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Leon
22-01-2003, 21:50
Theres this pop up on my PC
advertising everything from sex to diplomas... and its getting past the pop up stopper...
appearing on every profile...
i don't download anything other than pics from the net... so where has it come from? and how do i banish it?
Ant
22-01-2003, 21:51
Go to www.downloads.com and do a search for "Adaware" - that should so it! :)
Dave_S
22-01-2003, 21:52
They're absolute bastids these mate.

I havent seen any way around these yet. My Norton Firewall seems to stop most of them though.

Dave
Leon
22-01-2003, 21:57
it has even popped up for my mum :eek:
no rhyme nor reason to it that i can see...
i'm gonna wait...

no, it has jsut appeared...

messenger service... registered as process to my dad....
djsy69
23-01-2003, 02:31
ive beengetting loads since i started using iMESH a few days ago, and if i leave it then some thing seem to download themselves onto my cpu, mostly casino thingys, which are easy to get rid of, but ive got one called eANTHOLOGY, ive tried to uninstall it, but it says there are many programs and im to choose which one i want to install or uninstall, i choose a couple then it starts to install them:mad: , now i cant seem to get rid of it at all!, any ideas?
SteveDunn
23-01-2003, 19:07
If you're running Win2000/XP then do the following:

Start - Run - services.msc

This will pop up a small windows explorer type box with a big list of stuff on the right.

Search down the list until you find the Messenger service.

Double click on it.

http://www.celtasoft.nildram.co.uk/messenger.jpg

Make sure that it is set to Disabled, and that it is Stopped.

This should cure any probs :)
Dave_S
23-01-2003, 19:18
Nice Theme BTW whats it called?? WB?

Dave
SteveDunn
23-01-2003, 19:24
Yeah it's WindowBlinds skin thingy.

http://www.celtasoft.nildram.co.uk/desktop1.jpg

Thats what it looks like :)

http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=2&SkinID=900
Martin T
24-01-2003, 11:48
Only problem with that is If I disble the messanger service then I cant annoy everyone else on this network with popup messages. Any idea what port the messanger service uses so I can block it? on the internet gateway interface only?
Jez
24-01-2003, 12:03
I had a thing on my system a while ago. It was called Datemanager or something, written by gator software. It was the source of loads of pop ups. It was in the program files\common files directory. I just deleted the dirs. The .exes were called gmt.exe and precisiontime.exe or something like that.
Dave_S
24-01-2003, 21:23
Look at this lovely one I just received ...

http://www.stretch.nildram.co.uk/images/misc/nice-popup.jpg

I havent the foggiest why I've got this ??? Cant find his IP address either, my firewall log had just cleared itself! :rolleyes:

Dave
SteveDunn
24-01-2003, 21:53
It's a nildram user (gotadsl.co.uk) ... But its not me :)
Dave_S
24-01-2003, 21:55
The IP address on that was my last one mate :)

God knows who the CHRIS is though :(

Dave
SteveDunn
24-01-2003, 21:56
D'oh lol, brains fried doing this **** in work all day hehe :)
Dave_S
24-01-2003, 22:01
Well, actually I do know the CHRIS is the machine name but that doesnt help me much :)

Dave
sroberts
24-01-2003, 22:16
Jez that GMT.exe thingy is the cause of most of the popup. This one is basically to anyone who has installed DivX on there PC. When you install DivX, it also installs gmt.exe and other apps. If you unstall DivX it dosn't uninstall these... bummer :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Just search for the directory and delete the folder!

Si :)
Dave_S
24-01-2003, 22:25
Or you download the "doctored" version of DivX or disallow the prog to access the outside world via your firewall :)

Dave
Martin T
24-01-2003, 22:47
Originally posted by Dave_S
Look at this lovely one I just received ...

http://www.stretch.nildram.co.uk/images/misc/nice-popup.jpg

I havent the foggiest why I've got this ??? Cant find his IP address either, my firewall log had just cleared itself! :rolleyes:

Dave

Probably someone that made a mistake in typing the ip address of someone that they wanted to F*ck off. You were just an innocent bystander.:D
sroberts
24-01-2003, 22:54
Also slap ZoneAlarm on, it's ace

Si :)