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Mistik

Mistik

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Alright I unplug my router for a couple of days and I bring hell upon myself. I never used to have a problem with pop-ups because all of my browsers haveblockers installed. But now I can't go 2 minutes without getting a pop-up. I clean out my computer with Spybot and Ad-Aware every day but it never ends. Is there anything I can do to stop this?
 
Learn to use an abacus and have a vivid imagination?

Have you updated your spyware definitions?

Bring up the task manager and google everything in it and stop all the bad things.
 
get an actual spyware program you have to pay for, Most of the free downloads are spyware in themselves. Why? for they are free and they want to track your usage.
 
Use Mozilla Firefox or something as a browser, that should block a lot of the popups. Some will still get through though. I don't know what the problem could be other than Ad-Aware missing a program that may be spawning all the popups for you.
 
Most of the free spyware programs are *not* 'spyware'. AdAware and Spybot are free, legitimate antispyware. However, they are not updated as often as they should be, and don't catch as much as they used to [recent tests showed they only caught about 60% of spyware, combined.]

Download and try either Giant/Microsoft AntiSpyware, which is currently the 'best' antispyware program; if that doesnt' work, [my computer didn't like it], try Counterspy. Counterspy is payware, but you can try it for 15 days.

I have noticed a lot more popups are sneaking through Firefox, for some reason, but still, there's a whole lot less than if I were using MSIE.

Kayden's advice is good--see what is running on your computer. Check Add/remove programs for anything that 'you' didn't put there.

And, of course, plug your router back in. EVERYONE on the net, esp. broadband, should have a router/firewall, preferably hardware, software at the minimum.
 
[quote name='dtcarson']Most of the free spyware programs are *not* 'spyware'. AdAware and Spybot are free, legitimate antispyware. However, they are not updated as often as they should be, and don't catch as much as they used to [recent tests showed they only caught about 60% of spyware, combined.]

Download and try either Giant/Microsoft AntiSpyware, which is currently the 'best' antispyware program; if that doesnt' work, [my computer didn't like it], try Counterspy. Counterspy is payware, but you can try it for 15 days.

I have noticed a lot more popups are sneaking through Firefox, for some reason, but still, there's a whole lot less than if I were using MSIE.

Kayden's advice is good--see what is running on your computer. Check Add/remove programs for anything that 'you' didn't put there.

And, of course, plug your router back in. EVERYONE on the net, esp. broadband, should have a router/firewall, preferably hardware, software at the minimum.[/QUOTE]

I just downloaded th latest version of Ad-Aware so we'll see if that helps. Is Microsoft the best because it has real-time scanning? In this article http://www.download.com/Spyware-Obstacle-Course/1200-2023_4-5143404.html?tag=navtop Ad-Aware recieved first place so I figured that was the best. And I always check my Add/Remove Prgrams for problems and I wil try Kayden's solution just the part about searching through my processes) But there's this shortcut for "PartyPoker" that keeps showing up on my desktop no matter how many times I delete and for the hell of me I can't fin dthe source. Gah! People who make spyware/adware should be kicked in the balls on an hourly basis.
 
[quote name='WhipSmartBanky']Boot into safe mode, before you run your spyware scanners.[/QUOTE]

How do I boot into safe mode again? I forgot. Isn't it like F5 or something?
 
Not due to realtime scanning, although that definitely helps; rather, due to large definition library.

And actually, I'm somewhat wrong--MS/Giant *was* the best, then Counterspy beat it.

http://windowssecrets.com/comp/050414/

"Sunbelt Software CounterSpy 1.0 (left, $20) is the most effective remover of spyware, according to an April 2005 PC World review. When used with the free HijackThis program, PC World says the two apps caught 100% of the nuisances tested."
 
F8

As for the party poker, right click the shortcut and select properties, that'll tell you where the executable is.
 
Also, this trojan comes up EVERY time I run adaware. Anyone know what it is/how to fix it? Its called 'Win32.TrojanDownloader.Lastad.n' I'd show you apic but I have no idea how to show pics on the new board system.
 
[quote name='Kayden']F8

As for the party poker, right click the shortcut and select properties, that'll tell you where the executable is.[/QUOTE]

It links to the website apparently. Which doesn't help me at all.
 
[quote name='Mistik']It links to the website apparently. Which doesn't help me at all.[/QUOTE]

Then theres an exectutable somewhere spawning it... but you knew that. :p
 
[quote name='spoo']Download Hijack this HERE

After you run it post your log HERE

Be sure to check what you get rid of before you do.[/QUOTE]

Thanks. I think that may have helped some because it found some Neededware.com crap.
 
[quote name='Kayden']Then theres an exectutable somewhere spawning it... but you knew that. :p[/QUOTE]

Uhhh, right. Of course I knew that. Do I also know how to find this executable? (Because checking the properties just told me the website it links to.)
 
[quote name='Mistik']Also, this trojan comes up EVERY time I run adaware. Anyone know what it is/how to fix it? Its called 'Win32.TrojanDownloader.Lastad.n' I'd show you apic but I have no idea how to show pics on the new board system.[/QUOTE]

- Take a screenshot (hold down control, press 'print screen').
- Upload the image to http://imageshack.us
- Copy (control+C) the direct link to the image.
- Go to the CAG forum page.
- Click on 'Menu'.
- Go down and click on 'Edit Options'.
- Go down to 'Miscellaneous Options' and change your message editor to Enhanced interface.
- Save Changes.
- Come back to this thread.
- Click on the 'Go Advanced' button.
- Click on the picture with the landscape (it's the 5th button from the right on the 2nd row)
- Paste (control+V) the link in the popup dialog that shows up
- Click OK
- Click 'Submit reply' along with some text.
- Sit back.
- Sip Coke (or soda of choice)
- Wait for appropriate response
 
[quote name='jaykrue']- Take a screenshot (hold down control, press 'print screen').
- Upload the image to http://imageshack.us
- Copy (control+C) the direct link to the image.
- Go to the CAG forum page.
- Click on 'Menu'.
- Go down and click on 'Edit Options'.
- Go down to 'Miscellaneous Options' and change your message editor to Enhanced interface.
- Save Changes.
- Come back to this thread.
- Click on the 'Go Advanced' button.
- Click on the picture with the landscape (it's the 5th button from the right on the 2nd row)
- Paste (control+V) the link in the popup dialog that shows up
- Click OK
- Click 'Submit reply' along with some text.
- Sit back.
- Sip Coke (or soda of choice)
- Wait for appropriate response[/QUOTE]

You are a better person than me. :lol:
 
[quote name='Mistik']Here it is. Thanks jaykrue.[/QUOTE]

Is it possible to go into that volume info and delete that particular line in the _restore folder? If not, then you might have to take extreme measures. Do the HijackThis routine first that was suggested earlier. If that doesn't work, you might hafta go into your registry and clean it out by hand.
 
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