Computer moron asking for help. - Page 2

lookout123 · 07-09-2004, 04:55 PM

i used the google toolbar the 1st day i started this thread but i was actually getting more popups coming through. maybe it shouldn't be run alongside msn popup blocker?

either way i am on cox dsl, so i followed OC's advice and downloaded adaware 181. we'll see how that goes.
thanks

jaguar · 07-09-2004, 04:57 PM

probably coming from spyware rather than websites. After ad-aware try this
Hit ctrl-alt-del, look at the process list and google each one as in "spyware.exe", look at the results and it'll usually be clear if it's spyware or not. Once you've gone though the list, run ad-aware again.

slang · 07-24-2004, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

.......it is time to band together and give me, a computer moron some advice.

[disappointed] And here all this time....... I thought you were cool! [/disappointed]

lookout123 · 07-24-2004, 01:36 PM

um, thanks i think. or should i apologize for the disappointment?

xoxoxoBruce · 07-24-2004, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Just call me Slang W Bush

You're no Bush. You're a phoney. You're a..a...a MERKIN! :p

Crimson Ghost · 07-24-2004, 11:02 PM

When I first got my computer, paranoid bastard that I am, I downloaded about 10 free anti-virus, spyware killers, and pop-up blockers. Then, all of a sudden, I get a lovely little white box popup that said, in essence,
"WINDOWS 98 SYSTEM FAILURE. PLEASE REINSTALL OPERATING SYSTEM."
I believe the phrase I said at that time was "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!! FUCK!!!"
After a failed suicide attempt, I called a friend of mine, got the A\ prompt for eliminating partitions on the hard drive
(DO NOT TRY THIS WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION!!!),
crossed my fingers and prayed.
After the fresh install, I was a little more careful.

Right now, I'm running the following:

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
Zone Alarm Basic
IMSecure Basic
Spybot Search and Destroy
Panicware Popup Blocker Free Edition

These seem to work quite well in keeping me spyware free.
Also I run RegSeeker and IE Privacy Keeper.
Cleans up everything real nice.

07-09-2004, 04:55 PM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i used the google toolbar the 1st day i started this thread but i was actually getting more popups coming through. maybe it shouldn't be run alongside msn popup blocker? either way i am on cox dsl, so i followed OC's advice and downloaded adaware 181. we'll see how that goes. thanks __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-09-2004, 04:57 PM	#2
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	probably coming from spyware rather than websites. After ad-aware try this Hit ctrl-alt-del, look at the process list and google each one as in "spyware.exe", look at the results and it'll usually be clear if it's spyware or not. Once you've gone though the list, run ad-aware again. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-24-2004, 01:36 PM	#4
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	um, thanks i think. or should i apologize for the disappointment? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-24-2004, 11:02 PM	#6
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	When I first got my computer, paranoid bastard that I am, I downloaded about 10 free anti-virus, spyware killers, and pop-up blockers. Then, all of a sudden, I get a lovely little white box popup that said, in essence, "WINDOWS 98 SYSTEM FAILURE. PLEASE REINSTALL OPERATING SYSTEM." I believe the phrase I said at that time was "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!! FUCK!!!" After a failed suicide attempt, I called a friend of mine, got the A\ prompt for eliminating partitions on the hard drive (DO NOT TRY THIS WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION!!!), crossed my fingers and prayed. After the fresh install, I was a little more careful. Right now, I'm running the following: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition Zone Alarm Basic IMSecure Basic Spybot Search and Destroy Panicware Popup Blocker Free Edition These seem to work quite well in keeping me spyware free. Also I run RegSeeker and IE Privacy Keeper. Cleans up everything real nice. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

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