Defensewall:Best Buy Website Alert

Discussion in 'other anti-malware software' started by Boost, Oct 25, 2009.

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  1. Boost

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    Strange alert I got while checking out the weekly ad on Best Buy's website today. I was entering in my zip code at the time of the alert.

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    Boost, Oct 25, 2009
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  2. LoneWolf

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    Getting the same with Opera. o_O
     

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  3. Tony

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    Not really that strange.
    In this case the user has to make the choice whether the web site is trusted or not.
     
    Tony, Oct 25, 2009
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    JRViejo, Oct 25, 2009
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  5. Boost

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    I wish I knew more about why this happens...
     
    Boost, Oct 25, 2009
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  6. JRViejo

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    Boost, hang in there. Perhaps Ilya will see this thread and make further comments.
     
    JRViejo, Oct 25, 2009
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  7. Boost

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    They collect demographic information in order to determine where to direct their advertising. Only the info you enter into that little box is used and that is pretty much done by a script. I guess I'm not really too concerned about it.
    There really isn't any other info they could get.
     
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  8. Hugger

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    Wouldn't Keyscrambler help with this?
     
    Hugger, Oct 25, 2009
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  9. Boost

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    Nope,just tried with Keyscrambler on,same result.
     
    Boost, Oct 25, 2009
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  10. Kees1958

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    No, it won't prevent, it just makes the collected keystrokes useless.

    Keyscrambler scrambles the text to jibberish/nonsense in case you would allow a keylogger through this mechanism.

    We use IE8 for Go banking/shopping mode, therefore I have added keyscrambler free for IE.

    Regards Kees
     
    Kees1958, Oct 26, 2009
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  11. Ilya Rabinovich

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    It means the website is using input collection method based on GetKeyState method. I don't think it's any malicious.
     
    Ilya Rabinovich, Oct 26, 2009
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