The Dark Lord Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I went to a humor site called Encyclopedia Dramatica. Popups started flooding screen and I had to run adware/spyware scans. I deleted a lot of adware, but popups pop up every now and then, even with filter on highest setting. Browser windows close by themselves and I don't know what to do. Norton isn't finding any virus and as I wrote the original thread of this topic, the browser freakin closed on me again. Any help? SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzs Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Posting what browser you use would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavi Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I haven't been to ED myself for a long time, but last time I tried I saw that they might be closing down. Are you sure that it's actually ED you're visiting and not someone who stole the domain name after they shut down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryomancer Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I go on Encyclopedia Dramatica all the time, I've never had anything to do with pop-ups etc. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamdan Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I go on Encyclopedia Dramatica all the time, I've never had anything to do with pop-ups etc. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I go on Encyclopedia Dramatica all the time, I've never had anything to do with pop-ups etc. :? Same thing here. :? What part did you go on specifically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 I went to some thing about Billy Mays... Anyway I restarted and when I opened IE6 (browser) it said it had a problem with an add-on and kept shutting down. When reading about what that add-on could do, it said it could make IE close by itself if it was a poorly-made add-on. I disabled it and now I can get on IE. As far as the pop-ups, haven't gotten any yet, but I imagine they'll come. They even show up on the desktop when all browsers are closed. :wall: SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I will say, you should get rid of Norton, that will free up a lot of resources on your computer as well, and replace it with Avira if you want a free av or Kaspersky/NOD32 if you don't mind paying. What did you use to scan? Also, good programs are Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 I used Norton Anti-Virus, but it's expired and used Ad-Aware. When trying to update a year's worth of definitions, it wouldn't download from server. SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das1330 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 download ad-aware SE personal (again if you were having problems updating), Spybot, search and destroy, as well as Avast! antivirus. All are free, and links to download all of them are available in the stickies at the top of this forum. Update all of them and run scans with all of them. While i'm pretty sure that encyclopedia dramatica does not have adware on their site, it might. Run the scans and see what happens, your problem sounds like some form of adware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 They do have spywares on some of their pages or so I heard. I think they remove them quick enough though. As for the Antivirus, use Avira instead of Avast!, it's better and also free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Why the hell are you using the pos called IE6? Use Firefox, or atleast IE7 :S Still, you should get a different adware and spyware removal tool I was going to eat hot dogs for dinner tonight. I think I will settle for cereal. OPEN WIDE HERE COMES THE HELICOPTER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisp Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Never had a problem with ED, though another friend said they got a virus from it. I've seen the billy mays page, and I didn't get anything bad. I also have one of the best antivirus programs Hegemony-Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracion1 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I don't use ED myself, but knowing how popular it is it shouldn't really give you any spyware (though I can't tell for sure). Like has been said, try a different anti virus/anti spyware. AVG is another good free one. . Also, get rid of Norton asap. Leaving it on your computer will cause you more problems. Best to download the forced removal tool from the symantec website which should remove all traces from your computer. "In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Instead of AVG, use Avira. AVG has once been the best in free av software, but now it has fallen back and does not perform as good as before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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