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Computer help...spybot question

dh girlie

dh girlie

MISS MISSY (geek)
Feb 11, 2002
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A state where you never find the dance floor empty
K...so I all the sudden started getting all these damn pop ups...not sure if my temporary fill in jacked something up on my computer, but I cleared my cookies and history...AND my temporary internet files. I was STILL getting the pop ups...Then I installed spybot...ran it and followed the directions...it found all sortsa corrupt stuff and supposedly cleared it out. I'm STILL getting pop ups...anyone know what else I can do to stop this?

Also, with the new RM....I dont' see the whole screen...I have to scroll over...how can I make RM fit my screen? Is there some special setting?
 
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JRB

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I don't remember if Spybot has a pop up blocker or not. If using IE, the google toolbar blocks well. My issue is that both my home and Julie's work machines have spybot and adaware and one of them won't allow scripting that her excite mail account uses. I am really pissed about all of the malicious crap out there. I still contend that if anyone ever brags about hijacking the nuts are gone. :nuts:

I am sure I didn't help at all, but I feel better. :D
 
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bomberz1qr20

Turbo Monkey
Nov 19, 2001
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PS - Alot of spyware writes itself to your Windows registry - deleting cookies and temp files won't kill it. Running a few good pieces of remoaval software as above usually does the trick.

Tell your substitute employees to lay off the porn on your computer.

Good luck.
 
dh girlie

dh girlie

MISS MISSY (geek)
Feb 11, 2002
8,056
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A state where you never find the dance floor empty
bomberz1qr20 said:
PS - Alot of spyware writes itself to your Windows registry - deleting cookies and temp files won't kill it. Running a few good pieces of remoaval software as above usually does the trick.

Tell your substitute employees to lay off the porn on your computer.

Good luck.
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so adaware has to be run from time to time?...it's not just like some kinda shield that works all the tme? Thanks for the help y'all...

Any ideas on making RM fit my screen again?

Also, the lady that fills in for me...she surfs church websites and political websties...she's like 62 and I dont think she's surfin for porn! hahaha!
 
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JRB

Guest
dh girlie said:
so adaware has to be run from time to time?...it's not just like some kinda shield that works all the tme? Thanks for the help y'all...

Any ideas on making RM fit my screen again?

Also, the lady that fills in for me...she surfs church websites and political websties...she's like 62 and I dont think she's surfin for porn! hahaha!
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It's nice to know that you are the one surfing pRon. :nope:

I have not had any problem with the page fitting with IE or Firefox.
 
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bushwacker

Monkey
Aug 21, 2003
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Norcal :/
Make sure you go get the updated reference files for Adaware too.
The auto-update doesn't do it right half the time.

The newest ref file is from 6-13-2004.
 
Prowler

Prowler

Chimp
Nov 27, 2001
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Too far from the beach and way too far from the mo
Don't delete anything with "Hijack This" unless you know what you are doing. Its purpose is to clean out bad startup items from the registry. You can run it and the post the log file here and me or someone else tell you what needs removing.....Also, Ad-Aware issues an updated reference file almost daily so update frequently......You can also download Zone Alarm Free which is a standalone firewall if you don't already have one. Its free and simple to use and works very well.(Just don't combine it with Norton if you have that)
 
dh girlie

dh girlie

MISS MISSY (geek)
Feb 11, 2002
8,056
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A state where you never find the dance floor empty
Prowler said:
Don't delete anything with "Hijack This" unless you know what you are doing. Its purpose is to clean out bad startup items from the registry. You can run it and the post the log file here and me or someone else tell you what needs removing.....Also, Ad-Aware issues an updated reference file almost daily so update frequently......You can also download Zone Alarm Free which is a standalone firewall if you don't already have one. Its free and simple to use and works very well.(Just don't combine it with Norton if you have that)
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oh no...I deleted all the ones from adaware with the spider next to it...and some of them said hijack this...what'd I do?
 
Toshi

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
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that just means you deleted hijack this, which is supposed to be a helpful program. no big deal.
 
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