Preserved Topic: Weird pop ups at the Asylum?? (Page 1 of 1)

Sorry... this should be in the main forum... unless of course someone here can deal with it. I don't know what the hell's going on at the moment.

This is very strange. Earlier today while at the Asylum I clicked the link to Ozone and up popped a 'Hypermart' Window. I closed it... clicked Ozone again... and connected to Ozone...

Just a few minutes ago I posted a reply in the sig forum without a problem but when I tried to post a reply in 'Phil and Sil' another pop up.. same place...and my reply didn't get posted.

Also I have a 'blank' IE window with this in the address bar http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/postings.cgi

But when I look at the source of the blankpage with that address I get
this... In part...

<!-- ads begin -->
</noscript>
<!-- -->
</noscript>
<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript" LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
// set expiration to 3 minutes
var expiration = new Date(); expiration.setTime(expiration.getTime() + 180000);

function getCookie(name){


Etc. I still have the source if someone needs it...

Anyway... I just 'refreshed' the blank page... the Asylum returned but so too did the bloody pop up. Any ideas.

The recent Big change to my system would be a cable connection...dialup gone... anything there. This is very weird...and obviously unacceptable!! My usual <bg> is now a <fBf>



[This message has been edited by NoJive (edited 10-02-2002).]

NJ: When this kind of problem occurs its usually something to do with a virus or an application you've installed (pos. unwittingly). Try running adaware.

I'll move this to the main forum too.

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Emps

FAQs: Emperor

I Certainly hope that's not the case because I just updated adaware and ran it - PLUS I just installed new virus detection and it's running. Ohwell... <g>

I brought this up awhile ago...and yes, it's the Hypermart 'pop-up' alright. Now, I'm not pointing any fingers here, but I did notice that InSiDeR either was or is using Hypermart...a strange connection?

I have it too...but at work, not at home. Now, here at work, we got some great firewall/virus protection...so I dunno...and believe me, it sure causes a problem sometimes with archiving/deleting a thread. The thread that I posted down in the basement was caused by this very thing. Now that someone else has finally got the same prob too, I know that it isn't just me. Just for the record...it doesn't happen on any other site that I surf (and yes, I surf others, when I'm not here...and at work, too).

I don't think the standard 'well, it's in your computer' answer is correct. Could it be that someone? has snuck some stuff into our forums, using some kind of 'freaky' code inside of the asylums? I think Ini showed that something like that could be possible...

Could be a way of getting money, or something?

Someone get Ini down here...to take a look at this. Because if someone purposely did this...and it is here in the asylum...GRRRRR!



[This message has been edited by WebShaman (edited 10-02-2002).]

I get that sometimes. I hit 'Submit Reply and I get a hypermart pop up and my message doesn't go through. Anoys hte fck out of my cause something in IE 6.0 deletes the contents of the text box when I go back, so i have to retype everything.

Looks like the doc's server might have someohw gotten a virus which is doing it.

I hope not.

Koan 63, written on the wall of cell number 250:
Those who Believe
Can
Those who Try
Do
Those who Love
Live

This has happened to me once before....like 6 months or so ago and now lately. I wasn't sure what it was but I get them here from time to time

Weird. I have a pop-up killer running, but it does beep whenever it kills a pop-up, and I've never heard any beeps here at the Asylum.

Cell 270

Ok, it really looks like it's here, in the Asylum...Bug Hunt!!!!

(not meaning you, Bugs...)

Where is it?

Has anyone notified the Doc? Rouse all the coders...let's find out where this thing is coming from...and kill it. Dead.

Come to think of it...maybe it is running only with a certain browser...I use IE 5.5 here at work. I notice that when the pop-up comes, it 'explodes' the asylum...somehow 'taking' the 'head' area of the asylum over...and the text then 'corresponds' to the pop-up terms...hmmm. Maybe that is why some get this, and others don't.

[This message has been edited by WebShaman (edited 10-02-2002).]

OK Just ran lava soft and it did indeed find a suspicious cookie from double click. That must have been dropped on my system within the past 10 hours or so. We'll see if removing it... stops the annoyance.

It's been a frustrating few days. I've hooked up to what the local cable company calls "lightspeed" _ Roughly 5 times faster than dialup...on the request and upload is approximately 8k. Cost is the same as dialup. So here I'd been looking forward to this faster connection and the first thing that happens when setting up our new email addie.. and I mean the *first* thing... I get spam. Now as unbelievable as it may seem only once before have we received spam. It was that Nigerian letter scam. Immediately after setting up the new account there was new mail... the nigerian twice and one piece from a porn site. Now that was already in the inbox waiting. How the hell does that work?
Anyway... that... plus a bunch of other software crap.... kinda taken the joy outta the 'fast-ER'
connection. <g>

Probably has something to do with the 'Pop-up'...or maybe not. Maybe the 'Pop-up' also 'scans' for E-Mail addresses...

WS: I've checked and InSiDeR is still running his account from hypermarket:
http://insidershak.hypermart.net/sig.pl

and I suspect it might be that causing the problems.

InSiDeR: Until we track down the problem could you kill the images in your sig please?

[edit: Oh and I'm not seeing any of this using IE6 - I have an ad killer but not a popup killer so I'd notice]

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Emps

FAQs: Emperor

Hhmm... I've never had that before while in the ozone or the Asylum.

If it's true about what NoJive said about the cookie from double click I think some of you who use IE mostly for surfing around should look at IE-SPYAD.

----- From the site --------------------

IE-SPYAD is a Registry file (IE-ADS.REG) that adds a long list of known advertisers, marketers, and spyware pushers to the Restricted sites zone of Internet Explorer. Once IE-ADS.REG is "merged" into your Registry, most direct marketers and spyware pushers will not be able to resort to their usual "tricks" (e.g., cookies, scripts, popups, et al) in order to monitor and track your behavior while you surf the Net.

-------------------

Might help a lot in the cookie advert areas. I use it and it works fine in IE6, even tho some sites like ICQ.com, real.com and others are blocked all you have to do is un block them to download stuff you want. After using IE-SPYAD the amount of crap (adverts, cookies, etc) form ad sites have been cut down about 90%.

So use it if you like, I do!!

COPEY

I have never experienced this problem.

I had a similar problem with my boards once... one of the members was hosting their sig with MSN so everytime someone viewed a post/replied to a post that he had made a login box for MSN would pop up. I have nenver seen any popups here in the few post I have made, I am running IE 6.

Slime (and others that don't have this problem), which browser are you using? And what type of protections do you have? I know that at home, I never have this problem (but then, I have different protections at home) and I use a different browser...

A list of 'Servers to Avoid at all costs':
www.net-123.com/webmasterzone/servers.html

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Emps

FAQs: Emperor

I've never had this problem. Am running IE 5.5, well was, now using Crazy Browser which has a built-in pop-up killer. Then at school I'm running either IE6 on the PC's, or NN4.7 (blech!), and never had a problem with any of them.

The poster has demanded we remove all his contributions, less he takes legal action.
We have done so.
Now Tyberius Prime expects him to start complaining that we removed his 'free speech' since this message will replace all of his posts, past and future.
Don't follow his example - seek real life help first.

Yeehoo! Ini is here...go gettem' Ini!

Find out who it is, so we can rip their guts out!

same here...I'd like to try looking through it to see if I can find some other kind of originator

Ini & Skaarjj: Sorry... I lost it before I had a chance to save it.... had it open in notepad and must have closed it by mistake... either that or is it possible it closed "itself" with that 3 minute timeout? Anyway... if it happens again I'll save it for sure.

But it should be somewhere on my system ...no? I've done a search on all files created during the past day but so far no can find. Any suggestions? In the meantime I'll keep searching.

Can't say I've ever came across that popup. I wouldn't mind taking a look at the source if it's being sent around. I'm currently browsing with Mozilla 1.0 on this machine but sometimes I use Internet Explorer 6.0 on my other PC.

-Jestah
Cell 277

I'm using Moz1.1 or IE6.0 and I haven't had that problem.

Could you drop a copy the code into my cell as well?

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- copied from the wall of cell 408 -

Eheh, hypermart... yea.... eheh.....

~heads for the hills~

Better run fast Insider. The villagers are getting out the torches...

Well honestly, I don't think it's me because this never happened before up untill now and i have been using hypermart since I joined.

InSiDeR:

quote:

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I don't think it's me because this never happened before up untill now

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Shi:

quote:

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This has happened to me once before....like 6 months or so ago

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Emps

FAQs: Emperor

ur point?

Insider: If necessary, I can host the images/scripts for you. I've got more space and bandwidth than I'll ever *dream* of using. Email me (it's in the profile) if you're interested.

(spelling)

[This message has been edited by Raptor (edited 10-03-2002).]

of course that only if its necesito, if it is indeed me, ill just buy some webspace

InSiDeR: My point is that it has been noticed sporadically over at least 6 months by various inmates - it may not be a recent thing it may just be that they never bothered mentioning it until now - treating it as 'one of those things'

Take up Raptor's kind offer and we'll see if the problem goes away or not - if not then we need to dig a little deeper.

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FAQs: Emperor

Actually, I mentioned this a while ago...don't know when I first noticed it. Back then, it just got 'blown off' as some sort of adware on the computer at work. I am really starting to think that it is browser specific.

I don't get it here at home...and I use a different browser at home.

Now, I'm not saying that it is you, InSiDeR. It is just a strange coincidence, maybe? But sure is sure...if you change, and it goes away...well, I guess that proves that it is...

And if someone has done this on purpose....

Uh oh, WS is on the warpath again...

Happens to me quite a bit at work...

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never happened to me.... then again... I close popups almost subconciously.. before they can get that ONUNLOAD code down...

..but I don't think it's ever happened to me.. and I've got Kazaa..


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Well, just got to work, and lo and behold, the pop-up is there again. Sent the entire source code to Ini. Who else wants it?

Hmm, that's a strange story. I have never seen any pop-ups here, and I haven't even been using a firewall or anything lately. But I guess I'd better dig it out again, just to be on the safe side.

I'm mainly using IE 6 or from time to time Mozilla.

kuckus (cell #282)