Hello,
Despite the general dislike of the Internet Explorer by many, I came to get used to it. Lately, however, I have been getting pop ups; people want to sell all sorts of crap, but mostly virus and trojan horse detection software. It is like marketing went amock. Anyhow, I have Pop up blocker at "high" setting, Microsoft fire wall (XP SP-2), I installed Zone labs firewall, which seems to be blocking even the launch of the IE asking for security allowance but not the pop ups once IE is allowed to launced. I performed Adaware, Trend micro and SDFIX cleanups, but to no avail. What it does, at launch of the IE, it rerouts it to a (what looks like) a random pop up site. I have to shut down that site to recover the IE. I also noticed that every two pages, either new or from link navigation the pop ups re appear, but not necessarily the same pop up but a new one. It seems there is a program with random number generator to launch the target new pop up.
One more observation. When I launch IE and it shows the pop up, the IE launches too, almost normally to my home page, except, the home page looks like a pop up, no headers or controls. Once I close the undesireable pop up, the headers are recovered automatically. This happens at launch only. Once the header controls are displayed, follow on pop ups do not seem to affect the main page.
It seems the request for the pop ups are being initiated from the IE, could it be an applet is attached to it? I dont know how it got there.
Anyhow, I am pulling my hair with this one. I hope somebody has an Intelligent solution before I become completely bald.
Thanks
Configuration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0
Reply to Tomcat
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Try downloading and running this, do a report and save log file, then copy the log here
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Well, symantec has a TroJ_VUNDO removal tool, which I used, while system restore was off and it got it. However, it did not solve the problem. Unfortunately, I am resorting to the will of those individuals who get their kicks from causing havoc to others. I think they have little wet noodles between their legs and this is the only way they prove their machoism. I am dropping the use of IE, which seems to attract the libido of these wet noodles.
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To tw1:
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First of all my sincere thanks to all who tried to help me lick this problem. When I scanned the system for the TROJ_VUNDO.JHZ trojan, using the Symantec tool, it reported to me that they got it. Well, I have a bridge to sell Symantec for cheap located in Brooklin, NY. Anyhow, your identification of _c00F46A data file was correct and it was the VUNDO Trojan, so I googled the trojan name and the dat file name and found this other forum where someone was having problems similar to mine, although unaware that it was a Trojan, was soliciting help. A respondent suggested the use of Malwarebytes anti-malware. With a leap of faith that could have always been proven to be a leap into stupidity, I downloaded the software and voila! I lucked out. It identified four instances of the Troj, cleaned two and got rid of the other two on reboot.
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Hey guys ive been having the same problem... can you please check my log ?
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I am having the same problem. I have tried almost everything. I have scanned my computer for viruses at least five times, and yes my antivirus software is pretty good. I have deleted cookies, temporary internet files, and my local disk cookies. I have also tried to manga addons and looked for anything suspicious. I have looked in my files and my programs on my computer for anything suspicous. I have viewed the source of the popups and they are from www.w3.org 1999 xhtml. That is my only lead on the site because I looked at the html and javascripting.I have put the site on the block list on my internet options on both the security and privacy list. My problem first started when I was trying to find a good computer programming tutor. I had to temporarily allow popups so I could get to the link. Ever since then every time I get online and surf I will get popups including antivirus 2009 and it will say if I don't install it my computer will suffer damage,data loss, and freezing. Almost anywhere I click it will pull up a suspicous download. I never download it because it porbably has tons of viruses. I will also get tons of popups of advertizments. All of this also slows down my computer online. I don't understand how they are getting to me! All of these are very annoying!!!
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Your computer has got spywares that`s why get unwanted popups (adverts), you can get ride of this problem by using spyware removal tools like Threat Fire or Super anti spyware.
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