re: belgiandip.com
Wednesday, December 17, 2003 at 4:25 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by L Esl
(879 messages posted)
BT ...
You didn't say so I have to ask ...
do you run an up-to-date anti-virus program?
do you operative from behind firewall protection?
do you run PREVENTATIVE scumware blocking programs such as SpywareGuard and/or SpywareBlaster?
do you check your system periodically for scumware with such programs as AdAware
and/or Spybot Search & Destroy?
If the answers to any of these is NO, you might want to consider the following:
You may want to go to www.wildersecurity.net
and download, install, and run browser hijack blaster.
It would also be a good time to re-assess your general security for on-line activity.
If you do not currently have these, you might consider getting them (in addition
to the browser hijack blaster):
download, install, and invoke a good FREE software firewall: Zone Alarm; (http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=pdb_za1)
download, install, UPDATE, and run: AdAware (http://www.lavasoft.de/) , Spybot Search
& Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/)
download, install, UPDATE, and run: SpywareGuard (http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html),
SpywareBlaster (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html)
download, install and run: browser hijack blaster (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/bhblaster.html)
download, install Google toolbar & activate the pop-up blocker. (http://www.toolbar.google.com/)
The approach I would use for all of this is to first turn off system restore so that
these programs can search your WHOLE system then ...
1) download all the items;
2) disconnect from the internet connection; closing ALL open programs, including
any anti-virus you may have or firewalls that may be active;
3) install each of the items;
4) activate the firewall;
5) reconnect to the internet;
6) update each item you installed (not necessary for the toolbar);
7) run
a) either of the two bot cleaners (AdAware or Spybot S&D) and choose to clean any
scum found;
b) the other of the two bot cleaners and choose to clean any scum found;
c) the browser hijack blaster and clean the scum found with that;
d) invoke the two "defenders" against scumware even getting into your system, Spyware
Blaster and Spyware Guard.
Anytime you're on-line is a good time to have all this arsenal active!
Hope this is helpful to you.
L
On Wednesday, December 17, 2003 at 4:01 pm, BT wrote:
>Im getting a popup from Belgiandip.com that launches intermittently when Explorer
>is started or shut down. Cant seem to control it through my firewall or popup stopper.
>Does anyone know how to kill it?
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- belgiandip.com (BT: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 at 4:01 pm)
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