What is l.yimg.com

You can push Deny all day long. It just hangs there with no response. Originally got what I thought was an update request from Adobe to update Flash Player and believe it was indeed from Adobe.

The other issue is videos start to load and then hang which I suspect might be the effect from this malware. I generally use Firefox as my default browser and will check out preferences to see if there is a way to block though I know I've blocked Pop-up ads. This only shows up when a video is played.

Adobe strongly recommends that you first uninstall any previous version of Flash Player, using the uninstaller:. Follow the instructions closely, such as quitting ALL applications first before installing. Repair permissions and restart your computer after the installation is completed.

My first attempt at uninstall prior to trying this forum was to throw Adobe flash in the trash. This time followed Uninstall procedures successfully and reinstalled latest version of flash from Adobe. Went to Yahoo news in Firefox with the video and the blocking L. How do I "Repair Permissions" before restarting? Will try that next and restart and see it that does the trick. Posted 08 May - PM.

Sillyberry, you're probably right as rain! I'm not home to review my earlier records. As rp88 mentions, I probably confused s. I cannot remember calling such malware or spyware or virus. So, I simply rebuilt my sessions and "blacklisted" the y-thingy. Com in LeachBlock.

If others want to call such a virus, or spyware, or malware -- that's on them. Posted 09 May - PM. Posted 10 May - AM. Posted 14 May - AM. It is an widget company and a part of networking sites and other technologies used for user tracking. Posted 20 May - AM. Posted 24 July - PM.

Including Ymail page. So, is this yimg is harmful or harmless? Posted 25 July - AM. Posted 01 February - PM. Posted 02 October - AM. There was a thread recently about this domain doing something to firefox users visiting youtube. The thread is linked to below. LeachBlock helped me - and it saved so much time.

IoBit Malware and AdAware were actually useless. I had to search a lot and yeah, there're hundreds of topics about s. For those who's sick and tired of this too, here's the guide how to remove pr. Community Forum Software by IP. Sign In Create Account. Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Register a free account to unlock additional features at BleepingComputer.

But end result is I cannot access Yahoo anything. I am a novice at computer virus-spyware-adware detection and don't know what to do. If I ping it from the command prompt, it responds promptly. So I installed Firefox. And it worked Then it quit. The same thing happens. So I installed Chrome. No access. After seeing these cases, we can know that l.

Many computer victims claim that if they try to open Yahoo. In some cases, victims may see l. In such case, you are not able to access the intended sites.