Comments on: Don’t Think Spyware is Really a Problem? http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/dont-think-spyware-is-really-a-problem Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:43:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jack Womack http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/dont-think-spyware-is-really-a-problem#comment-2324 Jack Womack Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:29:45 +0000 /?p=948#comment-2324 Vista Print, a company that uses an add for 250 free business cards is in violation of the Can Spam Act. I have never subscribed to their add letter nor to any of their products, yet I recieve an add in e mail almost daily. Efforts to remove it with my mail blocker but it still squeeks by. The unsubscribe URL is a joke and will not take a person off their mail list. Several e mails to the headquarters and a registered letter to the company address has not helped. A phone call to their phone number resulted in a conversation stating that they had no way of taking my address from their mailing list. I recently sent a registered letter, Receipt requested that so far dno been answered. I enclosed my complaint and a copy of the Can Spam Act in hopes that the threat of the $11,000 penalty would get their attention. I have reported this to the Federal reporting sites on numerous ocassions without any results. The opt out URL listed will not remove my address from their mail list but states that it will remove it from their partners list. Clearly a ruse to circumvent the law requiring a viable opt out address. Vista Print, a company that uses an add for 250 free business cards is in violation of the Can Spam Act. I have never subscribed to their add letter nor to any of their products, yet I recieve an add in e mail almost daily. Efforts to remove it with my mail blocker but it still squeeks by. The unsubscribe URL is a joke and will not take a person off their mail list. Several e mails to the headquarters and a registered letter to the company address has not helped. A phone call to their phone number resulted in a conversation stating that they had no way of taking my address from their mailing list. I recently sent a registered letter, Receipt requested that so far dno been answered. I enclosed my complaint and a copy of the Can Spam Act in hopes that the threat of the $11,000 penalty would get their attention. I have reported this to the Federal reporting sites on numerous ocassions without any results. The opt out URL listed will not remove my address from their mail list but states that it will remove it from their partners list. Clearly a ruse to circumvent the law requiring a viable opt out address.

]]> By: Jack Womack http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/dont-think-spyware-is-really-a-problem#comment-2323 Jack Womack Tue, 09 Aug 2005 13:59:23 +0000 /?p=948#comment-2323 I recently discovered the Free Deep Burner and Deep Ripper is loaded with spyware and a Trojan. I don't remember where I got the program from but I sent the URL to a friend and he installed it his friends machine and received a lengthly report from the Microsoft Antispywere on the friends machine. Detected Threats ShopAtHome Spyware more information... Details: ShopAtHome installs an agent in the Winsock layer of your computer. This redirects your Web browser to merchant sites affiliated with ShopAtHome rather than the Web sites you type in or click. Status: Removed Severe threat - Severe-risk items have an extreme potential for harm, such as a security exploit, and should be removed. Infected files detected C:\Documents and Settings\Martha Rikand\Local Settings\Temp\sahagent.exe IST.ISTbar.Downloader.iinstall Trojan Downloader more information... Status: Removed Severe threat - Severe-risk items have an extreme potential for harm, such as a security exploit, and should be removed. Infected files detected c:\documents and settings\martha rikand\local settings\temp\iinstall.exe SurfAccuracy Adware more information... Details: SurfAccuracy is adware that monitors keywords typed in search engines and sends this information to a remote server as well as displays popup ads. Status: Removed Severe threat - Severe-risk items have an extreme potential for harm, such as a security exploit, and should be removed. Infected files detected c:\program files\surfaccuracy\sacc.exe Infected registry keys/values detected HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run SurfAccuracy IST.ISTbar Browser Modifier more information... Details: ISTbar is an Internet Explorer redirector that modifies your homepage and searches without your consent using an Internet Explorer toolbar. Status: Removed Severe threat - Severe-risk items have an extreme potential for harm, such as a security exploit, and should be removed. Infected folders detected c:\program files\istsvc Infected registry keys/values detected HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\ist HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\ist InstallDate 2005-08-08 22:23:23 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\ist account_id 1002854 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\ist config ysb_l3 IST.SideFind Adware more information... Details: SideFind installs an adware Internet Explorer browser helper object that installs some extra buttons. Status: Removed High threat - High-risk items have a large potential for harm, such as loss of computer control, and should be removed unless knowingly installed. Infected files detected c:\documents and settings\martha rikand\local settings\temp\sidefind.exe YourSiteBar Spyware more information... Details: YourSiteBar from IST, the makers of numerous spyware threats, is an affiliate based marketing toolbar. Status: Removed High threat - High-risk items have a large potential for harm, such as loss of computer control, and should be removed unless knowingly installed. Infected files detected c:\program files\yoursitebar\ysb.dll Infected registry keys/values detected HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{86227D9C-0EFE-4f8a-AA55-30386A3F5686} HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Ysb.YsbObj.1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ysb.YsbObj.1 IST.PowerScan Adware more information... Details: PowerScan is advertised through in ordinary web pop-ups, but recently it started to install with help from the the ISTBar adware. Status: Removed High threat - High-risk items have a large potential for harm, such as loss of computer control, and should be removed unless knowingly installed. Infected files detected c:\program files\power scan\powerscan.exe Infected registry keys/values detected HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Power Scan Infected files detected C:\Program Files\DEEP BURNER\plugins\0\StdUI.dll C:\Program Files\DEEP RIPPER\plugins\0\StdUI.dll Detected Spyware Cookies No spyware cookies were found during this scan. I recently discovered the Free Deep Burner and Deep Ripper is loaded with spyware and a Trojan. I don’t remember where I got the program from but I sent the URL to a friend and he installed it his friends machine and received a lengthly report from the Microsoft Antispywere on the friends machine.
Detected Threats
ShopAtHome Spyware more information…
Details: ShopAtHome installs an agent in the Winsock layer of your computer. This redirects your Web browser to merchant sites affiliated with ShopAtHome rather than the Web sites you type in or click.
Status: Removed
Severe threat - Severe-risk items have an extreme potential for harm, such as a security exploit, and should be removed.

Infected files detected
C:\Documents and Settings\Martha Rikand\Local Settings\Temp\sahagent.exe

IST.ISTbar.Downloader.iinstall Trojan Downloader more information…
Status: Removed
Severe threat - Severe-risk items have an extreme potential for harm, such as a security exploit, and should be removed.

Infected files detected
c:\documents and settings\martha rikand\local settings\temp\iinstall.exe

SurfAccuracy Adware more information…
Details: SurfAccuracy is adware that monitors keywords typed in search engines and sends this information to a remote server as well as displays popup ads.
Status: Removed
Severe threat - Severe-risk items have an extreme potential for harm, such as a security exploit, and should be removed.

Infected files detected
c:\program files\surfaccuracy\sacc.exe

Infected registry keys/values detected
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run SurfAccuracy

IST.ISTbar Browser Modifier more information…
Details: ISTbar is an Internet Explorer redirector that modifies your homepage and searches without your consent using an Internet Explorer toolbar.
Status: Removed
Severe threat - Severe-risk items have an extreme potential for harm, such as a security exploit, and should be removed.

Infected folders detected
c:\program files\istsvc

Infected registry keys/values detected
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\ist
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\ist InstallDate 2005-08-08 22:23:23
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\ist account_id 1002854
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\ist config ysb_l3

IST.SideFind Adware more information…
Details: SideFind installs an adware Internet Explorer browser helper object that installs some extra buttons.
Status: Removed
High threat - High-risk items have a large potential for harm, such as loss of computer control, and should be removed unless knowingly installed.

Infected files detected
c:\documents and settings\martha rikand\local settings\temp\sidefind.exe

YourSiteBar Spyware more information…
Details: YourSiteBar from IST, the makers of numerous spyware threats, is an affiliate based marketing toolbar.
Status: Removed
High threat - High-risk items have a large potential for harm, such as loss of computer control, and should be removed unless knowingly installed.

Infected files detected
c:\program files\yoursitebar\ysb.dll

Infected registry keys/values detected
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{86227D9C-0EFE-4f8a-AA55-30386A3F5686}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Ysb.YsbObj.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Ysb.YsbObj.1

IST.PowerScan Adware more information…
Details: PowerScan is advertised through in ordinary web pop-ups, but recently it started to install with help from the the ISTBar adware.
Status: Removed
High threat - High-risk items have a large potential for harm, such as loss of computer control, and should be removed unless knowingly installed.

Infected files detected
c:\program files\power scan\powerscan.exe

Infected registry keys/values detected
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Power Scan

Infected files detected
C:\Program Files\DEEP BURNER\plugins\0\StdUI.dll
C:\Program Files\DEEP RIPPER\plugins\0\StdUI.dll

Detected Spyware Cookies
No spyware cookies were found during this scan.

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