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dad420 · 07-15-2003, 09:57 AM

The ones that open up titty windows, like gator or gain(thesame?). There seems to be one called Ncase that never goes away. (thesame?) I keep trying to uninstall them but they always return.
Is my firewall set up wrong?

dad420 · 07-15-2003, 09:58 AM

Boner · 07-15-2003, 10:47 AM

Go get <a href="http://security.kolla.de/">Spyware Search and Destroy</a> and scan your system.

Then, go get <a href="http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html">SpywareBlaster</a>, which prevents some of this stuff from being loaded in the first place.

Since installing SpywareBlaster, I have yet to receive one pop-up of Gator wanting to install.

yakimushi · 07-15-2003, 01:11 PM

Ad-Aware, by Lavasoft, has worked very well for me.

SiN · 07-15-2003, 01:13 PM

SpyBot is better than AdAware, imo.

HeyAgain · 07-15-2003, 01:30 PM

Ad-watch within Ad-aware Professional 6 rocks.

Operates similar to SpywareBlaster, but go with SpywareBlaster since it is a freeware.

zynyxx · 07-15-2003, 02:01 PM

After you remove the spyware, be sure to uninstall the original program that put the spyware there in the first place or it will just keep coming back.

spectre · 07-15-2003, 02:02 PM

Definitely install and run either Adaware or spybot. That'll get rid of that crap. Run your antivirus just for the hell of it too.

d4in · 07-15-2003, 02:16 PM

I work for a computer company (www.techsupport-services.com) and we use Ad-Aware and Spybot, but overall I think Ad-Aware is the better program. Spybot will find some harder to remove stuff, but Ad-Aware is more robust in its searches, it will simply find more stuff that is there. But, for tricky systems, we run both...Ad-Aware for the all around cleaning, and then Spybot for the out of the ordinary.

billcollins · 07-15-2003, 08:03 PM

i always have to fix this very quickly on friends computers. Start > Run type `msconfig`. Go to the startup tab and uncheck everything you dont want.

This is a quick and dirty way. You should uninstall the program, delete registry entries, and then run ad-aware (or comporable software). But this is easier when people need a 3min solution

Kllr Wolf · 07-15-2003, 09:24 PM

I am glad for the spyware stuff I ahve used adware but using all together is much better than a single one. Thanks

dolemite175 · 07-17-2003, 06:59 PM

Yeah, it pays to use both Adaware and Spybot. If you are also looking for something to stop popups when browsing, I would suggest Pop-Up Stopper

The_Dude · 07-17-2003, 07:55 PM

i'd recomment msconfig first, then the 2 adware removers

RubberSouls · 10-06-2003, 01:32 PM

Spyware...The tool of satan!

Lasereth · 10-06-2003, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The_Dude
i'd recomment msconfig first, then the 2 adware removers

This works wonders, but if you're not using Windows XP, unchecking everything in the startup tab will fuck up your computer royally.

If you have Windows XP, uncheck ALL of it. I'd do research if you don't have XP, and find out which ones you can uncheck.

-Lasereth

oscar0308 · 10-08-2003, 06:57 AM

for a quick free check of what has 'infected' your system check out the online scan at www.pestscan.com.

i found over 400(!!!!) bits of undesirables... they even have some info on each one.. spyware, adware, dialer, hijacker, etc.

07-15-2003, 09:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
dad420 Upright	best way to stop errant programs like... The ones that open up titty windows, like gator or gain(thesame?). There seems to be one called Ncase that never goes away. (thesame?) I keep trying to uninstall them but they always return. Is my firewall set up wrong?

07-15-2003, 09:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
dad420 Upright	sorry for da bad grammer oops

07-15-2003, 01:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	SpyBot is better than AdAware, imo. __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach

07-15-2003, 02:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	Definitely install and run either Adaware or spybot. That'll get rid of that crap. Run your antivirus just for the hell of it too. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

07-15-2003, 02:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
d4in Computer Nerd Location: Bishop, TX	I work for a computer company (www.techsupport-services.com) and we use Ad-Aware and Spybot, but overall I think Ad-Aware is the better program. Spybot will find some harder to remove stuff, but Ad-Aware is more robust in its searches, it will simply find more stuff that is there. But, for tricky systems, we run both...Ad-Aware for the all around cleaning, and then Spybot for the out of the ordinary. __________________ I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. -- A. Whitney Brown

07-15-2003, 10:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Boner Insane Location: Plugged In	Go get <a href="http://security.kolla.de/">Spyware Search and Destroy</a> and scan your system. Then, go get <a href="http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html">SpywareBlaster</a>, which prevents some of this stuff from being loaded in the first place. Since installing SpywareBlaster, I have yet to receive one pop-up of Gator wanting to install.

07-15-2003, 01:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
yakimushi Addict	Ad-Aware, by Lavasoft, has worked very well for me.

07-15-2003, 01:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
HeyAgain Psycho	Ad-watch within Ad-aware Professional 6 rocks. Operates similar to SpywareBlaster, but go with SpywareBlaster since it is a freeware.

07-15-2003, 02:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
zynyxx Tilted	After you remove the spyware, be sure to uninstall the original program that put the spyware there in the first place or it will just keep coming back.

07-15-2003, 08:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
billcollins Tilted	i always have to fix this very quickly on friends computers. Start > Run type `msconfig`. Go to the startup tab and uncheck everything you dont want. This is a quick and dirty way. You should uninstall the program, delete registry entries, and then run ad-aware (or comporable software). But this is easier when people need a 3min solution

07-15-2003, 09:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
Kllr Wolf Psycho Location: Lubbock, TX	I am glad for the spyware stuff I ahve used adware but using all together is much better than a single one. Thanks __________________ Caffeine - the molecule of life.

07-17-2003, 06:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
dolemite175 Tilted	Yeah, it pays to use both Adaware and Spybot. If you are also looking for something to stop popups when browsing, I would suggest Pop-Up Stopper

07-17-2003, 07:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	i'd recomment msconfig first, then the 2 adware removers __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

10-06-2003, 01:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
RubberSouls Addict	Spyware...The tool of satan! __________________ I'm so bad I kick my own ass twice a day.

10-08-2003, 06:57 AM	#16 (permalink)
oscar0308 Crazy Location: New England	for a quick free check of what has 'infected' your system check out the online scan at www.pestscan.com. i found over 400(!!!!) bits of undesirables... they even have some info on each one.. spyware, adware, dialer, hijacker, etc.