Spyware Dialer?

urb · 2003-10-10, 04:44 AM

I think I have some spyware on my machine.

It's not showing up with adaware or Spybot S&D.

It's a dialer which appears only on a couple tgps/link lists, shows itself as a Windows Security Warning.

Any info appreciated.

Surfn · 2003-10-10, 05:54 AM

If you can do a right click choose "properties" and then go into the registry and delete all instances.

urb · 2003-10-10, 06:55 AM

Thanks Surfn

But the bloody thing has disappeared now.

Strange things are afoot at the Circle K. |skull|

urb · 2003-10-12, 09:14 AM

Checked with a few UK webmasters and they see the same stuff I do. Regional dialers seem to be appearing on quite a few sites in tgp land.

Booted a box up which has never been conntected to my LAN and that's showing the same stuff.

Just wanted to make sure it wasn't malicious code at my end. Which it isn't.

Surfn · 2003-10-12, 09:29 AM

That sounds very strange that they sell puters (in the UK) with dialer programs on them???

2003-10-10, 04:44 AM	#1
urb All the way from Room 101 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,557	Spyware Dialer? I think I have some spyware on my machine. It's not showing up with adaware or Spybot S&D. It's a dialer which appears only on a couple tgps/link lists, shows itself as a Windows Security Warning. Any info appreciated.

2003-10-10, 05:54 AM	#2
Surfn If you don’t take a chance the Angels won’t dance Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Earth on occasion Posts: 8,812	If you can do a right click choose "properties" and then go into the registry and delete all instances. __________________ Surfn's Links Are you a partner?

2003-10-12, 09:29 AM	#5
Surfn If you don’t take a chance the Angels won’t dance Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Earth on occasion Posts: 8,812	That sounds very strange that they sell puters (in the UK) with dialer programs on them??? __________________ Surfn's Links Are you a partner?

2003-10-10, 06:55 AM	#3
urb All the way from Room 101 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,557	Thanks Surfn But the bloody thing has disappeared now. Strange things are afoot at the Circle K. \|skull\|

2003-10-12, 09:14 AM	#4
urb All the way from Room 101 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,557	Checked with a few UK webmasters and they see the same stuff I do. Regional dialers seem to be appearing on quite a few sites in tgp land. Booted a box up which has never been conntected to my LAN and that's showing the same stuff. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't malicious code at my end. Which it isn't.