Author Topic: getting popup adds with htc home only (Read 1442 times)

Citabria · « **on:** November 11, 2003, 08:23:02 PM »

http://8ad.com/ad.php?code=game

this url comes up with varrying popup adds when i open htcs homepage

Citabria · « **Reply #1 on:** November 11, 2003, 08:24:31 PM »

is this htc add or is my pc spammed with popups?

no other pages do this

Tarmac · « **Reply #2 on:** November 11, 2003, 08:33:57 PM »

No popups here.

Time for you to run ad-aware, it sounds like.

DrDea · « **Reply #3 on:** November 11, 2003, 08:49:12 PM »

Do you use Microcraps messenger? If so some crap eating scumbags foind a loophole in it that lets them run this stuff.Ironicly they also direct you to a web page or 2 that lets you buy software to get rid of it.Try some spyware software.Should find it.Kazza also installs spyware.
Doc

Hornet · « **Reply #4 on:** November 11, 2003, 09:18:05 PM »

turning off windows messaging kills most of it

Virage · « **Reply #5 on:** November 11, 2003, 10:40:53 PM »

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Originally posted by Citabria
...or is my pc spammed with popups?

no popups for me either. Adaware may get it off for u.

Modas · « **Reply #6 on:** November 12, 2003, 07:35:55 AM »

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Originally posted by Hornet
turning off windows messaging kills most of it

Where would one find that in windows XP pro?

Estes · « **Reply #7 on:** November 12, 2003, 07:44:41 AM »

Go into control panel/administrator settings. Then go into services and turn it off. I'm sure there is other ways to do it, but that way worked for me.

-Edit- Faster way to do that is to goto start/run services.msc then disable messenger.

moot · « **Reply #8 on:** November 12, 2003, 09:05:56 AM »

windows messenger is only system prompt-style windows, not a full url like http://8ad.com/ad.php?code=game.
Had the same ad portal wormed into my messenger-disabled pc, never did find it and never saw it again since I formatted.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #9 on:** November 12, 2003, 10:58:08 AM »

It's not us. These programs get planted in your computer's IE temp directory and they associate with whatever happens to be there.
Once they do this, everytime you open that page, they run. Nasty little bastiages.

bockko · « **Reply #10 on:** November 12, 2003, 01:42:17 PM »

skuzzy, i have a squaddie battling a serious case of pop-ups...any recommendation for cleansing the ones you are refering to?

thks

Seeker · « **Reply #11 on:** November 12, 2003, 02:50:22 PM »

microsoft's answer

Skuzzy · « **Reply #12 on:** November 12, 2003, 04:31:23 PM »

I have never had a computer get these popup problems, so I really cannot personally make a recommendation for getting rid of them.

However, I have said all along that the Messenger service must be disabled to help protect you from some of them.

I think Adaware and Spybot, when used in conjunction, might help, but I cannot swear to it.

BigGun · « **Reply #13 on:** November 14, 2003, 03:42:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
I think Adaware and Spybot, when used in conjunction, might help, but I cannot swear to it.

I recently had problem with pop-ups, ran both of these programs, problem solved.

Citabria · « **Reply #14 on:** November 14, 2003, 05:03:20 PM »

yeah ad-aware and spybot did the trick they killed off those bastard popups no problem