Say "yes" once, get 11,000 registry entries
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:41 am
This is an amusing, and terrifying, illustration of malware. And, of course, sloppy MS security.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312830/posts
This one is via media player. Here's the relevant paragraph:
Yuck.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312830/posts
This one is via media player. Here's the relevant paragraph:
And he probably got a few things that ad-aware didn't catch, too. This is an extreme case, but still. One wrong click.On a fresh test computer, I pressed Yes once to allow the installation. My computer quickly became contaminated with the most spyware programs I have ever received in a single sitting, including at least the following 31 programs: 180solutions, Addictive Technologies, AdMilli, BargainBuddy, begin2search, BookedSpace, BullsEye, CoolWebSearch, DealHelper, DyFuca, EliteBar, Elitum, Ezula, Favoriteman, HotSearchBar, I-Lookup, Instafin, Internet Optimizer, ISTbar, Megasearch, PowerScan, ShopAtHome Select, SearchRelevancy, SideFind, TargetSavers, TrafficHog, TV Media, WebRebates, WindUpdates, Winpup32, and VX2 (DirectRevenue). (Most product names are as detected by Lavasoft Ad-Aware.) All told, the infection added 58 folders, 786 files, and an incredible 11,915 registry entries to my test computer. Not one of these programs had showed me any license agreement, nor had I consented to their installation on my computer.
Yuck.
