A friend reports he is getting this small image overlaid on many posts in several forums he uses, usually over an embedded image included with the post. I'm guessing some software accidentally installed, or option unknowingly enabled. Anyone recognise it please?
I'd scan for malware, and disable any browser add-ons that aren't recognised/needed, the procedure is different for each browser.
Try this software, I've found it excellent:
Install it and do a "quick scan", it normally picks up the stuff that shouldn't be there and it's free.
I should add that any "malware" scanning software will give you a list of results of malware that's on your PC after the scan, and you can then look them up online if you're interested in where a particular malware originated or how it works, and the (possible) effects it can have.
In this case, I'd also suggest a run of SuperAntiSpyware. Between the two, that should clean up any crap that they've picked up.
So what software is he using for the group.
Brian
One has to ask why anyone would read posts in a newsgroup online in the first place instead of with a client that shows the bare text, but I can say that Malwarebytes is very good, though just lately less so for the blind due to inaccessible text on some screens.
Brian
And for sighted members of forums discussing and exchanging images and videos? For which 'bare text' has some rather obvious limitations!
Terry Pinnell wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
Maybe I'm stating the bleedin' obvious here, but it's a standard invitation to log in, eg you get to respond, download attachments etc. Can login using InYaFace, Googlesplat, Twit etc instead of registering direct. Not very effective if it's malware.
+1 for Malwarebytes
Also go into the menu Malwarebytes "More Tools" and download the Anti-Rootkit (Beta) which is also free.
Just tried it. (I am having trouble with popup adverts) It found eight "undesireables" which looked advertising related. I deleted them but the problem remains.
It's useless to say that there are many antimalware programs... For example, you could try Adwcleaner:
"G.F." ha scritto nel messaggio news:51960d71$0$37130$ snipped-for-privacy@reader1.news.tin.it...
Of course pay attention to false positives (for example, Adwcleaner considers Ghostery for Internet Explorer as malware).
Try *hijackythis. Look for anything out of the ordinary, specially BHOs and redirects.
*available on sourceforge []'s
Clear all your restore points. Then re-run MBAM and SAS:
Might be wise to run both in Safe Mode followed by both in Normal Mode.
I'm pretty sure that after a scan using MalwareBytes I used to be able to right click on an entry in the results and get some details of it. But that's not true now if it ever was.
Also, what is the point of 'Vendor information'? It just takes me to the MalwareBytes home page. Elsewhere in the right click menu the term 'vendor' appears to mean the author or supplier of the malware entry...
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