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    is this spyware/virus?

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by goke313, Dec 3, 2008.

  1. goke313

    goke313 Notebook Evangelist

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    i would like to bad girls club online

    Link: Removed by mod. Search for the episisodes on the show's network homepage, youtube, and Hulu.
     
    goke313, Dec 3, 2008
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  2. hehe299792458

    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    the name sure sounds like it
     
    hehe299792458, Dec 3, 2008
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  3. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    I am not clicking that link at work, lol.
     
    Thund3rball, Dec 3, 2008
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  4. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm not clicking that link at home or at work! :D
     
    Shyster1, Dec 3, 2008
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    Hiker Notebook Deity

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    Hiker, Dec 3, 2008
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  6. booboo12

    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    Yep, I decided to go ahead and click the link after suggesting the domain to SiteAdvisor to examine on their next sweep. I figured it was for the TV show (hate it BTW) and also I'm in Ubuntu right now. If I was in Vista, I probably wouldn't have clicked. Here's what It looks like:

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    By rickhamilton620 at 2008-12-03

    It seems to be a site hosting episodes of the show (in fact, looking at the bottom, it looks to do this for many shows.) However, it looks really sketchy and even has a "disclaimer" stating that they aren't responsible for any damage that occurs through the use of the site.

    Because I'm a sucker for punishment, I decided to click on an episode link, I noticed that in the status bar on Firefox it jumped to a " Zango cash" site before jumping to the next page, probably an attempt to install malware on the system. Also, the video player was nowhere to be found on the page, at least on my linux version of Firefox probably because it's WMV :confused: Finally, popups for "ashopping", "military.com" and "askmeeasy" appeared when I tried to go to another episode's page.

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    By rickhamilton620 at 2008-12-03

    Verdict: Stay away from it, you can usually find episodes of shows on the show's respective network website. The site for Bad Girls Club is here: http://www.oxygen.com/tvshows/badgirls/ Try other legitimate sites like hulu.com as well.
     
    booboo12, Dec 3, 2008
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  7. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Alright booboo12, that's the way to take a grenade for the team! :D

    Good forensics job, too!
     
    Shyster1, Dec 3, 2008
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  8. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Kdawgca, Dec 3, 2008
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