The 7 most hated Internet inventions

[Kevin Lancaster]

The 7 most hated Internet inventions of all time

This is where pop-up ads, spam, viruses, and cybersquatting started.

 

[Ninja'd]

You won't believe what is number 5.

 

[Sonic2k]

I would like to add an eight hated invention.

Squid Proxies

 

[Progenix Oj101]

Why isn't Internet Explorer on that list? It should take the place of cookies.

 

[LazyLion]

My main beef is currently Delta Toolbar and SearchProtect.... popping up on many client's computers.

 

[Jan]

My main beef is currently Delta Toolbar and SearchProtect.... popping up on many client's computers.

Interesting... any idea how it spreads?

 

[me_]

I don't know how Twitter didn't make it onto the list...

 

[Progenix Oj101]

My main beef is currently Delta Toolbar and SearchProtect.... popping up on many client's computers.

At least they're very easy to get rid of, don't forget to check Chrome/Firefox/Internet Explorer shortcuts' properties.

 

[Rickster]

Browser hijackers are my sworn enemy, I hate them to death.

Why arnt they on the list?

 

[LazyLion]

Interesting... any idea how it spreads?

Unwanted software installed with many games and freeware.
People clicking on spammy links that look like virus warnings or offers to "speed up your PC"

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

Bloatware

Install Adobe Acrobat Reader ............................................................ and this and that and something else you neither need nor want.

 

[Jan]

Unwanted software installed with many games and freeware.
People clicking on spammy links that look like virus warnings or offers to "speed up your PC"

I asked because we have witnessed it installing itself on a pretty well-secured Windows 7+ machine that doesn't have any weird or frivolous software or browser plugins installed. Somehow got past UAC and installed itself.

Scary stuff.

 

[cozinsky]

My main beef is currently Delta Toolbar and SearchProtect.... popping up on many client's computers.

Annoying toolbars that are inadvertently installed with other software should have been on the list as well as flashing adds.

 

[LazyLion]

I asked because we have witnessed it installing itself on a pretty well-secured Windows 7+ machine that doesn't have any weird or frivolous software or browser plugins installed. Somehow got past UAC and installed itself.

Scary stuff.

Yep, I have also seen it do that. From what I can figure the culprit is old crap and temp files lying in the temp folder.
Cleaning out the temp folders definitely has an effect on it.
But I don't know what is really brining it in.

 

[LazyLion]

http://www.bitdefender.com/tech-assist/self-help/how-to-remove-the-search-protect.html

Also, please keep an eye out for any of the programs listed below. Not only do they fall in the same category, but they can also be bundled with Search Protect:

Mobogenie
Mixi.DJ toolbar
WhiteSmoke Toolbar
Delta Search toolbar
Oople Toolbar
Internet Helper Toolbar
DivX Browser Bar
Yontoo
Travelocity Toolbar
Entrusted Toolbar
Social Search Toolbar
VisualBee
Webcake

 

[Superjakes]

http://www.bitdefender.com/tech-assist/self-help/how-to-remove-the-search-protect.html

I wish I knew what drives somebody to want something called "Yontoo" or "Oople Toolbar" on their PC. It's like an online IQ test. If you have it, you fail.

 

[LazyLion]

I wish I knew what drives somebody to want something called "Yontoo" or "Oople Toolbar" on their PC. It's like an online IQ test. If you have it, you fail.

Ja, but usually it is installed with some other freeware. And then people don't know to uncheck the box that prevents the stuff from getting installed along with it.

That's why I am installing Unchecky on all my client computers...
It automatically unchecks those boxes...
http://unchecky.com/

 

[Sapphiron]

I asked because we have witnessed it installing itself on a pretty well-secured Windows 7+ machine that doesn't have any weird or frivolous software or browser plugins installed. Somehow got past UAC and installed itself.

Scary stuff.

if the user was running with client side admin rights, you cant call it even remotely secure.

 

[Swa]

The virus isn't an internet invention.

I asked because we have witnessed it installing itself on a pretty well-secured Windows 7+ machine that doesn't have any weird or frivolous software or browser plugins installed. Somehow got past UAC and installed itself.

Scary stuff.

You mean somehow it got past users. #blamejan

 

[Grep]

But there's a flip side of the coin. How many jobs has this created to remedy this issue?