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pajedas
Doomheim
#21 - 2016-01-30 02:50:13 UTC

I've played without issue for 12 years, 8 months and 20 days.

It's not Eve Online causing your laptop's problems.

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Shallanna Yassavi
qwertz corp
#22 - 2016-01-30 02:56:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Shallanna Yassavi
Clover Axion wrote:
The only thing I ever used the IG browser for was Googling ship fittings.


Those sites would actually make a perfect place to put an exploit, because whoever's publishing them knows a certain outdated and likely vulnerable browser will be used to look at them, so they would know what exploit(s) to use.

... but, I don't think they'd give you adware.

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Orlacc
#23 - 2016-01-30 02:56:23 UTC
Go to malwarebytes.rg and download and run their free malware remover.

"Measure Twice, Cut Once."
Yourmoney Mywallet
Doomheim
#24 - 2016-01-30 03:27:14 UTC
Clover Axion wrote:
The only thing I ever used the IG browser for was Googling ship fittings.

t'ts and pu$$y ain't "ship fittings"
Clover Axion
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#25 - 2016-01-30 03:57:27 UTC
Yourmoney Mywallet wrote:
Clover Axion wrote:
The only thing I ever used the IG browser for was Googling ship fittings.

t'ts and pu$$y ain't "ship fittings"



shhhhh >.>
Kinete Jenius
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#26 - 2016-01-30 04:39:39 UTC
d0cTeR9 wrote:
Clover Axion wrote:
ShahFluffers wrote:
Have you been using the in-game browser?

If so... that could be the culprit. The in-game browser has terribad built-in protection.

Restart your computer in Safe Mode (without connections) and...
- delete all temp files in your computer which include, but are not limited to; cookies, dlls, browsing history, etc
- run your anti-virus
- clean up your registry
- run a system defragmentation.

If all else fails... go nuclear and reformat the harddrive.



Yes in fact I have. This is absolutely unacceptable that an IG application would sabotage my system like this. The website posted with a fix seems to have helped greatly, & I thank the community for that & particularly NovaCat13. However the ads are still appearing in the EVE launcher.


10+ years using the IG browser... never had an issue. Apart from it crashing and being VERY slow/outdated.

Id be more careful what websites you go to...

Edit: Just tried going to a malware website using the IG browser, and avast AND malwarebyte boht caught it. Even though i was using the IG browser. I suggest you reinstall your OS and get some proper anti-virus/malware protection. No the free stuff doesn't cut it.
There are a couple extremely effective free virus protection and detection software out there. Better than most of the pay to use ones.
Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#27 - 2016-01-30 06:14:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Remiel Pollard
Oh the free stuff absolutely DOES cut it, mate.

Microsoft Security Essentials. Never had a fault on my PC, and it instantly detected a trojan in something I tried to torrent once, instantly halted the torrent, quarantined it, and told me about it. Cleaning it up took less than five minutes and a reboot.

Malwarebytes is also free. The only reason you'd need to pay for a license for that is for a commercial or business purpose, but the free version is just fine for a home gaming PC or laptop.

Those two are all I have, and my self-built PC has been running smooth and virus free for three years straight, most of that time running EVE Online.

The ones you have to pay for are far less efficient, and are always blocking stuff that is perfectly safe. To unblock it you have to jump through a bunch of menus and hoops. MSSE runs passively in the background and only alerts you to PUPs and actual harmful or malicious code.

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Primary This Rifter
Mutual Fund of the Something
#28 - 2016-01-30 06:21:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Primary This Rifter
I'm in CS and honestly most of us find the OS's built-in antivirus (Windows Defender in my case) to be sufficient. That, plus being intelligent about what sites you visit and what programs you download is enough to avoid pretty much any threat.

(Windows Defender for Windows 8 and later has all of the antivirus components that Microsoft Security Essentials has)

Probably the most important thing to do to protect yourself from browser based viruses is to disable Java (JavaScript is fine, though).
Clover Axion
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#29 - 2016-01-30 06:45:13 UTC
Just to reiterate, the launcher itself is still infected but nothing else. No games, browsers, or programs. I have deleted & reinstalled EVE but it seems to be buried somewhere & continuing to target EVE. Any further remedies would be appreciated.

http://s7.postimg.org/vzhp6n0iz/image.jpg

http://s7.postimg.org/c65ldxn57/image.jpg
Nana Skalski
Taisaanat Kotei
EDENCOM DEFENSIVE INITIATIVE
#30 - 2016-01-30 07:12:10 UTC
Vortexo VonBrenner
Doomheim
#31 - 2016-01-30 07:51:53 UTC
- adblock plus
- malwarebytes
- spybot

All free. Use them. Warm inner glow.

Ensure your firewall and antivirus have exceptions letting EvE through. Never had a problem with EvE messing up my computer. As was said, if EvE was causing players computer problems the whining, wailing, and gnashing of teeth on here would be truly epic.




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Nana Skalski
Taisaanat Kotei
EDENCOM DEFENSIVE INITIATIVE
#32 - 2016-01-30 07:54:46 UTC
Yourmoney Mywallet
Doomheim
#33 - 2016-01-30 08:28:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Yourmoney Mywallet
Clover Axion wrote:
Just to reiterate, the launcher itself is still infected but nothing else. No games, browsers, or programs. I have deleted & reinstalled EVE but it seems to be buried somewhere & continuing to target EVE. Any further remedies would be appreciated.

http://s7.postimg.org/vzhp6n0iz/image.jpg

http://s7.postimg.org/c65ldxn57/image.jpg

Personally, the first thing I would do is to uninstall McAffee. But that's just me.

P.S.: I know that's not related to your actual problem, I just dislike McAffee.

Edit: does that ad in the second screenshot say "Powered by Optimum?" Kinda hard to tell; but that might be something worth googling.
Nana Skalski
Taisaanat Kotei
EDENCOM DEFENSIVE INITIATIVE
#34 - 2016-01-30 08:45:10 UTC
xpl0de
Caldari State
#35 - 2016-01-30 09:09:48 UTC
Clover Axion wrote:
My laptop is brand new & has experienced zero problems. Ever since installing EVE, strange applications have been installed, I am constantly DC'ing from EVE (& no other game or site), my browsers are littered with pop-ups, & this (see pictures below) has happened to my launcher.

If my system has been this badly infected from playing EVE for two days this is going to be an extremely short lived subscription & I would expect reimbursement of the subscription. I sincerely hope this is not the case.

Does anyone know what these symptoms might be the reaction to? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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Its funny how you immediately put blame on Eve despite clearly having no idea what you are talking about. Maybe you should reconsider dling all that porn. I'm willing to bet that's the source of your malware.

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#36 - 2016-01-30 11:18:07 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
OP, if the malware is still affecting the launcher then you haven't got rid of it entirely. Go through the removal instructions you were linked to earlier and try again, some malware can be quite insidious and it may take a few attempts to eradicate it.

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Ibutho Inkosi
Doomheim
#37 - 2016-01-30 11:29:43 UTC
Clover Axion wrote:
Ibutho Inkosi wrote:
ShahFluffers wrote:
Have you been using the in-game browser?

If so... that could be the culprit. The in-game browser has terribad built-in protection.

Restart your computer in Safe Mode (without connections) and...
- delete all temp files in your computer which include, but are not limited to; cookies, dlls, browsing history, etc
- run your anti-virus
- clean up your registry
- run a system defragmentation.

If all else fails... go nuclear and reformat the harddrive.
Try not to be an idiot, mmkay? This qualifies as the dumbest advice I've ever seen on the internet. Try to know what you're talking about before you advise someone to reformat a drive. I'd report this post, but I don't think there's a Maxi-Ignoramous category...maybe this particular case should inspire a new category.

OP - Before you accuse a tried and true company of historical significance (actually could wipe out a boot.ini with one blow) in the annals of gaming, see if you recall installing some neat little third party application all the cool kids use, that is gracious enough to wrap half a dozen other drive kidnapping applications within itself then happily plant the package on your "pristine" drive.

L2Use Your Machine.


I haven't, I checked all of my recently installed programs & I run two anti-virus systems. I do not torrent, visit the deep web (on this machine anyway), or do anything extraordinary outside of gaming or editing on this device. The possibility of the less than efficient in-game browser as the culprit seems to be the most plausible & I am solidifying my diagnosis as such. It was the game's fault.

Your smarmy & utterly annoying retorts are unwelcome & unbecoming. Either contribute or do not respond.
Well, not to repeat myself...again...it's not your in game browser. Also, we're discussing a topic here (for the benefit of more people than the two of us) not just YOU. Smarmy....that's funny. Smarmy. Sometimes people don't like what one might have to say. I can live with that. When you finally get to the bottom of your problem, or IF you do, I'm sure you'll be back with apologies all around since YOU are certainly not SMARMY. Nooooo. You're all kinds of well-heeled, cultured and POLITE, RIGHT? (Don't worry. I won't hold my breath.)

As long as the tale of the hunt is told by the hunter, and not the lion, it will favor the hunter.
Teinyhr
Ourumur
#38 - 2016-01-30 11:39:41 UTC
Clover Axion wrote:
I run two anti-virus systems


Pretty much every guide and antivirus itself when you install them tells you not to do this as they have a high chance of disrupting each others operation. I think you deserve just about any viruses and malware you get if you can't follow this basic rule.

Anyway, if EVE truly was the culprit this thread would be a threadnought as everyone else would have the exact same problem. With 99% certainty the PEBKAC.
Clover Axion
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#39 - 2016-01-30 19:13:46 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
OP, if the malware is still affecting the launcher then you haven't got rid of it entirely. Go through the removal instructions you were linked to earlier and try again, some malware can be quite insidious and it may take a few attempts to eradicate it.



I will try. Thank you for being helpful.

I have already ignored plenty of the infantile plebs here.
Clover Axion
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#40 - 2016-01-30 19:19:35 UTC
Nana Skalski wrote:
Can the OP issue have something to do with this? Its what I was writing about earlier.



Could be related. I do not know why the launcher would act as a webpage, that seems defective.
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