yealt.adware on Firefox - canadianclubkingston.org website
Hi: On my MacBook Pro (OS 10.7.5) with Windows 7 – Parallels Desktop, using Coherence mode, I checked the contents of my update to my website canadianclubkingston.org on Safari. The website appeared to operate correctly, as I was able to access all of my webpages, with no interference.
However, when I checked the website in Firefox, under my Windows 7 virtual machine, the "yealt survey" pop-up presented itself. Before doing an Internet search to determine the nature of the potential malware, I stepped through the survey process, hoping to determine its nature, and counting on being able to curtail the process if I uncovered any malware-like behaviour. Regrettably, I must have inadvertently accessed an unknown hotlink, because I was eventually presented with a series of downloaded files which my MalwareBytes Pro program appeared to intercept. I attempted to deny access to each of these files, but some were repeated; hence, I am unsure whether I successfully blocked all of them. However, a immediate scan using MalwareBytes Pro reported a long series of PUP-related files, all of which I had quarantined.
Based on my preliminary Internet search results, I extracted the attached MS Word document contents, but I have not taken any action as proposed therein, pending further evaluation of the problem.
Please advise whether my canadianclubkigston.org is at risk for anyone who may access it via Firefox (and perhaps Internet Explorer, Opera, or any other browser), since I did not test access under any browser except for Safari (my default on Mac OS) and Firefox (my default on Windows 7 VM.
I have emailed the HostPapa Support staff (on whose server the subject website is hosted), but only via there "sales" recipient, with a plea to ensure that the tech support staff reviewed my situation.
From an Internet search for the "yealt.adware problem, I was pointed towards a "freefixer" freebie product. However, since it was recommended that it only be used by knowledgeable users, I have not yet executed the program (which requires a paid "pro" version to correct any deficiencies detected).
Thanks, in advance for any assistance/guidance which you may be able to provide.
Appreciatively,
Bruce
Colonel (Retired) R. Bruce Morris
Canadian Club of Kingston Webmaster
Yealt-Malware-on-Mozilla-Firefox.doc
However, when I checked the website in Firefox, under my Windows 7 virtual machine, the "yealt survey" pop-up presented itself. Before doing an Internet search to determine the nature of the potential malware, I stepped through the survey process, hoping to determine its nature, and counting on being able to curtail the process if I uncovered any malware-like behaviour. Regrettably, I must have inadvertently accessed an unknown hotlink, because I was eventually presented with a series of downloaded files which my MalwareBytes Pro program appeared to intercept. I attempted to deny access to each of these files, but some were repeated; hence, I am unsure whether I successfully blocked all of them. However, a immediate scan using MalwareBytes Pro reported a long series of PUP-related files, all of which I had quarantined.
Based on my preliminary Internet search results, I extracted the attached MS Word document contents, but I have not taken any action as proposed therein, pending further evaluation of the problem.
Please advise whether my canadianclubkigston.org is at risk for anyone who may access it via Firefox (and perhaps Internet Explorer, Opera, or any other browser), since I did not test access under any browser except for Safari (my default on Mac OS) and Firefox (my default on Windows 7 VM.
I have emailed the HostPapa Support staff (on whose server the subject website is hosted), but only via there "sales" recipient, with a plea to ensure that the tech support staff reviewed my situation.
From an Internet search for the "yealt.adware problem, I was pointed towards a "freefixer" freebie product. However, since it was recommended that it only be used by knowledgeable users, I have not yet executed the program (which requires a paid "pro" version to correct any deficiencies detected).
Thanks, in advance for any assistance/guidance which you may be able to provide.
Appreciatively,
Bruce
Colonel (Retired) R. Bruce Morris
Canadian Club of Kingston Webmaster
Yealt-Malware-on-Mozilla-Firefox.doc
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Thanks for the clarification. I have booted into Safe Mode with Networking, and run my MalwareBytes Pro program. No malicious items were reported.
I also checked Windows Task Manager "processes", but there was no indication of any running other than the mbam.exe (MalwareBytes Pro) application.
I have also downloaded, installed, and paid the $35 "contribution" for the "adblock plus" extension for Mac OS Safari.
In my Windows 7 virtual machine, a search under Computer for "yealt" produced one file (yealt.crx in C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Loc
I deleted that file.
A search of Mac OS (Bruce's Machine) for "yeast" produced no results.
I downloaded the file adblock_plus-2.5.1-sm+tb+a
Since I only use Safari in Mac OS 10.7.5, do I have to now download and install Adblock Plus to IE9, Firefox, and Chrome under my Windows 7 VM in Windows 7 - Parallels Desktop?
Appreciatively, Arbyem
I also checked Windows Task Manager "processes", but there was no indication of any running other than the mbam.exe (MalwareBytes Pro) application.
I have also downloaded, installed, and paid the $35 "contribution" for the "adblock plus" extension for Mac OS Safari.
In my Windows 7 virtual machine, a search under Computer for "yealt" produced one file (yealt.crx in C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Loc
I deleted that file.
A search of Mac OS (Bruce's Machine) for "yeast" produced no results.
I downloaded the file adblock_plus-2.5.1-sm+tb+a
Since I only use Safari in Mac OS 10.7.5, do I have to now download and install Adblock Plus to IE9, Firefox, and Chrome under my Windows 7 VM in Windows 7 - Parallels Desktop?
Appreciatively, Arbyem
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Thanks. Although I was unable to execute all of the recommendations, I consider that my problem has been resolved.
Appreciatively, Arbyem
Appreciatively, Arbyem
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Thanks for the expeditious response.
I did find your proposed resolution somewhat challenging to execute.
I executed your solution, in part. Some of the proposed steps could not be executed because of my inability to locate the designated Temporary Internet Files (:\Documents and Settings\Bruce / Owner?\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files) on my MacBook Pro / Windows 7 – Parallels Desktop configuration.
Since I do not understand why “System Restore” function had to be disabled, I did not do so.
I removed yealt from Firefox using the process from the website http://www.yealt.com/uninstall.php, and tested canadianclubkingston.org website in Windows 7 VM on Firefox. The yealt.adware survey did not appear!
I did not execute your step of restarting in Safe Mode, and I did not use Windows task Manager to delete (stop) the relevant processes associated with "yealt".
I also had to uninstall (using my RevoUninstaller Pro program) three programs which somehow had been installed (probably during the Java updating process): Optimizer Pro, MyPC Bacup, and ?????.
I did not do anything with the constantly changing files produced by the http://www.shouldiblockit.com/yealt.dll-37546.aspx website.
After all of that, I consider the problem of the yealt.adware malware, plus the removal of the unwanted programs downloaded and installed automatically as part of the Java update process for Firefox, to have been resolved.
Any further advice/guidance that I ought to receive, before I award points and close this post?
Appreciatively, Arbyem