Don't know who posted the link to www.usenet-replayer.com, where you
can view an archive of posts to alt.binaries.food. I appreciate the
link, since my newsserver doesn't carry any binary groups. But the
site served up two pop-ups as I left it, and then WinPatrol caught it
installing something called SearchUpgrade33.exe (I think) in my
StartUp group. Ad-Aware then found three entries in my registry key
for a data miner called Squire.

Even after leaving the site and while sitting on a site I KNOW doesn't
serve up any pop-ups (because I built it), the pop-ups kept coming.


--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Anything, when cooked in large enough batches, will be vile."
--Dag Right-square-bracket-gren, in alt.religion.kibology

Kevin S. Wilson held forth in
:

Don't know who posted the link to www.usenet-replayer.com, where you
can view an archive of posts to alt.binaries.food. I appreciate the
link, since my newsserver doesn't carry any binary groups. But the
site served up two pop-ups as I left it, and then WinPatrol caught it
installing something called SearchUpgrade33.exe (I think) in my
StartUp group. Ad-Aware then found three entries in my registry key
for a data miner called Squire.

Even after leaving the site and while sitting on a site I KNOW doesn't
serve up any pop-ups (because I built it), the pop-ups kept coming.



I just checked that site and had no problems or pop-ups. Although I don't
use IE and I have zone alarm running to block any silly stuff.

Harry in Iowa

--
'Its just NOTSO if you feel the need to contact me'

Harry in Iowa wrote:
Kevin S. Wilson held forth in
:

Don't know who posted the link to www.usenet-replayer.com, where you
can view an archive of posts to alt.binaries.food. I appreciate the
link, since my newsserver doesn't carry any binary groups. But the
site served up two pop-ups as I left it, and then WinPatrol caught it
installing something called SearchUpgrade33.exe (I think) in my
StartUp group. Ad-Aware then found three entries in my registry key
for a data miner called Squire.

Even after leaving the site and while sitting on a site I KNOW
doesn't serve up any pop-ups (because I built it), the pop-ups kept
coming.



I just checked that site and had no problems or pop-ups. Although I
don't use IE and I have zone alarm running to block any silly stuff.

Harry in Iowa

I had used it for a long time with no pop-ups as well, but havent used it
for a couple of months now.

--

Kevin S. Wilson wrote in message . ..
Don't know who posted the link to www.usenet-replayer.com, where you
can view an archive of posts to alt.binaries.food. I appreciate the
link, since my newsserver doesn't carry any binary groups. But the
site served up two pop-ups as I left it, and then WinPatrol caught it
installing something called SearchUpgrade33.exe (I think) in my
StartUp group. Ad-Aware then found three entries in my registry key
for a data miner called Squire.

Even after leaving the site and while sitting on a site I KNOW doesn't
serve up any pop-ups (because I built it), the pop-ups kept coming.

Kevin-

I posted the link. As far as pop-ups go...I never got any before like
the ones you describe. I ran Ad-Aware and didn't find
SearchUpgrade33.exe or anything other than some ad tracking cookies.

FWIW: I am now running the pop-up blocker that is part of the google
toolbar. Although, I have viewed the site in question without the
toolbar in the past I've never had the pop-up issue you mention.

I've got nothing to do with the site I referred to previously. If it
has (somehow) hosed your computer I am sorry. This is the first time
I've heard of that site doing anything malicious.

Rob-
Q' for all so long as it's not parbolied ribs

On 26 Nov 2003 10:47:12 -0800, (Rob) wrote:

I've got nothing to do with the site I referred to previously.

I realize that. I was just trying to say "Don't know where that thread
went or what it was about, but . . . "

If it
has (somehow) hosed your computer I am sorry.

Oh, don't worry about it. I just slapped the machine around a bit and
things went back to normal.

This is the first time
I've heard of that site doing anything malicious.

Maybe it was another site that I had open in a different browser
window? Dunno. I'll flush my cookies and cache and visit again to see
what happens.

Thanks for the link, BTW.


--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a University Somewhere in Idaho
"Anything, when cooked in large enough batches, will be vile."
--Dag Right-square-bracket-gren, in alt.religion.kibology