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berny13

Member since
February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Car

Posted by berny13 on Monday, July 19, 2004 5:05 PM

<A TITLE="Click for more information about car" STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: medium solid green;" HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||cars|AA1VDw">Car</A> is in red and underlined in the Auto forum. When I click on it it takes me to another site. Is it just on my machine or can other members see it? Has some one hacked on to the web site in the form of advertisement?

Berny

Phormer Phantom Phixer

On the bench

TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.

Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale.

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale. F-4 Phantom Group Build.

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David Voss

Member since
December 2002
From: Waukesha, WI

Posted by David Voss on Monday, July 19, 2004 5:22 PM

Ah, you're infected with adware/spyware -- whatever you want to call it. I'll find the link to how to correct it.

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David Voss

Member since
December 2002
From: Waukesha, WI

Posted by David Voss on Monday, July 19, 2004 5:34 PM

Adware, Spyware, and Malware

Best thing to do is download a copy of Ad-aware 6.0 if you already don't have it installed.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

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berny13

Member since
February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Monday, July 19, 2004 7:05 PM

Thanks David. I have Ad-aware 6.0 pro on my system and ran it. It corrected the problem. Now, how it got past my firewall is my next problem.

Again, thanks.

Berny

Phormer Phantom Phixer

On the bench

TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.

Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale.

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale. F-4 Phantom Group Build.

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David Voss

Member since
December 2002
From: Waukesha, WI

Posted by David Voss on Monday, July 19, 2004 7:28 PM

Well technically, your firewall isn't going to stop it. It's something your firewall may see as being okay -- which is why there are products like Ad-aware.

Just make sure you've ran Windows Update, keep your stuff current and use Ad-aware more often. Wink [;)]

I've never used the professional version. Does it have an option to run it in the background or something that could catch stuff before it infects your system? I might be thinking of Spybot.

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shrikes

Member since
November 2003
From: Manila, Philippines

Posted by shrikes on Monday, July 19, 2004 7:45 PM

Spybot Search and Destroy? I've been using that for the longest time, but i haven't seen any options that will let it run in the background... I have Spybot-S&D v1.2. Is Adware better than Spybot?

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berny13

Member since
February 2003
From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley

Posted by berny13 on Monday, July 19, 2004 7:47 PM

David

The professional version does run in the background at all times, unless you disable it. It will give warnings that someone is attempting to access your system or has detected suspicious data coming into your system. It will block all activity untill told what to do. You can set it up any way you like in the set up section. It is a PITA to set up though.

Berny

Phormer Phantom Phixer

On the bench

TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.

Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale.

Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale. F-4 Phantom Group Build.

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David Voss

Member since
December 2002
From: Waukesha, WI

Posted by David Voss on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 1:42 AM

For Spybot, there are a couple of features under the immunize section -- browser helper and miscellaneous protections.

Adaware and Spybot are both very good programs. It doesn't hurt to have both installed. Sometimes one might catch something the other doesn't.

Spybot also has a good tools section which I've found handy to have.

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