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Offline MrRiplEy[H]

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« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2007, 06:26:52 AM »
Crapcleaner is good for cleaning crap from the computer. Try it.
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« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2007, 06:40:19 AM »
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Both with basically stock settings visiting the same site.
Anyone using the stock settings with IE is asking for trouble.  It is quite trivial to make IE as secure as any other browser.  None of them are 100% safe.

More importantly, even if you do not use IE, those settings still effect other applications in Windows.  It is important to tighten them up or you are still asking for trouble.
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« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2007, 10:53:42 AM »
holy moly...




So..Skuzzy..

I have read/ heard multiple things..I know computer more then the average..but not code writer


What in the Heeelll..should I do?

..besides reformatting ..which is my very ..very last option..


Everything is running decently..except thsi pop up stuff...


I just D/L AVG's free rootkit. and antivirus ...

It found about 4 Trojans..and 1 virus

I "think" i removed all of them....But just few minutes ago..I had a website pop up..offering great deals in Real Estate.....The top of the Page says.."By Internet Speed Monitor"

I cant play AH liek this..boo hoo; (
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« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2007, 11:02:35 AM »
Sounds like somebody clicked on one of those

"Your internet connection could be faster!" windows.

All I can say is google that.

I found this comment about it, you may try this...

"I've had the same problem for a couple of weeks. Yesterday I started searching for a cure. I tried a couple of free anti-adware downloads, but nothing did any good. I was thinking that if I could find it, I could kill it. As simple as it sounds, I did a search on my hard drive for "Internet Speed Monitor" and there it was, living in my program directory (documents and settings\owner\startmenu\progr... It had its own folder and even included an uninstaller. I ran the latter, rebooted, and haven't had a pop-up since. Good luck!"
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« Reply #19 on: August 23, 2007, 12:05:00 PM »
Run Hijackthis and post the result here, we can probably point out the culprit.
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« Reply #20 on: August 23, 2007, 12:28:12 PM »
ok..thats is funny..I did the search..it found  the "speed" thing..


I also followed Skuzzy's Settings on Explorer...For some reason I cant access MLS ( im a broker)  in Firefox...it only loads up a 1/8 of the page.  I will work on this later..


If its not cure by this I will do the Hi-Jack thing and post...


Is there no Big effort to stop thsi crap?  I would think the 90% of computer users are screwed..Or is it ..Whe they buy a Comp..and pay for Norton or Macafee or what ever., it guards them well enough?

The last 3 computers I built...I just bought my first "Factory Laptop from gateway" and its running smooth...so far; )
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« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2007, 12:29:23 PM »
oh ..and btw...Thank you ALL Very MUCH for the input!!

If you ever cruise through Northern California, Ill treat you to a drink !; ) atleast
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« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2007, 12:34:21 PM »
HiJack this is what I use when I have one of those difficult to find and remove programs, just be carefull as you can really mess your system up.

BTW where at in Northern California? I'm in Redding.
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« Reply #23 on: August 23, 2007, 12:34:22 PM »
You just have to be super paranoid and be careful on how you click things that pop up.  

Many popups have a fake 'close this window' looking button that cause it to install on your computer.  Many people just hit okay or cancel but that can also lead to the same thing.  You really need to watch that kind of stuff to keep your windows machine clean.

Firefox may not work for some sites since most morons/web developers assume IE and all of the awful vulnerabilities that go along with it.


Did I mention windows sucks?  Too bad there is really no choice for the average computer user.  I use Solaris on Sun gear at work and Ubuntu on home built gear at home (except for AH on XP of course).  If AH worked well on WINE (or was native for Linux) I would dump Windows entirely.  Such a mess of an OS.
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« Reply #24 on: August 23, 2007, 01:22:42 PM »
ahhhh..

Redding..well thats the "real"norcal.

..U could consider me in Socal..lol.....Im in Orangevale..Next to Folsom Lake

Yes I know what you mean with the "Fake Close windows."

I rarely..RARELy ever get pop ups...I could blame my girlfriend..But  it seemed to happen after "I" was visiting Mexican Tourism websites ; (


Yes I love being a beta  tester for windows... ha ..ha
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« Reply #25 on: August 23, 2007, 04:33:24 PM »
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Run Hijackthis and post the result here, we can probably point out the culprit.


Yeah for anything Adaware and Search and Destroy doesn't get rid of, I use "Hijackthis".  Its a tool to help you manually remove adware/spyware, etc.  I have to deal with this sort of thing in my IT support job every once in a while even though we're behind some pretty good firewalls and filtering.
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« Reply #26 on: August 24, 2007, 02:26:38 AM »
As a rule i run all spyware , and virus scanners in safe mode . A hijakthis log is a must in this situation (also in safe mode ) . Stop the pRon surfing !!! BGB...38
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« Reply #27 on: August 24, 2007, 01:28:25 PM »
hah ..it seems to be holding up with just my "search" and uninstalling teh "Internet Speed Monitor" thingy..


I really dotn go to pron sites..they are very dirty for my poor computer


and waddddd up 38....Hope to fly with ya soon soem time..I been spending MINIMAL tiem flying; (

DId fly th eB-25h for about 30 minutes..FUN as hell...Poppn stuff with that Pumpkin Cannon..: )
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« Reply #28 on: August 24, 2007, 05:51:09 PM »
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Is there no Big effort to stop thsi crap?  I would think the 90% of computer users are screwed..Or is it ..Whe they buy a Comp..and pay for Norton or Macafee or what ever., it guards them well enough?


It's an ongoing battle. Organized crime is now focused on this so there is money behind it (the Storm Worm saga is quite scarey, binaries that change every 30 mins to avoid AV detection).

Generally speaking any good solution as going to cost you $$$. The freeware stuff is 'best effort', or if its good gets brought quickly and goes commercial. NOD32 is the best AV I've seen bar the corporate versions of McAfee (which you cannot buy retail).

If it is of enough concern to you I'd look at one of these: http://www.sonicwall.com/us/TZ_150_Series.html

Or if you can afford it the newer TZ180.
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« Reply #29 on: August 26, 2007, 06:24:47 PM »
Schedule a "boot time" scan. That's where you get rid of the viruses. If you delete them while on system, they just reinstal
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