Spyware keeps popping up....

[cc123]

Got my PC fixed by re-installing XP Pro again but I keep getting this Spyware ad popping up every 2 mins..

https://online-security-center.com/?aff=242


What the fcuk is it, do I need to download it and if not how do I stop it becoming a pain in the arse!?!???
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[Paddy Blake]

Do you have the firewall turned off.

[cc123]

No its on, its getting beyond a joke...every 2/3 pages I go between it keeps popping up...should I just download the thing?
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[instigator]

https://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

https://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Presuming you don't have them already installed, download em and use em regularly.

[cc123]

Might try them later but that doesn't stop the problem of that stupid screen popping up every 2/3 pages, its reeeet annoying!
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[lllN30lll]

it means your already infected with adware/malware and the people who have infected you are trying to get you to buy their product to remove the ads etc.

download ad-aware PRO, i posted the link to it in McGee's thread last night
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[cc123]

Got Spyware Bot running now, on my 4th scan of the machine and ANY time I go online I keep getting that fcuking Spyware Knight thing popping up time and time again....


Surely the Spyware Bot should find this shit and get rid of it??
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[lllN30lll]

wtf is Spyware bot?

use trusted software like Ad-aware PRO!
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[Finglonga]

[lllN30lll]

your better off using the PRO version of ad-aware

https://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/Windows/Edskes/a/aawsepro.exe
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[Finglonga]

[alien.46.uk]

And when you've got rid of it, if you dont have a 'paid-for' firewall get yourself Comodo Firewall (link below) or a cr*cked version of one ...

https://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Comodo is Ranked 1st for Free Firewalls in my book and many others, then next down the line is one called ZoneAlarm ...

Then for an Anti virus, get Antivir:

https://www.free-av.com/

One of the only free-av's with "live protect" ...


As to getting rid ... 'Ad-aware' and 'Spybot Search & Destroy' are the best as well as the Anti Virus ...
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[LUXY DJ]

have u done ALL the windows updates after the reinstallation of XP? if not then thats 1st thing to do..
then next is

ad aware(as said)
xoftspy
AVG
ccleaner

all of these do the do!
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[cc123]

[alien.46.uk]

Oh yes, forgot CCleaner ...

As to AVG, that's what i used to advise people, but now i tell them to use Antivir ... Much better free Anti-Virus with "live protect" which AVG doesn't have.

As to updates, only do this if u have a Kosha copy of XP otherwise you will need to do some Registry h*cking ...
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[JonB]

Start - All programs - Windows update should be at the very top.
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[cc123]

^^^ Cheers guys, I'll try it when I get home and hopefully that will fix the problem.
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[Finglonga]

You need SP2 installed as if you havnt alresdy got it, otherwise you wont be able to get security updates as they will only download if you have it.
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[cc123]

Right, got Windows updates on and downloaded the lastest updates.....also scanning with Ad-ware and I'm still getting this Spyware ad popping up all the time...


Any more ideas? Can I locate the Spyware file and just delete it cuz thats 3 different programs thats failed to remove the annoying ad!!
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[Mr.Everready]

Did you reformat before you reinstalled XP ?

Anyway if none of theses programmes are working why not reformat again ?
Once you've installed XP again, the first thing you should do is protect the PC before you do anything else.
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[LUXY DJ]

yea you must have windows SP2 then download/install the updates as there diff updates which are specificly for SP2

im sure you must have it tho otherwise you'd have seen it on the updates page but its 266mb

have you checked to see if this is in your add/remove list?

also check your MSCONFIG.......type that into the run command to see if its starting up when your pc starts if it is then untick it just incase its that thats triggering it to start all over again
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[lllN30lll]

[Finglonga]

You have updated the definitions on Adaware and spybot before you did the scan havn't you?

Did they find anything?

If all the others are not working try this.....a-squared. It has found a few that the others have missed before now.
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[LUXY DJ]

[UrbanRacer]

i was the one who installed XP, it does have SP2 and i turned on Automatic updates.
Colin, sorry i would have installed a few programs to keep it safe but i thought you would have been able to do this yourself.

i recommend you install Microsoft Defender
https://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

and have you installed you AV program yet? if you need one you could get AVG Free.
https://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg75free_432a904.exe

both are good and free

ps. stay off the dodgy porn sites with .exe downloads lolol