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Ronny
09-15-2002, 06:50 AM
Previously when I did a search for something on the net or followed a broken link which internet explorer could'nt find it I used to get a "page cannot be displayed" message.

Now I get directed to http://lop.com and all these crap pop-ups appear, 3turtles.com cellphones4u.com etc.

Obviously it's something I've downloaded but I don't know how to get rid of it. I've looked through my hard drive, searched for it and tried add/reomve programmes but can't find it.

I want to get rid of it. Does anyone know what this is all about, has anyone else got this on their pc and how do I get rid of it?
Ronny
09-15-2002, 06:51 AM
There's even a pop-up asking me if I'm annoyed about pop-ups!!

JEEEEESSSSSSZZZZZ!!
lincov
09-15-2002, 07:31 AM
go into your internet setting and change your browser home page back to what ever you are on ( like ntlworld.com )
and this should sort it out .the same thing happened to me they change your browser settings that why you can't find any programmes

hope this sorts the problem
Ralph'e'
09-15-2002, 02:19 PM
thats evil
Ronny
09-16-2002, 06:14 AM
Midi Buddy is my home page so it's not that. Thanks anyway bud.
tavenger5
09-16-2002, 08:13 AM
Originally posted by ronnykelly
Midi Buddy is my home page so it's not that. Thanks anyway bud.

Really? It's not set as mine. Maybe I should do that :D

Anyway, I had something like that once... I weeded through all those popups and found the removal process. It was a pain, but it worked.
Twisted
09-18-2002, 03:57 AM
i had this before i cant remember how i got rid of it though
theARTiSAN
10-24-2002, 01:10 AM
Is this all taken care of Ronny?
Ronny
10-26-2002, 10:28 AM
Originally posted by theartisan
Is this all taken care of Ronny?

Still there. I suppose it's liker my beer gut, just have to live with it. All my probs with Virgin ISP are sorted. The site loads brilliantly now!!
butchm
10-27-2002, 01:02 AM
Try Mozilla. It has an option for disabling unrequested pop ads, so you don't have to download a pop-up killer app.
iglobal
10-27-2002, 07:50 PM
I had this problem earlier.. but deleted the app that resolved it... hopefully if i find it will let u know
Ronny
10-28-2002, 03:30 AM
Thought about that and went into windows to try and find it. After 2 hours of opening anyting that looked like it could be the culprit I gave up!!
lostdave
10-28-2002, 05:43 AM
check your add/remove programs......make sure theere is nothing unusual in there..
Are you using kazza??
if so are you using it in conjunction with diet K??

Dave
vstfreak
10-28-2002, 07:38 AM
I think it is a spyware.
Try downloading Ad-aware here:

http://download.com.com/3000-2094-10121984.html?tag=lst-0-1

or : http://www.lavasoft.de/

Install it and scan the hole computer. Remove any spyware it finds.

hope this will help you.:p
Ronny
10-28-2002, 07:45 AM
Definatley not in remove programmes. Will try ur idea vstfreak. Cheers.
Chivs
10-28-2002, 04:46 PM
Hey dude - frustrating stuff nothin worse than those bastard spammers.

It could be GAIN (or similar) software on your PC - It's for shoving ads in your face all the time. Lots of free software can now come with it especially free media players and P2P stuff. Do a search for GAIN and maybe look for a process called GMT.exe in task manager.

Either way you need to think about any recent installed software and check whether they use 'GAIN'.
The Keeper
11-03-2002, 05:15 AM
trashpost
vstfreak
11-03-2002, 05:30 AM
Hi Ronny!

Did it work with Ad Aware?

And yes........................................ Trashpost!!:borg:
Ronny
11-03-2002, 08:31 AM
When I downloaded it windows didn't recognise the programme. Asked me to search the net for a programme to open it with but it couldn't find anything.
vstfreak
11-03-2002, 11:04 AM
Well - that is bad. Have you tried all the downloading-links? Could just be a bad link. from this page you have several links to choose between:http://www.lavasoft.de/downloads.html
I mean, it is a normal exe-file so it chould work.



Hope it works :-):p
vstfreak
11-03-2002, 11:05 AM
Just tried downloading and it worked.!!!!!:eek:
woodsy
11-07-2002, 08:13 AM
Got it too

Many thanks
Aahz
12-02-2002, 06:47 PM
For killing PopUps there are two great Tools:

WebWasher (www.webwasher.com)

and the

PopUpStopper (www.panicware.com)

Both are freeware. WebWasher has a lot of other Features too.
Aahz
12-02-2002, 06:48 PM
What the Hell is a "5 Post Wonder"?
Ronny
12-03-2002, 08:36 AM
Originally posted by Aahz
What the Hell is a "5 Post Wonder"?

Extract taken from the Midi Buddy Dictionary.

5 Post Wonder - noun - One who posts 5 times and then f**ks off, never to be seen again.:thumbsup:
§ereņa
12-03-2002, 05:23 PM
5 Post Wonder - noun - One who posts 5 times and then f**ks off, never to be seen again.



ronny, gotta love ur elegant definitions :thumbsup:
nikos72
12-16-2002, 11:45 AM
I had a similar problem that whenever i went to a bad link it would take over as my homepage. Full of popups and i would have to go back and manually change my home page back. Hasn't happened for a while though.
nikos72
12-16-2002, 11:45 AM
I had a similar problem that whenever i went to a bad link it would take over as my homepage. Full of popups and i would have to go back and manually change my home page back. Hasn't happened for a while though.