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Fig Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Houston, TX, USA Insane since: Apr 2000	posted 08-16-2003 23:00 ok, i've been getting a random flood of pop-ups lately, not just ad windows being spawned from other browser windows but these little windows-loking windows that say things like "want to get rid of these. visit us at blahblahblah.com" as well as other random stuff. ad-aware doesn't seem to have found anything new and i don't see zone alarm giving anything permission that it shouldn't, anyone have ideas/programs/etc. on what i can do to get rid of these? thanks. chris KAIROSinteractive
Xpirex Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Dammed if I know... Insane since: Mar 2003	posted 08-16-2003 23:04 This little tool picks up stuff that Ad-Aware misses.. http://www.safer-networking.org
kuckus Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Berlin (almost) Insane since: Dec 2001	posted 08-16-2003 23:12 Have a look at this FAQ: :FAQ: http://faq.ozoneasylum.com/853
mr.maX Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: Belgrade, Serbia Insane since: Sep 2000	posted 08-16-2003 23:22 http://spybot.eon.net.au/
Taobaybee Maniac (V) Inmate From: The Pool Of Life Insane since: Feb 2003	posted 08-17-2003 00:41 I had the same problem a few months ago. I thought I'd disabled messenger, but after following the advice given (^see kuckus link^) I'm free at last.
Fig Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Houston, TX, USA Insane since: Apr 2000	posted 08-17-2003 01:44 got it, you guys rock thanks for all the info, i'll go ahead and add the win2000 specific procedure to the faq as well. chris KAIROSinteractive
Shiiizzzam Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Nurse's Station Insane since: Oct 2000	posted 08-17-2003 01:54 I use spybot, too and it's REALLY helped
Skaarjj Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: :morF Insane since: May 2000	posted 08-17-2003 04:47 I sued spybot once and it royally screwed my computer...it found my legitimate programs and deleted key files in all of them so that they wouldn't run...I really don't recommend it. if it comes down to it I don't get that many popups, so I just put up with it. All I get is the occasional message accross MSN messenger, and one or two gator ads becuase of the DivX codec I just got which is GAIN enabled.
mr.maX Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: Belgrade, Serbia Insane since: Sep 2000	posted 08-17-2003 09:40 I never had any problems with SpyBot. When it finds spyware related items, you can select which ones you want to remove. There's also a "Recovery" option that stores all modified items for easy recovery afterwards if some program that uses spyware advertising software fails to start (for example).
Xpirex Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Dammed if I know... Insane since: Mar 2003	posted 08-17-2003 17:03 Also you might try going you go to Control panel -Administrative tools-services- ...and scroll down to the 'messenger' option on the right hand panel you can choose disable it. It transmits net send and Alerter service messages between clients and servers. This service is not related to Windows Messenger. If this service is stopped, Alerter messages will not be transmitted. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. Basically it will block unsolicited messages and pop-ups that find there way in through this hole.. [This message has been edited by Xpirex (edited 08-17-2003).]

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Fig
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Houston, TX, USA
Insane since: Apr 2000

posted 08-16-2003 23:00

ok, i've been getting a random flood of pop-ups lately, not just ad windows being spawned from other browser windows but these little windows-loking windows that say things like "want to get rid of these. visit us at blahblahblah.com" as well as other random stuff. ad-aware doesn't seem to have found anything new and i don't see zone alarm giving anything permission that it shouldn't, anyone have ideas/programs/etc. on what i can do to get rid of these? thanks.

chris

KAIROSinteractive

Xpirex
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Dammed if I know...
Insane since: Mar 2003

posted 08-16-2003 23:04

This little tool picks up stuff that Ad-Aware misses..

http://www.safer-networking.org

kuckus
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Berlin (almost)
Insane since: Dec 2001

posted 08-16-2003 23:12

Have a look at this FAQ:

:FAQ: http://faq.ozoneasylum.com/853

mr.maX
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Belgrade, Serbia
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted 08-16-2003 23:22

http://spybot.eon.net.au/

Taobaybee
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: The Pool Of Life
Insane since: Feb 2003

posted 08-17-2003 00:41

I had the same problem a few months ago. I thought I'd disabled messenger, but after following the advice given (^see kuckus link^) I'm free at last.

Fig
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Houston, TX, USA
Insane since: Apr 2000

posted 08-17-2003 01:44

got it, you guys rock thanks for all the info, i'll go ahead and add the win2000 specific procedure to the faq as well.

chris

KAIROSinteractive

Shiiizzzam
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Nurse's Station
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted 08-17-2003 01:54

I use spybot, too and it's REALLY helped

Skaarjj
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: :morF
Insane since: May 2000

posted 08-17-2003 04:47

I sued spybot once and it royally screwed my computer...it found my legitimate programs and deleted key files in all of them so that they wouldn't run...I really don't recommend it.

if it comes down to it I don't get that many popups, so I just put up with it. All I get is the occasional message accross MSN messenger, and one or two gator ads becuase of the DivX codec I just got which is GAIN enabled.

mr.maX
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: Belgrade, Serbia
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted 08-17-2003 09:40

I never had any problems with SpyBot. When it finds spyware related items, you can select which ones you want to remove. There's also a "Recovery" option that stores all modified items for easy recovery afterwards if some program that uses spyware advertising software fails to start (for example).

Xpirex
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Dammed if I know...
Insane since: Mar 2003

posted 08-17-2003 17:03

Also you might try going you go to Control panel -Administrative tools-services- ...and scroll down to the 'messenger' option on the right hand panel you can choose disable it. It transmits net send and Alerter service messages between clients and servers. This service is not related to Windows Messenger. If this service is stopped, Alerter messages will not be transmitted. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. Basically it will block unsolicited messages and pop-ups that find there way in through this hole..

[This message has been edited by Xpirex (edited 08-17-2003).]