[nfbcs] web browser problem?

[Tracy Carcione]

Gee, that's too bad, because Rootkit sounds exactly like my problem.  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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