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Bo Legg
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Posted 27 Jun 2015 10:10 am |
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It's the sorry same as spyware Adobe Flash or Adobe anything for that matter up to their same old crap again.
If you care about your PC security you wouldn't have this in your PC. But you have to have it and so you put up with the crap until you discover they shoved s.yimg.com up your rear and you have no choice other than choose between being secure online or give up using your PC.
All the sites that I play streaming video, play dumb about this, my virus protection plays dumb, techs play dumb. eight different spyhunters and malewarebytes and bluh bluh removers and PC fixes play dumb as well.
You go online and they give details how to get rid of it manually. I would have better luck trying to put together a jet airliner in my living room than following those instructions.
Four techs after taking over to fix it finally just said "OH! It's nothing to worry about it just bluh bluh bluh" Yeah it's nothing to worry about because it's not their PC.
Right now folks are putting up with it, but when they discover how unsafe this is and their email slows to the point you need to log on today to get yesterdays email tomorrow they will be faced with the same choice I have. |
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Wiz Feinberg
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Posted 27 Jun 2015 2:20 pm
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o quote from a similar topic on BleepingComputer.com, "s.yimg isn't malware. It stands for YouTube image. It may may your cookie setting if you are using Firefox.
Firefox can be configured to always accept/reject cookies from a particular domain."
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Dave Potter
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Posted 27 Jun 2015 3:39 pm
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| It may may your cookie setting if you are using Firefox. Firefox can be configured to always accept/reject cookies from a particular domain." |
That's been my experience, as well. Firefox is my browser of choice, but it does have its quirks and peccadillos. In other words, sometimes, it can be squirrelly.
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 28 Jun 2015 1:48 am Re: s.yimg.com
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| Bo Legg wrote: |
You go online and they give details how to get rid of it manually. I would have better luck trying to put together a jet airliner in my living room than following those instructions. |
I read recently about these technical matters being written in language no one more than 12 years old can understand.
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Wiz Feinberg
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Posted 28 Jun 2015 8:37 am
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We are talking about deleting a Flash Player cookie, not malware. There is a Flash Applet in the Windows Control Panel. One of its tabs contains a button to delete all stored onboard content, including cookies.
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Bo Legg
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Posted 30 Jun 2015 3:29 pm
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There is no Flash Applet listed in control panel in Vista at least not on mine
I knew what yimg stood for and also knew that would only give me a clue to the Ahole program that sold me out and let this thief come into my PC. I think I made it pretty clear that it was Flash Player
This was never just a simple matter deleting or checking a box in cookies.
The tech did get the PC running faster and the s.ymg.com only slowed my yahoo email down to a snail pace but it was still there.
I turn the PC on Sunday afternoon the email had suddenly fixed it’s self.
I think Yahoo mail finally decided to do something about it instead of just playing dumb like FireFox, Facebook and all the others I could put the F word in front of.
Flash Player is about as close to spyware as you can get!!!!!!
P.S. When s.yimg.com does a lot of nasty unwanted things like causing your PC to run slower than Christmas, freeze constantly and undermines your security I’d call that malware.
Mind you I started on this before a new Flash Player download with a patch came out.
The tech didn't even have a clue at the time. |
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Dave Potter
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Posted 30 Jun 2015 3:46 pm
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| There is no Flash Applet listed in control panel in Vista |
Vista? Hah! There's a big part of your problem. Ever think about joining the 21st century and upgrading your OS?
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| The tech did get the PC running faster and the s.ymg.com only slowed my yahoo email .... |
This is a joke....right? "Yahoo email?"...who still uses that? Do you still have a Compuserve account?
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| I think Yahoo mail finally decided to do something about it instead of just playing dumb like FireFox, Facebook and all the others I could put the F word in front of |
I'd put the "F word" in front of Yahoo Mail, personally.
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| Flash Player is about as close to malware as you can get!!!!!! |
In the real world, flash video is employed in a vast number of legitimate websites, and there's no "malware" involved.
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| When s.yimg.com does a lot of nasty unwanted things like causing your PC to run slower than Christmas, freeze constantly and undermines your security I’d call that malware. |
Call it what you want, but you're wrong. If that stuff is going on, you have other issues to deal with. |
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Wiz Feinberg
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Posted 30 Jun 2015 8:43 pm
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Hey Bo, if you don't see a Flash Applet in Control Panel, but you do have Flash installed, it is probably because your Control Panel View option is set to "View by category." If you click on that label you can switch to an applet icon view and choose large or small icons. The Flash Applet icon should appear in alphabetical order. Find it and either single or double click to open it.
The opening tab is called "Storage." half way down there is a button to Delete All stored Flash content, including Flash Cookies. You can also change the permissions that websites have to store data in your browser, or the entire computer.
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Bo Legg
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Posted 1 Jul 2015 10:47 am
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Guess what today it’s back in the path to my you tube and email.
No guys it’s not funny. I spent a bundle on this computer in 2007 and it still today is good enough Pentium Quad 4GB memory, 64bit.
It has all my music programs on it, an ungodly amount of musical files and online research.
My email has stored music files that can only be accessed through the email. Changing this email is not an option.
Every thing has worked perfectly on this computer and on my email until about a month ago.
I’ve had techs working on this and I have researched it online and I agree with the techs that the problem is Flash Player.
Through my research and with what I gather from the techs is that one of the main purposes of Flash is apparently to secretly compromise my privacy. Flash cookies provide advertising networks with much better tracking than normal cookies do. A Flash cookie can effectively identify me (or my computer) uniquely it becomes very easy for internet ad agencies to profile me specifically.
The only thing that Flash threatens more than your privacy is your security. Flash has been riddled with exploitable vulnerabilities and one good example is “s.yimg.com”
So blame me, call me stupidly outdated and praise the bastard that did this to me.
Look real close at the misleading Flash Player help and Setting Manager that guarantee the non-tech average Joe will just give them control of their computer.
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Wiz Feinberg
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Bo Legg
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Posted 1 Jul 2015 12:19 pm
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I saw the tech get into it once but it seems to be Flashes and techs little secret on my computer.
I'm sure it's deliberate on Flashes part to make this next to impossible.
So tell me how!!! |
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Wiz Feinberg
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Posted 1 Jul 2015 1:01 pm
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| Bo Legg wrote: |
I saw the tech get into it once but it seems to be Flashes and techs little secret on my computer.
I'm sure it's deliberate on Flashes part to make this next to impossible.
So tell me how!!! |
Lol
Bo, go to Control Panel. When it opens, if you don't see a boatload of icons for all kinds of things, including Flash Player, you are in "Category" view. That offers a handful of sections with links to sub-sections under the main titles. You need to mouse up and to the right where you should see the words "View by:" followed by one of these options: Category, Large icons, or Small icons. If it says Category, click on Category to open the options list, then click on Large Icons. Control Panel will immediately switch to an icons view, where the Flash icon is hidden.
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Bo Legg
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Posted 1 Jul 2015 3:07 pm
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I don't mean to sound ungrateful and I do appreciate the help I'm getting here.
I have tried previously all the things you suggest long ago and they all wind up at "view 32 bit control panel" where a flash icon shows up and set the options and delete all stored. But the "s.yimg.com" still shows in the path at my email and youtube.
I supposition there is another location for a 64bit control panel which has a Flash storage and I'm never going to be able to find it.
If I didn't know it was there right now I would think everything is OK because my PC is working fine and the only thing slow is my email.
Well it's still there and I suspect I'm not the only one that has it but others just don't notice or care thinking oh well that thing is all patched up now thanks to that wonderful savior Adobe do be do be do!!! |
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Bo Legg
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Posted 1 Jul 2015 3:40 pm
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Go to Flash Player Help and get the run around and find no help at all in finding their Flash Player settings.
They act like no one has ever ask the question before and they don't address it. The problem is they have no competition so they don't give a crap.
Stuart bought another PC yesterday (not to replace this one) just that it was time to uprade.
We've spent 2days trying to get rid of all the bullshit apps and all kinds of crap. After 2 days of this all of a sudden the Flash Player popup is not happy with us. I guess we missed the message where we were suppose to bend over and apply the KY gel.
It appears you have to hire a tech just to set up your new computer.
How long are we going to put up with this crap? It's only going to get worse. |
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Wiz Feinberg
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Posted 1 Jul 2015 11:23 pm
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It is possible to disable Flash Player in your browser and only allow it to run on websites you approve of. Tell me what make and version your primary web browser is and I will try to help you rein it in.
Also, if you don't care to have Flash at all, it can be totally uninstalled. If you can't find the Uninstall feature in Control Panel, CCleaner can do the job for you. Contact me for details.
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Scott Duckworth
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Bo Legg
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Posted 2 Jul 2015 9:51 am
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Wiz you know and Flash Player knows I'm not going to remove Flash from my computer. That's the whole problem.
So Flash Player is just all hunky dory now that they added a way too late patch.
And we should all just forget that their misleading settings and continually leaving our security vulnerable for their varied self serving purposes is what caused this problem in the first place .
I personally am not happy having to bend over and take it and have no choice but to join the Flash Player butt kissing club just to get a little better video quality.  |
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Bo Legg
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Posted 5 Jul 2015 1:51 pm
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| Wiz I would like to take advantage of your offer of help. Right now I've got a real heavy pickin' schedule and don't have the time to work on my PC. |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 5 Jul 2015 3:24 pm
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I have to agree with you on principle on a lot of this stuff, Bo, even if the details are different.
I spent a couple of hours removing the influence on my Chrome page of a simple 'app' for converting bitmaps to jpegs the other day.
It kind of took over, and I couldn't find the location of the file in the 'puter.
I was able to change the appearance of things myself, after considering what resources, the Wiz included, I was going to seek,
and after running malware and virus utilities, having gotten bitten before.
My internet experiences become less fun. It's not the old fogey thing, just wondering how we 'allowed' things to become this way.
No wonder I don't get out much any more, except for visits to this forum. Makes me itch all the more to sit at a steel guitar.
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Posted 5 Jul 2015 4:00 pm
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that you can open a bitmap and save it as JPG in Microsoft's Paint. Apple's Preview application does the same on Macs (hold down the option key to see "Save as..." in the File menu).
As for Flash - it's not needed on modern browsers at all. Since Apple dumped support for Flash on iPhones 5 years ago, everyone has switched over to HTML5 embedded video protocols. The only things using Flash these days are outdated display ads.
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 5 Jul 2015 4:02 pm
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You're probably not wrong. In a hurry, I couldn't find it as I was accustomed to doing. The process taught me a lesson. What doesn't these days?
I'm encouraged to deal with these things quickly and get back to music.
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Dave Potter
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Posted 6 Jul 2015 5:18 am
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| My internet experiences become less fun. It's not the old fogey thing, just wondering how we 'allowed' things to become this way. |
Well, it's been my observation that one way it happens is through "freeware" on the web. Many people seem to think everything should be "free", and often seek "free" software on the web to address their needs, going to great lengths to avoid having to actually spend money on quality software to do the same job.
"Free stuff" is a malware magnet; malware coders look at it as an opportunity. Anytime you decide to download and install "freeware", be aware there may be some unpleasant consequences, and be prepared to deal with them. If you're not, the solution is obvious; just don't do it. |
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