[Tfug] My Opera browser has malware

[Brad Becker]

Seems a bit drastic.  No antispyware/eradicator linux program?

> What about nuking your Opera install?  Clear all bits of it out, perhaps
> search a few times to make sure it's totally gone (file/folders, any  
> local
> profiles stored, etc) and then make a clean re-install.
>
> Keep us posted...This sounds awfully interesting...
>
> -Chris
>
> On 1/5/07, Brad Becker <investmgmt at s91195370.onlinehome.us> wrote:
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>> > Seems I've been infected with some type of malware which redirects to
>> > mediaplex.  I'm using Opera and Kubuntu.  In searching for a removal
>> > solution I see numerous avenues available to Win users, none so far  
>> for
>> > Linux.  One of the reasons for moving to Linux was to avoid crap like
>> > this.
>> >
>> > What do I do?  Thanks.
>> >
>> > - Brad Becker
>>
>> Additional info:  this seems to be invoked specifically when trying to  
>> go
>> to
>> yahoo mail by typing mail.yahoo.com.
>>
>> I can delete the mediaplex cookie using Opera's tool functions but the
>> cookie reappears.
>>
>>
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