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Somthings weird with my computer

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bueyan
Posts: 1092 - Karma: 34
i logged on to my account today and clicked the usual 'verify later... remind me in 1 week' kinda stuff and then i go onto the internet and alllll these pop ups come soo fast and sooo many, and it has been doing it allll day, and i checked everything and its all the same... anyone have these problems too... anyone know what to do?
Jan 8 2006 1:05AM
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t-man152
Posts: 2896 - Karma: 14
download spybot search and destroy

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/

download all updates and run a scan

its totally free and it gets constant updates. I use to do It managing I installed it on all the computers in the company not a single person has had a pop-up since.

ive used it for 3 years and Ive never had a pop up
Jan 8 2006 1:08AM
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Ski_Unit_19
Posts: 8188 - Karma: 38
i use spysweeper
Jan 8 2006 1:09AM
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bermbuster49
Posts: 7445 - Karma: 90
yeah you got adware, just run a program to remove it, and dont click any pop-ups or download any shit like smileycentral after its fixed.
Jan 8 2006 1:09AM
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bueyan
Posts: 1092 - Karma: 34
i never have before though... thats the thing...^^
Jan 8 2006 1:10AM
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user098123
Posts: 6072 - Karma: 18
I dunno exactly what it does, but there is a new virus out that you can get through jpeg files. Just going to the website with the hacked jpeg file infects your computer...I don't think i thas to do with pop-ups though, I think it crashes your whole operating system. The update to fix it is on the microsoft homepage I believe.
Jan 8 2006 1:16AM
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Ghst
Posts: 5820 - Karma: 10
System resstore
Jan 8 2006 1:17AM
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t-man152
Posts: 2896 - Karma: 14
just to give you a fun little figure. it takes 4 seconds after an unprotected computer has been connected to the internet to be infected by spyware and viruses
Jan 8 2006 1:18AM
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user098123
Posts: 6072 - Karma: 18
Key word, "unprotected"
Jan 8 2006 1:21AM
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bueyan
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crazzzzzy
Jan 8 2006 1:26AM
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Deafboy
Posts: 643 - Karma: 52
stop downloading so much porn.
Jan 8 2006 1:56AM
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freestyle_rich
Posts: 1854 - Karma: 10
switch to linux
Jan 8 2006 11:55AM
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t-man152
Posts: 2896 - Karma: 14
you cant give me the keyword in my own post. thats just rude. plus i wasnt sayin that in your case, I was just giving a fun little figure
Jan 8 2006 1:17PM
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.John.
Posts: 6943 - Karma: 14
get adaware, it's always worked for me
Jan 8 2006 3:14PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
if you use ad-aware and spybot search and destroy, ur computer will be safe
i think theyre both free
Jan 8 2006 3:31PM
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hartig
Posts: 8192 - Karma: 10
damn it!
Jan 8 2006 7:35PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
get a firewall, its like a condom for your internet
Jan 8 2006 7:41PM
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t-man152
Posts: 2896 - Karma: 14
an antivirus is like a condom for your computer

a firewall makes you invisible to others on the internet.
Jan 9 2006 2:39AM
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chillonhill
Posts: 1314 - Karma: 125
and use firefox too, windows firewall is totally useless now. the condom has burst
Jan 9 2006 6:33AM
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396222687862
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i was just about to say get a condom to protect your comp, or maybe just a router
Jan 9 2006 8:11AM
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