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I think I have a trojan?

  • 24-11-2000 12:07am
    #1
    Hobbes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭


    Here's the deal. I start IE5 without connecting to any page and connection is made to...

    aim1.radiate.com:1975

    So I blocked that address and a connection is made to...

    ad2-1.aurate.com:1975

    Looks like AIM only I don't have it installed and this is something recent.

    Once IE is running it's trying every minute or so a connection.



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  • #2
    Hobbes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    found it. Aurate is a streaming advertising program. Apprantly it convertly hides and tells them when your online.
    http://www.aureate.com/downloads/

    I have Go!Zilla so that's coming off (Had Go!Zilla set to not to work with IE). See if that clears it.

    I had to go to thier site to get a program to remove it and it appears to be the thing that was hanging my system (causing IE to crash and not able to shutdown).




    [This message has been edited by Hobbes (edited 24-11-2000).]


  • #3
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    I'd like to see some clear-cut laws about spy-ware, because quite frankly it's ****ing me off.
    IMO, the more people buy online, the more advertising companies will try their hand at secretive/small-print profile-building.

    I think it should be made a priority to bring in laws that will at least require companies to have a clear warning that what you're installing will send X and Y data to their servers.
    Covering even those smart àrse companies that like to make auto-update 'features'... don't need 'em, don't want 'em.

    Grrr.


  • #4
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    http://grc.com/optout.htm

    optout.exe does a good job of finding most spyware files and registry entries. And deleting them if necessary (necessary).


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