On Jun 10, 11:26*am, "jen" <j...@example.com> wrote:
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> > <Merry...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > On Jun 9, 2:38 pm, "jen" <j...@example.com> wrote:
> >> <Merry...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> On Jun 7, 10:00 am, Merry...@gmail.com wrote:> Can OLE be used in
> >> conjunction with spyware programs?
> >> "I asked the above question the other day because OLE keeps popping
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> >> on my system of late when I navigate from one website to another,
> >> which it never did before. I realize this is a harmless exe but am
> >> just asking if there's been an evolution w/it in the last six months
> >> or so.
> >> C'mon guys, help assuage this old gal's paranoia...."
> > Jen replied:
> >> Not enough info in your post to be able to answer...
> >> By "OLE" do you perhaps mean Outlook Express by any chance?
> >> OLE or Ole may refer to:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLE
> > "Hi, Jen, thank you for responding. *I was referring to the Win32
> > application, which, everybody has on their systems and which is
> > normally safe:
> >http://www.cgoakley.demon.co.uk/prog/oleaut.html
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_..._and_Embedding
> > But, it can be programmed to do other things, from what I understand.
> > I am an absolute novice, so know little. Just wondered if someone had
> > come up with a way to use it to hijack browser history."
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> > Well, of course there are OLE exploits
> > Don't know what you mean by "hijack browser history"...
> > Here's a recent exploit:
> > (are you up-to-date on your MS patches?)
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> > More analysis on the MS Jet Exploits camouflaging as Microsoft Word
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> > Wednesday March 26, 2008 at 4:27 pm CST
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> > The trojan installation techniques used in this threat are nothing
> > special and can be seen in other exploit files; however the method to
> > trick users in this attack, by using non-exploit OLE files as loaders
> > of other exploit OLE files is something new. As we see from past
> > attacks, we no longer can rely on file extensions. We should
> > continuously be careful with all unknown OLE files and not open
> > untrusted email attachments.
> >http://www.avertlabs.com/research/bl...3/26/more-anal...
> > Take a look here:
> >http://www.google.com/search?client=...ozilla%3Aen-US...
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> BTW, there is *no such thing* as a "harmless exe", unless it has been
> *thoroughly analyzed by a competent malware expert*...
> Tell us exactly what you mean by "OLE keeps popping up on my system of
> late when I navigate from one website to another".
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Hi, Jen---thank you for your responses: Well, it just sort of bothers
me because it only started up recently. I'll try to navigate to
another page or even when I leave a website, I get a message from my
Firewall (Comodo) telling me that the OLE application might be trying
to hijack my computer. The Firewall then asks if I should permit it.
If I deny, I can't surf. I can only surf if I allow it. So far,
nothing adverse has occurred: It is just odd.

Anyway, thank you for taking the time to respond: I really appreciate
it.

Sincerely,

MM