Spyware..?
Greetings everyone...
In the last week, I've been getting an internet window opening on "www.dvdforce.com", just like a pop-up, instead it opens from windows, not an already open internet window.. I scanned using Spyware Blaster, S&D and Ad-Aware.. No luck. Any ideas?
Regards.
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Re: Spyware..?
No idea. Tried AVG ?
Also, did you install any software products from dvdforce lately ? This usually happens, in my experience, with not fully registered software, or similar things.
Ya know, like reminders, popups, ads, etc.
Alternatively, try a firewall - it should allow you to block it, and hopefully also pinpoint it.
Do you see any extra things in your task manager ?
I think Caravel had posted a link to some windoze site that explains what most of those do - so you can figure out the legal ones by gradually crossing them out. See what's left.
This isn't bound to give results, though, it's possible that no extra executables appear in the task manager - but it's worth trying.
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Re: Spyware..?
Does it appear in msconfig's startup tab? (start>run>msconfig)
When does it appear? On startup?
There's a registery key that controls that iirc
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Re: Spyware..?
Scan with Hijack This
Don't delete anything yet, just post the log you get at the end here.
I know for sure that Caravel knows what's spyware and what not. And besides that I know something of it as well (better said, I know what's not spyware)
And install this program:
http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml
It stops all programs that start by themselves, you will have to allow them first
Last edited by Stig; 03-03-2007 at 10:33.
Re: Spyware..?
@stig - won't startup monitor disable the av and firewall
From wise men, O Lord, protect us -anon
The death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions, a statistic -Stalin
We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area -UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer
Re: Spyware..?
Nope, it'll mostlikely give a pop-up that that programs wants to start and you simply allow it.
I use it, and have both a firewall and AV
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