Originally Posted by warescouse (Post 34581214)

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When Phorm was 121Media
This was a page advertising ContextPlus

http://web.archive.org/web/200601101...ntextplus.com/

Does any of that that sound familiar?

Originally Posted by Kent;

Due to concerns over the practices of some of its distribution partners, ContextPlus has determined that it is no longer able to ensure the highest standards of quality and customer care and therefore is discontinuing further distribution of its software.

Originally Posted by warescouse (Post 34581214)

I thought this may be of interest.

This was the record on the wayback machine which keeps a history of web pages over time.

When Phorm was 121Media
This was a page advertising ContextPlus

http://web.archive.org/web/200601101...ntextplus.com/

Does any of that that sound familiar?

Next an interesting comment on a blog :- see the eweek reference
http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/3067

Next the same page from the wayback machine when ContextPlus shut down
http://web.archive.org/web/200606130...ntextplus.com/

And finally
What f-secure says about it all
http://www.f-secure.com/sw-desc/apropos.shtml

Reading between the lines I see the same smoke and mirrors then that I see today from Phorm. They may have changed their name from 121Media, but they still seem to see everything in a different light to myself and many others.

Originally Posted by Privacy_Matters (Post 34580720)

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VM Customers

Are any other VM Customers having serious difficulties browsing including the following:

- Pages not loading, requiring a refresh - Yes
- Pages timing out consistently - Yes
- Pages loading in Plain Text only - No
- Tracerts indicating Traffic Management with Specific types of Traffic through the UBR - Havn't done a test

Originally Posted by Privacy_Matters (Post 34580757)

I've noticed that particular media sources are routed through the same IP on the UBR - and these I never have problems with:

five.tv (213.86.253.5): 77-96-1-33.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
bbc.co.uk (212.58.224.131): 77-96-1-33.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
itv.com (83.98.74.134): 77-96-1-33.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
thesun.co.uk (143.252.148.160): 77-96-1-33.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
channel4.com (83.98.28.10): 77-96-1-33.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
virginmedia.com (212.250.162.12): 77-96-1-33.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
pokerstars.com (77.87.179.127): 77-96-1-1.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
poketstars.net (217.20.47.4): 77-96-1-2.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
bt.com (217.32.165.148): 77-96-1-2.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
tiscali.co.uk (212.74.99.30): 77-96-1-34.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
diy.com (62.6.240.94): 77-96-1-1.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
homebase.co.uk (129.35.70.107): 77-96-1-1.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk
pcworld.co.uk (195.92.228.186): 77-96-1-34.cable.ubr01.azte.blueyonder.co.uk

The others I have intermitent problems with. It should be noted that this pattern has only started over the past few weeks, and the routing is consistent.

Now, they are not all in the same locus, so why route the same way? I wonder if this is a for prioritising services delivered to PCs? Or possibly caused by the Tech issues that are preventing Edinburgh's upgrade?

What about with you? Anything similar?

Originally Posted by Florence (Post 34581222)

Reading between the lines they stopped just long enough to move in on the BT managment and started illegal trials. The legal advice must have taken all of one day to do max..

Another reading betwen the lines why they are not releasing the proof of the legal advice it is lacking on quality...

On a better note F secure still has them down as malware/spyware so BT customers could have problems if their AV is F Secure cant see them changing phorms status from malware..

Originally Posted by Dephormation (Post 34573093)

OFCOM

Originally Posted by Paul Delaney

Ok go here and download ComboFix.exe to your desktop

physically disconnect the modem cable

shut down avg (right click icon and select exit)

Double-click ComboFix.exe and follow the instructions

Avoid clicking the mouse inside the combofix blue command window

Combofix may reboot windows for you

The program has finished running when the Notepad page appears showing you the log.

Originally Posted by TheBruce1 (Post 34581286)

Combofix should Not be run blind, Combofix only targets certain infections, not all, ComboFix is a dangerous tool and is not for private use. It is strongly suggested by the creator of ComboFix that you do not download and run ComboFix unless you have first posted a HijackThis log, and the procedure is being supervised by an analyst at one of the forums that handles logs.

Originally Posted by Dephormation (Post 34581257)

I've had a letter from OFCOM indicating they are considering my complaint.

http://www.badphorm.co.uk/e107_plugi....php?6833.last

Originally Posted by Woodgar (Post 34581301)

I'm on the old NTL portion of the network (in the Midlands) and have been seeing the above for a good few weeks now.

For reference, I am using Firefox 2 and I have seen the behaviour whilst running Windows Vista, and with Ubuntu and SUSE linux distributions, and so I doubt it is a software related issue.


Also, in the spirit of helping out, I've just posted this to the BBC Webwise feedback section.

Sirs,

Whilst using google to research the new spyware program called Webwise that BT and other major internet providers are planing to implement, the first thing I came across was your very own BBC beginner's guide to the internet.

I am concerned that a prestigious public funded organisation such as yourselves are allowing your good name to be associated with such an intrusive and underhanded venture. In my mind, and in the minds of many others, Webwise will always be connected with the BBC and I hate to think that people will be duped into clicking YES on any pop-up invitation box simply because they have come to trust your advice and will assume that you are sponsoring the new scheme.

Please, for the safety of many innocent webusers, the very webusers your site is aimed at informing, I am urging you to look further into this pernicious hijacking of your reputation.