A new breed of pop-ups?

ultima301 · 08-15-2003, 05:49 PM

I've been getting these pop-ups for a while and they say something about messing with window's internal messanger so i can't stop them unless i buy their stupid pop-up killer thing. i have stop-zilla pop-up killer but it cant get rid of these. if anyone is getting these and/or knows how to stop them without spending money please post...

QreepyBORIS · 08-15-2003, 05:56 PM

Get Adaware.

Free, easy to use!

Uh...search on google for it. It kills spyware.

ultima301 · 08-15-2003, 07:01 PM

i have adaware....ooh no wonder i haven't full scanned the c: drive in a while, i figured ad-watch would pick up anything worth scanning.

Thanks ^_^

Falcon · 08-15-2003, 07:32 PM

if not get "spybot: search and destroy" from download.com... does wonders.

SotN · 08-15-2003, 08:56 PM

1. Log in as Adminsitrator
2. Open the control panel. Look in Administrative tools, then services.
3. Right click on the messenger service, hit Properties.
4. Look under the general tab. Disable it at start-up. Apply, then hit okay.
5. Right click it again, stop the service.

That will get rid of those things forever. (note this doesnt interfear with MSN messenger, so dont worry)

QreepyBORIS · 08-15-2003, 09:02 PM

How do log in as an Administrator?

SotN · 08-15-2003, 09:05 PM

Log into the account that can delete/install stuff, that's Admin.

QreepyBORIS · 08-15-2003, 09:12 PM

I am always in that account, but...I have 98, and there is nothing like what you described in your first post (Administrator tools? I don't see anything like that....am I technologically imapired? Or can I not read? Maby it was the day without power.)

SotN · 08-16-2003, 12:55 AM

Oh, you can only get those messages on XP. Dont worry.

**87x** · 08-16-2003, 01:42 AM

well SotN way to save me day.. i hate those damn pop ups... i'd be fc'ing something then a window would pop up and mess all my stuff up... thnx

ultima301 · 08-16-2003, 09:07 AM

omg thank you sotn i would have never figured that one out. You rock!

QreepyBORIS · 08-16-2003, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SotN

Oh, you can only get those messages on XP. Dont worry.

Errrr..............

Sorta. I have some undeletable spyware that does that ("Would you like to Join CAsino online and get a Free $200 bonus just for signing up!?").

It's a bitch, but manageable, since there is a no button.

SotN · 08-16-2003, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QreepyBORIS

Quote:

Originally Posted by SotN

Oh, you can only get those messages on XP. Dont worry.

Errrr..............

Sorta. I have some undeletable spyware that does that ("Would you like to Join CAsino online and get a Free $200 bonus just for signing up!?").

It's a bitch, but manageable, since there is a no button.

Do me a favor, hit yes once, and tell me what website it brings you to.

QreepyBORIS · 08-16-2003, 01:57 PM

It doesn't. It installs some shit, and its hard to quit out of the installation.

Agh. I hit yes once before by accident. I don't really want that stuff on my computer.

jewpinthethird · 08-16-2003, 03:02 PM

Yeah, it was the Pop-ups that made me screw-up my computer. I disabled the Messager Pop-ups....and then I was all "Hey, what else can I disable that I dont need?" To make a long story short, Adobe PS doesnt work anymore unless I reformat.

dontcareaboutmyid · 08-16-2003, 11:42 PM

ouch.

memo to self do that to my computer

i salute you SotN

Quizkid23 · 08-17-2003, 11:10 AM

Ok, who here has played that game on www.addictinggames.com called "kill the popups"? lol, its hilarious.

ultima301 · 08-17-2003, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quizkid23

Ok, who here has played that game on www.addictinggames.com called "kill the popups"? lol, its hilarious.

I have, the music is just the best...and the game is so true....btw i love that site!

08-15-2003, 05:49 PM	#1
ultima301 FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere in the world Posts: 436	A new breed of pop-ups? I've been getting these pop-ups for a while and they say something about messing with window's internal messanger so i can't stop them unless i buy their stupid pop-up killer thing. i have stop-zilla pop-up killer but it cant get rid of these. if anyone is getting these and/or knows how to stop them without spending money please post... __________________ One day there will be a really cool sig here. But not right now. http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=ultima301 -My Xanga

08-15-2003, 05:56 PM	#2
QreepyBORIS FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: It is a mystery. Age: 22 Posts: 7,454	Get Adaware. Free, easy to use! Uh...search on google for it. It kills spyware. __________________ Signature subject to change. THE ZERRRRRG.

08-15-2003, 07:01 PM	#3
ultima301 FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere in the world Posts: 436	i have adaware....ooh no wonder i haven't full scanned the c: drive in a while, i figured ad-watch would pick up anything worth scanning. Thanks ^_^ __________________ One day there will be a really cool sig here. But not right now. http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=ultima301 -My Xanga

08-15-2003, 07:32 PM	#4
Falcon FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 433	if not get "spybot: search and destroy" from download.com... does wonders. __________________

08-15-2003, 08:56 PM	#5
SotN FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,159	1. Log in as Adminsitrator 2. Open the control panel. Look in Administrative tools, then services. 3. Right click on the messenger service, hit Properties. 4. Look under the general tab. Disable it at start-up. Apply, then hit okay. 5. Right click it again, stop the service. That will get rid of those things forever. (note this doesnt interfear with MSN messenger, so dont worry) __________________ 209

08-15-2003, 09:02 PM	#6
QreepyBORIS FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: It is a mystery. Age: 22 Posts: 7,454	How do log in as an Administrator? __________________ Signature subject to change. THE ZERRRRRG.

08-15-2003, 09:05 PM	#7
SotN FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,159	Log into the account that can delete/install stuff, that's Admin. __________________ 209

08-15-2003, 09:12 PM	#8
QreepyBORIS FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: It is a mystery. Age: 22 Posts: 7,454	I am always in that account, but...I have 98, and there is nothing like what you described in your first post (Administrator tools? I don't see anything like that....am I technologically imapired? Or can I not read? Maby it was the day without power.) __________________ Signature subject to change. THE ZERRRRRG.

08-16-2003, 12:55 AM	#9
SotN FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,159	Oh, you can only get those messages on XP. Dont worry. __________________ 209

08-16-2003, 01:42 AM	#10
87x FFR Veteran FFR Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: VA Age: 27 Posts: 4,376	well SotN way to save me day.. i hate those damn pop ups... i'd be fc'ing something then a window would pop up and mess all my stuff up... thnx __________________ RAVEnHEXa: Lip ring is because I want to be a professional piercer. 87x: more like.. professional goth.

08-16-2003, 09:07 AM	#11
ultima301 FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere in the world Posts: 436	omg thank you sotn i would have never figured that one out. You rock! __________________ One day there will be a really cool sig here. But not right now. http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=ultima301 -My Xanga

08-16-2003, 01:57 PM	#14
QreepyBORIS FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: It is a mystery. Age: 22 Posts: 7,454	It doesn't. It installs some shit, and its hard to quit out of the installation. Agh. I hit yes once before by accident. I don't really want that stuff on my computer. __________________ Signature subject to change. THE ZERRRRRG.

08-16-2003, 03:02 PM	#15
jewpinthethird (The Fat's Sabobah) FFR Music Producer FFR Veteran Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 11,710	Yeah, it was the Pop-ups that made me screw-up my computer. I disabled the Messager Pop-ups....and then I was all "Hey, what else can I disable that I dont need?" To make a long story short, Adobe PS doesnt work anymore unless I reformat.

08-16-2003, 11:42 PM	#16
dontcareaboutmyid FFR Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wisconsin, Close to Canada Age: 26 Posts: 2,104	ouch. memo to self do that to my computer i salute you SotN __________________ Theory of Quantum Fetish Mechanics

08-17-2003, 11:10 AM	#17
Quizkid23 FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: On my computer Age: 22 Posts: 446	Ok, who here has played that game on www.addictinggames.com called "kill the popups"? lol, its hilarious. __________________

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