-=PCTechTalk=- Re: problem
- From: ~OoO~ <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 08:26:02 -0500
I wish I knew... but that's why I mentioned it looks like adware. Maybe
something was installed that does similar to the XP counterpart. Only thing I
can point to is something that's installed running in the background. And,
adware is the only thing coming to mind.
3 Net was mentioned by Sylvia, but did a search and can't find anything
relating. Still looking, but so far unsuccessful.
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::: Original Message by Glo
::: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 05:43:29 -0700
| So, is there no way to fix this in ME? --Glo
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| ----- Original Message -----
| From: ~OoO~
| To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 5:40 AM
| Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: problem
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| Only problem with the pop stoppers is that they work with popups with your
| browser. Sylvia said that the popups come up while NOT surfing, while not
| using a browser. So, in description, it sounds like she's getting the
| messnger popups present in XP. But, problem with that, she's not using XP,
| but rather ME.
| :o(
| So, the search continues.
|
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| ::: Original Message by Glo
| ::: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 04:52:10 -0700
|| Sylvia--I also have w-ME and I use a free pop-up stopper from
|| www.panicware.com
|| You can set it to make a sound when it kills ads (cool). I've had this for
|| a long time and no problems. Also, if you install your firewall it will
|| give you the option whether to accept something or not, so you won't miss
|| anything. Some of the guys on this list have offered to help configure a
|| firewall, so that's a possibility. I should talk, I don't have one
|| either! --Glo
||
||
|| ----- Original Message -----
|| From: sylviavandewall
|| To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
|| Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 2:36 AM
|| Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: problem
||
||
|| Hi Cris and Troth,
|| Thank you both for looking into this for me.
|| I did all the things suggested. All the updates with AdAware and Spybot. =
|| Run Panda and House Call online. Used my own Norton virus scan and they =
|| all came up with nothing.
|| On my Windows Me I don't have Administrative Tools from Microsoft called =
|| Messenger Service.
|| The pop-up I get are 2 different ones. The one I just got a few minutes =
|| ago said:
||
|| STOP you could be in danger.
|| Your computer keeps records of all your internet surfing and usage =
|| activity.
|| You CANNOT clean this history without the proper tools.
||
|| And than they want me to click on their ad which I did not do jet.
|| The other one has 3 Net in the toolbar, that's all and they give all =
|| sorts of advertisement.
|| I don't have a firewall because I've always find that difficult to use, =
|| I know it is not smart but I have a firewall on my computer downloaded =
|| but did not install it jet. I'm always afraid firewalls block everything =
|| also the things you want.
|| I tried disconnecting but than the pop-up don't show up. Only when I'm =
|| connected.
|| Sylvia.
||
||
|| 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 :::
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|| ::: Original Message
|| ::: Sent Thu, 6 Nov 2003 12:33:40 +0100 by sylviavandewall
|||
||| Hello to all,
||| I'm having a problem on my computer. I don't know if it is a virus or =
|| =3D
||| that it is called another name but I could use some help here. First I =
|| =3D
||| have these pop-up ads and I think that changes the things on my =
|| computer =3D
||| because after I've had those when I go into my favourites, I can't =
|| open =3D
||| them anymore. Also the images on my folder change every time. I have =
|| =3D
||| wastebaskets on files and telephones on other files but when I open =
|| them =3D
||| they open in the regular way. After I restart the computer things are =
|| =3D
||| good again until the ads pop-up again. The pop-ups come, say about =
|| every =3D
||| 15 minutes when I'm online.
||| I have WindowsMe and Norton System Works, also spybot and adAware. I =
|| run =3D
||| the virusscan from Norton and also the online scan Housecall, but =3D
||| nothing was found. Still I think something is really wrong.
||| I'm not an expert on the computer so I don't know where to look and =
|| how =3D
||| to find things that don't belong there.
||| Help please,
||| Sylvia.........Holland.
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