What *is* This?

[boxturt]

This code snippet keeps appearing in my pages, sometimes several times to a page. I have no idea where this is coming from. It appears in 'View Source' but not in the edit facility in cpanel.

 

Thoughts?

 

><script language="JavaScript">
<!--

function SymError()
{
 return true;
}

window.onerror = SymError;

var SymRealWinOpen = window.open;

function SymWinOpen(url, name, attributes)
{
 return (new Object());
}

window.open = SymWinOpen;

//-->
</script>

 

And then later...

 

><script language="JavaScript">
<!--
var SymRealOnLoad;
var SymRealOnUnload;

function SymOnUnload()
{
 window.open = SymWinOpen;
 if(SymRealOnUnload != null)
 SymRealOnUnload();
}

function SymOnLoad()
{
 if(SymRealOnLoad != null)
 SymRealOnLoad();
 window.open = SymRealWinOpen;
 SymRealOnUnload = window.onunload;
 window.onunload = SymOnUnload;
}

SymRealOnLoad = window.onload;
window.onload = SymOnLoad;

//-->
</script>

 

Thanks and Happy Holidays

[TCH-Andy]

Hi Boxturt,

 

Which domain is this on? I checked your main account and couldn't see it in the source.

[TCH-Andy]

I did a bit more digging ....

 

My guess at the moment is that you are using Norton. From the symantic website,

 

SymError() is inserted into Web site source code after installing Norton Internet Security, Norton AntiSpam, or Norton Personal Firewall

 

Situation:

When you browse the Web, you see a SymError( ) function inserted into the Web page source code.

Solution:

The SymError() function is a normal activity of the Ad Blocking feature in your Norton program. Unless you experience specific problems because of this function, then you do not need to do anything.

 

However, if you require that this function disappear, then you may disable Ad Blocking to stop the SymError() function from appearing in most Web pages.

 

You can try disabling the Ad blocking, and see if it goes away

[boxturt]

Thanks Andy.

 

Annoying. Unfortunately the Norton Ad-block IS disabled but the code is still there. Ill have a better look at things after work today. Thanks again.

[boxturt]

Ok, turns out the Ad-Block was disabled and Pop-up Blocker was ENABLED thusly the problem and when disabled the code did go away.

 

How very odd indeed.

[TCH-Andy]

I'm glad it's sorted

 

Thanks for letting us know