I don't use IE for its ads, except to run a Terminal Services session at work. I use Firefox with Ad Block Plus, which blocks everything that's an ad, and it it doesn't get blocked, I can set a filter to block whatever it might be. One of the major problems is that Yahoo uses Flash, and it's easy to embed a virus payload into a Flash element.
-- John "Smokey Behr" Gleichweit FF1/EMT, CCNA, MCSE IPN-CAL023 N6FOG UP Fresno Sub MP183.5 ECV1852 List Owner x10, Moderator x9 CalEMA 51-507 http://smokeybehr.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/smokeybehr ----- Original Message ---- > From: skipp025 <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, January 17, 2010 4:09:18 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Caution to Group Members Trojan from Yahoo Banner > Advertisments > > Hello to the Group, > > I wanted to advise everyone... one of my computers > received a Trojan script netsky infection, from of all > places a Yahoo Groups Banner Ad. I have/had all the pro- > active McAfee Anti-Virus software installed, running and > up to date. > > I found the Norton Extraction tool, Ad Aware and a number > of other popular Anti Virus tools don't even see this > script, nor are they able to prevent it. You don't want > to have your machine on the web once this Trojan is active > and removing the worm has been a lot of work. > > McAfee can detect the Ad once it's on the machine after > much, much, much homework I found the Kaspersky Anti-Virus > Package has been the only one (so far) to be able to detect > and clearly prevent this embedded code. > > virus HEUR Trojan Script iframe > > http://forum.kaspersky.com/lofiversion/index.php/t100452.html > > So, please understand you can receive a Trojan Virus just from > the Banner Ads in your web browsers display. I'm not sure how > this really bad compromise will be sorted out by various web > sites... but for the individual I might suggest you ensure your > anti-virus software is also installed into your web browser > activity and that you ensure it is clearly able to deal with > the mentioned compromise. > > cheers, > skipp > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
