captaincranky
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My "trusty" Westell 6100 DSL modem crapped out, so set off to "Microcenter" for a replacement.
I found a "Zoom", (Model 5990) ,combo DSL modem/ router, going for a closeout song, ( <28 bucks)!
Anyhoo, I started the install CD, when partway through the process, Spybot SD 1.6 started squawking about a malware process it was blocking. Spybot claims that "Maxadult" was trying to run. I checked this out and found that "Maxadult" is a dialer rprogram, that allegedly connects to an Italian porn site.
I told Spybot to continue its block, and completed the installation process.
The modem seems to function perfectly. I scanned the machine with Spybot and Malware Bytes, both programs reported no problems.
Does anybody have any thoughts on this? A false positive maybe? Still...
The reason I posted this is because, I may need to install the modem drivers on other machines, that don't have Spybot installed.
I have an outboard ethernet switch the would bring my network back to where it was, but this new modem is also wireless. So theoretically, I could hook up my laptop and use it untethered. (Tosh Satellite, I think it has wireless built in).
I found a "Zoom", (Model 5990) ,combo DSL modem/ router, going for a closeout song, ( <28 bucks)!
Anyhoo, I started the install CD, when partway through the process, Spybot SD 1.6 started squawking about a malware process it was blocking. Spybot claims that "Maxadult" was trying to run. I checked this out and found that "Maxadult" is a dialer rprogram, that allegedly connects to an Italian porn site.
I told Spybot to continue its block, and completed the installation process.
The modem seems to function perfectly. I scanned the machine with Spybot and Malware Bytes, both programs reported no problems.
Does anybody have any thoughts on this? A false positive maybe? Still...
The reason I posted this is because, I may need to install the modem drivers on other machines, that don't have Spybot installed.
I have an outboard ethernet switch the would bring my network back to where it was, but this new modem is also wireless. So theoretically, I could hook up my laptop and use it untethered. (Tosh Satellite, I think it has wireless built in).