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Posted By: P. Drammel In Response To: I am being hijacked by browser ads (Richard Fentiman)
Wednesday, 3 August 2005, at 10:59 a.m.
It is way too hard to help you on a forum. If I were at your computer, I could probably have it fixed in a half hour.
My suggestion to you is to make sure you have the latest version of spybot (they recently had a new release but you have to reinstall it, it won't just happen using the auto-update feature).
Get Ad-aware SE Personal (free) Go to download.com here:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3003-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-2
You need more than one spyware cleaner. Ad-aware and spybot are the best but you need both. One catches things the other does not.
I also find that the anti-spyware software in the Yahoo toolbar is pretty decent, and a fast to scan. I'd definitely install the toolbar and run the spyware feature every so often. Especially if the above 2 programs seem to be missing something.
I think at this point, you might do well to download TweakNow registry cleaner (free).
http://www.download.com/TweakNow-RegCleaner/3000-2094_4-10410044.html?tag=lst-0-1
It will quickly scan your system registry and show you what items definitely can be removed, ones that it is not certain about and ones that are not safe to remove. You can go ahead and have the program delete all the "safe to delete" items. I would run this BEFORE and AFTER you run spybot and ad-aware. Do not let it delete any of the registry entries that are "not safe to delete" or "Not sure" unless you know for a fact that they can be removed with no problem. If you have no clue, jus tleave them there, although they might be the root of some problems you are having but not necessarily.
Go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and do the free online virus scan. Before I bought PC-Cillin by Trend Micro, this online scan has saved me many times. It catches things norton never caught on my system. I bought PC-Cillin 6 months ago and ever since have had none of the problems i had when using Norton. I suggest you seriously consider getting PC-Cillin or maybe norton if you like. I know that PC-Cillin works best for me. It costs 49.95 but you can get it for $25.00 on a copmpetitive upgrade rebate if you have the proof of purchase hey require for you other anti virus program. HOwever, if you do get it, do not bother installing the Anti-spam feature. It is installed separately from the rest of the program. IMO, it is still in beta stage and doe snot work as good as it should. Youcan buy it from this link...
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/personal.htm
Here's what I would do in order...
1. Run Tweaknow reg cleaner and delete any "safe to delete" registry entries it finds.
2. Run spybot after you install the newest version.
3. Install and run Adaware.
4. Do step one again. Only remove any new "safe to delete" entries it finds. It may not find any, but you need to check.
5. Run the free online trend micro virus scan.
6. Do step one again. Only remove any new "safe to delete" entries it finds. It may not find any, but you need to check.
7. Reboot your system even if in the above process you already did at some point.
If your system is fixed. Great. Reinstall your AV program, if it is still giving you problems, consider a different program. Seriously. Spyware and virus protection is not something you need to take lightly these days.
If your system is not fixed, sorry to hear it. Depending on your skills, I would consider taking it somewhere for serviceing.
Hope some of this helps you. But like i said, it's too hard to help a problem like this remotely.
P. Drammel
> Greetings from sunny Texas,
> Everytime I get on the internet right now it is just a phone line I am
> getting all types and kinds of unwanted ads that are just popping up.. Has
> anyone else had this problem and how did you fix it.
> Running Ad Ware SE and Mircosofts Anti Spyware and cleaned up pc. Logged
> on and shortly afterwards I am getting this off my advant browser..this is
> my default browser and I can be using another browser and this stuff comes
> up on Advant. It stops everything I am doing and just loads up. I have
> block up blockers on each of my browsers but these are still coming
> through.
> It is actually hijacking my computer when I am online and none of the
> browsers are running--just my mail program.
> This is the sample of what I am getting
> http://www.loadingwebsite.com/normal/yyy26.html
> http://www.xbloom.com/ads/adserver8871.html
>
> http://PayPopup.com/adsDirect.php?cid=1569722&ban=1&id=BundleWare&sid=23782&pubCat=32767&numPop=1&mpu=5&pubLang=english&ref=bundleware.com
> http://ads.addynamix.com/creative/2-2129370-1l?
> http://ads2.revenue.net/r?site_id=14146&pplacement_id=1&creative_id=209716
> http://www.loadingwebsite.com/normal/yyy65.html
> http://z1.adserver.com/w/cp.x;rid=52;tid=2;ev=1;dt=3;ac=29;c=48
> http://www.xbloom.com/ads/adserver8871.html
> I just finished running Adware again and it shows no new objects.
> Currently I am running Spybot and it did not find anything
> I have a firewall but it does not like my mail program Eudora so I have to
> shut it off to get my mail. It is Jetico and it is a tad bit nerdy and
> very particular about all my operating programs not just those on the
> internet.
> I am using Avant Antivirus. After a few starts it tells me that it can no
> longer protect my email either out or incoming.
> Since I have started to type this I have been itrupted five times with
> this stuff.
> Am I the only one having to deal with this or is this something I am
> missing somewhere along the line.
> Richard
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