Gator tried to infiltrate my browser!

[MrDetermination]

I'm pretty sure it was this site. I've only been to one other domain in the past hour or so and when I clicked over to here a pop up opened that I couldn't bring to front (just a "..." for a title). Then a software installation screen dialog box came up and asked me if I'd like to install gator.

Of course I declined and dipped my laptop in holy water immediately.



Then I farted in Gator's general direction.

I just thought you'd like to know.

IE 6
Fully Patched
Relatively clean cache
Win2k

Edit: The other domain was arstechnica.infopop.net and I'm like 99% sure it wasn't them.

[Ketil]

you know, Gator is nothing but spyware

[pj64er]

dude, thats why he didnt install it.

[Eagle]

I hate Gator, but more than anything I absolutely hate that mouse cursor program that keeps trying to install itself without asking first. However, I've never encountered Gator on this website. I think it must have been somewhere else.

[Slougi]

It might have been one of those exit pop-ups maybe?

[Martin]

I've never seen anything like that, and I'm pretty sure I'm one of the persons browsing the network the most.

[flow``]

absolutely hate that mouse cursor program that keeps trying to install itself without asking first

Comet Curses? i havent seen that in quite a while now..

[CpU MasteR]

Originally posted by flow``


Comet Curses? i havent seen that in quite a while now..

rofl... I hate that too

[flow``]

erm.. i meant comet curser

[Eagle]

Lets not forget Bonzai Buddy, that is not only spyware but if you try to uninstall it, it will trash your windows installation. I used to work at a college computer lab and people were always installing that. We had to re-ghost the entire system whenever it happened.