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Milla Alexandre

Join date: 22 Jan 2007

Posts: 1,759

12-09-2007 08:57

This is a bit off SL topic but it's the best place I can think of to go right now to maybe get a quick answer.....cause I know a lot of you are techies....

I have Pcillin...and my firewall is up and security settings are all as they should be.... but today after I fired up my pc and did my usual email check and SL account check... Something happened! I went to myspace to check for messeges which I rarely do, and that's where it seemed to begin.

I've been getting random pop ups ever since. I close explorer.... and still every 5 minutes or so a web page of some sort opens up!! This is drivng me batty!! I have cleaned up corrupt files and deleted cookies and you name it. The pages are still popping up....anything from shopping adds to music video pages. Does ANYone know what the hell I can do here???? (I'm afraid to log in world until I get this dealt with!)

lilly Margetts

B'elf Baby Baron

Join date: 8 Apr 2006

Posts: 93

12-09-2007 09:00

Get http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html spybot and run it.

Milla Alexandre

Join date: 22 Jan 2007

Posts: 1,759

12-09-2007 09:12

Oh.....excellent....thank you!!! These pop-ups are out of control!!!

JayDee Unknown

Registered User

Join date: 13 Nov 2005

Posts: 175

12-09-2007 09:16

Pretty good chance Spybot might not get rid of it either. It should find it however. If spybot finds something, you remove it then the thing still comes back you need to start Windows in safe mode and then run Spybot from there. That still might not work. Some of the new scamware adds a program that will reload the program over and over so just removing the original will not work.

Here is a link with some direction: http://antivirus.about.com/od/securitytips/a/removespyware.htm

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Milla Alexandre

Join date: 22 Jan 2007

Posts: 1,759

12-09-2007 09:17

E-gads!! Well we'll find out in a moment here....

Gaybot Blessed

Heavenly Input Collector

Join date: 3 Oct 2007

Posts: 306

12-09-2007 09:20

You can try going through your Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs List and see what is in there that you don't need anymore. Toolbars are bad. (assuming you have a PC and Windows XP/Vista)

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Cleowolf Merryman

Registered User

Join date: 8 Dec 2007

Posts: 62

12-09-2007 14:07

hi

i normally run spybot search and destroy and ad-aware. what one misses the other seems to catch. haven't had problems yet. also use any internet program other then internet explorer. not because they are better or more secure but because they are not micorsoft. what i mean is most of the bad things out no the net are written to take advantage of IE. i use firefox my friend uses netscape.

on a side note go to your cookies folder and empty it if you haven't already.

C:\Documents and Settings\me\Local Settings\Temp (empty it)

C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Cookies (empty it)

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Milla Alexandre Milla Alexandre Join date: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 1,759	12-09-2007 08:57 This is a bit off SL topic but it's the best place I can think of to go right now to maybe get a quick answer.....cause I know a lot of you are techies.... I have Pcillin...and my firewall is up and security settings are all as they should be.... but today after I fired up my pc and did my usual email check and SL account check... Something happened! I went to myspace to check for messeges which I rarely do, and that's where it seemed to begin. I've been getting random pop ups ever since. I close explorer.... and still every 5 minutes or so a web page of some sort opens up!! This is drivng me batty!! I have cleaned up corrupt files and deleted cookies and you name it. The pages are still popping up....anything from shopping adds to music video pages. Does ANYone know what the hell I can do here???? (I'm afraid to log in world until I get this dealt with!)
lilly Margetts B'elf Baby Baron Join date: 8 Apr 2006 Posts: 93	12-09-2007 09:00 Get http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html spybot and run it.
Milla Alexandre Milla Alexandre Join date: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 1,759	12-09-2007 09:12 Oh.....excellent....thank you!!! These pop-ups are out of control!!!
JayDee Unknown Registered User Join date: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 175	12-09-2007 09:16 Pretty good chance Spybot might not get rid of it either. It should find it however. If spybot finds something, you remove it then the thing still comes back you need to start Windows in safe mode and then run Spybot from there. That still might not work. Some of the new scamware adds a program that will reload the program over and over so just removing the original will not work. Here is a link with some direction: http://antivirus.about.com/od/securitytips/a/removespyware.htm _____________________
Milla Alexandre Milla Alexandre Join date: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 1,759	12-09-2007 09:17 E-gads!! Well we'll find out in a moment here....
Gaybot Blessed Heavenly Input Collector Join date: 3 Oct 2007 Posts: 306	12-09-2007 09:20 You can try going through your Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs List and see what is in there that you don't need anymore. Toolbars are bad. (assuming you have a PC and Windows XP/Vista) _____________________
Cleowolf Merryman Registered User Join date: 8 Dec 2007 Posts: 62	12-09-2007 14:07 hi i normally run spybot search and destroy and ad-aware. what one misses the other seems to catch. haven't had problems yet. also use any internet program other then internet explorer. not because they are better or more secure but because they are not micorsoft. what i mean is most of the bad things out no the net are written to take advantage of IE. i use firefox my friend uses netscape. on a side note go to your cookies folder and empty it if you haven't already. C:\Documents and Settings\me\Local Settings\Temp (empty it) C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Cookies (empty it)