Kerala Feeds: [Keralites] Re: Annoying popups

Friday, December 14, 2007

[Keralites] Re: Annoying popups

Shibu,

Some of the sites that claim to have malware scanners, registry fixers, antivirus software but in fact install malware on your system. Or they advertise their services through popup message and ask money to stop them from popping up. (Sounds like a protection scheme used by the mafia.)

Make sure to read Disabling Messenger Service in Windows XP from the Microsoft website if you run XP and get popup messages. (If you get them while running a firewall you did NOT configure your firewall correctly!)

Do not install any software from these sites! If you installed software from these sites then make sure you get a respectable tool kit and start cleaning your system as soon as possible.

Make sure you install some sort of firewall and stop anything but the real network traffic you need. Anyone installing a network firewall should make it very restrictive. Including a restrictive policy on outbound traffic! (Just because it comes from your network does not make it safe.)

Do not buy or install software you can not find in comparitive charts on test/magazines sites. If in doubt: Go out and verify the makers are respectable first. (Do not follow their links but use a common search engine instead to find online reviews.) But never buy or try software unless you can be 200% sure of the source.

In your case key32.com ==> redirects to buylicensekey.com
YOU CAN FIX THIS BY FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTION ON THIS PAGE BY MICROSOFT - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/stopspam.mspx

It's a hoax and not something you need to worry about. Get a copy of [url= http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10672044.html?tag=lst-0-1]Ad-Awar and SpyBot Search and Destroy and scan your Windows installation to eliminate the spyware. While not a real problem, it can be ugly and unpleasant to have to deal with.

Remember that ANY Windows installation NEEDS an antivirus program. AVG free edition is a good choice. And keep both Ad-Aware and SpyBot handy. Finally, safe surfing is REALLY important, particularly when running Windows.
Regards

Spark

On 12/14/07, shibu sahadevan panicker <sspanicker@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi spark

I do not know how to post a message in the keralites groups with a picture in the body of the message or to attach a file . thats why i am sending it directly to your mail box. please bear with me

I am getting a lot of annoying popups warning me that my system is in danger and i have to download some files from website and run it. these keeping coming up every now and then and there is no end to it. is there a way to handle this problem

please help me

I have attached a screen shot of these mesages for ur reference

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