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Since: Jun 25, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:12 pm
Post subject: "Adware Spyware Popups" - POPUP!
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Hi
I keep getting a webpage popup, even when my Browser is offline. It pops-up
an advert from "NOADWARE.net" trying to sell their product, to remove it!
I have WIN XP firewall on, ZONEALARM Firewall on Max security, running AVG
Anti-Virus, latest pattern. ADAWARE 6 won't find it, neither will XoftSpy
3.2.08
Any idea how to remove this?
Thanks.
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Since: Jun 17, 2004
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:56 pm
Post subject: Re: "Adware Spyware Popups" - POPUP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Since: Jun 17, 2004
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 4:27 pm
Post subject: Re: "Adware Spyware Popups" - POPUP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Nik wrote:
> My HijackThis Log:-
<snip>
> O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft
> Office\Office10\OSA.EXE
This is unnecessary. Just a waste of RAM
> O4 - Global Startup: Search.vbs
This has to go ASAP. Look at the contents of that VBS file if you want
to know what it's doing.
> O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\program files\aladdin systems\internet
> cleanup\adlsp.dll
This "Internet Cleanup" program has a lot of entries. If you don't use
it, uninstall it. You may get better system performance.
The VBS file is very likely the one that's causing your popups. Remove
it and reboot.
-WD >> Stay informed about: "Adware Spyware Popups" - POPUP! |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 3:31 pm
Post subject: Re: "Adware Spyware Popups" - POPUP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Nik wrote:
> Guys, thanks for your great advice.
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> I'm happy with system performance at the moment, it's just the inconvenience
> of that popup "grabbing focus" whilst I'm in the middle of stuff.
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> You say "O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program
> Files\Microsoft
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>>Office\Office10\OSA.EXE
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> This is unnecessary. Just a waste of RAM
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>>O4 - Global Startup: Search.vbs
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> This has to go ASAP. Look at the contents of that VBS file if you want
> to know what it's doing."
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> ...but how do I remove these two? Just delete?
Yes. Just put a check next to those two items, and click the "Fix
Checked" button in Hijackthis. Re-Run Hijackthis after they're removed
and you have rebooted to make sure they're gone.
> Also, the ispfix utility. Is that still necessary if I'm keeping the
> internet cleanup utility?
I'm not sure why that was recommended. In my post I said if you're not
using Internet Cleanup, you should uninstall the software. (Implying
Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel).
LSPFix is used if you ever manually change your Winsock stack, such as
deleting a file manually without removing references to it. So no, you
don't need LSPFix
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Since: Jun 27, 2004
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:40 pm
Post subject: Re: "Adware Spyware Popups" - POPUP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 03:42:18 +0000 (UTC), Nik <nik.walmsleySPAMKILL RemoveThis @btinternet.com> wrote:
> Also, the ispfix utility. Is that still necessary if I'm keeping the
> internet cleanup utility?
No. As Will wrote, Lspfix is only needed if the winsock stack ends up
with an entry to a non-existant file. If you do remove it, using the
add/remove control panel applet, it *should* correctly maintain
the lsp stack.
Doesn't hurt to have the utility available anyway.
Regards, Dave Hodgins
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:16 am
Post subject: Re: "Adware Spyware Popups" - POPUP! [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Perfect! All done.
Thanks so much for your help!!
Nik.
"David W. Hodgins" <dhodgins.RemoveThis@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
news:opr99p9x0sp486h8@nntp...
> On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 03:42:18 +0000 (UTC), Nik
<nik.walmsleySPAMKILL.RemoveThis@btinternet.com> wrote:
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> > Also, the ispfix utility. Is that still necessary if I'm keeping the
> > internet cleanup utility?
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> No. As Will wrote, Lspfix is only needed if the winsock stack ends up
> with an entry to a non-existant file. If you do remove it, using the
> add/remove control panel applet, it *should* correctly maintain
> the lsp stack.
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> Doesn't hurt to have the utility available anyway.
>
> Regards, Dave Hodgins
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> (nomail.afraid.org has been set up specfically for
> use in usenet. Feel free to use it yourself.) >> Stay informed about: "Adware Spyware Popups" - POPUP! |
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