286495 - "http://www.yeak.net/?557" is an adware that frequently pops up in Mozilla.

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: Security, defect)

Description

[Arlette Romano]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050225 Firefox/1.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050225 Firefox/1.0.1

This unknown webpage http://www.yeak.net/?557 pops up on my Mozilla browser
every 5 minutes and I cannot get rid of it.  I tried running my spyware software
and it still shows up. This is my first security issue since I started using
Mozilla about 6 months ago.  Help!!!

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. There is no special setup.  All of a sudden for the past 5 days, this
unknown/unwanted website http://www.yeak.net/?557 keeps appearing on my Mozilla
browser
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
I just closed the page every time it appears.  But I want to go away for good. 
Also, I do not know if this adware is related to other viruses.

Expected Results:  
Filter this popup.

Comment 1

[Ben Fowler]

If this is owing to a defect in Firefox, then we will probably need more 
information to diagnose the problem (such as the site that gave you the url).

You might find an extension for Firefox that will block sites and domains.

You might find more information about www.yeak.net my doing a STW operation for
terms like Dialer, High-cost Number, Modem.

Comment 2

[OstGote!]

see
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/dialer.yeaknet.html
for something related

check for dubios plugins, extensions in firefox

Comment 3

[OstGote!]

Sorry, I did not want to confirm this bug.

Comment 4

[John]

Server not found

      

      
      
      

      
        
        

          

Firefox can't find the server at cpanel.ev1servers.net.

        


        
        


    *   Check the address for typing errors such as
          ww.example.com instead of
          www.example.com

    *   If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
          connection.

    *   If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
          that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

This bug seems invalid? At least from the given info, there's not much to do.