How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold your browser captive until you install their software?

[Tom]

How do we get out of the browser infinite loop quicksand when we navigate
to web pages designed to lock us in and force us to hit the "pay me" button
(whatever they want to force you to do)?

These are just a sample of nasty quicksand web pages I've run into which
lock your browser into a loop and won't let you get out until you hit the
"install" or "run" or "OK" button... (whatever it is they want you to do).

http://www.spywareiso.com

http://antivirus-scanner.com

http://findyourlink.net

http://www.findyourlink.net

http://spywareiso2008.com

http://www.spywareiso2008.com

http://www.immenseclips.com

http://antivirus2009-scanner.com

http://thecatalogfree.net

etc.

When you navigate to these quicksand links, you can not get out of their
infinite loop with your browser no matter what you do. I'm forced to
control alt delete and kill the browser from the task manager ... but I ask
....

Is there a more graceful way, after the fact, to navigate away from
quicksand domains which have a hold on your browser, other than control alt
deleting the browser process?

[Bear Bottoms]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold yourbrowser captive until you install their software?

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:04:02 -0500, Tom <twilson3@hotma il.comwrote:

How do we get out of the browser infinite loop quicksand when we navigate
to web pages designed to lock us in and force us to hit the "pay me"
button
(whatever they want to force you to do)?
>
These are just a sample of nasty quicksand web pages I've run into which
lock your browser into a loop and won't let you get out until you hit the
"install" or "run" or "OK" button... (whatever it is they want you to
do).
>
>
When you navigate to these quicksand links, you can not get out of their
infinite loop with your browser no matter what you do. I'm forced to
control alt delete and kill the browser from the task manager ... but I
ask
...
>
Is there a more graceful way, after the fact, to navigate away from
quicksand domains which have a hold on your browser, other than control
alt
deleting the browser process?

Why not just close the tab/page? BTW, some of these links are dangerous to
persons who would navigate to them out of curiosity. Not a good idea Tom.

--
Bear Bottoms
Freeware website: http://bearware.info

[Bit Twister]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold yourbrowser captive until you install their software?

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:04:02 -0700, Tom wrote:

How do we get out of the browser infinite loop quicksand when we navigate
to web pages designed to lock us in and force us to hit the "pay me" button
(whatever they want to force you to do)?

download/install/run firefox 3.0.
install NoScript Add On

That blocks javascript which can hide in video/flash/gif/...
from executing, some of which can be malware.


install privoxy from http://www.privoxy.org/
then add user.action rules from

http://www.neilvandyke.org/privoxy-rules/

The add privoxy to firefox
In firefox,
Edit->Preference->Advanced
Click Network tab
Connection
Settings button

click Manual proxy configuration:
HTTP Proxy: 127.0.0.1 Port: 8118
SSL Proxy: 127.0.0.1 Port: 8118
Be sure to clear the "No Proxy for" box
Click OK
Click Close

Privoxy blocks add servers, which may have been cracked
and are serving up malware.

Check out first two of those sites you posted.

http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=http://www.spywareiso.com

http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=http://antivirus-scanner.com

[Tom]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold your browser captive until you install their software?

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:14:37 -0500, Bear Bottoms wrote:

>Is there a more graceful way, after the fact, to navigate away from
>quicksand domains which have a hold on your browser, other than control
>alt
>deleting the browser process?

>
Why not just close the tab/page?

That's my whole point. You CAN NOT close the tab. It just won't close!
In fact, you can't even navigate AWAY from the tab!

What Firefox flaw are they taking advantage of that hijacks your browser
and won't even let you close the tab or the browser or even switch to
another tab. You're stuck in the quicksand and can't get out.

[Bear Bottoms]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold yourbrowser captive until you install their software?

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:06:32 -0500, Tom <twilson3@hotma il.comwrote:

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:14:37 -0500, Bear Bottoms wrote:
>

>>Is there a more graceful way, after the fact, to navigate away from
>>quicksand domains which have a hold on your browser, other than control
>>alt
>>deleting the browser process?

>>
>Why not just close the tab/page?

>
That's my whole point. You CAN NOT close the tab. It just won't close!
In fact, you can't even navigate AWAY from the tab!
>
What Firefox flaw are they taking advantage of that hijacks your browser
and won't even let you close the tab or the browser or even switch to
another tab. You're stuck in the quicksand and can't get out.

Can't help you there, I use Opera.

--
Bear Bottoms
Freeware website: http://bearware.info

[Bear Bottoms]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold yourbrowser captive until you install their software?

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:50:54 -0500, Bit Twister
<BitTwister@mou se-potato.comwrote :

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:04:02 -0700, Tom wrote:

>How do we get out of the browser infinite loop quicksand when we
>navigate
>to web pages designed to lock us in and force us to hit the "pay me"
>button
>(whatever they want to force you to do)?

>
download/install/run firefox 3.0.
install NoScript Add On
>
That blocks javascript which can hide in video/flash/gif/...
from executing, some of which can be malware.
>
>
install privoxy from http://www.privoxy.org/
then add user.action rules from

http://www.neilvandyke.org/privoxy-rules/

>
The add privoxy to firefox
In firefox,
Edit->Preference->Advanced
Click Network tab
Connection
Settings button
>
click Manual proxy configuration:
HTTP Proxy: 127.0.0.1 Port: 8118
SSL Proxy: 127.0.0.1 Port: 8118
Be sure to clear the "No Proxy for" box
Click OK
Click Close
>
Privoxy blocks add servers, which may have been cracked
and are serving up malware.
>
Check out first two of those sites you posted.

http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=http://www.spywareiso.com

http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/d...us-scanner.com

Or just use Opera!

--
Bear Bottoms
Freeware website: http://bearware.info

[Gabriele Neukam]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold your browser captive until you install their software?

On this special day, Tom wrote:

That's my whole point. You CAN NOT close the tab. It just won't close!
In fact, you can't even navigate AWAY from the tab!

Solution #1: Disable Java/JavaScript
Solution #2: Disable automatic forwarding. This will make the backup
button functional again.
Solution #3: Use a browser different from the Internet Explorer, ie one
of the Mozillas or Opera. They cannot be manipulated via ActiveX
commands.


Gabriele Neukam

Gabriele.Spamfi ghter.Neukam@t-online.de

--
Reality is something, people cannot cope with.
If they could, they would not play.

[Sherman Pendley]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold your browser captive until you install their software?

Tom <twilson3@hotma il.comwrites:

How do we get out of the browser infinite loop quicksand when we navigate
to web pages designed to lock us in and force us to hit the "pay me" button
(whatever they want to force you to do)?

Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do this.
Doctor: Then don't do that.

sherm--

--
My blog: http://shermspace.blogspot.com
Cocoa programming in Perl: http://camelbones.sourceforge.net

[David H. Lipman]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold your browser captive until you install their software?

From: "Tom" <twilson3@hotma il.com>

| How do we get out of the browser infinite loop quicksand when we navigate
| to web pages designed to lock us in and force us to hit the "pay me" button
| (whatever they want to force you to do)?

| These are just a sample of nasty quicksand web pages I've run into which
| lock your browser into a loop and won't let you get out until you hit the
| "install" or "run" or "OK" button... (whatever it is they want you to do).

< snip >

| etc.

| When you navigate to these quicksand links, you can not get out of their
| infinite loop with your browser no matter what you do. I'm forced to
| control alt delete and kill the browser from the task manager ... but I ask
| ...

| Is there a more graceful way, after the fact, to navigate away from
| quicksand domains which have a hold on your browser, other than control alt
| deleting the browser process?

If you post possibly malicious web sites it is incumbant upon you to obfuscate the URL to
make sure said URL is NOT clickable such as...

hxxp://antivirus2009-scanner.com

This will protect others from possibly getting infected.

--
Dave

http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[Tom]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold your browser captive until you install their software?

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:49:05 +0200, Gabriele Neukam wrote:

Solution #1: Disable Java/JavaScript

OK. But nothing else will work if you do that.

Solution #2: Disable automatic forwarding.

How?

Solution #3: Use a browser different from the Internet Explorer

I'm using Firefox 3.0 on WinXP and this quicksand effect certainly affects
the Mozilla browsers!

[Tom]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold your browser captive until you install their software?

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:15:23 -0500, Bear Bottoms wrote:

Or just use Opera!

I'm confused. I thought Mozilla Firefox was "the safe" browser?
What's different about Opera with respect to these quicksand pages?

http://thecatalogfree.net

http://www.spywareiso.com

http://antivirus-scanner.com

http://findyourlink.net

http://www.findyourlink.net

http://spywareiso2008.com

http://www.immenseclips.com

http://antivirus2009-scanner.com

Can an Opera user try these pages with Opera to see if they're quicksanded
to let us know what's different about Opera than Firefox when it hits HTML
quicksand?

[Roger Hunt]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold your browser captive until you install their software?

In article <zhqek.14183$xZ .563@nlpi070.nb dc.sbc.com>, Tom
<twilson3@hotma il.comwrites

>On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:15:23 -0500, Bear Bottoms wrote:
>

>Or just use Opera!

>
>I'm confused. I thought Mozilla Firefox was "the safe" browser?
>What's different about Opera with respect to these quicksand pages?
>http://thecatalogfree.net
>http://www.spywareiso.com
>http://antivirus-scanner.com
>http://findyourlink.net
>http://www.findyourlink.net
>http://spywareiso2008.com
>http://www.immenseclips.com
>http://antivirus2009-scanner.com
>
>Can an Opera user try these pages with Opera to see if they're quicksanded
>to let us know what's different about Opera than Firefox when it hits HTML
>quicksand?

You're joking Shirley?
It would be noble and valiant if you were to install Opera and try for
yourself.
--
Roger Hunt

[David E. Ross]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold your browsercaptive until you install their software?

On 7/13/2008 9:33 AM, Tom wrote:

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:49:05 +0200, Gabriele Neukam wrote:
>

>Solution #1: Disable Java/JavaScript

OK. But nothing else will work if you do that.
>

>Solution #2: Disable automatic forwarding.

How?
>

>Solution #3: Use a browser different from the Internet Explorer

>
I'm using Firefox 3.0 on WinXP and this quicksand effect certainly affects
the Mozilla browsers!

For #1:

Install the PrefBar extension for Firefox. See
<http://prefbar.mozdev. org/>. Then setup a checkbox to enable and
disable Javascript. With Firefox 2 and SeaMonkey 1.1.10, the preference
variable is javascript.enab led. It's likely that didn't change for
Firefox 3.

With the PrefBar toolbar, you can easily switch between enabling and
disabling Javascript. Disable it when you hit "quicksand" .

Also, does not the Home button on your Personal toolbar work?

--

David E. Ross
<http://www.rossde.com/>.

Q: What's a President Bush cocktail?
A: Business on the rocks.

[Bear Bottoms]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold yourbrowser captive until you install their software?

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:44:42 -0500, Tom <twilson3@hotma il.comwrote:

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:15:23 -0500, Bear Bottoms wrote:
>

>Or just use Opera!

>
I'm confused. I thought Mozilla Firefox was "the safe" browser?
What's different about Opera with respect to these quicksand pages?

http://thecatalogfree.net

http://www.spywareiso.com

http://antivirus-scanner.com

http://findyourlink.net

http://www.findyourlink.net

http://spywareiso2008.com

http://www.immenseclips.com

http://antivirus2009-scanner.com

>
Can an Opera user try these pages with Opera to see if they're
quicksanded
to let us know what's different about Opera than Firefox when it hits
HTML
quicksand?

I tried them all, Opera alerts you to nefarious activity and you can
simply close the tab.

--
Bear Bottoms
Freeware website: http://bearware.info

[Tom]

Re: How to navigate away from quicksand domains which hold your browser captive until you install their software?

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:03:54 +0100, hummingbird wrote:

Afaik the only solution is to shut the browser down and
enter its name in your HOSTS file, so you never go there again.

Hummingbird has a great answer!

Here's what I did when I went to an HTML kwiksand domain just now on
Firefox 3.0 on WinXP with JavaScript and Java enabled ('cuz you need 'em
for other pages).

1. I opened a tab to http://thecatalogfree.net with Firefox 3.0 on WinXP
2. I tried to kill the tab -the html kwiksand prevented this
3. I tried to go to a new tab -the html kwiksand prevented this
4. I tried to kill firefox -the html kwiksand prevented this
5. Rather than kill the firefox process in the task manager ...
6. I now just type Start->Run->hosts and enter the domain
127.0.0.1 thecatalogfree. net
7. I then shift-reload my browser (to flush cache)
8. Voila! A shift-reload flushes cache & dumps the kwiksand page!

Note this one-time setup:
1. Copy hosts to host.txt and to hosts.bck
2. Start->Run->Regedit to add the following key-value pair:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\M icrosoft\Window s\CurrentVersio n\App Paths
hosts.exe = c:\windows\syst em32\drivers\et c\hosts.txt

Do this every time you are caught in HTML kwiksand!
1. Go to the web page http://thecatalogfree.net
2. You'll note you are stuck on that page forever
3. Rather than control alt delete kill the Firefox browser session ...
4. Just type Start -Run -hosts
5. Enter the domain into that hosts.txt file
127.0.0.1 thecatalogfree. net
6. Write the hosts.txt file to hosts (overwriting the hosts file)
8. Quick out of your text editing session (I used vim freeware)
9. Shift Reload your browser
10. The kwiksand web page will disappear!

Woo hoo! Hummingbird found the solution to HTML kwiksand!!!!!!! !!!!!!!