-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Popups from nowhere?
- From: "Janette" <ghostpops@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 21:44:16 +0200
Okies thanks Glen I will delete the file and cookie.
Regarding the firewall, we are on a network at home and I am the client. I
don't think I can use a firewall on my pc?
We tried zone alarm before, but we couldn't connect to anything, so we gave
up on that. Can you recommend a firewall program? I am on a bit of a budget
and I don't know if there is free firewall programs that you can use on a
network.
TIA
Janette
~*~
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen" <glbbrown@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 9:13 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Popups from nowhere?
>
> Janette,
>
> I recommend a good fire wall. This will stop a lot of
> this. My younger brother kept getting popups and
> different virus just by visiting a certain website(s).
> None were warez or porn. I think just an unsecure
> website.
>
> I downloaded zonealarm and installed it, stopped the
> problem.
>
> Glen
> P.S. It is safe to delete that old html file you
> renamed. Also delete that cookie.
>
>
> --- Janette <ghostpops@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hmm...this is getting interesting. After I went
> > offline this morning, I
> > opened my IE6 browser and it tried to connect to a
> > site www.errorpage404.com
> > I searched on my system for anything by that name
> > but nothing but a cookie
> > came up so I searched for anything containing that
> > text and I found a file
> > called HBAR.HTML sitting in my system folder. I
> > renamed it HBAR.OLD and now
> > the IE6 problem seems to have gone away for the time
> > being. I just hope it's
> > not an important file for something or another.
> > I looked on my hubby's pc and it wasn't on his, so I
> > thought it might be
> > safe just to rename it for the time being.
> > I would just like to know if there is a way to
> > disable picking up "bugs"
> > while surfing, a way to sort of make your browser
> > safe. I don't know where I
> > picked this up and now I am too scared to surf
> > anywhere :P
> > I haven't downloaded my mail yet, just sending this
> > quick so if anyone
> > replied to my previous post I will still get back to
> > you.
> >
> > Thanks :)
> >
> > Janette
> > ~*~
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Janette" <ghostpops@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 6:42 AM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Popups from nowhere?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > This morning I opened my browser on a few
> > different sites, not warez
> > > related sites and I just got flooded with popups.
> > So much so that I had to
> > > reboot. I thought there was something wrong with
> > the site, but then I
> > > rebooted and visited a different site and the same
> > thing happened. Now
> > > something is telling me that this is something on
> > my system? I did run
> > > a virus scan and it showed nothing.
> > >
> > > Help? TIA
> > >
> > > Janette
> > > ~*~
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