Post by thread:[OT]: Beware of "Netzany"!

Hi All, My Internet Explorer favorite folder, as well as the Link Bar always get a new entry called "Netzany". I don't know where it came from, even after I deleted it, it reappeared after a while. I checked through the website http://www.netzany.com, it is sort of search engine but with no details at all of who is hosting it, I'm now forced to use a service I don't want and the worst is, I worry that this annoying "Netzany" invader may be spying my web usage. Did anybody get the same problem and how did you remove it? John _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

Search your registry for netzany with regedit. Nuke anything you find. This may work, or of course may damage things irreparably, depending on teh phase of the moon and what species of dead fish you're waving over the monitor at the time. Dale -- "Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only the cat died nobly." - Arnold Edinborough On Wed, 8 May 2002, John Waters wrote: > Hi All, > > My Internet Explorer favorite folder, as well as the Link Bar always get a > new entry called "Netzany". I don't know where it came from, even after I > deleted it, it reappeared after a while. I checked through the website > http://www.netzany.com, it is sort of search engine but with no details at all of > who is hosting it, I'm now forced to use a service I don't want and the > worst is, I worry that this annoying "Netzany" invader may be spying my web > usage. Did anybody get the same problem and how did you remove it? -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

>My Internet Explorer favorite folder, as well as the Link Bar always get a >new entry called "Netzany". I don't know where it came from, even after I I would go checking in the "Start" folder, or the various "Run" entries for a web address to it, which may get accessed and then install itself. Goodness knows how one gets it in the first place, but it sounds horribly like a virus type operation. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

Um, this sounds just like LOP... what happens is that you may have clicked on a button saying yes, without scrolling down the page to a hidden paragraph where you agree to host this infestation of adware. You may have thought you were agreeing to be transferred to another page...but...AHA... Not that this has EVER happened to me, requiring hours of careful excision. Uh-uh. Noppe, no way. MArtin At 05:25 PM 5/8/02 +0100, you wrote: {Quote hidden}> >My Internet Explorer favorite folder, as well as the Link Bar always get a > >new entry called "Netzany". I don't know where it came from, even after I > >I would go checking in the "Start" folder, or the various "Run" entries for >a web address to it, which may get accessed and then install itself. >Goodness knows how one gets it in the first place, but it sounds horribly >like a virus type operation. > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics >(like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

John: Try this: Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com Dennis. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Waters To: spam_OUTPICLISTTakeThisOuTMITVMA.MIT.EDU Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 1:16 PM Subject: [OT]: Beware of "Netzany"! Hi All, My Internet Explorer favorite folder, as well as the Link Bar always get a new entry called "Netzany". I don't know where it came from, even after I deleted it, it reappeared after a while. I checked through the website http://www.netzany.com, it is sort of search engine but with no details at all of who is hosting it, I'm now forced to use a service I don't want and the worst is, I worry that this annoying "Netzany" invader may be spying my web usage. Did anybody get the same problem and how did you remove it? John _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

At 09:26 AM 5/8/02 -0700, you wrote: >Um, this sounds just like LOP... what happens is that you may have clicked >on a button saying yes, without scrolling down the page to a hidden >paragraph where you agree to host this infestation of adware. You may have >thought you were agreeing to be transferred to another page...but...AHA... > >Not that this has EVER happened to me, requiring hours of careful excision. >Uh-uh. Noppe, no way. Try control panel programs uninstall and ad-aware from Lavasoft before getting into the registry. http://www.lavasoft.nu/ It doesn't get everything. Download managers seem to be prime carriers of this kind of junk- practically virii in themselves. Avoid most of them- fastdownload is one- it installs an executable "openme.exe" and adds a line to the shell command in your .ini file. 8-( I just cleaned a colleagues computer of hundreds of bits of this stuff, took several hours of work. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" .....speffKILLspam@spam@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com 9/11 United we Stand -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

Hej Spehro Pefhany. Tack för ditt meddelande 19:52 2002-05-08 enligt nedan: >At 09:26 AM 5/8/02 -0700, you wrote: >>Um, this sounds just like LOP... what happens is that you may have clicked >>on a button saying yes, without scrolling down the page to a hidden >>paragraph where you agree to host this infestation of adware. You may have >>thought you were agreeing to be transferred to another page...but...AHA... >> >>Not that this has EVER happened to me, requiring hours of careful excision. >>Uh-uh. Noppe, no way. Try useing nice prgrams that is competent, but not open for all kinds of hacks, unwanted automaiton, autoinsatll of virus, etc. I love http://www.opera.com You stil neeed to be careful though. >Try control panel programs uninstall and ad-aware from Lavasoft before >getting into the registry. http://www.lavasoft.nu/ I like it >It doesn't get everything. Download managers seem to be prime carriers of >this kind KaZaa have hit my father with something http://www.Getright.com i have used several years and love it, always works good, no problem, it prompts to install Gator, but always deselected it. /Morgan -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

What's Gator? I found that on my kids machine.> John http://www.Getright.com i have used several years and love it, always works good, no problem, it prompts to install Gator, but always deselected it. /Morgan -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

What's Gator? I found that on my kids machine.> John Its another wonderful spy ware program. If I'm thinking of the right one you almost have to use adaware to get rid of this one, it comes disguised as a file sharing program. Adware can get rid of it no problem. If you try to do it on your own it can corrupt your Winsock set-up and you'll wind up reinstalling parts of windoze. Or if you miss a little portion of it it will download and reinstall itself without you knowing. I've used adaware for a couple of years, its free and it works. I'd think there are others out there as well. I worked on one machine where it was running so slow my old 486 I used to have was faster. Mind you 27 virus and 387 spyware apps all running in the background and competing for system resources may have had a wee slight bit to do with it. Dave -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

At 04:38 PM 5/8/02 -0700, you wrote: >What's Gator? I found that on my kids machine.> Ad-aware will cleanse the machine of it.. It is supposed to help with filling out passwords, forms and so on (including CC numbers, I suppose). It is "Ad ware" - it pops up ads, supposedly related to sites you visit. After my 6yr old was using the computer I found a dialer for a 900-number porn site in Eastern Europe installed on the desktop(!) One call would have been about US$50. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speffKILLspaminterlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com 9/11 United we Stand -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

On Wed, 8 May 2002 20:00:45 -0400, Spehro Pefhany <.....speffKILLspam.....INTERLOG.COM> wrote: > >After my 6yr old was using the computer I found a dialer for a 900-number >porn site in Eastern Europe installed on the desktop(!) One call would >have been about US$50. > That sounds like a rather precocious 6 year old that you have there. :=) Regards, Bob -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics