[nfbcs] web browser problem?

[Nicole Torcolini]

Use ESET instead. http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ 

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 12:23 PM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] web browser problem?

Kaspersky is not accessible.

Mike Freeman


On Apr 19, 2013, at 11:32, Linda Bloodsaw <lbloodsaw2018 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Problems With Google Search Adware
> By Lindsay Howell, eHow Contributor
> Ehow.com
> Google is a powerful search engine that can be used to find information on
the Internet. It is possible for adware to "hijack" Google's search results,
meaning that when you attempt to click on a search result you are redirected
to an advertisement. This can be caused by malware on your computer.
> 
> Rootkit Malware
> Google search adware can be caused by a form of the Rootkit malware, which
causes searches to be redirected to various advertisement and yellow-page
sites. When you enter the URL of the site listed in the Google search, you
will be taken to the correct page. Clicking on the Google search result
itself leads to the adware site.
> Switching Internet Browsers
> Switching from one Internet browser to another may help with the adware
problem; try using Mozilla Firefox instead of Internet Explorer or vice
versa. Reinstalling your browser may help clear up the adware problems as
well.
> Detecting the Malware
> The Rootkit malware is difficult to detect, which means that traditional
anti-virus software and scans may not be able to rid the malware from your
computer. You can use a Kaspersky utility to scan and detect the malware;
this scan takes just a few minutes to run and can help rid it from your
computer.
> 
> On Apr 19, 2013, at 11:54 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
wrote:
> 
>> Mike, are you saying you see links in the descriptions of TV listings?  I
wondered if it was the craze for putting ads everywhere, or just my problem.
>> 
>> I don't think my Google problem is random ads, because I point to the
link I want before entering, and I've tried insert-escape or insert-tab to
be sure Jaws is seeing what it's saying. Unless Google is randomly taking
over.
>> Tracy
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>> To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 11:35 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] web browser problem?
>> 
>> 
>>> tracy:
>>> These links are not a problem. It is current fashion to make a link be
only part of a sentence. Contrary to current thinking, it is the sighted,
not the blind, who have problems with object permanence. They can't remember
where their backarrow or scroll keys are. Thus, they usually want to sea
links both at top and bottom of page. The paradigm of one link equals one
line is far in the cyberpast.
>>> As for your Google problem. I suspect the page is drawn differently and
dynamically each time you do a search. Until the Internet goes back to
having NSF run the backbone, which, I suspect will be never, we are stuck
with randomly-placed ads and their whole reason for being is *not* to be
easily ignored which they could be were their page placement predictable.
>>> Ah, free enterprise!
>>> 
>>> Mike Freeman
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Apr 19, 2013, at 7:30, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I'm not sure if this is a problem or not, or what to do about it.  I
have been having a problem with Google, where, the first time I get results
and choose a link, I get a bunch of ads instead of what I want.  The second
time I try, I get the link I want.  This is despite using various ways to be
sure I'm actually on the link I think I am, recommended by this list before.
I think it is something called "click&jump".  Anyway, I disabled 3rd party
cookies, and installed Spybot Search & Destroy, which hunted out a number of
minor threats. The problem persists, but not as bad.
>>>> My question is this:
>>>> When I go to a website, I see a lot of what seem to me to be extra
links, which I bet would go to ads, if I clicked on them.
>>>> For example, on NFB Newsline Online, at the bottom, there is a bit that
says "contact by phone:" and the number.  For me, "phone" is a separate
link. This doesn't seem right, and it makes reading pages kind of a pain,
since there are a lot of lines with these odd links.
>>>> Another example is, if I'm reading the TV listings on Newsline, and,
say, the show description says "the team investigates an insurance salesman
who may be a serial killer", "insurance" will be a link.

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