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#141117 1-Mar-2014 19:41
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I've started getting these fake flash player update popups, for example when i refresh geekzone, it pops up with the following every time:



And when i go to facebook for example all i see is this



all the links are just # so they dont work and both the "Install" and "Remind me later" buttons redirect to download some .exe file.

Now i have tried to load these pages on 2 other computers and they both get the same thing, and when i connect my phone to the wifi, I also get the same thing on that.

I've done a scan with Malware bytes and Norton 360 and they both come up clean.

Here is the result for Malware bytes

http://pastie.org/8814061

This is really confusing, any help is appreciated.

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RunningMan
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  #997253 1-Mar-2014 19:54
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What DNS servers are you using?



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  #997256 1-Mar-2014 20:00
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how would i check

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  #997263 1-Mar-2014 20:14
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ok i think i managed to fix it, i can now load facebook and i dont get a popup from geekzone anymore



but i cant access my router settings with admin/admin so ill have to contact them.



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  #997269 1-Mar-2014 20:26
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Try using the ones automatically assigned by your ISP instead.

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  #997274 1-Mar-2014 20:33
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ive changed it to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 and it seems to have fixed it for my pc

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  #997280 1-Mar-2014 20:43
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That won't fix it for all your other devices though. You need to update the DNS settings in your router, as these are most likely incorrect

 
 
 
 

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  #997307 1-Mar-2014 20:50
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RunningMan: That won't fix it for all your other devices though. You need to update the DNS settings in your router, as these are most likely incorrect


yea i cant seem to access the router with admin/admin so i have to ring my isp tomorrow and sort it out.

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  #997308 1-Mar-2014 20:53
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Be aware.. changing your DNS to google's ones (8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4) will cause you to access more international data and less national as stuff which is on google/akamai which used come come from local caches will no longer and because its coming from overseas it may seem slower.

I suggest that customers always use the ISPs ones which are dynamically assigned on their connection when their router connects.

Hardcoding DNS Servers isn't always good. For example ICONZ's DNS Servers which people have hardcoded on their systems and then they have changed ISPS will no longer work shortly from outside their network and some people may find their internet no longer works. The same with people hardcodding Xtra's and other ISPs with open DNS Servers. Any Day they could stop working from outside their network.






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  #997312 1-Mar-2014 21:03
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Just go to www.adobe.com and download Flash from there. You should keep Flash updated as old versions have lots of vulnerabilities.




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  #997313 1-Mar-2014 21:03
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LennonNZ: Be aware.. changing your DNS to google's ones (8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4) will cause you to access more international data and less national as stuff which is on google/akamai which used come come from local caches will no longer and because its coming from overseas it may seem slower.

I suggest that customers always use the ISPs ones which are dynamically assigned on their connection when their router connects.

Hardcoding DNS Servers isn't always good. For example ICONZ's DNS Servers which people have hardcoded on their systems and then they have changed ISPS will no longer work shortly from outside their network and some people may find their internet no longer works. The same with people hardcodding Xtra's and other ISPs with open DNS Servers. Any Day they could stop working from outside their network.







what do you suggest i do?

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  #997315 1-Mar-2014 21:09
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Rams:
LennonNZ: Be aware.. changing your DNS to google's ones (8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4) will cause you to access more international data and less national as stuff which is on google/akamai which used come come from local caches will no longer and because its coming from overseas it may seem slower.

I suggest that customers always use the ISPs ones which are dynamically assigned on their connection when their router connects.

Hardcoding DNS Servers isn't always good. For example ICONZ's DNS Servers which people have hardcoded on their systems and then they have changed ISPS will no longer work shortly from outside their network and some people may find their internet no longer works. The same with people hardcodding Xtra's and other ISPs with open DNS Servers. Any Day they could stop working from outside their network.







what do you suggest i do?


Hi,

Who is your isp?

What make and model modem do you have?


Clint

 
 
 

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  #997318 1-Mar-2014 21:22
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clinty:
Rams:
LennonNZ: Be aware.. changing your DNS to google's ones (8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4) will cause you to access more international data and less national as stuff which is on google/akamai which used come come from local caches will no longer and because its coming from overseas it may seem slower.

I suggest that customers always use the ISPs ones which are dynamically assigned on their connection when their router connects.

Hardcoding DNS Servers isn't always good. For example ICONZ's DNS Servers which people have hardcoded on their systems and then they have changed ISPS will no longer work shortly from outside their network and some people may find their internet no longer works. The same with people hardcodding Xtra's and other ISPs with open DNS Servers. Any Day they could stop working from outside their network.







what do you suggest i do?


Hi,

Who is your isp?

What make and model modem do you have?


Clint


vodafone

and a NetComm Wireless NB604N

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  #997319 1-Mar-2014 21:23
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freitasm: Just go to www.adobe.com and download Flash from there. You should keep Flash updated as old versions have lots of vulnerabilities.


but thats the thing, my flash is already updated to the latest on all the computers

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  #997673 2-Mar-2014 18:09
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Rams:
clinty:
Rams:
LennonNZ: Be aware.. changing your DNS to google's ones (8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4) will cause you to access more international data and less national as stuff which is on google/akamai which used come come from local caches will no longer and because its coming from overseas it may seem slower.

I suggest that customers always use the ISPs ones which are dynamically assigned on their connection when their router connects.

Hardcoding DNS Servers isn't always good. For example ICONZ's DNS Servers which people have hardcoded on their systems and then they have changed ISPS will no longer work shortly from outside their network and some people may find their internet no longer works. The same with people hardcodding Xtra's and other ISPs with open DNS Servers. Any Day they could stop working from outside their network.







what do you suggest i do?


Hi,

Who is your isp?

What make and model modem do you have?


Clint


vodafone

and a NetComm Wireless NB604N


May be best to factory reset your router. As it is non standard for Vodafone, did you set it up originally or did some set it up for you?

If you set it up your self, just factory reset it and setup again. Then set your dns settings on your devices to dhcp.


If some one else set up your routerthey may have changed the default password. Check with them what the password is




Edit : sorry just realised that this modem is probably ex Telstra. It is likely the default password may have been changed.

Regards
Clint

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  #997927 3-Mar-2014 07:33
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clinty:
Rams:
clinty:
Rams:
LennonNZ: Be aware.. changing your DNS to google's ones (8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4) will cause you to access more international data and less national as stuff which is on google/akamai which used come come from local caches will no longer and because its coming from overseas it may seem slower.

I suggest that customers always use the ISPs ones which are dynamically assigned on their connection when their router connects.

Hardcoding DNS Servers isn't always good. For example ICONZ's DNS Servers which people have hardcoded on their systems and then they have changed ISPS will no longer work shortly from outside their network and some people may find their internet no longer works. The same with people hardcodding Xtra's and other ISPs with open DNS Servers. Any Day they could stop working from outside their network.







what do you suggest i do?


Hi,

Who is your isp?

What make and model modem do you have?


Clint


vodafone

and a NetComm Wireless NB604N


May be best to factory reset your router. As it is non standard for Vodafone, did you set it up originally or did some set it up for you?

If you set it up your self, just factory reset it and setup again. Then set your dns settings on your devices to dhcp.


If some one else set up your routerthey may have changed the default password. Check with them what the password is




Edit : sorry just realised that this modem is probably ex Telstra. It is likely the default password may have been changed.

Regards
Clint


yea it is an ex Telstra one.

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