Re: IE6 infected

From: ... et al. (look_at_sig.bcause.this.is.invalid)
Date: 10/24/04

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    ... et al. wrote:
    > Eric wrote:
    >
    >> I use free versions of ZoneAlarm for firewall & AVG 6.0.779 for
    >> anti-virus
    >> checking. ZoneAlarm is set to automatically check for updates.
    >> Updating AVG
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >>
    >> My PC seems to have some sort of infection. Web pages I view with IE6
    >> appear
    >> to have JavaScript inserted. This script is not actually in those web
    >> pages & when I use a non-Microsoft browser I can see them as they
    >> should be,
    >> This problem does not manifest itself when I create a web page myself and
    >> examine it on my hard drive. However once that page is placed in my
    >> webspace
    >> the Javascript problem manifests itself (see example below: first
    >> original
    >> file, then file with inserted Javascript).
    >>
    >
    > Added code in the <head> section...
    >
    >> <script language='javascript'
    >> src='http://127.0.0.1:1025/js.cgi?pcaw&r=21726'></script>
    >
    >
    > and after the </html>
    >
    >> <script language='javascript'>postamble();</script>
    >
    >
    > Incidentally i just came across this when sorting out some doublettes of
    > various webpages i have saved to my harddiskdrive.
    >
    > It was in pages saved during a few days in january. At that time i had
    > reloaded Windows and was, from memory, possibly using the combination of
    > Internet Explorer, ZonAlarm Pro-Trial with Popup-blocker activated.
    >
    > But, i had also comment-code added before the two insertions:
    > <!-- ZoneLabs Privacy Insertion -->
    > and
    > <!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->
    >
    > see also <http://forums.devshed.com/archive/t-77135> for another example
    > of the same.
    >
    > Now i use Zonalarm free (containing no inherent popupblocker) and
    > Mozilla Firefox (containing a popupblocker) and the insertions are not
    > there anymore.
    >
    > The strange thing is you saying that you are using Zonalarm free, and
    > still have the codeinsertions ...
    >

    Explanation.
    You are using some popupblocking program that uses the same
    technique as ZoneAlarm, but does not identify itself in the
    inserted code.
    Right? 

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