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angelbaby · 04-03-2004, 07:02 PM

I'm not trying to be mean or anything...but, what is with all these anti-spam, pop-up blcoker type ads here? It just seems a little unusual to see them here.

~Amypooh~ · 04-03-2004, 07:05 PM

New ads where? In the banner area?

I can't even see the banners now that you mention it. Don't know how long it has been like that, since I don't pay attention to them anyway.

nymama · 04-03-2004, 07:08 PM

I do not have any thing like that and i see the banners..... Maybe you have a trojan on yer puter... I use crazybrowser and I do not get any pop ups

~Amypooh~ · 04-03-2004, 07:13 PM

Banners are working for me again. That's weird. I haven't seen any weird ones.

I would say you need to run an AV check to see if you are infected. Those worms and viruses can cause all kinds of nasty things to come up.

martinanne · 04-03-2004, 08:18 PM

I haven't seen any pop-up blocker ads here. Just the usual mostly-WAHM ads.

angelbaby · 04-03-2004, 11:32 PM

OMG! You mamas must be right! I suspected these ads to be phonies, but that is SO weird! I mean, how a virus or something can replace the WAHM ads at the top here (banners) with its own ads! (Like right now, it says "You could be a nonsmoker, tomorrow")

Stargazer441 · 04-04-2004, 09:09 AM

Yep, you've got taken over by something... BTW, if you're using Norton AV, they have admitted to DOING THAT.

I think it's unethical and wrong, but that's me... they're stealing other people's ad space, kwim?

Anyway, you can see something about it here: http://www.nakedtrutham.com (no nothing icky on this site, it's a marketing website, honest!) scroll down to where it says "IMPORTANT NEWS" in the column on the left and you'll see the info as well as a link to who he recommends. I use PC-Cillin, which is from www.trendmicro.com

There are also a lot of scumware type things and ezula that does the same thing, iirc.

Hope you are able to get rid of it soon!! I'm sure they're annoying.