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by bruce d.

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In the last 2 weeks, while browsing with Alta Vista, I clicked on what should have been legitimate web sites only to end up staring at some porno site.
Of course they now have my address, so I end up getting lots of porno e-mail, although my message filters dump most of it.
What is going on???????????

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by ebob

How did they get your email address? Just clicking on a link "should" not have provided them with that info. If it did, then AltaVista (DEC still run them?) needs to "do a little `splainin'!" since it would have been their links passing that info.

by gmscne

why do you say of course they have your address? If they git it without your consent, then look for your address in the cookie file(s). It may have been deposited there and is being recalled by some tricky pages. I would look in there and take it out.

by bruce d.

Hey guys, e-mail can be deleted with filters, it just isn't cool to click on a link that says it's for Aztech or some other computer manufacturer and have a bunch of naked broads pop-up WHEN you have a female customer standing behing you !!!!

by lordinfidel

Just curious if you were on Alta Vista or Astalavista.

The latter is a popular warez site, which when you go to a crackers site is generally populated with pop ups. (Not that I would know anything about these sites or condone going to them). Thepop-ups are meant not only to promote the porn site of the month that usually will pay the warez sites, but also to confuse the anti-cracker person.

Alot of the pop-ups will be harmless, others will be maliscious, running scans of your systems.
BTW- What website were you trying to go to? And are you sure that it was a legit site and not one of the off beaten underworld style sites.

by bruce d.

Have Alta Vista as "Favorite" for years. Listings that have shown porn have always been shown as a "sub-site" under the main listing of a legit enterprise. One that I remember was under "Aztech Co" who makes modems and other PC hardware, but the actual address started with 'aztech' but was something like 'aztechaz' ?? Don't remember exactly.

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