makaveli Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 now my pc is popping up pop ups for an anti virus site which is flagged up as a red zone site on McAfee SiteAdvisor and im getting other ones occasionally for "winfixer" i think it is, ive deleted all temp files and ran an updated anti spyware scan. as well as virus scans. im using the latest updates of Avast and Spybot. which show nothing up, the popups suddenly started happening for no reason, i have done nothing "dodgy" on my computer to jeopardize any security any ideas where they could have come from? Quote
TCH-Thomas Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 Not sure it works, but you can try... Remove Winfixer: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic18610.html Quote
Samrc Posted January 19, 2007 Posted January 19, 2007 Have you recently installed any software? Some software is packaged with adware tag-alongs. You might also check in your ADD/REMOVE software panel for any software that has recently been added to the list (with or without your knowledge). Ex: a popular FTP software that is free comes with adware. If you read the license VERY CLOSELY it mentions the additional benefit of xyz service (I don't remember the name now) and you are agreeing to install that software WITH the FTP software. A client of mine added that software and within 3 weeks it began serving ads. Both the legitimate software and the nasty tag-along showed in the ADD and REMOVE panel. In that particular case AdAware and others did not detect it as adware. But once the tag-along was uninstalled, popups stopped. ALSO...what browser are you using? Are you using an "accelerator" or a NAV Bar from anyone? All CAN cause your problem. Ex: some of the low cost ISP's are low cost because they have adware in their browsers, "feeding you the information you need for better and faster service". Quote
makaveli Posted January 20, 2007 Author Posted January 20, 2007 very very odd. i use firefox i never touch IE. but what has happened a toolbar called "bar888" installed itself, and hidden itself. i didn't know, so just checked and uninstaller. Fingers crossed the ad's go! Quote
TCH-Don Posted January 21, 2007 Posted January 21, 2007 Found a lot on google about bar888 spyware One link looks like it may help http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/remove-toolbar888/ I would make a backup of your registry first. Start > Run type REGEDIT and click OK File > Export navagate to a folder to save in or create one save ( I use the date 20070120 as a file name) Quote
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