[nfbcs] web browser problem?

Sun Apr 21 20:00:47 UTC 2013

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From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 10:16 AM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] web browser problem?

Be happy spybot doesn't find rootkit!  There are actually several of those
out there and every one of them is malware! On Sat, 20 Apr 2013, Tracy
Carcione wrote:

> Gee, that's too bad, because Rootkit sounds exactly like my problem.  Care
too much about the accessibility but it seemed to work as
 Well as anything.

Nancy Coffman
 Enterprise options.   I never had to touch it much so didn't really Might
try going to the Microsoft website and typing safety scan into the search
engine.  It will do an online scan of your computer.  It scans everything
and takes a long time but it has cleaned up some systems for me.

Sophos is also a quiet security suite with rob
> Guess I'll have to try uninstalling IE.
> I see Spybot searching for Rootkit, and not finding it, so I wonder 
> about that.
> 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 3:22 PM
> 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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