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Title: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: martin42 on 30 July 2012, 21:47:00

whilst im on some websites,i am getting words highlighted in red and when pointer is passed over the word it comes up with a ad for easy inline,advertising something for the word,has anybody else had this happen,ive used firefox and chrome and happens on both,this has only just started tonight.

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: Andy B on 30 July 2012, 21:48:39

Quote from: martin42 on 30 July 2012, 21:47:00

whilst im on some websites,i am getting words highlighted in red and when pointer is passed over the word it comes up with a ad for easy inline,advertising something for the word,has anybody else had this happen,ive used firefox and chrome and happens on both,this has only just started tonight.

I've had that in the past when SWMBO has been downloading games .........   :-X

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: TheBoy on 30 July 2012, 21:49:27

Use a proper browser, and disable all add-ons.

Both FF and Chrome are well known for exploits.


Although in this case I suspect something else. Using a proxy? Or ISP uses transparent proxy?

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: martin42 on 30 July 2012, 21:49:46

is it a trojan or something thats got on to my laptop?

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: martin42 on 30 July 2012, 21:56:35

disabled add ons and seems ok now  :y

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: omegod on 30 July 2012, 22:28:53

How do you disable add ons?

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: martin42 on 30 July 2012, 22:35:12

go into settings and then remove add ons

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 31 July 2012, 04:04:20

Also if using XP, go look in add/remove programs and see if there are any iffy sites that have annoyingly added a bit of thier own sowfware.

Like a lot of programs downloaed offer the choice of adding tools bars, even though we might de select them for install I have found a lot of them still get added but are just hidden after install. :-\

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: Abiton on 31 July 2012, 19:00:38

Quick vote of thanks to martin42 for posting about this, and TheBoy for the solution.

My missus was looking at her business website (on FF) and saw this same red font underlined spammy linkage malarkey.  Thought her site had been hacked and generally panicked.

I remembered seeing this thread...

Disabled addons and it went away briefly, but returned.

Went into add/remove programs and got rid of a thing called yondoo (IIRC), which seemed to do the trick.  No idea where that came from.

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 31 July 2012, 19:03:31

I'll recommend scanning with different free online scanners .. those self installing softwares sure will leave some traces elsewhere :-\

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: Abiton on 31 July 2012, 19:23:23

Thanks Cem, I've suggested that she does that if any of this comes back.

Oh, and I didn't remember the name of the offending program correctly, it was yontoo, not yondoo.

 :y

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 31 July 2012, 19:27:53

Quote from: Abiton on 31 July 2012, 19:23:23

Thanks Cem, I've suggested that she does that if any of this comes back.

Oh, and I didn't remember the name of the offending program correctly, it was yontoo, not yondoo.

 :y

I see its open to debate .. so suspicious imo
http://www.systemlookup.com/FF_Extensions/556-Yontoo_Layers.html (http://www.systemlookup.com/FF_Extensions/556-Yontoo_Layers.html)

Title: Re: strange things starting to happen while using internet browser
Post by: dbug on 31 July 2012, 19:33:17

Yontoo.Pagerage is a browser extension for Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox that enables customization of ones Facebook profile.

Yontoo.Pagerage also displays advertising which is not stated when installed as bundled software.

Use Spybot to remove :y