{"id":3215,"date":"2014-11-28T21:29:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T21:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/?p=3215"},"modified":"2018-05-29T12:01:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T12:01:46","slug":"random-stuff-from-adware-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/random-stuff-from-adware-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Stuff from Adware Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s some random stuff found while I was working. If you see any of the ads or pop-ups on your machine, it&#8217;s possible that you have some adware installed on your machine. I recommend a scan with <a title=\"About FreeFixer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/about-freefixer\/\">FreeFixer<\/a> to track down the adware.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girlssnail.biz<\/strong> pop-up survey:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/girlssnailz.com-pop-up.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3216\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/girlssnailz.com-pop-up.png\" alt=\"girlssnailz.com pop-up\" width=\"445\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/girlssnailz.com-pop-up.png 445w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/girlssnailz.com-pop-up-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ladysweater.biz<\/strong> pop-up surveys:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ladysweater.biz-pop-up-survey.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3217\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ladysweater.biz-pop-up-survey.png\" alt=\"ladysweater.biz pop-up survey\" width=\"620\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ladysweater.biz-pop-up-survey.png 675w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ladysweater.biz-pop-up-survey-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>mma-tube.net:80 blocked<\/strong> in the hosts file:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mma-tube-net-in-HOSTS-file.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3219\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mma-tube-net-in-HOSTS-file.png\" alt=\"mma-tube-net in HOSTS file\" width=\"417\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mma-tube-net-in-HOSTS-file.png 417w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mma-tube-net-in-HOSTS-file-300x99.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unresponsive script at <strong>pijoto.net<\/strong>:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/pijoto.net-script.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3220\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/pijoto.net-script.png\" alt=\"pijoto.net script\" width=\"617\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/pijoto.net-script.png 617w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/pijoto.net-script-300x88.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>By My Savings<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/by-My-Savings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3221\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/by-My-Savings.png\" alt=\"by My Savings\" width=\"512\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/by-My-Savings.png 512w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/by-My-Savings-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>fake Java update<\/strong> hosted at <strong>fugupdates101.com<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/fake-java-update.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3226\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/fake-java-update.png\" alt=\"fake java update\" width=\"520\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/fake-java-update.png 690w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/fake-java-update-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LPT System Updater Service<\/strong>, I think you should remove it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/LPT-System-Updater-Service.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3227\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/LPT-System-Updater-Service.png\" alt=\"LPT System Updater Service\" width=\"651\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/LPT-System-Updater-Service.png 651w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/LPT-System-Updater-Service-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>creative.ad127m.com<\/strong>\u00a0pop-up:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ad127m.com-pop-up.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3228\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ad127m.com-pop-up.png\" alt=\"ad127m.com pop-up\" width=\"433\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ad127m.com-pop-up.png 433w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ad127m.com-pop-up-300x69.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>bitsearch.com:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bit-search.com-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3229\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bit-search.com-.png\" alt=\"bit-search.com\" width=\"377\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bit-search.com-.png 377w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/bit-search.com--300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pop-up from <strong>s.ad127m.com<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/s.ad127m.com-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3230\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/s.ad127m.com-.png\" alt=\"s.ad127m.com\" width=\"191\" height=\"97\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Google Update Packages<\/strong>. It&#8217;s not part of Chrome, uninstall it:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Google-Chrome-Packages.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Google-Chrome-Packages.png\" alt=\"Google Chrome Packages\" width=\"649\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Google-Chrome-Packages.png 649w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Google-Chrome-Packages-300x99.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SoftwareRefresher.exe:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/softwarerefresher.exe-startup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/softwarerefresher.exe-startup.png\" alt=\"softwarerefresher.exe startup\" width=\"710\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/softwarerefresher.exe-startup.png 710w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/softwarerefresher.exe-startup-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/softwarererefresher.exe-process.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3237\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/softwarererefresher.exe-process.png\" alt=\"softwarererefresher.exe process\" width=\"604\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/softwarererefresher.exe-process.png 705w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/softwarererefresher.exe-process-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0The socket connection to the upstream proxy\/gateway failed. Closing Fiddler, changing your system proxy settings, and restarting Fiddler may help.<\/p>\n<p>ErrorCode: 10061<\/p>\n<p>No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/socket-connection-to-the-upstream-failed1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3245\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/socket-connection-to-the-upstream-failed1.png\" alt=\"socket-connection-to-the-upstream-failed\" width=\"462\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/socket-connection-to-the-upstream-failed1.png 462w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/socket-connection-to-the-upstream-failed1-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Internet Explorer blocked a pop up from *.ib.adnxs.com.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/adnxs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3246\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/adnxs-1024x123.png\" alt=\"adnxs\" width=\"604\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/adnxs-1024x123.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/adnxs-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/adnxs.png 1036w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ads by LinkSicle:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ads-by-LinkSicle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3247\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Ads-by-LinkSicle.png\" alt=\"Ads by LinkSicle\" width=\"229\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new bundled Firefox Extensions called &#8220;<strong>Set Search Settings<\/strong>&#8220;:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Set-Search-Settings-remove.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3367\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Set-Search-Settings-remove.png\" alt=\"Set Search Settings remove\" width=\"453\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Set-Search-Settings-remove.png 453w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Set-Search-Settings-remove-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>update-for-pc-1024.com. Known to push unwanted software.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/update-for-pc-1024.com-screenshot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3369\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/update-for-pc-1024.com-screenshot.png\" alt=\"update-for-pc-1024.com screenshot\" width=\"252\" height=\"102\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also other domains on the same IP (207.244.83.26) that sounds related:\u00a0<strong>pc-update-1024.net<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>pc-update-1024.com<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>pc-update-1024.org.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FileTypeAssistant with a faked &#8220;Installed On&#8221; date:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/File-Type-Assistant.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3393\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/File-Type-Assistant.png\" alt=\"File Type Assistant\" width=\"693\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/File-Type-Assistant.png 693w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/File-Type-Assistant-300x39.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seeing connections to <strong>js.neomapobjectrack.com<\/strong> in your network log?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/js.neomapobjectrack.com-connection.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5866\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/js.neomapobjectrack.com-connection.png\" alt=\"js.neomapobjectrack.com connection\" width=\"604\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/js.neomapobjectrack.com-connection.png 663w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/js.neomapobjectrack.com-connection-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then it&#8217;s possible you have some PUA installed on your machine. I&#8217;ve also seen\u00a0app.neomapobjectrack.com and\u00a0<strong>logs.neomapobjectrack.com<\/strong> in use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>p.trkkrd.com<\/strong> or <strong>secure.trkkrd.com<\/strong> in the status bar?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/p.trkkrd.com-status-bar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6191\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/p.trkkrd.com-status-bar.png\" alt=\"p.trkkrd.com status bar\" width=\"312\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/p.trkkrd.com-status-bar.png 312w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/p.trkkrd.com-status-bar-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/secure.trkkrd.com-status-bar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6192\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/secure.trkkrd.com-status-bar.png\" alt=\"secure.trkkrd.com status bar\" width=\"323\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/secure.trkkrd.com-status-bar.png 323w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/secure.trkkrd.com-status-bar-300x111.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You should check what&#8217;s installed on your computer&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Same thing with\u00a0<strong>fasterol.org<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/fasterol.org-status-bar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6193\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/fasterol.org-status-bar.png\" alt=\"fasterol.org status bar\" width=\"342\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/fasterol.org-status-bar.png 342w, https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/fasterol.org-status-bar-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s some random stuff found while I was working. If you see any of the ads or pop-ups on your machine, it&#8217;s possible that you have some adware installed on your machine. I recommend a scan with FreeFixer to track down the adware. Girlssnail.biz pop-up survey: Ladysweater.biz pop-up surveys: mma-tube.net:80 blocked in the hosts file: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/random-stuff-from-adware-land\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Random Stuff from Adware Land<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[290],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3215"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6194,"href":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3215\/revisions\/6194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freefixer.com\/b\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}