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distinguish real from fake dialog? james 09-12-2008
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Posted by james on September 12, 2008, 1:43 pm
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While surfing the web, if a dialog pops up purporting to be a
system/firewall/antivirus message requesting that you click on one of the
buttons, is there an easy way to tell a real dialog from a fake one (a link
to a trojan)?

Is there some utility that tags each pop up window so that at a glance you
can tell real from fake? Obviously, the tag should not be "fakable".


Posted by David H. Lipman on September 12, 2008, 3:37 pm
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| While surfing the web, if a dialog pops up purporting to be a
| system/firewall/antivirus message requesting that you click on one of the
| buttons, is there an easy way to tell a real dialog from a fake one (a link
| to a trojan)?

| Is there some utility that tags each pop up window so that at a glance you
| can tell real from fake? Obviously, the tag should not be "fakable".


It is moszt likely a IE Pop-Up faking a dialogue.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp



Posted by FromTheRafters on September 12, 2008, 5:00 pm
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Get familiar with how the real ones look, and act, on your system.
A good fake may not be distinguishable from the real thing, but you
won't be fooled by the ones that aren't that good.

> While surfing the web, if a dialog pops up purporting to be a
> system/firewall/antivirus message requesting that you click on one of the
> buttons, is there an easy way to tell a real dialog from a fake one (a
> link to a trojan)?
>
> Is there some utility that tags each pop up window so that at a glance you
> can tell real from fake? Obviously, the tag should not be "fakable".


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