Web question concerning spyware, etc

pastorables · Postby **pastorables** » September 13th, 2008, 6:19 pm

I have a question about web surfing. Twice, I have found myself being tricked by spoof sites while clicking on what appeared to be a legitimate link. One site was satanic and the other porn related. The problem is that once I was clicked into the site it would not allow me to close out or cancel the actions being activated by the site. Each site had my computer locked up for invasive actions. The system was literally froze at the discretion of the respective spoof site, etc.

I have emptied my cache and/or erased all cookies with hope that I don't have anything unwelcome on my system. Could someone please verse me on what happened and how to avoid this kind of future event?

Thanks,
pa

Postby **Pastor Gary** » September 13th, 2008, 6:25 pm

Glad to help...

do NOT click links!
If you want to go to a website, type the name into the address bar.

pastorables · Postby **pastorables** » September 13th, 2008, 6:38 pm

Pastor Gary wrote:Glad to help...

do NOT click links!
If you want to go to a website, type the name into the address bar.

I concur, however, there are many searches that we perform that have need to click links, i.e., person's names, church names, agencies, etc....

pa

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » September 14th, 2008, 2:08 am

I assume that you are web browsing, and not reading emails. WHat browser and version are you using? does that browser have phishing filter? what are it's settings set to?

If it is IE, and it is on, the color of your address bar will changeappropriately to yellow or even red. if you are running vista, it even protects by running each session in protected mode memory area.

are you running any anti-spyware software? that can help as well.

Billy n NC · Postby **Billy n NC** » September 14th, 2008, 4:05 am

On the occasions that I have started getting a lot of popups I start
pressing the

Alt and F4 key. as fast as I can. You will get ahead of the pop ups.
It will close your original window but the popups will stop.

MS IE is the browser.

Also running a good spyblocker. etc.

pastorables · Postby **pastorables** » September 14th, 2008, 5:47 am

RamboPreacher wrote:I assume that you are web browsing, and not reading emails. WHat browser and version are you using? does that browser have phishing filter? what are it's settings set to?

I use Safari set to strictest setting. You will have to refer some of the other questions to the talking Mac-heads. :wink:

beckrl · Postby **beckrl** » September 14th, 2008, 11:16 am

Use some adware software like http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
enable the software guard.

To close pages use Alt F4
Do not use Address bar use something like Google tool bar with pop up blocker.

Do not click on ads.

MacUser · Postby **MacUser** » September 15th, 2008, 3:38 am

It froze the entire system from being on a web page? Sometimes being redirected onto a porn or satanic site can appear like hours when one is frantically trying to stop it and it runs a few scripts to slow you down. ( Try quickly hitting "Clover + W" and that will kill the front tab window or window )

The spinning beach ball can appear to freeze the entire system when in actuality it's only freezing or "delaying" the web application with arbitrary code, javascript, redirects etc etc. Simply click in the background and force quit the browser if it continues for more than 10+ seconds.

Be sure you have your Safari / Quicktime updated to the latest version as it was a remote security hole exploit that allowed automatic download from a webpage etc... but then it was still not serious issue unless you ran it, gave it root access by entering admin pass.

Next time.. also if in a public situation and the Application isn't responding and you panic... quickly hit the background and hold the "alt / option" down. This will instantly hide the offending page so you can deal with it better in a private setting.

Jude 2