re: belgiandip.com NEW INFO
Thursday, April 22, 2004 at 12:49 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Jenni
(1 messages posted)
Once you find one file from these boneheads,you might want to try searching for all
files modified on the date that the original file was modified on. I just got rid
of 10 or so files all connected with totempole that way. Hope it works!!! Jenni
On Friday, April 16, 2004 at 6:18 pm, Anonymous wrote:
>*PROBLEM* Belgiandip.com popup that launches intermittently when Explorer is started
>or shut down. * SOLUTION* There were four files in Windows\ and Windows\System32
>related to belgiandip.com. Close each file in Task Manager then deleted the file.
>It worked! *SAVE TIME* Target files clearly authored by Totempole and 64 kb in size.
>There are 2 new files. HUNT FILES USING START, THEN SEARCH FOR- pup.exe b821557k.exe
> et1n.exe and etplwizn.exe REGEDIT. I lack extensive computer skills. However,
I
>tried to hunt it down using the regedit utility instructions posted here. I could
>not find any file in there other than Explorer.exe. Also, deactivating scripting
>only seems to work if you plan on visiting that website again. I don't know how
>I got this virus, but I don't ever plan on visiting belgiandip.com. *ACTION* Everyone
>reading this has wasted their time. I hope you all will continue complaining to
the
>main-stream companies advertising in those pop-ups and contact your local govt officials
>(Attorney General's, FTC, and reps to Congress and State Legislature). Belgiandip.com
>should be closed down immediately. I have heard of a successful lawsuit against
a
>spammer that sent unwanted faxes. This is the same deal. Belgiandip.com is stealing
>our time and our machines. Its illegal.
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