Category: Geeks r Us
Hi folks. I wonder if anyone has any sollutions to a problem I'm having with very persistent pop-up ads and webpages when I go online. It seems to've started last weekend, when I sincronised my PC and Mcafee virus scan didn't appreciate me doing it. Since last Saturday then, I've had these weird things come up, all with "CiD:: CiD:: at the top, then the ad or website underneath that. I tried a virus check, but it didn't reveal what was generating the pop-ups, I searched for the file concerned and found that Access was denyed, I had mum look at it and she just shut all the pop-ups down and said it was something to do with Ebay. I searched for Ebay and deleted anything to do with it, and the blimming things still kept coming. Does anybody have any suggestions as to how I get rid of these pop-ups? They would be much appreciated.
Jen.
do you have any anti-spyware scanners? if not get one. ad aware is good with the jaws scripts, and spybot search and destroy is good with scripts too. the jfwlite programs pages has all you need.
good luck.
Cheers. Mum says we have spyware already but I've never seen any on here, she doesn't like Ad-aware so she took that off here, she doesn't like Spybot so she also removed that from here, though I put it back on here and ran it this weekend and it ccouldn't find any problems. I can't think of anything else to do really, apart from ask an expert at Virginmedia where mum works, or ask my Grandparents and their friend James for help.
HMM, what is your homepage in IE? Try going to yahoo.com, and see if you get any pop-ups.
If they keep coming up, then you might have to talk to those people that you were talking about in your previous post.
Dom
Ad-aware is a splended program and especially with the scripts for Jaws now it's extremely easy to use. It sounds to me as though you have spywhere, probably quite a lot of it too so tough luck on your mum. You need to get rid of it.
I remember when I first came over to the States I took a look at my wife's mum's computer and removed over a thousand pieces of spywhere from it. I'm not kidding you, before I did it the computer was struggling to work it was so overloaded with the crap so you see, it really is important to keep on top of stuff like that.
Dan.
All the advice here is great, but i'll give you another take on it.
First I'd like to know are the pops from the same source? If not your mom probably has turned off your blocker in internet explorer,or the internet access company you use, such as MSN, or AOL. Sited people do this because they use pop ups to get info some times or work websites that are entertaining. If the pops were blocked she'd not be able to see say a IM on a dating page, or a sale on a shopping site and many other things that are helpful to the sited, but a pain to the blind. Check your internet explorer blocker, meanng IE or on your access source to see if it's enabled. If need help doing this let me know the version your using and I'll write instructions here for you. Get the computer swept as many have directed here as well. If my thoughts are correct you'll have to explain to sited users the trouble you have and get them to reset it after they are off, or set accounts so that all your settings stay set for you.
You've gotten a lot of great advice. Here's my two cents worth.
I think I would get a better virus program. It's just my personal preference, but I like AVG, which is also free, much better than Macafee.
I recently had a nasty virus on my computer that started out with a pop-up which I inadvertently clicked on. The site proceeded to make themselves my homepage, and put all sorts of nasty stuff on my computer.
So, either turn on your pop-up blocker, or be extremely careful what you click on.
If all your pop ups are from the same source, you could put it in your restricted sites.
Bob
I had a similar problem several years ago and it was spiware.
Come to think of it, I even had macafy on my computer as well.
But I digress, for virus protection there's nod32 though I think it's spiware.
However it can remove some spiware so give it a try.
As for spiware it self, there's hitmanpro.
It incompasses many spiware programs into one and sets them to there maximum settings to be as affective as possible.
The advice about the popup blocker is good too.
Oh yes, I forgot about nod32, I've heard nothing but good stuff about it.
Bob
Ahh! what a wonderful group we have here. Hmm, can I quit my job and send all my clients here? Wow, what a thought. Okay, really loving all this good advice and it is exactly that. I'll share my thoughts which are mostlikely repetetive. I have used Adaware to actually reserect machines. I have had client's machines totally trashed with spyware and slowed to a crawl and after one or two runs of adawaer they were happy again. I can't say that spybot has helped me much. Addaware seems to do a better job. Haven't heard of hitman pro and will look that one up. Always need new tools to work with. AVG is becomming a staple in my office. We were a Norton/ macafee shop. We found that these expensive programs did nothinkg but slow down machines. I have actually also taken it off of client's machines infavor of AVG. Most of our office is using the free version and loves it. So, put back addawaer and the jaws scripts. Also, haven't tried nod32 but have heard it's excellent although a bit chalanging to configure.
Nod32 isn't that hard to configure.
You may have to use your jaws cursor for the first part in the set up but after that your ok.
Yes yes i agree with bob AVG 7.5 is the best anti-virus in the word now, and also you need windows defender from microsoft and all of them are free.
Sounds cool? cool.
Now follow these tips i hope they will help.
1. In the disktop go to IE shortcut and press alt + enter to open proberties.
2. Press tab until you find (BLANK) and press space bar.
3. Now delete cookies, files and clear history.
4. Press apply and ok. Congratulations!!
Good idea but may I suggest this be done from start, settings, control pannel, internet options and then follow the preceing steps. I state this because it is possible that (and I do this when setting up machines) the Internet explorer icon is deleted from the desktop and replaced with a standard shortcut not containing the Internet properties. I do this for two reasons, first it prevents people from accidentally changing the internet options from the proerties of the icon and it enables a hotkey such as Ctrl-Alt-I to be created to activate the program.
Yes i agree with you john. There are many ways leading to the same result.
I agree with everything except cookies. I don't get rid of cookies because there are a few that maintain my log on to such things as hotmail etc. but I use adaware and spybot to get rid of selective spyware cookies for me.
Occasionally, just for the hell of it, I'll clear out my cookies just to be on the safe side, but not every time because a few (very few) of them do good.
Just my thoughts.
Oh, by the way, I, too, do all of this from the internet options in the control panel.
Bob