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Old 06-16-2003, 08:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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problem with strange pop-up ads

Running win2k, sp3
IE 6.0 (service pack unknown, not my computer)

I was actually doing nothing on the computer. It was "idling" so to speak. Internet explorer was not open. My Computer was. A couple pop-up ads appeared. It seems like there is an executable on the computer somewhere, possibly a registry key left over from a previous virus. I ran a complete virus scan, but to no avail. If anyone could help me out with some information as to what this could be, that would be great.
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Old 06-16-2003, 08:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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What sites were the ads from?
What virus did you have?
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Old 06-16-2003, 08:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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run adaware also. and there's another one but i can't remember, spybot i think...

there have been similar threads, try a tfp search on 'popup' and possibly google for ideas if you have trouble deleting the .exe's in question.
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Old 06-16-2003, 10:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
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longjohns got it right you have ad ware (like software or spyware but it runs ads. Stupid Spammers!) and both programs are great but i prefer spybot!
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Old 06-16-2003, 11:39 PM   #5 (permalink)
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are the pop-ups the gray kind. i'm thinking you have the network messenging service started.
right click "my computer", "manage", "services and apps" services, "messenger"
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Old 06-16-2003, 11:54 PM   #6 (permalink)
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its prolly messenging service, I use it all the time to bug my friends
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Old 06-17-2003, 05:57 AM   #7 (permalink)
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are the pop-ups the gray kind. i'm thinking you have the network messenging service started.
right click "my computer", "manage", "services and apps" services, "messenger"
Many thanks - I was having that problem too. Made me nearly shat myself when I got the messaage as I'd only just reformatted after a virus killed me off.
I've never been able to find the damn thing, despite ad-aware, zonealarm and norton anti-vir running constantly. Thanks!
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Old 06-17-2003, 06:03 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Have used Ad-Aware 6.0 for a while---just down loaded
spybot and it found 246 of those damn things in my registry..
they be gone...no more ads...
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Old 06-17-2003, 06:25 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Thanks from me as well. These were driving me nuts!
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Old 06-18-2003, 05:36 PM   #10 (permalink)
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thanks very much for the help
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Old 06-19-2003, 03:48 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Go to any of the free download sites. I use spybot myself. Good to see a fellow Vancouver person online.
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