re: ''eplorer'' virus? trojan? Not according to Norton
Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 6:42 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ms. Eagle
(33507 messages posted)
Dustin, this is the first case I've seen, but it's your very own ISP that installed
the trojan. That is unless, you've got another one, besides! You should read this
info., and in the meantime, we can check your logfile. I do see reference to "Total
Access" in your log.
Earthlink Wants Total Access (to Your PC)
Why Earthlink's Pop-Up Blocker is Very, Very Bad....
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20030206.html
Spyware Weekly March 19th
Earthlink's Pop-up Blocker A Trojan?
"PBS's Robert Cringely has published a rant about Earthlink's much-hyped pop-up blocking
service. According to him, the Earthlink software is little more than a trojan. Cringely
reports that the pop-up blocking software actually pops up its own ads pitching Earthlink
products and services. Reportedly the software also hijacks multiple internet settings
and even secretly installs other software on the computer using an auto-updater program.
Earthlink's pop-up blocker for Windows computers is, in essence, a trojan -- innocent
appearing code that carries with some hidden pathogen. Earthlink's Pop-up Blocker
may stop any pop-ups from www.bigboobies.com, but it generates its own pop-up ads
for Earthlink, itself. But it gets worse. What most people have installed is a beta
copy of Pop-up Blocker. Now Earthlink members with Windows computers are being told
that the beta has expired and they should download the permanent version.
Don't do it.
The so-called "permanent version" is a 14 megabyte suite of applications called Total
Access 2003 that replaces your FTP client, your e-mail client, your PPPoE application,
your browser preferences, your search engines, and more. It "takes over your computer"
on boot-up, according to Earthlink, providing a tool bar and other unwanted, undocumented
features."
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