Hi guys and gals

As there is such an issue concerning the subject, I thought that some of you would 
be interested in the following site, if you are not aware of it already that is: 
- http://www.softnews.ro/public/cat/10/17/

Hope this helps!

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re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 4:41 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) One thing there that I KNOW won't help. Zero Popup stopper IS spyware itself. Worse than that, it's a homepage hijacker...... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 4:51 pm Posted by jazz_from_hell (538 messages posted) Nice to see that you are in such a good mood Carol (LOL). I was merely offering other pc users a site that they could peruse, not advising on a particular program. Hopefully, pc users would use their common sense, even though sense is not common unfortunately, and research the particular program in concern before they d/l it, scanned it and used it. :) On Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 4:41 pm, Carol wrote: > >One thing there that I KNOW won't help. Zero Popup stopper IS spyware itself. Worse >than that, it's a homepage hijacker...... > :) http://www.annoyances.org/ [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 4:59 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) ?? I'm not in a bad mood. You totally misunderstand me, and I know you're not advertising. I should have said thank you, then noted that problem program. Sorry about that. It's a cool site. I've helped a few posters in recent weeks, who had installed that Zero Popup stopper. You wouldn't believe the mess it caused! I had never heard of it and have noticed it at the top of other sites list of software. Since I saw it almost at the top of the list of software at that link, I decided to post that as a warning. That's the ONLY reason I responded to your post. After all, who knows how many people will go to that link and install that thing. Then I'll be the one, that needs to help them recover! lol Thanks for sharing the link [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 5:13 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) I forgot to add....there's no way to research those type of programs. How do you scan an adware program before you install it? The only way these things come to light, is if another user brings it to someone's attention. That is, until it's so common that it's well known the program causes problems. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 5:15 pm Posted by jazz_from_hell (538 messages posted) Very valid comment Carol, after all, that is what this forum is here for. Take care now ---JAZZ--- On Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 4:59 pm, Carol wrote: > >?? I'm not in a bad mood. You totally misunderstand me, and I know you're not advertising. >I should have said thank you, then noted that problem program. Sorry about that. >It's a cool site. > >I've helped a few posters in recent weeks, who had installed that Zero Popup stopper. >You wouldn't believe the mess it caused! I had never heard of it and have noticed >it at the top of other sites list of software. > >Since I saw it almost at the top of the list of software at that link, I decided >to post that as a warning. That's the ONLY reason I responded to your post. After >all, who knows how many people will go to that link and install that thing. Then >I'll be the one, that needs to help them recover! lol > >Thanks for sharing the link > > > >src=http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/trave_abc/smilie_r.gif>src=http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/trave_abc/smilie_l.gif> > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 5:21 pm Posted by jazz_from_hell (538 messages posted) Very fair comment Carol. At the end of the day, as you say, unless a user brings it to anothers attention, it really is trial and error unfortunately. Just wondering, is there a program (or beta for that matter) that utilises the features of an AV, firewall, spycatcher, advert, hijaker etc on the market. Even though, I would imagine, that would be difficult to manufacture (pricing wise), it would make major bucks. What do you think? ---JAZZ--- On Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 5:13 pm, Carol wrote: > >I forgot to add....there's no way to research those type of programs. How do you >scan an adware program before you install it? > >The only way these things come to light, is if another user brings it to someone's >attention. That is, until it's so common that it's well known the program causes >problems. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 5:31 pm Posted by Carl D (4162 messages posted) Funny you should say that Carol - I was at a friend's place yesterday - "Mr Warez" himself - and he had Zero Pop-Up Stopper installed and what I noticed was it didn't work most of the time! *LOL* He's gone back to Panicware's Pop-Up Stopper. Carl. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 5:32 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) As a matter of fact, Wilder's security just recently put out a small app that does just what an AV program does, but for spyware. Plus, the Spywareinfo site has a download to Spyware Blaster. Although, I have no reason to use. I wonder, if that wouldn't also warn that a download is loaded with spyware?! Spyware Guard/ [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 5:37 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) Really....didn't he have problems with it? Other than the fact that it didn't work, that is. In recent weeks, I had a few people reply to a month old thread wanting HELP!! to get rid of it. The problem was that the original poster never responded to me AT ALL. It was the first time I'd heard of it, and not knowing what all happened, I only posted instructions for running Spybot S&D to start with. About three people had come upon that thread doing a search, and I found them their trying to help each other. LOL ...Oh, and get this! The OP was back in that thead also, yelling for help???! Their homepages were hijacked and everything else that Xupiter does. I'm surprised, if he didn't have those problems......strange! He must have been lucky? That's too bad. he heh [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 5:38 pm Posted by jazz_from_hell (538 messages posted) Thanks the link Carol. BTW, I think that I have opened up a hornets nest here. LOL. On Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 4:32 pm, jazz_from_hell wrote: >Hi guys and gals > >As there is such an issue concerning the subject, I thought that some of you would >be interested in the following site, if you are not aware of it already that is: >- http://www.softnews.ro/public/cat/10/17/ > >Hope this helps! > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] It looks that way, hah? LOL (n/t) Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 5:47 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) you're welcome... On Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 5:38 pm, jazz_from_hell wrote: >Thanks the link Carol. BTW, I think that I have opened up a hornets nest here. LOL. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 7:09 pm Posted by Carl D (4162 messages posted) I think he's got StartPage Guard installed, he needs it with some of the sites he goes to - he has Pop-Up Stopper set the play a shooting gun sound when it blocks a pop-up and one of the sites he showed me yesterday sounded like a shootout in the Old West, no joke! He's got Spybot installed (after I told him to use it), I'll have to tell him to run it again - after he's made sure it's up to date of course, he's a real worry! Carl. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Monday, February 17, 2003 at 7:26 pm Posted by Ray (2 messages posted) Hey guys, I've been using Zero Popup for awhile now and it works just fine for me. No problems and it hasn't been condemned by Adaware or Steve Gibson. It knocks out 99% of all pop-ups. I'm very satisfied. ..Ray ============================== On Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 4:51 pm, jazz_from_hell wrote: > > >Nice to see that you are in such a good mood Carol (LOL). I was merely offering other >pc users a site that they could peruse, not advising on a particular program. > >Hopefully, pc users would use their common sense, even though sense is not common >unfortunately, and research the particular program in concern before they d/l it, >scanned it and used it. :) > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Sypware, Pop-ups, Adware Etcetera Monday, February 17, 2003 at 7:34 pm Posted by Ray (2 messages posted) Just to make clear which one I'm using: Zero Popup 2.0 by Tooto Technologies ======================== On Monday, February 17, 2003 at 7:26 pm, Ray wrote: >Hey guys, >I've been using Zero Popup for awhile now and it works just fine for me. No problems >and it hasn't been condemned by Adaware or Steve Gibson. > >It knocks out 99% of all pop-ups. I'm very satisfied. > >..Ray > >============================== > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum