Random pop up issue

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2004-04-18 08:55am

Ok..I have this wee problem..its very embarrising..so dont laugh ..
I seem to have contracted this.err, problem and it wont clear up, no matter what I try.
When connected I get these pop up ads when I have an open window, I suspect something lurks on my machine and adaware and Search and Destroy wont fix it. AVG has not found anything.
any suggestions?

Shadowhawk · Post by **Shadowhawk** » 2004-04-18 08:04pm

Won't fix it? As in, they don't find it, or they can't remove it?

Boot into safe mode and run them both then. Also, get CWShredder and use it. If those don't work, get HijackThis and paste the scan log in this thread.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2004-04-18 08:21pm

Run msconfig and look for naughty things. My mom's computer had the same problem.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-04-18 11:08pm

Oh fun....

Did you actually use the update feature on AdAware and Spybot S&D? Download a copy of Startup (use google) instead of MSCONFIG as not every version of Windows has it (98 - ME, XP only. 2000 doesn't have it.) If you haven't already, kill the messenger service. Lastly, STOP USING INTERNET EXPLOITER! You are asking for trouble if you use it. Get Mozilla.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2004-04-19 03:22am

Vertigo1 wrote:Oh fun....

Did you actually use the update feature on AdAware and Spybot S&D? Download a copy of Startup (use google) instead of MSCONFIG as not every version of Windows has it (98 - ME, XP only. 2000 doesn't have it.) If you haven't already, kill the messenger service. Lastly, STOP USING INTERNET EXPLOITER! You are asking for trouble if you use it. Get Mozilla.

Startup..very usefull that..thanks

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-04-19 11:14am

Stuart Mackey wrote:Startup..very usefull that..thanks

Yeah, I got alot of use out of that when I ran Win2k Pro.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2004-04-20 07:20am

Vertigo1 wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:Startup..very usefull that..thanks
Yeah, I got alot of use out of that when I ran Win2k Pro.

Indeed, thats what I am running, for some reason I have never been a fan of XP..never gripped my imagination.

Sokartawi · Post by **Sokartawi** » 2004-04-20 08:48am

Stuart Mackey wrote:
Vertigo1 wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:Startup..very usefull that..thanks
Yeah, I got alot of use out of that when I ran Win2k Pro.
Indeed, thats what I am running, for some reason I have never been a fan of XP..never gripped my imagination.

Ha ha, same here, but I stick to 98 since 2k isn't too friendly on all games, unfortunately. If it was, I'd use it.

And uhh, doesnt it have something like Regedit that does the trick?

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2004-04-20 09:13am

Sokartawi wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:
Vertigo1 wrote: Yeah, I got alot of use out of that when I ran Win2k Pro.
Indeed, thats what I am running, for some reason I have never been a fan of XP..never gripped my imagination.
Ha ha, same here, but I stick to 98 since 2k isn't too friendly on all games, unfortunately. If it was, I'd use it.

And uhh, doesnt it have something like Regedit that does the trick?

regedit can be manipulated to play some games..Fleet Command comes to mind. I have long since gone right of 98..its a buggy sack'o'shite.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-04-20 04:40pm

That sounds like Gator. Do you have regular KaZaA? (not lite) Sometimes Ad-aware can find and delete the files, but the damage is done and you'll get popups all the time.

I'm sure it has something to do with tampering with IE macros rather than spyware running in the background. One laptop with XP had this thing even after uninstalling everything, but if I created a new user, it didn't get any popups, but going back to the original user there they would be again.

(something like a popup every 30 seconds, doesn't even let you type a couple paragraphs in Word)

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2004-04-21 07:01am

Slartibartfast wrote:That sounds like Gator. Do you have regular KaZaA? (not lite) Sometimes Ad-aware can find and delete the files, but the damage is done and you'll get popups all the time.

I'm sure it has something to do with tampering with IE macros rather than spyware running in the background. One laptop with XP had this thing even after uninstalling everything, but if I created a new user, it didn't get any popups, but going back to the original user there they would be again.

(something like a popup every 30 seconds, doesn't even let you type a couple paragraphs in Word)

I have never run Kazza..but since I put on startup I have sorted the issue.

Joe Momma · Post by **Joe Momma** » 2004-04-23 01:47am

While we're on the subject here's one that was fucking me over recently: Roimoi adware.

It kept making pop-ups come up even with my yahoo pop-up blocker installed and messenger turned off. Ad aware couldn't catch it and both avast and norton anti-virus would catch it but couldn't delete it. I had to go in through regedit and physically remove it (HKEY_Local Machine/Software). It keeps coming back periodically, so I'm slowly going through my regular websites one by one to see if I'm getting it through a particular site.

I think I'll get mozilla like Vertigo 1 suggested. Fucking IE and Windows XP.

-- Joe Momma