[dba-Tech] Bundled Adware in IE?

Tina Norris Fields tinanfields at torchlake.com
Wed Dec 10 15:00:43 CST 2014


Yeah, I know.  Yesterday, I fixed computer stuff for my sister and my 
sister-in-law.  Had I been charging, I'd have made about $500.  But, I 
don't charge family. And, besides, my sister gives me the benefit of her 
medical training without charge, so we're good.

I still wonder why the makers of a legitimate product, like IE or FF or 
Chrome would bundle in aggressive adware.  They have to know that will 
seriously interfere with their clients' ability to use the legitimate 
software.  I just don't get that part.

TNF

Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
231-322-2787

On 12/10/2014 1:53 PM, John R Bartow wrote:
> Start charging her and I'll bet she switched ;-)
> Nothing is perfect, and Avast is OK but why do people trust trade rags more
> than experience?
>
> I no longer argue this point. I make more money cleaning up after MSE, AVG,
> Avast, (Preinstalled Norton, MacAfee and others that are either out of date
> or misconfigured) than I do installing Vipre. I recommend changing but don't
> make a big deal out of it if they are adamant that 'the morning talk show
> recommends...' Many times I'll be there multiple times over a couple of
> years and then they'll take my advice. For the most part I hear from them
> once a year for renewal after that.
>
> Adware invites malware to join in the party. Download Vipre Rescue and run
> that through(in safe mode) too:
> http://live.sunbeltsoftware.com/Download2/
>
> BTW, Vipre has modernized its UI. Some of you may like it. I don't. Glad I
> don't have to use it much.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris
> Fields
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 10:47 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Bundled Adware in IE?
>
> Thanks, John.  She is using Avast as her antivirus program (I've preached
> Vipre, now, for years, and everybody else in the family is using it, but she
> insists on Avast).  We were finally able to download and install Avast, run
> some scans and get rid of most of the crapware.
> Then, I downloaded and ran Malwarebytes and got rid of some more.
> Overnight, I ran the Avast deep scan and got rid of some more. Then, I ran
> the Avast boot scan and found three more - two were in the browser folders,
> IE and FF.  So, I think we finally got it all cleaned up.
>
> Now, philosophical question - why?  The adware is so annoying, so
> distressing, so intrusive - why would anybody be willing to bundle it in a
> legitimate product?  That just seems the perfect way to turn people against
> the legitimate product.  To me, this is crazy.  Why do they do this?  It
> actually makes the computer un-usable.
>
> TNF
>
> Tina Norris Fields
> tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
> 231-322-2787
>
> On 12/9/2014 4:58 PM, John R Bartow wrote:
>> Yes, all browsers have adware add-ins/extensions. All it takes is one and
>> then you have many. I haven't run into too many IE related ones lately but
>> Chrome has been hammered with them.
>>
>> Used to be that almost all consumer pcs/laptops were preloaded with
>> 'features' that most us called 'crapware'. I do setup some consumer models
>> occasionally and , especially if they're purchased from BB or some other
> big
>> box store, they have crapware on them. First thing I remove is the crap
> free
>> security software, then the crapware. Use Malwarebytes to clean up the
> trash
>> :-)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris
>> Fields
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 3:40 PM
>> To: DatabaseAdvisors-Tech
>> Subject: [dba-Tech] Bundled Adware in IE?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> My sister just purchased a new Dell Latitude, with Win 8.1. Suddenly,
>> pop-ups appeared all over IE, Firefox seemed to disappear and become Speed
>> Browser, a bunch of icons appeared on her desktop that were unwelcome.  I
>> got into IE and found add-ons that were aggressive adware
>> - at least a dozen of them - and their "disable" option was unavailable.
> I
>> did finally get rid of them, but I was astonished to see them in the first
>> place.  Has anybody else had this experience with a brand new machine?
>>
>> She had used IE to download Firefox, and was about to download her
> favorite
>> antivirus program, when pop-ups began proliferating all over the screen.
>> Some had nice little Xs in the top right corner, that looked like commands
>> to close, but, when she clicked the X instead of stopping, it behaved as
>> though she had said "Yes, go ahead."  This so frustrated her that she just
>> shut down the computer.
>>
>> So, today, I spent several hours cleaning it up.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> TNF
>>
>> --
>> Tina Norris Fields
>> tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
>> 231-322-2787
>>
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