I accidentally clicked on one blog on DeafRead, the Orange Deafie blog. When I clicked on it, I got eleven, yes, 11 alerts from Norton saying that my computer was trying to transmit my password information to that site.
I blocked it, of course, then ran a scan with Norton Anti-Virus. No viruses were found. What was interesting to me though.. When I sent out an email to my friends warning about what happened.. When I typed (without the spaces) d e a f a d v o c a c y, the d e a f a d v o was **’ed. And every time I type that word without the spaces, Norton gives an alert that my computer wants to transmit passwords to that site.
I’ve run Ad-Adware 2007, and removed a bunch of spyware. I also ran Spybot – Search and Destroy, removed a bunch of spyware.. and now I am running Webroot Spy Sweeper in hopes of removing this keylogger.
This is not exactly a virus, per se. But it seems to me that this is a customized spyware, a keylogger to record every time someone types the word deaf advocacy together, so they get our passwords so they know what we’re discussing about that organization.
I’ve already reported this to DeafRead, and they think it’s an issue with my computer, not with that blog site. I disagree, so that’s why I’m blogging about what happened. I’ve also contacted law enforcement about this.
Do not visit the Orange Deafie blog! You will get spyware!
See below for my Norton Log about what happened when I accidentally visited that blog.
Date Time: 8/24/2007 3:20:41 PM
User: Supervisor
Action: Blocked
Type: HTTP
Category: Password
Data: ********
Destination: http://www.********cacy.org/icons/broken.gif
Date Time: 8/24/2007 3:20:20 PM
User: Supervisor
Action: Blocked
Type: HTTP
Category: Password
Data: ********
Destination: http://www.********cacy.org/blog/2007/08/response-to-carl-schroeders-yesterdays.
Date Time: 8/24/2007 3:20:27 PM
User: Supervisor
Action: Blocked
Type: HTTP
Category: Password
Data: ********
Destination: http://www.********cacy.org/icons/ball.red.gif
Date Time: 8/24/2007 3:20:32 PM
User: Supervisor
Action: Blocked
Type: HTTP
Category: Password
Data: ********
Destination: http://www.********cacy.org/icons/apache_pb.gif
I accidentally clicked on one blog on DeafRead, the Orange Deafie blog. When I clicked on it, I got eleven, yes, 11 alerts from Norton saying that my computer was trying to transmit my password information to that site.
I blocked it, of course, then ran a scan with Norton Anti-Virus. No viruses were found. What was interesting to me though.. When I sent out an email to my friends warning about what happened.. When I typed (without the spaces) d e a f a d v o c a c y, the d e a f a d v o was **’ed. And every time I type that word without the spaces, Norton gives an alert that my computer wants to transmit passwords to that site.
I’ve run Ad-Adware 2007, and removed a bunch of spyware. I also ran Spybot – Search and Destroy, removed a bunch of spyware.. and now I am running Webroot Spy Sweeper in hopes of removing this keylogger.
This is not exactly a virus, per se. But it seems to me that this is a customized spyware, a keylogger to record every time someone types the word deaf advocacy together, so they get our passwords so they know what we’re discussing about that organization.
I’ve already reported this to DeafRead, and they think it’s an issue with my computer, not with that blog site. I disagree, so that’s why I’m blogging about what happened. I’ve also contacted law enforcement about this.
Do not visit the Orange Deafie blog! You will get spyware!
See below for my Norton Log about what happened when I accidentally visited that blog.
Date Time: 8/24/2007 3:20:41 PM
User: Supervisor
Action: Blocked
Type: HTTP
Category: Password
Data: ********
Destination: http://www.********cacy.org/icons/broken.gif
Date Time: 8/24/2007 3:20:20 PM
User: Supervisor
Action: Blocked
Type: HTTP
Category: Password
Data: ********
Destination: http://www.********cacy.org/blog/2007/08/response-to-carl-schroeders-yesterdays.
Date Time: 8/24/2007 3:20:27 PM
User: Supervisor
Action: Blocked
Type: HTTP
Category: Password
Data: ********
Destination: http://www.********cacy.org/icons/ball.red.gif
Date Time: 8/24/2007 3:20:32 PM
User: Supervisor
Action: Blocked
Type: HTTP
Category: Password
Data: ********
Destination: http://www.********cacy.org/icons/apache_pb.gif