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Alright everyone! I had the unwanted ISTbar on my PC, but I got some info. on another thread that gets it removed. BUT, I still get unwanted adult link pop-ups, pop-ups for online degrees, pop-ups for singles....etc., everytime I just click on my Internet Explorer. I always see something with JavaScript popup message on my Status Bar.
Any help from you guys, to get this **** off my PC, would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
PS, I run Windows XP.
What did you use to clean your system? I'd recommend Spybot if you hadn't used it. As to all the popups, you may just try using a popup/ad stopper/blocker type program. The "...JavaScript popup..." usually means that there's a popup or a link you clicked on has prompted a popup message.
Will these programs block popups, or will they erase whatever it is on my PC that is allowing them to come up. Its not like they just pop up when I visit a website, they pop up even when I am playing solitaire on my computer, without the internet even being up. Using RoadRunner, I guess I am connected all the time, but I am not even surfing when some of these come up. It can get embarassing too when someone is over, and an adult popup comes up.....
I think this may have happened while my brother checked his e-mail from my PC, as he was forwarded a link to an "adult joke". It has been happening ever since then.
Thanks!
All I did was replace the Hosts file in XP with this and 98% of all my pop-ups went away. Be sure to read the info thoroughly so you know how/why it works. Rather painless way to get rid of most pop-ups. One nice thing is that it didn't affect forum pop-up notices, etc. that some popup killer utilities will do. There are other sites that have listings you can add to the hosts file (such as 50,000 porn popup ad urls), but you have to be careful...if you add too many urls to that file, it can slow down your browser considerably. The hosts file at the site above has the listings of some 38,000 known advertisers. Some disadvantages: It will not work with ads that are served from the same site you are viewing. You will need a pop-up killer program for that. Also, some sites are tied in with the ads---kill the ads and you kill the site...you won't be able to view it properly. (But you can configure the hosts file to not block that particular url if you so choose).
I will tell you that since doing this, I rarely have pop-ups (I can hear them trying to click on, but they don't) and I very rarely have any trouble viewing sites.
Thanks for the info. I mailed the web people at one of the pop-up ads, and this is what I got. I will follow the steps when I get home to see if this works. Anyway, all this info. is a start, thanks again!!!:
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The "pop-ups" or advertisements that you are receiving may have been from a program called "Rapid Blaster". This is caused by inadvertently or purposely clicking one of the links provided in the www.rapidblaster.com web site that would start to install the program on your computer.
This website is for the sole purpose to receive free adult content that will be downloaded to your desktop and hard drive. After the initial install, you do not have to be on line when this program displays the "pop up's".
**We are in NO WAY associated or affiliated with this web page, URL, company nor the program. We are merely assisting you in removing the program from your P.C.**
The "Rapid Blaster" program can be removed from your computer by following these steps:
1. On any standard Windows 98, 2000, or XP operating system click the "Start" button, located at the lower left-hand corner of your screen.
2. Click "Settings" and then click "Control Panel"
3. Within the "Control Panel" window double-click the icon that says "Add/Remove Programs" (this will display a list of programs that are currently installed on your P.C.)
4. Locate the "Rapid Blaster" program in the list and then click on
"Remove/Uninstall" (this should safely remove the program from your P.C.)
5. After you click on "Remove/Uninstall" an Internet browser window should automatically open asking you to fill out a short survey. **BE CERTAIN THAT ALL CHECK BOXES ARE "NOT" SELECTED AND NO OTHER INFORMATION ON THE FORM IS ENTERED** Scroll down to the bottom of the form and click the button that says "Click here to Submit"
6. Finally, after un-installation is finished click on the "Close, Exit
or the "X" Button (located at the far most top right of the Add/Remove programs window and the Internet browser window to insure that you are completely exited properly.
Everybody spell it together now: i-n-v-a-s-i-v-e........
Wish we could sue the people who do this....I believe California is contemplating making a law that will allow one to do just that.
Ok, so I don't have Rapid Blaster installed on my PC. Anyone have any ideas as to how to remove the 'program' or virus, or whatever it is, from my PC? I haven't had these problems until lately. Normal popups are not a problem with me, all big sites have them, and thats fine, however when popups start coming up when I am playing cards....thats what really pisses me off. I never downloaded or allowed anything onto my PC which would do this. Who would?
Thanks!
Look in the startup folder for a link.
Either of these apps should remove any leftover components:
Spybot S & D
Adaware
Also,,i would suggest you go into Tools>Internet options>advanced tab in your browser and take the checks out of "enable install on demand". In IE 6 there will be two of them...
Located at this website is the best popup stopper I have found and its free.
http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/Support.htm
Got this reply from a request to be removed from an unwanted popup. Thanks again guys for all the help!
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Some software can block ip message.
just visit:
http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10...ml?tag=lst-0-1
ATTENTION: all the unsubscribe need the static IPs, so we can process the unsubscribe.
We will add your IP address to the exclude list in the IP Address Book and release them to our customers via periodic upgrades.
Don't ever reply to these people, that's how they find live email addresses so they can sell it to spammers. Just use anti-spyware software and a good pop-up stopper, but never communicate with them, they're all scum :mad:
So I came home tonight and there was 6 backed up popups, all porn, on my PC waiting for me.
Anyone know of any FREE popup stoppers?
Please do this:
Go to http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/, and download Hijack This.
Unzip, doubleclick HijackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".
When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log" button.
Press that, save the log somewhere, and please show us its contents.
Most of what it lists will be harmless, so do NOT fix anything yet.
Someone here will be happy to help you interpret the results.