| Posted by: dominique at March 9, 2005, 7:02 am | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by GrandMaster
Is this Whenu software installed with these casinos, or do these casinos simply advertise on Whenu? I have of these casinos on my computer and I have never noticed such ads.
They advertise on whenu and they are not all casinos - casino prophet for instance is a portal.
It is because of these folk's support for malware that it even exists.
I understand that whenu is supposed to stop taking gambling ads.
Most of the music download programs come bundled with malware, and I heard that Casinoonnet recently bought out Ezula's ads for the year.
Free screensaver and free smilie programs also usually come bundled with malware.
Many sites you go to that have no or little advertising, such as sites that display song lyrics, have the driveby type of malware and it jumps you without your knowledge unless you watch out. Many free games sites do too - (NOT gamesandcasino, my free games are clean!!!... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Sodax77 at March 9, 2005, 3:06 am | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by GrandMaster
The issue of spyware bundled with casino has come up a few times already, and as the Gambling Federation story illustrates, some casinos will pull nasty tricks. My point is that the information provided by anti-spyware sites is ery unreliable when it comes to casinos. One anti-spyware program thinks that every bit of every PlayTech casino is Golden Palace. Ad-Aware's comment on Microgaming is "Installs unsolicited, no uninstaller provided", which is plainly false. I would really like to see first hand, detailed, erifiable descriptions of what these programs do, instead of generic terms.
I agree. And even some casino programs/sites have "spyware"/"malware" or whatever, i receommend that you don't panic in every alert.
I can say, that example "Microgaming Malware" (in Ad-Aware), is totally harmless, and i believe that almost everyone know about this "Golden Palace malware".
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| Posted by: The Original Mary at March 8, 2005, 5:35 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
In particular, every time WhenU shows a user a pop-up advertisement, WhenU transmits to its servers the specific URL the user had been iewing prior to receiving the advertisement...
Whenever a user isits a web page and is shown a WhenU advertisement, according to WhenU's advertisement-targeting algorithms, WhenU's software sends a message to a WhenU web server. Among other information, this message includes the specific web page URL that the user was iewing prior to being shown the advertisement. A typical WhenU transmission looks like the following, sent to a WhenU web server at web.whenu.com during recent tests:
GET /offerb?url=fci_cheaptix108&pattern=akwdId_20_2944&patid=A20_2944
&src=http%3A//www.expedia.com/default.asp%3F&ver=2.54&partner=CAST1202
&insttime=3500.81&msa=M1120%2CSMA%2CR5%2CY1122
Notice the http://www.expedia.com/default.asp reference embedded within the WhenU transmission - reflecting that an advertisement was sho... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: dominique at March 8, 2005, 4:49 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
Aceclub and Starluck are Iglobal casinos and have their own software, and Starluck is among the ten most played casinos. (please don't ask me for the list - I don't remember it.) It is unlikely that they would ever join Gambling Federation.
Regarding spyware removers tagging some casino cookies as bad guys - they do that to all kinds of harmless cookies. Cookies are good for you in most cases, and harmless the rest of the time. When they first came out, people were scared of them and they have never been able to shake that reputation. They are just simple pieces of information. Like for example, WOL has a cookie on your computer - that is why you don't have to login with your password everytime. The cookie identifies you and that is all it does.
Spyware removers have become big business, and one of the ways they try to set themselves apart is by claiming to remove more bad programs than others. In that advertising effort, they have decided to remove many harmless items such as cook... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Nifty at March 8, 2005, 4:04 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
Thankyou Mary for the heads-up - I know the majority of members here appreciate the info you provide
Is AceClub actually owned by Starluck etc, or is it just the same software?
If so, then Starluck wiill join G-Fed as casinos I will never ever play at again.
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| Posted by: GrandMaster at March 8, 2005, 3:45 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
The issue of spyware bundled with casino has come up a few times already, and as the Gambling Federation story illustrates, some casinos will pull nasty tricks. My point is that the information provided by anti-spyware sites is ery unreliable when it comes to casinos. One anti-spyware program thinks that every bit of every PlayTech casino is Golden Palace. Ad-Aware's comment on Microgaming is "Installs unsolicited, no uninstaller provided", which is plainly false. I would really like to see first hand, detailed, erifiable descriptions of what these programs do, instead of generic terms.
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| Posted by: dominique at March 8, 2005, 3:40 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
The person I found most knowledgeable about spyware/thiefware/malware/adware is Ben Edelman.
Here is his latest update:
Quote:
* Spyware legislation in Congress. Rep. Bono's "Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act" purports to be tough, and it still seems to have considerable momentum. But my analysis suggests it's actually quite a weak bill -- letting many misleading installation methods continue, and granting enforcement only to the FTC (which so far has been notoriously slow to take action). See my full analysis:
What Hope for Federal Anti-Spyware Legislation?
http://www.benedelman.org/news/011905-1.html
Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.29:
* Spyware legislation in the states. More than a dozen states are discussing legislation to try to stop spyware. Some of the states propose approaches I think would actually make a real differe... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: The Original Mary at March 8, 2005, 3:32 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
Here's an excellent article about malware, short and sweet:
http://castlecops.com/modules.php?n...rticle&sid=3509
You can get malware not just from downloading a program. You can also get it from spam or even isiting a web site.
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| Posted by: The Original Mary at March 8, 2005, 2:59 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
Ok, here's a site that will tell you how to remove it manually:
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/...px?id=453073608
Ad-aware, Pest Patrol and others may also remove it; I haven't gone over their libraries yet. (update: yes, Pest Patrol removes it. Since it dates from 2002, probably Ad Aware does too).
Got to say, this is an interesting reaction and not what I expected. How about "Thanks, Mary, for doing the IGC's job for them and actually looking for casino software spyware and trojans."?
This appears to be spyware that creates popups, i.e., what the GPWA has been campaigning against and what Casino On Net has used for years. It is hidden within some other program that the user downloads and installs such as Gator or Kazaa. What is bad about it is that:
*The computer user is downloading something they didn't intend to have
*It changes settings on the user's computer without permission
*It iolates the user's security... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: bonuslover at March 8, 2005, 2:28 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
nice useless piece of garbage
it requires the user to purchase a lisence before it will remove anything from you computer
don't waste time unless you are willing to provide them with your credit card
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| Posted by: GrandMaster at March 8, 2005, 2:17 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
Quote: Originally Posted by The Original Mary
Adware : Software that displays popup/popunder ads when the primary user interface is not isible or which do not appear to be assocaited with the product.
To do this, it monitors the users surfing habits and rats them out to a central server. This is a iolation of privacy.
What exactly does Ace Club casino do? Does it install some software other than the casino or does the casino read your files while you are playing?
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| Posted by: The Original Mary at March 8, 2005, 1:50 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
Adware : Software that displays popup/popunder ads when the primary user interface is not isible or which do not appear to be assocaited with the product.
To do this, it monitors the users surfing habits and rats them out to a central server. This is a iolation of privacy.
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| Posted by: GrandMaster at March 8, 2005, 1:42 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
What exactly is the spyware in Ace Club casino? How is it different from other iGlobalMedia casinos? I have my reservations about an anti-spyware site that advertises the Alexa toolbar.
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| Posted by: The Original Mary at March 8, 2005, 1:11 pm | | Topic: Remove Ace Club spyware with this link Forum: Winner Online |
http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-ace-club-casino.html
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Remove Ace Club Casino,
description and removal instructions:
Back to adware Full name: Ace Club Casino
Type: Adware
Related files: aceclubcasino.exe, sdbinst.exe, tempupgraderassistant.exe, blackjack.dll, gameutility.dll, libeay32.dll, poker.dll, roulette.dll, sawzip.dll, slots.dll, stringresource.dll, gamerules.chm
Severity scale: (11 / 100)
Ace Club Casino description: Ace Club Casino is a new one Casino software using iGlobalMedia software.
From the Ace Club Casino developer:
The Company is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy in accordance with best business practices. By disclosing your personal infor... | | Read Entire Entry |
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