marketing.

Apparently some people are getting hijacked by messagebroadcaster and are deluged by pop-ups. (Sound familiar? - Yes, shades of Spy Wiper). Well, tonight I did a google search for messagebroadcaster and found this page messagebroadcaster.net/wiper/sw1.htm, which I *do not* recommend you try, because it probably contains malicious code. Interestingly enough, the page contains an ad for Spy Wiper! Who would have thunk it?? The main page for messagebroadcaster claims to be "under construction". What a load of cow manure! I found some forum posts asking for help to get rid of this scumware. Wolstrup Web Design Forums has a thread but does not seem resolve the problem. Dslreports forum has thread about Spy Wiper that mentions messagebroadcaster also. Another one on Tech Support Guy forums

Apparently installing Grokster, among other things, allows ClientMan to get in your computer and I wouldn't doubt that ClientMan is associated with allowing messagebroadcaster to cause problems as well. ClientMan is scumware of the worst kind. See what Pest Patrol says about it and what Andrew Clover of Doxdesk says. Spybot Search & Destroy's lastest update included a new version of ClientMan and AdAware also targets and removes it. However there may be code or versions of ClientMan and messagebroadcaster that are not removed by either. In that case, use HijackThis and consult one of the forums listed on the main page of this blog for more help.

Walt Rines, the owner of Odysseus Marketing is the evil one behind ClientMan, messagebroadcaster and a host of other internet nasties. In my opinion, people like him are nothing but money hungry scumbags who deserve a fate worse than hell. Walt Rines ran the major spam-sending company 'Quantum Communications'. Wired News has written about Walt Rines also.

Originally posted by Kain99
Wait a second I do see that now.... I took a screenshot - want me to post it or do you see what I'm talking about?

Originally posted by vraiblonde
Nope, it's just you, TC.

I see the green underline too.

:ohwell: She said she had a meeting...

Originally posted by vraiblonde
I took a screenshot - want me to post it or do you see what I'm talking about?
I can see it clear as day...pretty wild.

Originally posted by Danzig
yep, it sends you to Messagebroadcaster.net and then that sends you to the ad That's really weird that it's affecting her posts.

Originally posted by vraiblonde
Does anyone else see that? MMs post Adware/Spyware" looks fine, but when TC quoted it, "Spyware" has a thick green underline and links to some banner software. And also MM's post about "spyware killer" looks fine, but TC's quote has "Spyware" green underlined and linking.

that's one of the "problems" with whatever's going on. unfortunately, I haven't had time to call tech support to deal with it as I've had a MM-sized load of shiat on my desk today. :frown:

Whatever it is will have to wait. But Yes, Vrai ... it's placing some sort of thick green underlining under misc. words on your pages ...

When I got to yahoo, and type in a search for something, the results page that comes back is even fubar'd. when I click on something, a second window usually pops up with claiming to have some special search capabilities or some shiat. :shrug:

I dunno ... I just know I ain't got time to have the "it" peeps and crackhead staff come in to mess with the box today. :ohwell:

Originally posted by vraiblonde
That's really weird that it's affecting her posts.

If she uses HTML in her email it will do it there also.

Originally posted by Danzig
searchassistant

I remember seeing this as the window that pops up when I do a yahoo search with alternative searches or some shiat.

Danzig, if you can tell me (successfully) how to get rid of it w/o fooling with the crackhead, I'll let you flame me in your siggy again. :kiss:

It was in my last posts

READ THEM and the LINKS

The mysterious underlines...

Originally posted by Danzig
It was in my last posts

READ THEM and the LINKS

I read your post, but it says a lot of things NOT to do. :shrug: Or am I misunderstanding it all? :confused:

try these

http://forums.somd.com/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=628158&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending

I'll have to check it out tomorrow if I get time. Thx! :cheers:

Tell the crackhead to hook me up!

Originally posted by tatercake
I'll have to check it out tomorrow if I get time. Thx! TC, you'd better take care of this right away. Lord knows how many emails you've sent out that are infecting people even as we speak. I edited your posts to get rid of the links - somebody would be dumb enough to click on them, I just know it.