Ok, here's something similar which happened to a different comic purveyor. <http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/12/hackers_exploit_adobe_ reader_f.html?wprss=securityfix>
Turns out the software which gets downloaded in that situation goes after a vulnerabilty in Adobe Acrobat Reader. To fix it, disable Javascript in Reader. Well, they run the Spybot software or some such. It seems reasonable to think that the banners in Comics.com could have been partially affected, also. It didn't strike everyone - just the occasional viewer. But I'd definitely start taking action to remove the software. Try Spybot S&D or some other malware remover. Joy --- On Sat, 12/19/09, Thom _>^o.o^< <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Thom _>^o.o^< <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Papermodels II 41147] Re: Speaking of Advent Calendars > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 10:40 AM > > The problem I experienced was, AVG gave a warning. Then a pop-up, from some > other, unkown anti-virus claiming that I had all the nasties in my puter. It > then asked for me to scan immediately, when I clicked no, then it wanted > install some type of anti-virus, without the option to click no, so I allowed > the install. I've had this done to me in the past, several time. When I > didn't have puter knowledge, I ended up getting a bunch of trojans, worms, and > such other nasties, then was sending personal info. I tried to get my > anti-virus program to clean out the mess but, ended up having to reinstall the > operating system, which took several hours to reinstall updates and programs. > I guess I should have written a better note about what I experienced when > visited the link. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en.
