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Title: strange pop up
Post by: sarjxxx on May 15, 2010, 06:50:40 AM
Does anyone else get this  "Congratulations, you are the first vistor to foxtbirdcougarforums" popup each time you get on in a new day?

Or is it just my computer got bugged?

All I know is the thing is driving me crazy cause you cant do anything without acknowledging it and whatever you do to it causes it to take you to their site. In the same window. esc, altf4, redx, everything.:mad:
Title: strange pop up
Post by: kendoo130 on May 15, 2010, 07:38:10 AM
I never had that happen.
Title: strange pop up
Post by: T-BirdX3 on May 15, 2010, 07:51:46 AM
Nope, never happens.
Title: strange pop up
Post by: vinnietbird on May 15, 2010, 07:57:49 AM
Nope.Not here.We don't get pop ups.
Title: strange pop up
Post by: 83Heritage on May 15, 2010, 08:07:48 AM
Never happens for me.
Title: strange pop up
Post by: CoogarXR on May 15, 2010, 08:13:14 AM
Time to run some anti-malware software :hick:
Title: strange pop up
Post by: ShowBoy on May 15, 2010, 07:59:36 PM
No sirreee.  Nope.  Never seen that.  Nupe.
Title: strange pop up
Post by: dragon574444 on May 15, 2010, 09:42:55 PM
I had a similar thing, only it asked me to take a poll. It's a virus. Download a program called "Malware Bytes." It's free, easy to use, and very effective.
Title: strange pop up
Post by: grutinator on May 16, 2010, 09:10:21 AM
guys, not everybody can be the first. clearly you're all upset sarjxxx is quicker to the site everyday then you and that this is a legit pop-up. :D
Title: strange pop up
Post by: sarjxxx on May 16, 2010, 02:41:55 PM
Quote from: grutinator;322054
guys, not everybody can be the first. clearly you're all upset sarjxxx is quicker to the site everyday then you and that this is a legit pop-up. :D


Heh heh heh that's right:D jk

Ok. Time to get angry on em thx guyz
Title: strange pop up
Post by: jcassity on May 19, 2010, 12:28:23 AM
Quote from: dragon574444;321965
I had a similar thing, only it asked me to take a poll. It's a virus. Download a program called "Malware Bytes." It's free, easy to use, and very effective.



I highly suggest you you buy it so you get the continuous protection module.
It wont even allow you access to a website thats on itshiznit list.

I also suggest you dont run malwarebytes parallel with avg ect because they can always be trying to kill eachother in respect that they both think the other is a virus.  Ive always been told to run one "PROTECTION" program only at one time and i am pretty sure that rule still stands to be mostly true.

Malwarebytes and Clamwin ran in combination while in safemode is like a bullet proof vest.
malwarebytes.org<<
clamwin.com<< FREE, takes donations, another tool to run parallel with the above but it only runs when you tell it to,,

and to clean up everything under the sun that nothing else seems to do......
CCleaner.com> free, enable all those advanced settings so all non essential  is gotten rid of.  Cnet approved.


chased down a worm nothing would kill even the two above programs but,, these are the two only programs that actuall found it.

while in safemode, i drilled into the path and tried to delete said file but couldnt.  I gave it a different extention and then was able to delete it.
I think i also opened it up with notepad then removed some the the ascii text then clicked save, said yes to the fact the program may not run correctly by microshaft,, then I was able to make it go away.

safari sa goodie

no issues lately other than a couple oddities on here that seems to be only my computer.
When I come here, i have zero posts until i actually reply to someone then suddently i see my total posts.  dono why.

nuff from me, my degree is in this stuff and i dont know  about it anymore.
Title: strange pop up
Post by: sarjxxx on May 20, 2010, 11:21:21 PM
you know what, I went digging around and found a program that had wormed its way into my system "loudmo personal ad assistant"...Yeahhhh....:beatyoass:

well, uninstalled that, so far so good, but anti spy/mal/ad/etc.ware software is def. next.

Thx guys