re: Specific window popup (dex.asp) on IE
Tuesday, January 15, 2002 at 5:32 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Michael
(2800 messages posted)
Hit ctrl-alt-delete to get a list of running programs (with no programs running)
and post it to the group. That way we should be able to determine if it's something
running in the background.
On Tuesday, January 15, 2002 at 5:13 pm, Dio Haik wrote:
>When I use Internet Explorer (5.0), every 2-3 minutes a new window pops up with
this
>format as the URL:
>
>http://dex.asp/?User_ID=dex.asp?User_IP=&User_Browser=IE&User_URL=on the main IE window>
>
>The time between popups is random and I think depends on the amount of mouse clicks
>in the browser.
>
>I thought it's spyware stuff so I donwloaded and ran ad-aware 5.62 that indeed found
>and removed some spyware but the window keeps poppin up.
>This must have started when I downloaded and istalled Kazaa. I don't know how to
>find what causes this to happen.
>For your info, I have tried installing IE4 and again IE5 with no result. My system
>is clean of viruses and trojans, I have formatted and installed Windows 98 just
a
>moth ago.
>I am asking you if you know what could cause this and a way to eliminate it, through
>some registry editing or some software.
>The "dex.asp" line does not appear as a file in my PC nor as anything in my registry
>Thank you
>
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