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Posted By: J Stevenson In Response To: 408 HTA Warning???????? (Jeanine)
Friday, 6 January 2006, at 5:09 p.m.
> Hi all, I know this isn't exactly 'business' related but it came up on my
> dil's computer while she was on a site. It took up the whole screen and
> looks very real. I have never seen it before and wondered if it was just
> something trying to get you to download a 'privacy' protection script?
> It also had at the top "Privacy Violation in Progress" then the
> other. On the big blue link in the middle about downloading the script,
> (to protect yourself) when you mouse over it, it has a weired link. I
> won't put it here in case it is a virus of some sort. We didn't click on
> it.
> It was almost 'threating' in text. Mentioned about all the kinds of stuff
> that could be on your pc that you don't know about that is illegal and
> something about you might not want your family friends, etc. to know
> about. It also mentioned ALL her info, who she had DSL with, isp, etc.
> nothing really that someone couldn't find out fairly easy.
> What had us concerned just a little is that she hasn't been able to update
> any of the MSN updates, her pc won't let her (has a Gateway, off brand
> from Wal-mart)and thought maybe someone had gotten into it somewhow.
> I know there are quite a bit of computer savy members here (been coming
> here for over 5 years now) and thought someone might know something about
> it?
> I did try to 'google' it but didn't really come up with anything.
> Thank you for any help and hope I am not sounding like a complete idiot
> here!
> Jeanine
I got it also none of the scanners work for this one. Note your buttons in windows explorer do not work so well. My home button failed - look under tools/options and you will see the home address can be hijacked in a sense "are you at least 18 years old" fills the address block. My XP sp2 actually noted the attempt after I cleaned it out and put in the correct page, When you launch IE if auto fills each time. I blocked it and reported to MS. I also blocked 205.177.122.25 from the allowable site exceptions in the tolls arena. Good luck..............
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