IE Security

[internet user]

Has this happened to anyone?

I upgraded IE 5.5 to 6.0. I have been using 6.0 for two
weeks. Today when I opened it up, I noticed that on my
favorites list, six or seven favorites had been added in
without my knowledge-all porn sites. I am assuming that a
spam somehow accessed my browser and added it in since I
get alot of the usual porn spam. Or did some site access
the list and add it in? Seems like a security flaw to
me......

 

[siljaline]

Has this happened to anyone?

I upgraded IE 5.5 to 6.0. I have been using 6.0 for two
weeks. Today when I opened it up, I noticed that on my
favorites list, six or seven favorites had been added in
without my knowledge-all porn sites. I am assuming that a
spam somehow accessed my browser and added it in since I
get alot of the usual porn spam. Or did some site access
the list and add it in? Seems like a security flaw to
me......

Spyware Removal Tools, Lavasoft's "Ad-aware",
Direct download -
http://ftp.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/aaw6181.exe

Lavasoft/Ad-aware home: http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Mirror site: http://www.lavasoft.de/

*Also* install and run SpyBot Search & Destroy,
Direct download -
http://spybot.eon.net.au/files/spybotsd_mainapp.exe

SpyBot home: http://security.kolla.de/
SpyBot How-To: http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
More detailed help: http://tomcoyote.org/~mosaic1/spybot/
Support Forum, http://net-integration.net/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi
Navigate to the SpyBot S&D section.

Install, reboot, read FAQ and overview, use online update feature to
obtain the latest reference files, scan for Spyware much like you would
with your pre-installed anti-virus scanner.
Rid your machine of unwanted Spyware pests.

Actions you can take from further events happening.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware.
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm


HTH

--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

 

[Arnold]

-----Original Message-----
Has this happened to anyone?

I upgraded IE 5.5 to 6.0. I have been using 6.0 for two
weeks. Today when I opened it up, I noticed that on my
favorites list, six or seven favorites had been added in
without my knowledge-all porn sites. I am assuming that a
spam somehow accessed my browser and added it in since I
get alot of the usual porn spam. Or did some site access
the list and add it in? Seems like a security flaw to
me......
.

No,I protected my pc with Spywareblaster and Spywareguard
and i run Spybot S&D
Download Spybot and update this program
go to:http://www.spywareinfo.com/