On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:04:02 -0700, Tom wrote:
> How do we get out of the browser infinite loop
Oh, we could kick the ever-loving **** out of you, how about that,
SPAM*******.
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On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:49:46 -0500, Bear Bottoms wrote:
>> What happens when you try this one?
>> http://thecatalogfree.net
>
> You did it again...stop trolling dude.
>
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> Freeware website: http://bearware.info
Are you not The Complete Idiot, Boor Boobs?
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"Bear Bottoms" <bearbottoms1@gmai.com> wrote in
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> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:04:02 -0500, Tom <twilson3@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> How do we get out of the browser infinite loop quicksand when we
>> navigate to web pages designed to lock us in and force us to hit the
>> "pay me" button
>> (whatever they want to force you to do)?
>>
>> These are just a sample of nasty quicksand web pages I've run into
>> which lock your browser into a loop and won't let you get out until
>> you hit the "install" or "run" or "OK" button... (whatever it is they
>> want you to do).
>>
>>
>> When you navigate to these quicksand links, you can not get out of
>> their infinite loop with your browser no matter what you do. I'm
>> forced to control alt delete and kill the browser from the task
>> manager ... but I ask
>> ...
>>
>> Is there a more graceful way, after the fact, to navigate away from
>> quicksand domains which have a hold on your browser, other than
>> control alt
>> deleting the browser process?
>
> Why not just close the tab/page? BTW, some of these links are
> dangerous to persons who would navigate to them out of curiosity. Not
> a good idea Tom.
>
Hi Bear Bottoms!
I have forwarded the links onto my associates in the antimalware
community. We will be looking into the offerings on the sites, and if
they are malicious, our programs will offer detection and removal.
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http://www.malwarebytes.org - MalwareBytes AntiMalware
On Mon 14 Jul 2008 04:58:00, Tom wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:43:02 -0400, C A Upsdell wrote:
>
>>>> If Windows, Ctrl Alt Delete to call up the task manager; select
>>>> the browser; kill it.
>>>
>>> Very inelegant.
>>
>> Inelegant. But reliable, and safe.
>
> I agree. It's what I used to do before I found Hummingbird's more
> elegant hosts file solution.
>
> Thanks everyone,
> Tom
>
**** off troll.
What name will you use next time, apart from "Donna Ohl"?
On Mon 14 Jul 2008 14:48:28, hummingbird wrote:
>
> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:53:16 -0400 'Beauregard T. Shagnasty'
> wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:
>
>>Me Here wrote:
>>
>>> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>>>> Me Here wrote:
>>>>> If you have other tabs open that you want to keep viewing, then
>>>>> yes, it's a good immediate, albeit 'temporary' solution to the
>>>>> problem. I say temporary because using a Hosts file isn't a good
>>>>> solution. Many malware sites scan and remove their listings from
>>>>> hosts files (and even locking it via the read-only attribute
>>>>> won't protect you).
>>>>
>>>> What? You are gonna have to find reliable cites for that
>>>> nonsense.
>>>>
>>>>> They do it by making you log into a benign site first (one that
>>>>> isn't blocked) and using that to remove their entry from your
>>>>> Hosts file before redirecting you and trapping your browser.
>>>>> Even running free FireFox addons such as NoScript won't protect
>>>>> you unless you've been caught before and know not to allow the
>>>>> site access to Java or JS.
>>>>
>>>> More bollox.
>>>
>>> Ahh ****it, I wasn't going to do your homework but I just couldn't
>>> help Googling to see how many links popped up - so many I just
>>> shook my head and laughed. Of course, wikipedia was among the top
>>> 3...
>>
>>Hey, I don't have to do homework; you are the one who made the
>>statements and I asked for cites. Why should I have to prove - or
>>disprove - your claims.
>>
>>> Here's two to start you off explaining why hosts files by
>>> themselves aren't secure and how easily they get hijacked:
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file
>>
>>Micha already answered the point about how a website hijacking the
>>hosts file isn't possible.
>>
>>"A website alone doesn't do that. A good browser doesn't do that. An
>>appropriate system setup doesn't allow that. "
>
> Said the vicar to the 12 year old pregnant girl who had
> unprotected sex.
>
>>> and just in case you have doubts about the authenticity of
>>> information in wikipedia:
>>>
>>> http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/gl...hosts_file.xml
>>>
>>> Once you've grasped that, then you may begin to realise why, if
>>> you use a hosts file to block stuff, you need to run a hosts file
>>> manager (all good hosts file managers monitor the hosts file for
>>> unauthorised attempts at changing it) or else you're just pissing
>>> in the wind.
>>
>>My hosts file is located here: /etc/hosts
>>What host file manager would you recommend I use?
>>
>>> Next time, please Google and get your facts right before slighting
>>> someone else's post.
>>
>><lol> Next time, don't write statements like "Many malware sites
>>scan and remove their listings from hosts files" that aren't true.
>>
>>And like Micha, I don't have any anti- anything software on my
>>computer either.
>
> You're out of your depth Shagnasty. Accept it and go fishing.
>
> There are plenty of people who surf unprotected and are at risk
> of getting clobbered by websites containing malware. A HOSTS
> file is no absolute guarantee of safety.
>
> [HEALTH WARNING]
> If you switch off all your security s/w and surf to this website,
> see what happens: www.pricelessware.org
>
When I got to http://www.pricelessware.org I got a web site with a rather
good response time. What was supposed to happen?
You've been told that there is no actual malware there at all. People
who understood what was going on better than you explained to you that
there is no malware to worry about.
For example, see: http://preview.************/5vlark
All you're doing now is milking an old argument of yours even though it
has been conclusively shown to be false.
Recklessly, you were running with no antivirus software whatsoever and
browsing with an old unpatched version of IE. Who else would do that?
And anyway you were not infected by any malware and suffered no harm.
So why are you trying to make a big fuss out of it now?
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