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SPOOX
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 Posted - 2009/06/27 : 14:55:29
The problem i have is that when i go to a website. HappyHardcore.com for example. Other pages load up too. These pages are advertising pages. This is happening on every site i visit not just HHC.com.
I have scanned with 4 different virus scans & seem to have no problems & my pop-up blocker is switched to on.
This is getting annoying now so can anybody here help me out?
Thanks in advance :)
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JustIncredible
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 15:37:12
Well if it's adware it's unlikely to appear on virus scans, as it's not actually a virus. The best thing to do is try to remember what you have installed around the time the ads have started popping up and go from there.
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Mortis
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 16:18:00
Try Spybot S & D, Adaware & hijackthis. Between them they should be able to get rid of the problem.
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näkkk
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 16:39:56
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Usually takes care of everything :)
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Project-Industrial
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 17:34:53
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
nother program that terminates ur problem
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SPOOX
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 17:57:49
quote:
Originally posted by Mortis:
Try Spybot S & D, Adaware & hijackthis. Between them they should be able to get rid of the problem.
I've tried Spybot. I give the others a try. Cheers Mortis.
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SPOOX
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 17:59:01
quote:
Originally posted by näkkk:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Usually takes care of everything :)
Thanks bud. I'll give it a try.
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SPOOX
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 18:00:16
quote:
Originally posted by Project-Industrial:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
nother program that terminates ur problem
Thanks bud. I'll try this too.
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atomsk
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 21:23:16
quote:
Originally posted by SPOOX:
quote:
Originally posted by Project-Industrial:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
nother program that terminates ur problem
Thanks bud. I'll try this too.
malwarerbytes works really good, im guessing your on a windows box?
if so save what you need to and do a restore or something before the time this all happened, when you fix it make sure not to download that pr0n ;]
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 21:28:33
quote:
Originally posted by atomsk:
quote:
Originally posted by SPOOX:
quote:
Originally posted by Project-Industrial:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
nother program that terminates ur problem
Thanks bud. I'll try this too.
malwarerbytes works really good, im guessing your on a windows box?
if so save what you need to and do a restore or something before the time this all happened, when you fix it make sure not to download that pr0n ;]
Malwarebytes is by far the best program i've used for that kind of thing in the past, otherwise you should definately be using Hijack This (as Mortis originally suggested), it will work where most other things fail although you need to know how to use it.
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Edited by - Hard2Get on 2009/06/27 21:29:43 |
whispering
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 21:30:46
Start -> Run -> write msconfig, go to the startup list and check if theres programs that shouldnt be on the list. If something looks suspicious, google the file name.
It would also be rather helpful if we actually knew e.g. what browser youre using :P
If you use the programs recommended by others, DO NOT delete anything if you dont know what it is. Programs like hijackthis do more harm then good, since newbies just blindly delete everything it tells them to.
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 21:40:29
quote:
Originally posted by whispering:
Start -> Run -> write msconfig, go to the startup list and check if theres programs that shouldnt be on the list. If something looks suspicious, google the file name.
It would also be rather helpful if we actually knew e.g. what browser youre using :P
If you use the programs recommended by others, DO NOT delete anything if you dont know what it is. Programs like hijackthis do more harm then good, since newbies just blindly delete everything it tells them to.
Well it dosn't tell you to delete anything, it just gives you a list of things so you can see if anything is there that shouldn't be; that's why i said you need to know how to use it, but it's not difficult, just google things that you think shouldn't be there to find out if they indeed should be there or not.
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atomsk
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 22:23:16
quote:
Originally posted by whispering:
Start -> Run -> write msconfig, go to the startup list and check if theres programs that shouldnt be on the list. If something looks suspicious, google the file name.
It would also be rather helpful if we actually knew e.g. what browser youre using :P
If you use the programs recommended by others, DO NOT delete anything if you dont know what it is. Programs like hijackthis do more harm then good, since newbies just blindly delete everything it tells them to.
msconfig wont really get rid of his problem, it will just make it not run on start up, he would need to go into the registry take out the file(cant remeber what its called) and delete the infected files(should be alot) then go into mscongif make it not start up, and hope it works....
if you dont know what your doing dont do it =b
just use one of the programs we all said(more than likey "malwarebytes")
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If you use the programs recommended by others, DO NOT delete anything if you dont know what it is. Programs like hijackthis do more harm then good, since newbies just blindly delete everything it tells them to.
well this part is true lol
never like that program, it gives me hell all the time
edit: ohh if none of that works, as a last stand......partion your harddrive, save important things, reinstall windows, then you should be good lol
ps:just dont take it to a store, they rip the shit out of you, $500 for it sitting on a shelf to put a cd in....bs
give me 3 nos's (energy drink) and a big mac meal and it will be done in 2 hours..with love and care =b
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Edited by - atomsk on 2009/06/27 22:26:58 |
whispering
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 22:37:46
quote:
Originally posted by atomsk:
msconfig wont really get rid of his problem, it will just make it not run on start up, he would need to go into the registry take out the file(cant remeber what its called) and delete the infected files(should be alot) then go into mscongif make it not start up, and hope it works....
if you dont know what your doing dont do it =b
Well that depends compleatly on what infected the computer. It doesnt remove it, but in many cases it gets rid of the problem. You can clean up you registry with regcleaner. But wouldnt recommend that program to many, as you can pretty much nuke your whole computer with that program and it never asks "are you sure you want to do this" :P
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SPOOX
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 22:42:15
I've now tried Malwarebytes & it detected nothing. I then tried Adaware & it found 4 critical problems which i have now deleted but still have the problem.
I've just tried What you said Whispering & found something which is a Trojan & 2 other things which had know name so i unchecked all these. I'm gonna try loading a few sites to see if i still have problem or not.
Thanks for all your replies people.
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atomsk
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Posted - 2009/06/27 : 22:43:49
quote:
Originally posted by whispering:
quote:
Originally posted by atomsk:
msconfig wont really get rid of his problem, it will just make it not run on start up, he would need to go into the registry take out the file(cant remeber what its called) and delete the infected files(should be alot) then go into mscongif make it not start up, and hope it works....
if you dont know what your doing dont do it =b
Well that depends compleatly on what infected the computer. It doesnt remove it, but in many cases it gets rid of the problem. You can clean up you registry with regcleaner. But wouldnt recommend that program to many, as you can pretty much nuke your whole computer with that program and it never asks "are you sure you want to do this" :P
well with your method you could just stop it starting up on one boot up
(the infected file needs a name, so lets call it "bad.exe")
sometimes the "bad.exe" could just get shut down for one boot up as you said, but it has put itself into "player.exe" and he opens the "player.exe" so when he does that then it puts "bad.exe" back into play, so he would have to clean "player.exe" before he could use it, or the "bad.exe" will take back over, and then he would be back were he was....
follow?
sorry maybe to confusing xD
edit: spoox what browser you in?
that could be the whole problem you know lol
ohh and the trojan you found =b
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Edited by - atomsk on 2009/06/27 22:45:43 |
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