(Dutch) spyware on Allakhazam

#1 Dec 11 2007 at 2:09 AM Rating: Decent

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One of the adds on Allakhazam targetted to the Dutch contains spyware. When browsing the site, I sometimes get a popup window asking if I want to do a disk test. If I try to cancel or close it, a new window comes asking me to install a "schijfbewaker" (disk guard) program, and tries to install an exe after a few seconds.

I've only had this happen when browsing Allakhazam, on several machines and while using Firefox. I might have seen a second version of it that used a different name as well, but I'm not completely sure of it.

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#2 Dec 11 2007 at 3:06 AM Rating: Decent

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I tried it out myself, I took my firewall ofline and browsed the site with Firefox, after a couple of pages I got the exact same problem. We get kicked out of Allakhazam and are redirected to a rather persistant "schijfbewaker" site. The classic "you're computer might be infected, press ok to start a disc scan", and it doesn't take no for an answer.

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#3 Dec 11 2007 at 7:16 AM Rating: Excellent

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Any chance either of you were able to see the banner ad source on the page or see the ad service provider? None of us here speak dutch, so this is going to be somewhat more difficult than usual to track down.

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#4 Dec 11 2007 at 9:44 AM Rating: Decent

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Oddly enough, I've not have it happen after the first try. Perhaps Naraya has more "luck".

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#5 Dec 11 2007 at 2:15 PM Rating: Decent

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