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Re: anti-adware programs that contain adware? by Chemdem 08/29/2004, 5:10pm PDT
FABIO wrote:

Ever since I've installed and run spybot search & destroy and CWshredder, my browser hijack has gone away, but now I'm getting popups all over the place, even on sites that don't have them (like this one!). Three updates after the problem started, and no program says I have any major adware programs on my computer. A few were detected and deleted, but the popups remain.

Is Spybots price of being free forcing you to view more popup ads?


I had the same problem recently. Spybot is bugged with false positives and does only a half-assed job. It does not seem to be able to locate the the spyware trojans that are causing your popups. One of the apps changes your internet settings in the registry which just opens the floodgates to a variety of other trojan apps. Most of the spyware removers are crap. I would suggest using Ad-aware as it works and has a reputation to uphold.
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anti-adware programs that contain adware? by FABIO 08/25/2004, 1:46pm PDT NEW
    additional irony by FABIO 08/25/2004, 1:49pm PDT NEW
    get lavasoft's Ad-aware to round out the triumvirate NT by whydirt 08/25/2004, 2:01pm PDT NEW
        yeah I've had that even longer by FABIO 08/28/2004, 10:32pm PDT NEW
    Well, they made spyware thing called addaware or something, to fool people. by Worm 08/28/2004, 10:53pm PDT NEW
    Re: anti-adware programs that contain adware? by MC Such and Such 08/29/2004, 2:58pm PDT NEW
    Re: anti-adware programs that contain adware? by Chemdem 08/29/2004, 5:10pm PDT NEW
        Re: anti-adware programs that contain adware? by FABIO 08/29/2004, 11:15pm PDT NEW
            Re: anti-adware programs that contain adware? by Chairman Mao 08/29/2004, 11:32pm PDT NEW
                switching from IE means the Linux users win NT by FABIO 08/29/2004, 11:46pm PDT NEW
                    Suit yourself, keep your pop-ups. NT by Chairman Mao 08/30/2004, 12:03am PDT NEW
                    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA by Entropy Stew 08/30/2004, 12:07am PDT NEW
            Re: anti-adware programs that contain adware? by Chemdem 08/30/2004, 2:30am PDT NEW
                Re: anti-adware programs that contain adware? by laudablepuss 08/30/2004, 11:01am PDT NEW
                    Use MC Such and Such's link for hijackthis, it's a newer version. NT by laudablepuss 08/30/2004, 11:08am PDT NEW
                    Re: anti-adware programs that contain adware? by FABIO 08/30/2004, 11:44am PDT NEW
                        Re: anti-adware programs that contain adware? by laudablepuss 08/30/2004, 11:59am PDT NEW
                        Re: anti-adware programs that contain adware? by Zseni 08/30/2004, 12:15pm PDT NEW
    If using XP and IE, degay your computer the easier way by Rafiki 08/30/2004, 12:01pm PDT NEW
 
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