Comments on: Zynga Toolbar Seems to Have Been Hacked by Rockholmi.ru http://thenewsoftoday.com/zynga-toolbar-seems-to-have-been-hacked-by-rockholmi-ru/3847/ Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Adam Timberlake http://thenewsoftoday.com/zynga-toolbar-seems-to-have-been-hacked-by-rockholmi-ru/3847/#comment-13412 Adam Timberlake Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:46:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=3847#comment-13412 Hmm, Question. I had installed The Zynga Toolbar before this occurred and still currently have it. I am not positively sure if it is or is not the infected toolbar. I am currently using Firefox, So I went to Tools, Add-Ons, Extensions, and then saw that Zynga toolbar was actually in my extensions. If you click the options button beside the Zynga toolbar and uncheck the "Send Usage Statistics" that is instated to "Help them improve their toolbar" then you will be able to see the toolbar clearly. As long as the Russian Radio station name doesn't appear on the toolbar then I believe it's perfectly safe. That is not to say "Do not run antivirus, You may need to run it just as a precautionary measure" I am simply stating this to maybe ease some confusion but then again, You may have actually acquired the toolbar with the Russian Radio Station name problem occurring. I simply installed the toolbar OFF of Facebook, With legitimate credentials. My question therefore is, "Could users have acquired the infested toolbar actually off Facebook?" Or, Is it just the users that installed off other sites for harmful purposes that may have acquired the infected toolbar? Hmm, Question. I had installed The Zynga Toolbar before this occurred and still currently have it. I am not positively sure if it is or is not the infected toolbar. I am currently using Firefox, So I went to Tools, Add-Ons, Extensions, and then saw that Zynga toolbar was actually in my extensions. If you click the options button beside the Zynga toolbar and uncheck the “Send Usage Statistics” that is instated to “Help them improve their toolbar” then you will be able to see the toolbar clearly. As long as the Russian Radio station name doesn’t appear on the toolbar then I believe it’s perfectly safe. That is not to say “Do not run antivirus, You may need to run it just as a precautionary measure” I am simply stating this to maybe ease some confusion but then again, You may have actually acquired the toolbar with the Russian Radio Station name problem occurring. I simply installed the toolbar OFF of Facebook, With legitimate credentials. My question therefore is, “Could users have acquired the infested toolbar actually off Facebook?” Or, Is it just the users that installed off other sites for harmful purposes that may have acquired the infected toolbar?

]]> By: Burt Green http://thenewsoftoday.com/zynga-toolbar-seems-to-have-been-hacked-by-rockholmi-ru/3847/#comment-8724 Burt Green Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:39:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=3847#comment-8724 Happened to me yesterday. I had no idea where it came from. Happened to me yesterday. I had no idea where it came from.

]]> By: Kate Stalzer http://thenewsoftoday.com/zynga-toolbar-seems-to-have-been-hacked-by-rockholmi-ru/3847/#comment-8591 Kate Stalzer Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:35:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=3847#comment-8591 My husband and I both had the .ru change to our Z toolbar on separate computers this morning. Avast and Spybot did not find anything unusual, but as a precaution, we uninstalled the toolbar from Programs, rebooted and changed passwords to sites we visited this morning. We will be interested to learn more about what happened here! My husband and I both had the .ru change to our Z toolbar on separate computers this morning. Avast and Spybot did not find anything unusual, but as a precaution, we uninstalled the toolbar from Programs, rebooted and changed passwords to sites we visited this morning. We will be interested to learn more about what happened here!

]]> By: 'Robyn B. Holmes' http://thenewsoftoday.com/zynga-toolbar-seems-to-have-been-hacked-by-rockholmi-ru/3847/#comment-8569 'Robyn B. Holmes' Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:07:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=3847#comment-8569 as if anyone believes this was an accident. i bet only a little digging will be needed to connect this company to DST (zynga and facebooks main investor) and of course zynga wont admit it but what else would the point of bribing users to get the toolbar really be unless shit like this was planned from the get go? i warned users about the toolbars before they were even released, and despite how the toolbar forced users to give access to their inboxes, the bribes were enough to get them tons of suckers :/ grrrrr no wonder i hate zynga,they even had my fb page deleted because i was showing all the users the facts behind zyngas trickery :/ dont buy zynga stocks no matter what you do. when they go for their IPO ,everyone will learn how false the metrics and zyngas profitability claims are. zynga is just another word for ENRON!!!!!!!! as if anyone believes this was an accident. i bet only a little digging will be needed to connect this company to DST (zynga and facebooks main investor)
and of course zynga wont admit it but what else would the point of bribing users to get the toolbar really be unless shit like this was planned from the get go?

i warned users about the toolbars before they were even released, and despite how the toolbar forced users to give access to their inboxes, the bribes were enough to get them tons of suckers :/ grrrrr
no wonder i hate zynga,they even had my fb page deleted because i was showing all the users the facts behind zyngas trickery :/

dont buy zynga stocks no matter what you do.
when they go for their IPO ,everyone will learn how false the metrics and zyngas profitability claims are. zynga is just another word for ENRON!!!!!!!!

]]> By: 'Robyn B. Holmes' http://thenewsoftoday.com/zynga-toolbar-seems-to-have-been-hacked-by-rockholmi-ru/3847/#comment-8570 'Robyn B. Holmes' Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:07:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=3847#comment-8570 see i tried warning the peeps :/ http://www.yovilleonline.com/index.php/topic,10036.0.html see i tried warning the peeps :/
http://www.yovilleonline.com/index.php/topic,10036.0.html

]]> By: David Alexander http://thenewsoftoday.com/zynga-toolbar-seems-to-have-been-hacked-by-rockholmi-ru/3847/#comment-8563 David Alexander Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:42:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=3847#comment-8563 A Russian Company paid Zynga 200 million back in Dec 09... don't be surprised if this isn't an "accident." A Russian Company paid Zynga 200 million back in Dec 09… don’t be surprised if this isn’t an “accident.”

]]> By: Erik Ilves http://thenewsoftoday.com/zynga-toolbar-seems-to-have-been-hacked-by-rockholmi-ru/3847/#comment-8560 Erik Ilves Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:33:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=3847#comment-8560 http://forum.conduit.com/experts/rockholmi-ru-toolbar/ - seems it was a glitch, not a malware attack. just have to refresh the toolbar and everything will be ok. http://forum.conduit.com/experts/rockholmi-ru-toolbar/ – seems it was a glitch, not a malware attack. just have to refresh the toolbar and everything will be ok.

]]> By: Mark Chantiny http://thenewsoftoday.com/zynga-toolbar-seems-to-have-been-hacked-by-rockholmi-ru/3847/#comment-8540 Mark Chantiny Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:02:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=3847#comment-8540 have you posted the above on Facebook?...this whole thing is pretty irritating to say the least.... have you posted the above on Facebook?…this whole thing is pretty irritating to say the least….

]]> By: Mark Chantiny http://thenewsoftoday.com/zynga-toolbar-seems-to-have-been-hacked-by-rockholmi-ru/3847/#comment-8541 Mark Chantiny Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:02:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=3847#comment-8541 have you posted the above on Facebook?...this whole thing is pretty irritating to say the least.... have you posted the above on Facebook?…this whole thing is pretty irritating to say the least….

]]> By: Mark Chantiny http://thenewsoftoday.com/zynga-toolbar-seems-to-have-been-hacked-by-rockholmi-ru/3847/#comment-8539 Mark Chantiny Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:59:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=3847#comment-8539 Have same issue with my Firefox here in US (Louisiana)...how'd this happen..thought Zynga was more together than this.....also refreshing page and/or restarting computer doesn't work either.....chantinymark@yahoo.com Have same issue with my Firefox here in US (Louisiana)…how’d this happen..thought Zynga was more together than this…..also refreshing page and/or restarting computer doesn’t work either…..chantinymark@yahoo.com

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