[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] an issue

[Steve Isenberg]

THIS MIGHT BE USEFUL
I did a Yahoo search for "3 viruses found glsfreeads.com" and see an entry
Sep 17, 2023 "*Glsfreeads.com* deceives users into enabling push
notifications so it can spam devices with disruptive ads. The site uses
fake browser errors that tell you to “Allow Notifications”
Apparently it's called the "glsfreeads-com-scam"
see: https://malwaretips.com/blogs/glsfreeads-com-scam/  for info and
removal steps.
Once this stuff gets running it'll come up even if you're not using a
browser.

Another site with info and removal steps.
https://securedstatus.com/how-to-remove-glsfreeads-com/

The steps to remove are too long to repeat here (I've tried it!). Maybe use
another computer, phone or tablet to view the page and the steps.
Good luck.
-steve






On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 4:13 PM John Rudy via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
wrote:

> I have only been in chrome and outlook and they opened up in both.  I just
> rebooted 2-3 minutes ago and they haven’t shown up yet.
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> *From:* Adam Broun <abroun at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, November 10, 2023 4:03 PM
> *To:* palbin24 at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* jjrudy1 at comcast.net; Lex Computer Group <lctg at lists.toku.us>
> *Subject:* Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] an issue
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> When do these messages appear?  Upon boot up?  After opening a browser
> window? Other? That might narrow down where to look (e.g in startup folder
> or registry,  browser settings, etc.
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> On Nov 10, 2023, at 15:59, palbin24 at yahoo.com wrote:
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> I’m reluctant to suggest major surgery and I hope someone has a good idea
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> A middle ground might be reinstalling the OS. There are tools from
> Microsoft and perhaps your computer vendor to help. Wait to see if there
> are any other options before going down this road.
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> Peter
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> On Nov 10, 2023, at 3:47 PM, John Rudy via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
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> They are back, so Malware Bytes didn’t do it.
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> *From:* Adam Broun <abroun at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, November 10, 2023 3:39 PM
> *To:* jjrudy1 at comcast.net
> *Cc:* Lex Computer Group <lctg at lists.toku.us>
> *Subject:* Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] an issue
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> Check the home page settings in your browser.  My guess is a script got
> triggered that put something funky in there.  And try running the inbuilt
> Windows virus scan.
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> On Nov 10, 2023, at 15:27, John Rudy via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
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> Starting this morning I began to receive these messages.  I assumed that
> they were a scam and I do not believe I have McAfee on my system.  I have
> not clicked on either t
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> the Yes or No Thanks.  But they are covering things up and I seem unable
> to get rid of them.
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> I did close down mail and rebooted, but they are back.  Any thoughts?
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