-=PCTechTalk=- Re: problem
- From: Poppy0206@xxxxxxx
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 23:29:39 EST
In a message dated 11/6/2003 11:07:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> It seems like your system is definitely hit with some sort of adware. Not
> sure what, however. Could even be a virus, but I'd less likely believe a
> virus
> than an adware app.
> You said you have Ad-aware and SpyBot, and you've updated and ran the
> SpyBot. Double-check updates for Ad-Aware as well, and do another scan.
>
> What about the pop-ups that you get? Is there any indication of a name of a
> program or something? The popups, do they have a title? We're trying to get
> some sort of hint of what's running, or what to search for in Google to find
> a
> cure.
>
> Another thing... if you don't have a firewall running, get one and make sure
> its running. Then you can probably see what's accessing the net for the
> popups.
>
> Also... try disconnecting from the net entirely, and seeing if the popups
> still come up.
>
> :::Troth :::
> ____________________________________
What about looking in start, control panel, add/remove programs and see if
any programs show up that you dont remember downloading or look strange and
maybe it has spyware in it?
cristy..
(a newbie suggestion) ;0
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