And can I contribute money to the upkeep of the site so we can get rid of it?
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| Author: | Rocklar [ Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What's up with the Targetwords stuff? |
And can I contribute money to the upkeep of the site so we can get rid of it?
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| Author: | Obo [ Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:11 pm ] |
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the what? |
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| Author: | Dragon Fire [ Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:14 pm ] |
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im betting he's getting some pop ups...and its user side not the forums..cause im fine... although i currently have some wierd little bug in my computer that changes certian words into links... casino, money, pay, tax etc.. and then link me to various sites..happens to me on other forums too..kinda annoying but i'll survive untill i kill it.. *I got spyware...but it won't die..* |
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| Author: | Cetera [ Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:15 pm ] |
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Yeah, I'm fine too. See if you've got some spyware installed, Rocky. |
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| Author: | Mantison Tau'rus [ Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:15 pm ] |
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I am getting NO popups... You guys got some spyware me thinks... |
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| Author: | Obo [ Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:25 pm ] |
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Yeah. Sound like spyware. Download Ad-Aware and get rid of that crap. |
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| Author: | Cyrus Rex [ Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:46 pm ] |
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Ad-aware rocks. Get it here |
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| Author: | Talon1977 [ Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:25 pm ] |
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or you could just use mozilla like the cool people. 
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| Author: | Rocklar [ Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:45 am ] |
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I did a little research based on the URL shown (identical to what Cyrus described) and that led me to Targetwords. It appeared to be something webmasters can load and make money with. I actually have DLd and used both AdAware and Spybot but there are a number of items that return everytime I reboot.  Working on getting rid of them...which may require a screwdriver, etching acid and a small amount of explosives.
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| Author: | Cyrus Rex [ Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:33 am ] |
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My friend had that exact same problem… I directed him to a Windows Media Player DL link, yet it took him to something else. What was happening to him was some program on his PC would randomly redirect his browser to other sites when he clicked a link. -You may want to go to remove programs in your control panel, and try to remove anything that looks suspicious. -You may also want to start in safe mode, then run ad-aware. Sometimes it can not remove things that are getting their foot in during startup. |
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| Author: | Cetera [ Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:42 am ] |
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There is a program that can show you what is running, and help remove it. I forget what it is called atm, though, 'cause I'm not that familiar with it. I'll see if I can find it for you, though. |
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| Author: | Cetera [ Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:53 am ] |
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OK, the site isn't working at the moment, but this is where you want to go: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html Download CWShredder and HijackThis. They'll take care of your problem. Since that sight is down, try this other one: http://www.spysweeper.com/remove-coolwebsearch.html It should also remove your problem. I have no idea why spywareinfo.com isn't up though. |
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| Author: | Rocklar [ Sat Jul 17, 2004 1:01 am ] |
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Thanks for the info, Cetera. I'll run these when it's not so late and I'm not quite so sleepy
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