Tom's Guide | Tom's Hardware | Tom's Games
 |
 |
 |
Name: Phil (by 2harts4ever1)
Hi,
I have been trying for a couple weeks to get rid of a pop-up window advertising "remote cameras" from 'ads.x10.com'. I have yet to accomplish this goal.
This pesky piece of camera advertisement is about ready to drive me up the wall. I read that if I put it (http://www.ads.x10.com) in my Restricted Sites and then 'Disable' all the Active X and Java controls for that zone that this would stop it. No such luck!
Am I missing something or am I doomed to see this annoying piece of 'forced advertising' til the end of my computing days?
I also read somewhere that editing my Hosts file would stop it too, but I don't really want to try that unless I can get a step-by-step how to do it scenario.
Any ideas how to put this ad-site to bed for good?
Thanks and Regards,
Phil
Hi Bob,
I use the free version of Ad-Aware and love it, but unforunately it can't do anything with this 'ads.x10.com' advertisement.
I've searched Google and that is where I found the recommendation for the Restricted Sites fix (which didn't work for me). I also found a possible fix by editing your Hosts file but it was explained in such a way as to be a little too much for my computer 'know-how' ..lol .
I am just hoping someone else who has experienced this problem and possibly discovered a way to get rid of it permanently will come forward with their fix.
Thanks for your prompt response.
Regards,
Phil
0 
The Google Toolbar has a built in popup stopper that works great.
You can also do the following to get rid of it:The hosts file can normally be found in the C:\Windows directory if you are using Windows 95 or 98. It can be opened and edited with a text editor such as Notepad or Wordpad.
The hosts file can be used to help speed your access to the sites listed within it. For example, you could make an entry such as
123.45.678 www.wherever.com
An additional benifit of the hosts file is that it can also be used to block unwanted sites or servers. This can be accomplished by creating an entry such as
127.0.0.1 ads.x10.com
0
Hi Bob and Deke,
No, I don't have a pop-up stopper. But, I will check out the site you mentioned along with the Google toolbar.
I also went ahead and made a copy of my Hosts.sam file, then renamed the original 'Hosts'. Then opened with Notepad and added the line "127.0.0.1 ads.x10.com" (without the quotes). Then saved changes. Now, I'll just wait and see what happens.
Thanks to both of you for your interest and help.
Regards,
Phil
0
Hi,
Here is a followup question to this post.
Now that I think I have blocked this annoying pop-up ad by establishing a working 'HOSTS' file, can anyone tell me what the correct Attribute Settings in its Properties should be?
Thanks and Regards,
Phil
0
Hi Phil, set it to read only.
I myself use the host file within
SpyBot Search and Destroy. Another good
one below.
IE-SPYAD: Restricted Sites List for Internet Explorer
abnormal
0
I change ads.x10.com and www.x10.com to my usual search engine (www.google.com). Method is below:
Use notepad to add 2 lines at the bottom of the file (C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts )
At the bottom, add
216.239.51.99 ads.x10.com
216.239.51.99 www.x10.comthen save the file and close all iexplorer.
Then you may open iexplorer and browse www.x10.com and you will get www.google.com (which is 216.239.51.99)
Best regards,
Canus
0
Hi folks,
I just wanted to add that I also have this problem. I've tried all of the recommendations all of you have posted above and none of them work for me. I have Adaware installed along with FreeSurfer to stop popups. I also added ads.x10.com to my hosts file pointed to 127.0.0.1 and that didn't work either. Does anyone know how to remove this thing? It starts up whenever I start up my PC, or after 24 hours, when I start the IE browser. As soon as it opens, another browser starts up with the security camera ad from ads.x10.com.
Please help, I'm out of ideas.
- V
0
I have the same problem too. I've tried all your recommendations, including using the Google toolbar, installing AdAware, Spybot S&D, and modifying the hosts, but nothing seems to be blocking that pesky pop-up. The X10.com website allows you to opt out for a 30-day period by clicking on a link, but 30 days later, . . . . In addition, by clicking on their website, aren't you giving them your IP address for future advertising, or do they already have it?
0
Here's how to get rid of X10 ad's from IE.
In Internet Explorer choose Tools > Internet Options…
Click on the Security Tab
Click on the Restricted Sites topic
Click the Sites… button
Paste in the following URL http://ads.x10.com
Click Add
Click OK
Click OK.That's it. No more annoying ad's!
Freedom at last spread the word!!
0
Thanks, Chris - I tried it, but it didn't work. Do you think they're sending their ad via some other pathway to get in?
Richard
0
THE PROBLEM...
The "ads.x10.com" pop-under security camera add that comes up every time you start your browser and you haven't even surfed the web yet. Entering the "127.0.0.1" in your hosts file doesn't work. Adaware and popup stoppers do not stop this add from coming up. I know, I've tried them all. Puting a security entry in your IE browser simply stopes the page from coming up, not stopping the browser window from coming up and it makes it more irritating closing the message boxes and and browser than just closing the camera ad window. So...
THE SOLUTION...
Okay, I found the pesky little devil. After days of this stupid popup, er pop-under, coming up with the ads.x10.com security camera, I dedicated some time to tracking it down. The symptoms are that this popup comes up, I believe, around 24 hours apart. In otherwords, if you experience the popup, a configuration file holds the last date it came up and waits until a certain amount of time passes before it comes up again, which for me was every 24 hours. If you set your PC date forward by one day, open a browser, you'll see the popup come up again. I advanced my PC date forward by three days and did a file search for files modified on the new future date. Several files came up, but the one you'll take notice to is "x0ff.cfg". The contents of this file are the "ads.x10.com" site and a date/time stamp of it's last refresh.
HOW TO REMOVE IT...(not for beginners)
First, I only did this on a Win2000 machine. It may be the exact same file(s) and location on all other versions of MS Windows, but I have not checked this out. So, do some searches first before removing anything to see if the locations are the same or basically doing the same thing. These files is located in "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\x0ff" and the two files are called "x0ff.cfg" and "x0ff.dll". NOTE: That is a zero, not a letter in the file name, including the directory name. Start up Windows in Safe Mode. Go to that directory and delete the two files. Start up Regedit by clicking Start - Run - Type in "regedit" and click Okay. BE CAREFUL IN HERE! Hit F3 and do a search for "x0ff" and don't forget the zero, not the letter "oh", in the name. Delete all entries you find. Two of these entries are in entries for "InprocServer32" (for Win2000). Delete the entire GUID entry (the long cryptic number) with all of it's sub folders for that DLL. Another one will be the DLL entry itself. Delete that also. You should only have deleted three (3) entries in the registry (for Win2000). Close Regedit and restart your machine.
Test it out by setting the date forward on your PC. Make sure you test a date that is "more" forward than any dates you have previously tested, then open your browser.
I hope this works for all of you that have this problem. It worked great for me. Goodbye mr. ads.x10.com!!!
- V
0
Thanks Voyager your right on the money, I thought I had cracked it but evidently not, I did what you suggested and all is now well, I also did some further research and found that the "x0ff" software would appear to be able to show more ads than just the x10, I managed to track it down to "River Software" application "ClearStream Accelerator" after removing the files as you suggested it appeared there were still some files left which should be removed this link "http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/c/clearstream_accelerator.asp" should explain the removal of all related files, I hope this helps and Thanks again Voyager that pesky x10 ads was driving me up the wall!!
0
Thanks, Voyager! That was brilliant sleuthing!!! I had used regedit to search and delete any files containing the "X10" string, but I should have expected those clever devils to disguise themselves. Thanks again!
Rich
0
I have been utterly annoyed by these pesky ads; however, thanks to the input provided above, I believe I found an easy answer...
I use Win98, and cound not find the "x0ff.cfg" file mentioned. But, since it was mentioned that the pop-up opens every 24 hours or so , and that the "recent" opening time was saved in a file somewhere in my computer, I thought...what if I tried to change the "recent" opening time by advanding the date on my computer to sometime in the far future?
I went to the system tray (lower right corner where the clock is located, opposite the start button), and right-clicked on the clock, and selected the option "adjust date/time."
From here, change the time to some date in the far future (I figure my computer won't live to see the end of the decade, so I set it to 2010.)
Next, open up your browser, in which case the pop-up ad will show up (for the last time)!
Then, close the pop-up ad, and reset the clock to the current date/time. Now, if you open up your browser, the ad should no longer apear! Voila, you won't seethe ad for years to come!
Hopefully, the'll be out of business by then.
Alan
0  |
 |
 |
This post is quite old and has been locked from receiving new replies. Please create a new posting instead.
| Ads by Google |
