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Popup won't go away
Name: lfridel Date: March 25, 2006 at 08:53:01 Pacific OS: windows 98 CPU/Ram: 800mhz/512ram Product: compaq/presario 7000
Comment:
Last night everthing that I would try to go into about Yahoo I would be taken to a spy-ware screen called pc-aid.org. There is noway to get out of it except to hit the back button. I cleaned my internet files, cookies and ran Spybot and virus check. I even reloaded my Netzero software, also ran a check through my harddrive for anything with this name and it still comes up when I try to run anything with Yahoo in it. That includes even going through Google to get to Yahoo. What gives?
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: March 25, 2006 at 11:29:39 Pacific
Reply:
I can't tell if that site is legitimate or not. The owner had posted a message that malware may have directed you there. He then links to some sites for fixes that should probably be ignored. There's only that and some ads on the page.
Run msconfig and check the 'startup' tab. Does anything look like it might be causing that? You might also want to download and run hijackthis.
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Response Number 2
Name: ham30 Date: March 25, 2006 at 12:34:59 Pacific
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I hope you are running a firewall.
Sorry, I do not check for private messages
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Response Number 3
Name: lfridel Date: March 25, 2006 at 13:23:19 Pacific
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I checked my msconfig file didn't see anything differant. Also tried to download what you mentioned about and they must be through Yahoo cause all I got was the same pc-aid site I've been getting.
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Response Number 4
Name: lfridel Date: March 25, 2006 at 16:59:21 Pacific
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I have since tracked down the owner and maker of the site he was talking about his new site in TFMilitary gaming, He goes by jackthezipper I have since e-mailed him at the e-mail address he gave but have not heard anything. Any suggestions??
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Response Number 5
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: March 25, 2006 at 18:55:23 Pacific
Reply:
Do a CTRL-ALT-DEL and post back what shows.
Also how long has this been going on? If it's just a few days you may be able to restore a previous registry.
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