Humpty Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 While researching an antivirus article here at Maximum PC, we noticed something very curious: a Google AdWords link called ?Antivirus xp 2008,? which led to the url ?antivirus-world-2009.com.? (Don't go there) Anyone who?s been paying attention during the last year or so know that "Antivirus xp 2008" is the name of one of the most widespread and obnoxious bits of malware floating around the internet. It hides itself in your system and launches a bogus antivirus program at intervals to warn you that you?ve got spyware and trojans and the sky is falling. Then, it recommends that you buy the pro version of the program, which presumably also does nothing except rip you off. The virus is frequently updated to evade malware removal tools, and is just generally a pain. MaximumPC Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 MaximumPC Article Yeah, I agree. Google !!! Why do you allow such things? davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTskifreak Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 After having read the magazine for the past two years, I finally joined the forum over there a few months ago. I give a look at their website every day because of those news stories. So, if you ever need technical questions answered that we don't have here, I can always post "I got a friend that has this problem...etc." I know I sound like I'm pimping another forum, but obviously, they are a more general computing help forum compared the forums here which are more based for the support of Piriform's products. Anyways, they have great articles, this being another one of them. AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Just put the following in your HOSTS file: 127.0.0.1 www.google-analytics.com 127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 edge.quantserve.com "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted November 14, 2008 Moderators Share Posted November 14, 2008 Like most lumbering overblown corporate giants, they probably don't even know what they're doing, or care even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Just put the following in your HOSTS file: 127.0.0.1 www.google-analytics.com 127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 edge.quantserve.com Or, just don't surf pr0n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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